New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-11

missioner OF Patents for only two or three months All
tbo that practced In that office were
not nroetced during that short period desire to say
thatf the committee had MOI agreed 70 az once OF
hi correcting the abuses discovered, should nave OF
fered resolution asking that this Investigation might ~
extended through all the because rnctced
throughout do not believe that Cen stout is as cupa
bic as has been made TO Sea the pabc money
In stationery contracts ,,..,o Ar. p,o, ,0,a n ma
that may put question to my associate on the Gull
" Mr. FIA-f weld for that purpose.
M TLTT M ask my colleague Cfr Cake) whether
he read the correspondence submitted to the committee
Mr. GAKE-I did not read the whole OF the long letter
OF the Secretary Of the Inferior; but hold TO be I'M
10 as we are now satisfied they have been going on
without the head Of the Department knowing something
been submitted Ivy Secretary Of the Interior TO take
the responsibility out Of tho proper hands The head Oh
| Mir LAFLIN-I would like TO ask my associate on ,ie
committee the gentleman IRON new nmtted TO our
committee yesterday bearing upon the testimony pre-
sented he did not find less with which to charge lhe
Secretary OF the Interior than he had before
m other words whether the statement made by ,le sec
Secretary. so far az this transaction IS concerned IN
light of which that officer need not be ashamed -.
Mr. TIA-so far MS regards that transaction the secre-
tary Of the Interior evidently msled by Gen stout
Mr. COVODE-I trust, while this subject is before W.
the gentleman from New. Hampshire (ir Eln) is pre-
Is the chief criminal IN tins trahsaeuom d hsre fbat
heeourths of the money appropriated Tor stationery III
the Interior Department mas been Improperly e1penaeu.
Now II were member OF the Committee , investSats
such case would not take testimony Tor month VII" ,
ont knowing who was the CHIEF criinai Wnn' ,,e
gentlemen of the Committee 20 como ont ana tel US VINO
Is responsible for these frauds One gentleman attempts
to cxonerate the Secretary of The Interiors another seeks
10 eXonerate somebody else. Now want 10 knuW wiz
is the guilty party. Isay that the Committee must be-
& n@S a En know ne who ought G punished
MIR EiA-All the answer can make to the gentleman
be rattenncss in the whole contract system it is
carried on that this system is corrptng IN It's nature 10
bin which Ihave this morning reported viii be passed
and will have the effect to remove all temptation I'D ths
relates TO stationery where 1t ought to be- This Is all
have to say on the subject III, ,, oo,,oocue mfr Ella,
whether the Secretary OF tho Interior Is hot ~ Ia" 'he
co Mr. EhRs fHhriis i.
Mr. sTEVENs-rhen, how can the Secretary of the In
terror dlycst himself Of the responsibility TOT thcSe au
G UI,c and "a n .. i,ls control
Mr. ELAThe Secretary OF the Interior has essariy
TO depeud somewhat upon the heads OF the bureaus ana
he may be msed by thon although the testimony ID inns
shows clearly that there was SORT OF m M @
among these parties to rob the Government III the most
Mr. CoV0DE-Mr epeaker--
| Mr. EIA-I cannot Weld any further Having stated
all that think necessary this subject, now demand
the previous question and ask for the vote.
Tie previous question was seconded. and the main
question ordered aud under the operation Thereon the
Mr. Ella moved to reconsider tho vote by which the
joint resolution was passed and also mo'eu 'h"' ho o
ton to reconsider be laid on the table
GOVERNMENT sUIPIg OF STATIONERY.
| Mr. Ella, from tho Committee on Prntlng reported
back House bill No lCOl to provide stationery for Con-
grcss and the several Departments ana Tor 0ther pnr-
The Clerk read the bill 4, erte,so The first section
provides that upon the passage this act the heads OF
ingon. District of Columbia shall nnsdiatry cause s
other articles which viii be required by then or tue en-
suing year. which are now furnished a. stationery or M
Congressional Printer, no shall Immediately issue pro
pOsas such articles and stationery and make pn
chases OF the same IN the manner ana uhor tho 'eSu
tons provided for IN this act.
The second section provides that the Congressional
Printer shall the ginning Of each session Of Congress-
submit 10 the Joint Committee Oh Printing estimates OF
the quantity Of paper, Of al descriptions which VIII IN
his opinion be required for the public printing during
the ensuing years aud also estimates OF the quantity and
cxcntive and iudri,l dtnarnents an washington and
for the Senate and House OF Representatives aud the
! Congressional Printing Office.
The third section provides the heads Of the several
executive and judicial departments aud the SECRETARY of
Senate aud Clerk Of tho HOUSE, OF Representatives,
shall or before the goth day Of Noyembcr ~ each year
furnish cause 20 be furnished 10 the Congressional
Printer estimates oi TIE articles AVA the quantity OF eth
which will be required fof their several departments Tor
/ the year following.
The fourth section provides that the joint Committee
Printing shall then TX upon sandaFdso paper Ior ihc
tioncry aud articles required aud the Congressional
Priuter SHALL under their direction. advertise IA two
! Ncw.Iofk, Philadelphia, Baltimore Washington, and
Cincinnati and In any other city where. IA their iudg
furnish the Government with paper and All the other ar
tces Of the quality and IN the quaint YES specified Ia Tue
advertisement, which shall specify the quantity and
Gnaiitv OF ali the articles required and shall furnish
TO the applicants samples OF tho standard articles which
The dih section provides that the Advertisements for
sealed proposals shall specify the minimum portion OF
each article required for either three months. six months
| year. the JOINT Committee on Printing may de
termIne; but when tho minimum portion specified ex
ceeds In any 81 paper the advertisements
shall state that proposals shall ed Tor 1000 reans
The sixth section provides that AL soaed proposals 90
furnish article shall be opened g the presence Of the
awarded by tho Committee To the lowest and
best bidder Ir eaSH but ti Tor sh rhi
| not consider any proposal which is not accom-
PANIED by satisfactory evidence that the person making
IL manufacturer or dealer IN the articles which he
proposes to furnish aud the said JOINT COMMITTEES shall.
reasonable time for filing It..
The section provides that contract for fur
nishng paper any other article shall be valid until IL
has bee approved by said Joint Committee az made I'M
der their direction. or by the Secretary OF the Interior
made under his dTecOn according 10 the PROVISIONS Uf
The eighth section provides that the Congressional
Printer shall compare all articles delivered by
tractor with the standard of quality and shall not accept
any article which does NOT conform o M md i'm ease of
difference OF opinion between the Congressional Printer
and any contractor with respect 70 the quality Of any ar
mined by the Joint Committee Printing, or ia the re
OF Congress By the Secretary OF the Interior
The nintn section provides THAT IN default 81 any con
tractor furnish the articles contracted or at the proper
time or Of the proper quality or Wight IN ng ,o GGg n
mittee Printing II Congress IL In session, or 10 the
aud he shall under the direction Of he JOINT Committee
Printing OF the Secretary OF the Interior az the
bidder for tho interest OF tho Government among those
proposals rejected at the last opening OF bids.
he shall advertise FOX new proposals under the regna
tons concerning advertisements for proposals hercnbe-
fore stated; and during tho interval which may thus
occur he SHALL under the direction OF the Joint Commit
tee Printing, OF the Secretary Of the Interior as
above provided purchase In market at the lowest
market price, all such articles necessary for use
The tenth section provides that In OF any con-
tractors fault 10 comply with his contract he aud his
securities shall be charged with and held responsible for
any OF cost to the Government In procuring the
supply which may ne conseguont upon snch DEFAULT A.