New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14
NEW YORK DAILY TRIRUNE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER H. 1850
'eta'e, the bill wa. referred to the Commit

An 'eis'e, the bill was referred TO the Commit
aneT All 'ards.
Mr.. HAsKiN A. l.. Dem H., n; f from tt e Con or
pHIec inupe, was absent, am that The s'
.ru, 'no ~ uie lliH'Er, h ard Larcombe, de =,
I'm; :" Il, %mk 'Be Muse having at the 3
ss,I reduced he prices an f;ro Tin Oh.
Mr H., hin sbo reported reeci,~ Vi ere un ~; ~,
81 e'iriei ccrt OF Public Printing 10 La's. ~,
OF The iloufe done by contract the iOase pa vi
Neglected 10 Go Il woik.
Mr.. MoCLERNAED Dem. ILL., Jaw no necessity
as,ing tie resolution. II is understood tba MIR.
fod will lie here by Saturday, PR pared to per-, rm
| II duiCs.
Mr.. BUKNETT Dem, Ky.) expressed surprise that
tie ie,oluion offered without rst de- larng the
Office vacant, when Mr.. Ha7ken mist know that In
tie At eeDoe Of doing this Mr.. Ford would be entitled
10 aiion provide he show he prepared
10 90 tie work. He wanted to know how it Was
tlst $lS5 900 was paid for Wend,lls establishment
IL Il public flee when he had been told it for
nelly ofered at $50 CCC and was not worth $4,000.
Messrs. GROW rep. Pa and STANTON (Rep.,
o. io Cpl osed the conside slion of tie resolution
MIR pASKIN replied thst the Joint Committee had
rn.ninou,v sanctioned the contract; that bad first
received the orovs Of the Secretary Of the terDr
ard that Il price was hity thousand dollars less than
no investigation on the subject. can only say TO tie
gentleman f. M Ken,ue< NJ BurDe,t thai | will
he IS anxious to investigate the matter OF the DE
Groot resolution passed last ,esson, rs ne VIII De 10
ytrtlghte TIC suDttcl Vi TIC NV'ci"nc"s
Ofi,e, and trust Lis skir;s " Ill be clear on thss
sul ieet as me OH tits
Nr. BURNE1T-It is always well enough Tor m ,m-
hers If Coness 10 understand each other ,eatiy anu
distinctly. The gent lenan cannot deal In ANY lhslsna-
tim or N endo wi ne desire TO k,ow from him
wIat LIE means Wien lie rays lie Walls ~ ~ Into 81
investigation OF the Dc GrOOt contrlct
Mr.. HASKIN-I mean that I'm as well sati-hed
to Lave you investigate the Government P1nting-
Office matter, AZ trust you would be 10 nave the Do
GrOct cont ract investigated. -
Mr. BURNETT Gesoutely)-I have nothing TO DO
with any investigation collected with BIN or anv
other nan. That II question on WI lch the gentle
MN caII ,xeroise his own isEee Bat want bin 10
apt wer this question, whether by Lbs remark ne
interds either diiecy indirectly, remotely, to re-
feet on Ice in any mode whatever That Is what
WILL TO know, - -
Mr.. HAsKIN latter short psufel-I did not, Sir.
Mr.. BURNETT-Ysry wei. Believing that this
luton ought Lot be acted at this time, hope
tie House will poetP ne it.
Ii Was postponed till Tuesday.
Adjourned ill Monday.
PACIFIC RAILROAD
Dir. SCOTT OF Cuhorsi, on Wednesday presented
letter from Willii Rabe, esq., Sec eary OF the g.
lifc 1t ilr ed CoN e0tOB, accompanied by Tour vol
lures Of the Journal of flat Convention, composed OF
delet a'es from the States Of G. hfoInE Oregon aad
ldiac, Mt Tenitoies. Mr. i. sa,s IN Lis letter
'ft lees have The hon0r
tr-ev TO tran contain the views and experience and
wsb, Pc pie the psrc coast and large amount OF
Information collected from v4o, quarter. on Tue shs m
Rocky hountsa TIE pee Of those loyal TO the
ILcn pLch has foeitd then aud given them sten AID
unite with their Esstam brethren with al iron ana nds
uhle bend and they veniy hope tbs th. Ieiy 10 %
IN easy nanicaou with their friends in he Atlantic states
he OF the United states en Maine to Texas WIZ
b.. T,1irrocs ted."