The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-18

afternoon, ana VIII % concluded In morning.
The Pristisw spesIs.
wBNDBLLs EvIDENCK BEFORE THE HOUSE COM
MfrrKE.
We find him replying TO the committee in refsrsnoe 70
the printing spoils--
Had any other parties interest in the profits Of the
Post Once blank oonracu A. About tour or i've months
after Rice rec ved contract thu order was revoked
and II reverted to Harris, Senate Printer whom hal
already puFcnaeed out "a had Mr. Stesdmsn Aod fell
into my hands but The praf IF that printin eft
dspoal Of the Presidnt and under lis direction NJ Rioe's
Pr oe~saes Tas r.dscsd, and M seo~~s, aAs PAaad
phsa Argus, had for sessiow portion.
9 What pordonS A think paid him between i've
aad elk thousand dollars.
A. No sr; none given by direction 10 ANYBODY ese
mQM haze used some myself a uossery s, partssas
You have stated that you made an arrasgemsut with
harris the Sensse Printer, during the Thirty nth Con
~ 1 ooosSs 81 he hsa na ou ss0
rel Senate WORM A. bought him out entirely.
2 Be KIND enough 70 state what bonus you paid him
for his rights - senate Printer 70 your
gave him $40 COO for the Senate printing is proper
should explain that took Harris 40 editor Of tho Uaiow
editor with The unds ih.. should pay Ii %
many thousand dollars per annum for editing tue paper;
found him rather slack 10 IT, and was compelled % pro-
cure other editorial asisance and bis election a.
printer DESTROYS Of getting rid Of him - editor as we'll
printer stipulated 70 pay HIM $40 600 more than had
eight thousand dollars for period Of nine or ton months
" was tneT0 any C0ndlOu afnxed 70 your Q0lng tne
work Of the Thirty nth Congress- by whloa you
Own ano conduct the government organ the Cnsst'o1
Q. That was voluntary eutsrpriaes A. Yes, sir. Tia
patronage Of ne Preiient There Is good deal Of hi
he 1dre s acsamd dolars ssars more or less
O. A. the disposal OF the PRESIDENT A. Yes, sir; that
patronage the organ has commanded for years, being
impossible TO keep paper here without snt
g. Is this one hundred thousand dollars worth Of pa
ha fsf h peo.
sooays A. The ta@ roIfes thdt Il shalt be updsr
ot Of the Hoods Of he Departments but II the Prcsif mt
or get II, moer If they so. obey his uishes
hos been mastr castoaa or the president dispose Of IT,
old u; "ey had any "te rcoarse S0h tie Cdtins ia the
motT; my istrco,se has been direct 10Th Mr. Bucaanan
and a'os 50 asM Mr.. Pierce.
Q Was there any understanding with you, While
you had thai printing nst portion Of the profits should
DO used towards sustaining the organ? A Yes sir: IL
was given for toe purpose OF sustaining the organ
Was there ever any understanding bet ween you aud
the President what portion OF the proas should %
towards Sustaining the government orgsn? A. No. sir;
car MT say Mtrs tcds direct understanding understood
IL, and suppose he did
prcdsY No, sir the understanding that the papx
should 90 on.
O. Ard that that patronage should support ta A. Yea
sir; never had anything to cay about editing it.
q Was al the request Of the President that you
transferred the Uni1np Ioanuot say thMh was; he
very sou tous about securing "a for the Penn
syro~ia" haze not embr scod 10 my statement the Con-
gTrssNnot GLOBE printing, which should think
amounts 70 100000 500 ;ear; butt would DC
willing to take 1t Gnd allthe other in q lump, and the
work for one half what IL now paid ny Congress- know
II can DO dooe, because a. have before stated have
dOneit.
Has the rtsident been ia the habit Of dispensing
this Post office printing? A. II was done by contract
until 1885, tbiDk then the contract expired.
veStsd TO the primer OF Congress- Judge Nicholson
then printer and the editor Of the organ and reverted
to bin.
That was in 1s6e2 A. I think it was ia 1856
From 1856 who exercised the coot'ol oger the
sdent and Postmaster General through the Postmaster
General In December succee ling ur. Bachaaan's
coming into power, he gave ii 70 Mr. Rice for time.
TO be allowed OF the profits OF the Executive print
ing towards supporting the under general DO
A. when parted with ia Msrca last fouui that pay
ing Rice and Sievers could sustain the Union from
the profits Of the Executive work. therefore proposed
70 give TO any party that might be designated by the
Q who did you make this proposition tos A. To tho
President and to pay $4,000 per annum was my drst
lecior Of Philadelphia procure aid Cor
Penn5 lrasan, and finally had 10 accede giving So,
obtained for the Pennss oa,som have been informed
that $40 600 Of the $4,000 was for the Pesyluasan,
but my obligation is with Mr. B,wmsn for $40 600 rnss
carry his part Of the engagement which was that
printer 70 the NJ IN al
when he took the Uxion and the balance secured
which he could not draw, having no orders on IT,
O You paid him IS, 900 when he took the papera A.
When be took the Ums0n gave him that amount ~
capital to start with.
Was il understood when yca transferred ths Union
proceeds Of the Post Once printing BY you it, support
A. Yes, sir, that was the understanding
timer A. ! first addressed Aote to the Presdent-to
Judge Nicholson, who my friend the CASE the
Was rather up 70 osed
the Uioa, and what desired 70 do suggested that Mr.
Macdonald, formerly member OF Congress from Maine,
should take the paper and become its editor. He
competent man supposed; but in the course Of two
three weeks Bowman's name WAS mentioned, and a.
sented 70 it. We met al the Attorney Generals Office, and
Judge Black drew up the papers between u.s. which
sisted In my conveying the EHton to him.
How much Of losing ns
serves mo, it cost me- when IL was under my manage
ment, Sl9, 0oo over and above its reoeipts.
Q. The editors Of the Union designated by the
President whilst you had the management Of the pspers
A. Yes, SIR whilst was the owner Of H.
Was any one Of these editors In tho employ OF the
government A. Not when they appointed editors;
Mr.: Appleton was afterwards appointed Assistant Score
Did you make any contributions towards the cleo.
ton TO Congress- Of CLANCY Jones, IN 1852 A sim
lar question was propoupded me BY the Senate commee
which respectfully beggei leave to decline ans werng
answered generally that Ihdd for ys1rs contributed from
my money d.yud from What might
the Of the party had al been
enthusiastic party man. aud st was and that probably
should contribute more 10 the coming campae II had
stated thas Aad expended money n Pennsylvania
hat had eire 10 d,sss icts repreend at d& tune s
floor by personal omd political friends noo state hat
did contribute in e,ghtor ten dfss{ cannot cad to mind
the exact numbsr-sn fenmssioanid, during the last
paon, in varying from $3.50 TO 90 ESQ., in the different
districts which spposed HHie waterfall aid icould
cosyytog Idsd among others, contribute to the Berries
county district represented uen BY the Hon. Glancy Jones
and 10 differs and sursdry Others
THE 0rmA.-At the Academy Of Music this evening,
Adena Patti will sng Amina In ola Somnambula" &
role in which che s thoroughly good. BrignoH sings
EIvino and Amodio the Count Rodolf.
At the Winter Garden Mile Frezzoin makes her rcee
IN Lucreza Borgia and Mile wssler her debut Orsni
Arrivals and Departures.
ARRIVALS.
CHARIEsrox-sie, mshIp Masisn-Mr GIN, Mrs Coleman,