Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-31

mittee. relative 10 the sale of the government
| organ ---.zs--ss.z
c rnel'us Wendell. recalled.
Question.-Sfate all the facts in connection
with tie transfer OF the Government Organ
| to en- Bowman.
An-w.r-wbeu I transferred the Organ To
Bowman. it was called. the Union, and he
named il the Constitution. Ii was stipulated
| that | shonld pay from the proceeds ar the
| printing of The Post Office blanks $50 coo per
| annum until the ensuing session OF Congress.
when it was supposed he would be elected
the S-nate Printer: my stipulation was to
continue with Bow man % long a. the Exccu-
tive work or work claimed under the brad of
Executive work and coming from the Execu-
tive departments, which was then given me
shonld be left in my hands.
Ollie Executive work il the work COM
ing from the P0stoffice. the Treasury aud the
| other Departments? = = ~ sr -
A.-The Post flee Department alone
There is a law which provides that either the
Printer ,f the Senate or til. House, shall do
all the work of the Executive departments
appended to which is clause which provides
That ANY work required for use out of the
city, may be done out of The c ty. and the
P"sl flee printing has heretofore been COLI
sidercd TO be at the disposal of the p esident
All the 9th work had to go by The law to
the Printer of the House or the Senate. Will.
that distinction made in the law in reIa-
lion TO the Post Office printing. | do no,
know the reason for it.
Q-Has thu President b en- in the habit of
dispensing this r. st OH printing!
Alt was done by contract .Gntil 1856. /
think then the cnntr;. CT exp red, and 1t re-
veried to The Printer of Cong,ess. judge
Nicholson was then Printer. and The editor
OF the Organ, and il reverted to him.
Q-That was in 1856?
Al think it was in 1856.
Q-From 1856, " no ex re 'sed the control
over the giving out of the Post-O Office blank
printing?
A-Ihe President and Postmaster General,
through The Postmaster General, IN December
succeeding Mr.. Buchanan's coming into pow
er, he gave il to Mr.. Rice for a time.
VI III You sub-c0niracl it from Mr.. Rice?
Yes, Fir; that was the understanding,
Una should continue 10 do the work. as here
'o:ore. anu have lhe control of il, Rice re-
eei'ing. think, furty-thrce cents OH the dbl
ar.
y was there any understanding when this
woik was given tn Rice that any newspaper
was Ia DC supported out of il?
Alt was understood that it was tor the
support of the "Pennsy vauian." Such was
e understanding 45I
understanding between whom?
A-fhr understanding between the Pre- i
l.
by Mr.. Hindman-H0w did you know that?
A-From convers atious | held with them.
| lnslsIrd upon having more nf the pr,i fits at
the printing to support the Union. as it was
one OF those rather unprofi! able. prcsses-or-
gans; and Mr.. Rice was very clamoroHs To
have share for the Pennsy lvanian: and we
finally settled 43 Gents on the dollar. |
then made contract with Mr. Cfuwell, who
Id the work for me foe forty-five cents or III
ty cents on the dollar. He did il a portion
of the lime for Iorty-fve cents. and "a portion
OF the tim" for my cents. / had also the Ex-
ecuIiye binding, which Rice thought ought
tn satisfy me, but the pruiits ON that were not
20 great, and the expenses of the Union b.
ing very large, l insisted thai | should have
all the profits of the Post Office blank print
ing. conld not keep it, however
Question by the ClairmIn-YJu stated that
$40 900 were TO be allowed out OF The profits
of the Executive printing towards support
ii'g the organ nnd.T Gen. B,'wma.?
A.-When l parted with it in March last,
| fund that by paying Rice and Severns
conld not sustain the Union from he profits
of the Executive DIRK. therefore proposed
to give il 10 any party that might BE desig
mated by the President.
Q-Who did You make the proposition tos
A-To the Presid" mt. aud To- pay $40 000
per annnm was my st proposition Pend
ing that proposition. NJ. Baker. the Collec-
tor of Philadelphia, came down to procure
aid for the Penn>ylvanian, and finally had
TO accede to gre 10000 per annum--SI0,- |
900 per annum of which Mr.. Baker obtained |
Tor the P-nnsy ivanian. | have ID en- inform |
ed that SI00O0 of the 20 900 was Tor the |
Prnnsylvanian, bnt nv obligation is with |
Mr. Bowman for $50 900. That obligation |
eXistcd->till rxsts-and there has been n, |
ciinn had in relation to it, owing To MIR. |
Bowman's r, fnsal To carry out his part of the |
which was that should do the |
Senate printing in care he was elected Prn- |
ter to the Senate. paid Mr. Bowman So |
900 in advance when he took the Union, aud |
lie balance | secure 10 N by giving him |
orders on the Post Ollie work, which be |
could not draw.