New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-01
XXXVIru CONGRESS.
SENATE. =. .wAsnrSorOs, May 81, 1850.
FIRST SESSION.

Several petiions and memorials were received.
MIR. SLlDELL Dem, La from the Committee ap-
pointed To investigate into the payments MADE oy inc
public printer various apers, and for eiecloheeTng
purposes, Nc., made majority report giving nus
tory of the pubic pritug, and staung ia ehect that
the payments made by Wendell to various pape Were
made Ia compIsrce wrh n bargain by Weboe. nue
paid sny MONEY political purposes 1t was entirely
voluntary ano there aFpesrs TO be no evidence that
anything like levy was made on any person con-
hected with the Iubhc pruning Whatever money
was expel ded BY Wendell without the knowledge
-aS an. officer o; the Government. The report con-
dennis the present system ofpnbc printing, tue very
wort that could have been adopted commented Sc
yeYely on the testimony Of Wendell as to the inaccu-
rscy Of smemory, add the reoklvssuess of his
tioDs; entirely eXOnerBies the President FROM any
knowledge or giving any direction In the matter.
He gave history Of Mr.. Wendells bargain with Mr..
Bowman for the transfer of The Union. Heintmated
that Mr.. Bowman strict supervision and Justice pre-
vented MIR. Wendell from getting large profits
wished therefore was necessary to ger MIR. Bowman
out of tie superintendent o the public printing He
said that Mr. Wendell 6 testimony, especially touching
any compiciiy of the President, contradcted BY
hmss II ald also by other Witnesses; but disappointed
IN tie hope OF Prons, made rash assertions. He re-
ferred TO the ofr of AIR. Defrees Mr.. Kigore and
Others OF Indiana, that if printer OF toe House.
he would give oaf of the profits for the good of the
cause, testified 10 by Messrs Defrees and kIgore
He closed by the res luton that the present laws OF
public printing require reform and thai COmm tee on
Pruning be instructed inquire expedency of
providing by law for the printing being done by
tract or otb rwise.
Mr. KING lkep., N " made minority report,
that the practices and operations of publc printing
cannot be condemned too strongly. The testimony
shows clearly that large OF money have been paid
by the Printer for the support of party papers and TO
iniiut nee elections. Mr.. Wendell, in his testimony,
thinks that Auorrey-Gener;l Black drew all the
papers of the bargain and sale OF The Union to Mr..
Bowman. This the sale of the official patronage
simply with the condition that part of the profits
TO he given for party purposes He also testified that
the payment was made 10 The Philadelphia Argus by
tie direction Of the President personally The testl
mony seems to indicate clearly that large sums of
money were drawn from the Treasury by an under
standing between the Administration and Printer and
paid TO the support OF party newspapers. The est-
moDy shows that tie ~ ynents made by Mr.. Wendell
TO these papers we've known and assented to by the
President and that The bargain for the sale of The
ChaoH was made upon tae advice of Judge Black
Tie Commute think the printing could be done for
one-hah the present p'iCe. The minority agreed in
The general erus with the solution reported by the
majority.
MIR. ANTHONY REP r. L. spoke of the great
wasefuluess and eXnayagsnce In the public printing
Sometimes tiues the usual price PAID for the EX
ecuise printing. He urg-O a complete reform ia the
public printing. He gaee the advice to the Senate that
newspapers that could not support themselves we're Of
TO any party. He thought that the Printer to
the Senate laying violated the law 10y transferring
tie printing the Office should be declared vacant.
The subject was osi ,oned till tomorrow.
Executive Session followed.
Mr.. DIXON Rep, Conn., presented the credentials
Of tire reflection of Mr. FOs,er Adjourned.