The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

ats up pe zane M = u Vuok t0fm euS Iesp "
seb per boo& 6esdes cent for every impression Of
@ &c p,,s paid for the sans work twoe' A. Yes, ssr
y Ato its 10 pai0 much for ctudugf What arc
the ITtss 10 THAR A. ehoud estimate the artua prodss
., Try the dollar; would DO wiling 10 give
forty c.nts and le the chances wood ssy thirty three
md thiso pee cess wouia wait 10 Dske . twte:
Mr.. CkpsoD-l would like to ask Mr. Wenoeu what par
would he reasonable p'ont the Of the House
pain iIs is applicable 10 the Senate printing. Yea err
lake The average all througb-SsDse House Apo Execu-
tysspd the work costs not over ay cens Oh the DOL
lar evidence OF that ord the work. think, Tor
years for hity the dollar and made money
by ~ took H. tbisk. from the estate Of General Arm
ss VINO aS sns &c .s. ss o spi' .ss acme os
the seDs's pinDs as manager Tor ana took toe
work tho armstrong estate and from Judge NcAol-
wi O succte dec General ATmstropg.
ONO sou buy Tucker outs A did
q What oic you P.y hins A remained Win ia him
II up; DO, ght him out entirely all hs interest
Q. What, IN your ucgment, would b The bees reform
The pubic printing! A As matter Of economy and
padmnp, paepai printing once would save ose hah OF
What bow costs, Assr The nsst year Let me ins.Aooe
tfce for the 1hry third Copreer, SIX yes ago. would
have saved the entire Cost u the ofhce tbs Congress-
S. sss ' snoos. pss s Ss puss Sur printing The a
tire investment required would BE-, cay $40 ooc that
would BE- liberal Ny onlcs u sotciesly large-a 1,ne
have yIbMed Il, regard Il - The most complete oce II
sbe couptry. ! O. think that . more complete oihoe
oous 70; Ss S:a for s thu.
O. wss there spy oooossoo a01xod 70 your doing the
vo,l Of Se Thirty n',h Congress- BY which you V
o~n sno conouct the government organ, the COss''S
O 1bai wss voluntary en.erprses A. Yes cir. Tho
editor o. be os.s generally % command nm, ~, sSs
wo,k the disposal Of the PreSdepsssy n aggregate
Of ope t.uono houfapo co'lAs ear, more or less,
Q A. the disposal o. the President Yes sir; that
pstsopsge the organ hss muanded for years, being
impossible to keep paper up here Without governments
Is this one brndred thousand dollars worth Of pa
uoIsee you speak OF at the Of the President per
soCA!S A. The law provides that It hall be under tho
debt enies TO biz Cabinet thAt DO sould be pleased
gee A, B, OF G. &C., H. - matter Of they will obey
cent ctpose OF tt; Mr Buchanan has done H. and bis
predecessor, Mr.. Pierce, Die IT, never bad any inter
be. direct with Mr.. Buchanan, and was 90 with Mr.
Pierce.
tive pr,bt per year $1t0 OtCs A From $s6 GOO 70
sl1oII0; think thai it will average $l0o eco
O. 10 The profits that printing average nifty cents
tie cons's A. portion Of averages much more, but
average the whole OF 10 about thirty I'VE cents
the collar.
@ Was there ever any understanding with you, while
you bad ,bs printing that portion OF the profits should
be towsros sustaining the orgsnS A Yes, sir;
gwen for tbe purpose o. sustaining the organ.
TIE p,ies IS 70 wSa, portion Of the podu should 60
tossos sustaining the government orgsus No, can
not say ere Wa . direct understanding understood
o. There was 10 ois,pct sum fixed upon out Of the
probsy No, sir the understanding WAS that the paper
@ Ana that that patronage should support ~ A. Yes
cir; i never bsd Any thing 10 say abou, edninsit.
O. DO you know who colts the present organs A. Mr.
BstwD, am told
Q. Auy eieeS A. No, sir.
O. You bad aDy Thing 70 do With tho present or
v as sha, eed when It went out Of my hsrds
Q. Woo was your ecnors A. Mr. Appleton. M. VIM.
A. Hasr,s, Mr. Simeon johnson, and Mr.. R. W. Hughes
@ During thar time there any occasions which
the beaos II the executive deparmena, or OF
the ~ editorials for the paper, A. Ny impressoa
vss may say Judge Black wrote for It. think he
srticlts, but DO know positively that
any Other member Of the Cabinet old.
@ Will you state to the committee the circumstances
p1rg Jour transfer Of The Unon newspaper to the
person who present at the bead Of the government
uspsferrpe the TnU~ on account Of The magnitude OF
the BUSINESS bad on hand, and proposed 70 turn over
10 the administrative ard addressed letter to the Pres
cent, Which the com mepcement OF negotiations,
her the letter addressed 10 Judge Nihoson, but
nepded for the Pesidcnk The result Of the Desos,aon
,soSlS ,se ,,om De go per year q M sup
port portion Of tho S2o 60 10 DO paid 70 the
fnnssoron in PhilAoephia, a. understood bot In my
written ssipulanons l stipulated 70 par Bowman tho
SO COG The that 10 10 return
was in case OF Bowmsns election, which was presumed
wosk prices which would enable mo 70 participate in
the pro6ts
O. Do you recollecS thcec psicesf The prices were
DO, fixed The understanding was that Bowman should
,,sk dollar in any way; that should secure him
aeanst all ,otf, sfoId him liberal salary. On h,s
refused to cary out the ar snsement portion Of the
arrangement was in writing and portion Of Is was ver
Q Who prepared tho agreement A. Judge Black, I
think sx tie freud Of Mfr Bowman
O. Rave you that agreement A. b in the possession
Of The committee Of tho senate
O. wss At the request Of The President tina. you trans
fe,red the Uro~ A. cannot say that it was; be WAS
very solcitous about eecerpg share for tho PenWt
ton,on Ihsve not embraced IN my statement the C0x
p,ess, al Ote pyptpg, which should think amounts
eco $toto year but wouft be wiling TO take
!, ano sl the other in lump the work for
han what is now Paid BY Congress knos can be DONE
betaute, ss have before stated. l have done Il.
Cornehus weLoeli reca,ied-Q State ali the facts In
connection vtfhe transfer OF the government organ 10
General Bewnan A. On the occasion Of my transfer Of
the paper 10 BO~msby
The Onirnap-Yes, sir A. When transferred the
organ Bow called the Cntou then, and hc
rsred the Conaitycn. Il stipu aed thai should
pey fom the proceeds Of the printing OF the Post Office
bsnke COO rer spnun uIhi the ensuing session or
Congress, when supposed be would be elected tho
Senate printer. My stipulation was 40 continue with
Bow man so long OF the executive work or work claimed
the bead Of work, and coming from the
executive Departments, which was then given me- should
be lift N my bsbds
Poet Cfce ibe Treasury, and the other departments A.
The Pott Office eepaI alone has law which provides
that e',hst the printer OF the senate or the House shall
10 which clause which provides that any work
qureo Of the city may be done GU; u the city
bid The Pee, Cfce printing has heretofore been con
sreied to be the oisosal Of the President AL the
ether hsc 90 by the Law TO The printer OF
Houre he Sepafc while that distinction made in
,he 10 relation the Post Office printing. DO not
know the reafou for t.
has the Irssicent been In the habit Of dispensing
lhis Eos, Cbce printing Twas done BY contrac
Vii 1886 lihipk then the contract expired, and 1t
veJtee the printer Of Congress Judge Nicholson
then printer the editor Of the organ and reverted
to HIM
Q. That was In 1852 A. think 1t was in 1856
From 1856 wbo exercised the control the giving
OF the Post Office blank printing! A. The Presden
Postmaster General through the Postmaster Genera
In December edipg Mr.. Buchauan's coming into
power, be gave IL TO Mr.. Rice for time.
O. Did you sub contract It from Mr. Rice A. Yes, sir
that The understanding that should continue
the work heretofore, and have the control OF IT, Rice
receiving, tbipk, forty three cents 10 the dollar
@ Was there any understanding when this work
given TO Rice that any newspaper 70 be supported
out Of s A. 1t understood that for sup
port Of the PenAsy,onsoa such the UNDERSTANDING