Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-01
Congress Refuses Inquiry into the
Cost Of Printing ss Tributes of the
Nations TO Abraham L1ncOIu."

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Cost Of Printing Sc Tributes of the
Nations TO Abraham LincOln."
There has been big business done by |
Congress in printing Tributes of the Ma
tions to Abraham Lincoln" all at the exA
pense of the people. The cost of it is i'm
mense. Hon. PHILADELPH VAN TRUMP,
with a view of ascertaining the actual cost
and letting the people know how their
money is squandered, offered the following
resolution on the 25th of May:
Resolued, That the committee on Printing
be, and the same are hereby, instructed to
report to this House at as early day as may
be convenient: g,7r8 rfofe .t=-..-. q
First. The number of copies heretofore
printed of what is known as "Tributes of
the Nations to Abraham Lincoln" In re-
lation to his assassination and the attempt
ed assassination of William 81. Seward,
Secretary OF State, and Frederick w. Sew
ard, Assistant Secretary, under and by
virtue of the authority of joint resolu-
tatives, passed March 2, 1867.
Second. The number of copies of said
work bound in full morocco and full gilt;
the number bound In morocco, marble edge,
and the number of copies in any other sty lie
of binding or unbound.
NTU. Lie COSb per copy VI UuOSe UOuHu
in full morocco and in full gilt; the cost
per copy of those bound in half morocco,
marbled edge; and the cost per copy OF
those in any other style of binding or un-
bound.
Fourth. The cost OF engraving and of
steel or copper plate printing of the entire
edition of said work. Isl ri .a1.g
FIfth. The number of copies distributed
in the United States and the number senI
abroad. fl7i s' t 'H -t't
Sisth. The entire aggregate cost OF the
whole edition of said work, includint
transportation and all other costs and
charges.
The question was upon agreeing to the
resolution and being taken. upon divis-
ion there were-ayes 81, noes AZ; no quorum
voting.
Tellers were ordered, and Mr.. Van Trump
and Mr.. Perham were appointed.
The House again divided; and the tellers
reported-ayes thirty; noes not counted.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP. I call for the yeas
and nays upon adopting the resolution.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. MAYNARD. move to lay the res
olutions on the table.
Mr.. VAN TRUMP. Upon that motion
I call for the yeas and nays.
The question was taken upon ordering
the yeas and nays; and upon division
there were-ayes 81, noes SO.
So (one-fifth voting in the affirmative)
the yeas and nays were ordered. 80,
The question was then taken; and 1t was
decided in the affirmative-yeas IL, nays
33, not voting S5; as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Arnell. Delos
r. Ashley, Baldwin, Banks. Beaman, Ben
ton, Blaine, Blair. Boyer, Bromwell, Cake,
Churchill, Reader w. Clarke. Sidney
Clarke, Cobb, Coburn, Dixon, Dodge, Dom
nelly, Briggs, Elliot, Ferriss, Ferry,
Fields, Garfield, Grayely. Hi igby, Hopkins,
Chester d. Hubbard, Hunter, Ingersoll.
Jenckes, Julian, Latin. William Lawrence,
nard. Mccarthy, McClurg, Mercur, Myers,
Newcomb, Num-, O'Neill, Orth, Paine,
Perham, Plants, Poland, Polsley, Raum,
Robertson, Sawyer, Scofield, Smith. Stark
weather, Aaron f. Stevens, Stokes. Taffe,
Taylor, John Trimble, Trowbridge, Upson,
Burt Van Horn, Robert T. Van Horn, Will
liam B. Washburne, and Windom-7l.
Baker, Brooks. Burr, Cary, Eldridge, Getz,
Glossbrenner. Goliaday, Grover, Harding,
johnson, Jones. Kelsey, Kerr, Knott,
KoontZ. George V. Lawrence, Lynch, Nc
Cormick, Morgan. Pike. Pruyn, Randall,
Ross, Sitgreaves, Taber. Lawrence s. Trim
Bile, Van Trump, Ward, and Elihu B.
Washburne-33.
Nor VoTING -Messrs. Archer, James
M.Ashley, Axtell, Bailey, Barnes, Barnum,
Beatty, Beck, Benjamin, Bingham, Bout
well, Broomall, Buckiand, Butler. Chan
Ter, Cook, Cornell, Covode, Cullom, Dawes,
Eckley, Eggleston, Ely, Farnsworth, Fin
ney, Fox, Griswold, Haight, Halsey, Haw-
kins, Hill, Holman, Hooper, Hotchkiss,
Asahel W. Hubbard, Richard D. Hubbard,
Hulburd, Humphrey, Judd, Kelley, Ketch-
am, Kitchen, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Nc
Cullough, Miller, Moore. IMorehead Morrell,
Morrissey, Mullins, Mungen, Niblack, Mic
holson, Peters, Phelps, Pile, Pomeroy,
Price, Robinson, Schenck, Selye, Shanks,
Shellabarger, Spalding, Thaddeus' Stevens,
Stewart, Stone, Thomas, Twiehell, Van
Aernam. Van Auken, Van Wyck. Cad
walader G.. Washburne, Henry D.. Wash
burne, Welker, Thomas Williams, William
Williams, James F. Wilson, John twill
son, Stephen f. Wilson, Wool, Wool
bridge and Woodward-S5.
So the resolution was laid on the table.
Thus, it will be seen, no inquiry can be
had into the extravaganza and corruption
of the Republican leaders in power, until
the people shall vote the Democratic party
into power. s-- -........ .-.