The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-01

Jlcge Bxsk The Committee think the printing could be
done Tor enc half the present prices Tue minority ageed
N zoe genera terms with the resolution offered oy inc
" Asmosy, Gep) CTR spoke Of the great waste
time, ak times the usual price paid for the executive
printing he urged complete reform in the pubic
eis Il could NOT support Ives were Of no ass 70
any srt He thought that the printer 10 the Senate,
having ve.ed the law by transferring the printing, the
ofnoe shoaid be declared vacant
Ths subject Was postponed til To morrow.
An exscGtive session followed.
M. nzos presented the credentials OF Mr.. Foster OF
Adjsusned.
House OF Representative.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1880.
TEE cApTuRKD AFRICANS
Mr.. REYNOLDS, Ca l. dem) ON. Y, from the Commit
zee on Judiciary, reported back with amendment the
Ssaasb0 providing for the return Of the recaptured A.
ricana There 500 of them Ut Key West. It
inpant that the bill should be passed a the earliest
practicable day.
Mr.. szsm, (dem.) Of Va, did not want to force them
back n dains, but to give them the privilege to stay in
this osuntry.
Mr.. RsYsoDs gave notice that he would call up the bill
next Monday
Ius PuBuc PRINTING Qursnos-PAssAos hill EsrAB
usHNG GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Ths House the consideration Of the subject Of
reform IN the public printing.
u.
change Of policy Old rats had crept into the public crib
and haA got % cunning hide themselves from public
gaze.
Mr.. Num, dem of Va, said that Mr. Cobb might pass
| for IN old rat himself; but certainly he was not
AFTER "a rats He had 10 the conclusion to support
0r p a. Re v xs 's sa
s.: ~: ss.. r. wsaS. v" BED .ss.s sq io1
him - scatter Partban ct the President in the
attenpe degrade him. when he Mr Haskn) for
yet gave tho contraction binding friend
s had 3.
had psopoeed 70 the republican caucus 10 give half the
ss: up ws ana .r1sn: Il. for
dividing the Jobs egit!mately within his gin among his
own ME ds, instead Of among hi: political enemies
reasons Why he was opposed 70 the contract sstem and
in favor Of government printing office.
menls OF all the various systems of printing and
oucttn to be drawn from them 20 complete - TO
system which now exists the one whi,h ought to pre-
vail The question, tben which arises 10, shall We strike
out new nvensionwsn.ll We Wy Sno'9er eaperimess
speech that the plan proposed for the establish
mens Of government printing office would greatly 10.
nkely to follow. We have already Superintendent
Of Public Printing, and the only two additional Officers
would be . foreman printer or . foreman binder, and
therefore the objection on the OF an increase OF
S, n1u,,n, ocs won
open up freeh sources OF corruption but, answer ana
aspus cases showed there force In the suppos
ton. The government had already departments and
workshops for the manufacture OF and the building
Of ships, under ~ SUPERVISION and tns vas sys-
had been ried-the experiment Of having ships built and
arms manufactured for the use OF government by con
meat doing IL own work proved right In one case why
should not In another know that rome gentlemen on
tbs side Of the chamber are disposed to ihro. the veil Of
which have been pracced In connection with this public
printing. do not say they are not anxious 70 reform
The nosirils Of the people. With regard to this
printing Of Pest Ofice blanks, appears thM
distributed the surplus smoos the psrssns and support
Of the Administration II has been said that the Pres
s very re when be- dsrSusd q al he bad the
right 70 distribute among his friends But why did not
The President inform CON tina, this ose created an
excessive amount Of money for specific service, and
ugesss 70 oongess the propriety OF remsdyng the evil,
and saving the money. mat my compaint-that in
70 an Exhausted treasury, no distributed this surpn
money among the stPsndisres and parsans Of The par
and hs Cabinet, and invoke the justice Of the people
against Invoke the arm Of Justice and the Judgment
which there can be found no shadow Of paIaion or sx
xnuation want 70 see exhausted the whole fund and
source Of corruption have no hope that The admins
honest fear, at least that win not be 10 honest
o. the one now In power. want 70 deprive the coming
Administration Of the means Of corruption and Of fraud,
and to that end would strike the nrs blow II these
Congressional printing abuses Ny deliberate Judgment,
after careful examination Of al the systems A. thai
the one rov proposed The only one which can rescue
from the exercise OF fraud and corruption and ensure
prompt and satisfactory execution Of the work Al
any rate, LET us try The experiment and II proves q
failure nohiDg more easy than to revert to some other
experiment
the gentleman should select The subject Of the public
printing TO ind fault with the Prcsident-a subeet
which The President bad no control vha.ever:
that the President had no control over this mscr Bat
submit that he had in his po.er no. only
abuse Ia IL possible thai there could be
appropriation OF forty thousand dollars for the printing
rv as sbo., ,se matter No on The ooursry he
knew that there a ieast thirty thousand dollars
taken cut Of the public treasury han was requisite
for compensation for the work done. Was not his
duty, then ~ chief executive, watching over the int
rests OF the country, 70 inform The Of the
shouId be saved 70 the country or his duty 70
have that large surplus expended and distributed among
The stpendar'es and scrve parssans OF biz admnstra
Mr.. Brruu-n sno!ds ne srea. pleasure to answer.
man on ms floor has sose further % correct
abuses, not Only connected with the public print
ton Of the government Bat the oonssitut,oo has
wisely apportoned and divided the power Of the
i've and III. asc. Now sy iss, there Be any
fault connected with the subject Of the pubic plumber In
regard 70 the printing Of The Pos. olcs blank that
Mr.. PrroR-The gentleman frankly claims 70 be cor.
rector Of abuses and when propose 70 remedy par.
tcuar abuse Am rebuked by the gentleman.
Mr.. Brwr7- No, sir; l am merely claiming 70 have
The responsibility placed where belongs Here 10
charge grave,y made by the gentleman from New York
against the President
M PsroR-n 10 charged thai IL the duty Of the
President 20 have corrected these abuses connected with
the printing OF the Post Ooe blanks But the gentleman
frankly denies that the Presidents duty 70 inter
fere on that he had any control the subject The
gentleman denies thai the President responsible In
any particular for any Of the growing out OF the
abuse OF the public printing
Mr.. sHmxGS, (rep Of Ohio-As understand the sub.
ec the abuses complained OF growing out Of the print
ing OF the Post once blsnks and growing out OF the
tract system, Of modern date The government nxed
the rate al one dollar THOUSAND Now by the
tracts made by the executive officers The work charged
tometmes slx times This the abuse, and one
which was never assented 70 by Congress, nor was II
Known 10 Cousress or would have been rcncdied The
abuse Was confined 10 the Executive Department
Mr. BrRSrr-Thai docs not touch the point But " the