The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-06-02

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II ii. Tsynolds from Cspmiol>s q JudislnrN
lrrportcd6ack With IN nuondmces to senate biil
II providing FOR the return of tltgrecsptured ARR
Ecana Tfcrc were now 15OOof item a. Key
II West ne report fequcsss tbs the bill be pAss-
ed ut the earliest practicable day.
Fl Mr. Smith Of Va. did not want To force them
back in chains, but grant them the privilege 70
stay in this country.
| Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that be would Gail
II I'D the bill next Monday.
Il The House resumed the subject OF the reform
in the public printing
Mr. Cobb said there ought 70 be change Of
policy. Old rats had crept into the public crib,
4 and had rot 30 cunning ~ to hide themselves
from public gaze.
4 Mr.. Smith Of Va. sad that Mr.. Cobb might
pass for an old rat himself, and certainly ne,
i iSmithl was not after old rats He had come TO
the conclusion to support the bill tor Govern
ment psintiny Office lie was sorry that Mr..
4 Haskin had spoken Of the President with 70
1 much passion and feeling He would not hang
4 dog on such testimony AZ that Of Mr.. WcndeIFs
II Il bad taste for him 10 scatter Parthian arrows
i at the President in the attempt to degrade him,
i when he, Haskins, for y cause yet Unexplained,
gave the contract for binding to friend at
higher price than was offered by q responsible
i bidder besides Mr.. Haskin had voted for Mr..
Defrees for printer, after he had proposed TO the
Republican caucus 10 give half the profits for
party purposes, and yet the gentleman stands up
1. with swagger and arraigns with the President
for dividing the jobs legitniately within his gift
among his own friends, instead Of among his po-
litical enemies.
HorsE-Mr yallandingham spoke in favor Of
Public Printing Office.
Mr.. Pryor spoke in the same way and COM
planned that the President neglected his duty in
Il not informing Congress that the amount appro-
priated for Post Office Blanks was excessive.
Instead Of parceling the surplus amongspartisan
presses, a running debate ensued between him
and Burnett, in which the latter maintained that
the President had no control Of the matter and
that il was the duty of Congress to correct any
corrpptions.
Pryor, in the course OF his remarks. said that
the evidence was nncontrovertcd; that the Pres
| ident said to the gentlemen who executed the
blanks -. Here are $4,000 for yonr services,
, and here are $40, 900 to be distributed between
, the Pennsylvania, Argas and Medary's paper In
Ohio.
Mr. Burnett said if such testimony existed he
had not seen il. He did not, however. question
, it for lie knew nothing about it. He then argu-
ed against the Government officials and in favor
| OF reducing the present rates OF printing
Mr. Florence was in favor Of the establishment
of Governmynt printing Offices. The contract
system having proved q failure, and because II
, ! would render the business independent of the
II COrrHpItOH HtlAcESu 10 H.
Mr.. Burnett expressed the hope that the next
time he charged corruption On the administra-
ton, he would be better informed TO facts.
j Mr.. Pryor acknowledged his indebtedness for
the advice Let the House order committee
and make him chairman, and he would prove
! what he said.
: sfr. Burnett said if the gentleman accused the
, President, he would vote for another Committee.
If corruption exists, let him be arranged, i'm
peached and disgraced. If the gentlemen desire
i to show their zeal, il would be better for them
> to fire broadsides at the Republican party, in
. stead Of getting up family sqnabbles. Pryor re-
4 piled no waa fighting on his own individual re-
) sponsiLity and In defence of the interests Of
the people. lie conceived it sound policy that
: the Democrats should wash their hands Of all
4 corruption.
| After further discussion Haskin closed the de-
!, bate, contendiug that the President kneN Of the
profits Of the Postoffice printing, and stating
that he would Tose against all schemes Of cy-
!, traEaGance and corruption, coming from either
! Democrats or Republicans.
!. The bill for the establishment ofa Government
!. Printing Office passed, 100 against So.
III Pryor nude personal explanation in stating
!. he had been approached; he should have stated
: that in 1857 he solicited to apply for por-
tion Of the surplus fund, but Indignantly repulsed
!. the proposition. The House went into Commit.
y teee.
Adams Of Mass, spoke against slavery, and
!, IN razor 81 the Republican party.
!. The Postotice Appropriation bill! for the en-
: salna year being under consideration, Colfax
4 moved yatloas retrenching propositions, reducing
the pay OF the route agents from 81 90 to $500,
to reduce the postage of postmasteis whose off,
. ces Yield over $500 postage per quarter about 10
per cent, and repeuling thHt section allowing the
: Postmaster General to give extra pay 70 Post
J. masters over their s.alarT Yithppt DECISION
y Adjourned
ar. sldcll, from the Committee to investigate
= the corruption in Public Printing made ma
jority report to the effect that any monies paid
I by Wendell were in accordance with bargain,
and If be pa!d amy Tor political purposes it was
entirely voluntary and without the knowledge If
any of the officers of the Governments she re-
: port condemns tie rrc2ani ssatem OF printing as
4 tt,e aa.ss that could have been adopted; reflects
+" severely on Wendells testimony, exonerates the
: President from any knowledge of the natter
!. and concludes with a resolution that the Com
" mittee be instructed to inquire into tie e8nei-
i ency Of providing for the printing being done
: b. CONTRACT ct atRefHise.
!. MIR. King made minority report to the effect
that the testimony shows clearly that large
! SUES have been paid to the printer for the su,-
I port Of party papers and to influence elections
: | and that the payments 50 made gege known and
! assented Il b tAs President The minority agree
!, the resolution appended to the majority report
Mr. Anthony urged complete reform in the
:. public printing. He thought that the newspa-
pers that could not support themselves were Of
no use to any party, and t:.a. the printer to the
:. seIatS having violated the law by transferring
! the printing, the Office should be declared vacant
! The subject was postponed till ton,orrow's
= executive session.
Mr.. Dixon presented the credentials Of Mr.
I Foster, re-eleeptad for six years FROM Conneeti-
|. cut.
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{ The disagreeing action Of the two branches Of
4 Congress on the Homestead bill il now under the
!, consideration Of a Joint Committee, consisting
!; OF Senator johnson, OF Tenn, Senator John son,
!; OF Ark, and Sanator Harlan, Representatives,
Grow, Thomas, and Loyeioy.
! Neatly 100000 copies Of Senator Benjsnin's
= speech in reply to Senator Douglas have already
! been subscribed for, while the latter's friends,
with unabated industry, are layishly sending out
documents ii his behalf.
The colossal statue OF Liberty, hv Craw ford
= was tadsy moved from the Old Hall Of Repre-
y sentatiyes 70 the premises of Clark Mills, who
! has aeontract fram the Government to produce
one from this model in bronze for the ornament
= ing of tho Capitol Dome.
Ii is proposed to have the Fourth of July
q an independent demonstration in Philadelphia
Y for Houston President.
/ Norfolk, May 81.
! The steam sloop-of-war Dacotal has returned
/ from her second triai trip Her performances
i were very satisfactory.
e New York, MAY ST.
N The steamship St. Louis brings Havana dates
/. Of the 2sth.
Sugars active No. - guaranteed s@ss reals.
Freights higher.
Dfl lTrihEncs Correspondence |
Mr.. Wilson, Of Ohio, tefore the Covode Com
is miitee to-day, sail that he carried a message
j. from the late PCstmastsi General Brown ~ NJ
ty Cox. member from Ohio, a few days before the
N passage Of the English bill to the effect that ii
III he (Mr. Cd supported that measure, It would
Or place him IN high position Of favor with the
,e Administrator
II Dir. Cox's answer, asking time T. consider vas