The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-29

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through thh sessSon without any reduction a A Any
unsue OF his present prices would be the ruin Of poor
g., ~. rnr.nsr or ohhv asnspsnts he :. hound
70 provide for.
This ccnores. nr,rt,rr from the time OF the ast war;
has been constant source Of e1travaganoe, corruption
and scandal With the peace Of 1915 Joint Committee
80 .rno,r,ss 10 renor hin FOR The rcduc.
ton Of the army from the footing 10 the peace estab
pbmept rne committee in due time made lengthy re-
port on the SUBJECT ous immediate aeuon On 'ne mea
sure required the immediate printing Of the report
The printing was then done under contract by OF
the name or DeKraft When called upon he said that
his nrices would mot Justify his execution OF the work
within the time required. The two houses submitted,
fop 70 suit the convenience OF the contractor army
az The Tinted States remained on the war footing whole
wear longer Than Cor sress Intended or desired
The syste Of electpr printer Tor each house at Ger
tons IN she Hou.s and IN the senate Gales and seson
Te,sa =. The ncty recinsns Of his printing pocketed
their hundreds Of and in one or cases even
h,Cr.Hs .So she optrsct svss bui the .cvera exne
rmen t. Of tbs sort made with Richie and Heirs Boyd
Hamilton and Cornelius wendell were the most depiorable
A. n,css an Low hat in the end thew called unon Congress
for empity and were actually ndemnned TO the ex
cevsd sson, SOC Geo Rad not he House b Of relief en-
countered rfilfui overhauling in tho Senate
The results Of Wendeils contrsct were sim more re-
booy 30 broad that one page Of the ordinary type Of
came name was extended into page and a half
In the next place the paper used was OF 80
der that contract win remain dserace 70 the govern
ment Till the Last Of them are destroyed Thirdly Wen
nabe work done under his contract be failed to get IT,
Disguised too from these aforesaid results with the whole
contract system, the two houses fell back upon
the old plan OF the election Of party organ 70 do the
work, or firm Of party editors or lobbymep. Under
this System, the death Of Gen. Armstrong Of the
old Union Wendell has been cock of the walk; for when
not elected himself be has contrve 70 buy oil the printer
printers elected by each house, having the buildings
Ford, in giving ont his work to Iarcombe and English
simply throws into Wendes printing Office and the
profits Of Ford have thus TO be divided
Fnst-A liberal allowance 10 Defrees his republican
competitor In consideration Of the withdrawal Of Defrees
In favor OF Ford.
four active lobby men for their services in the election
Of Ford
Thnd-The payment Of Larcombe and English for the
Fourth-The psy TO these practical rinters must In.
cude the charges Of Wendell for the use Of his Office and
And vet az with all these deductions Ford expects
plum from the remainder OF the profits the reader will
perceive that there must be very broad margin here for
retrencbment
The only remedyh the establishment Of q government
printing Office and short Of that experiment WIN be the
party printer, and Of the republicans of the House. in
behalf Of their man. 10 play fast and loose upon the sub
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ton in respect to Yembers or the House Wv '~f
This may be done either bv goinr IN ner.on IN vor,
office; then You play your cards WE'LL and you have
some Advantage by the position Of your husband other
wire, you are ready Tor the campaign.
dinner which ! attended at Senator SewArd's may
serve % an Illustration Of the style on such occasions
SIX O'Clock we were set down Al his residence found
number Of guests already others arriving
not long After formal presentation 70 the gentlemen
who 10 to be your escort TO the dining takes place
You nave pleasant Chit chat In the drawing ROOM during
which tme according TO etiquette, you remain standing
you are then led INTO the dining ROOM waiter In white
gloves meets you At the door deegnaes your seat where
you nnd name attached to the napkin placed by
plate The host then mentions the names Of his guests
BEE they are properly seated Turtle soup then
the plates being changed for each course wine glasses
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