National Republican., 1873-02-26
THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.

Messrs. hlYes " ballcy nave printed LOT
circulation In the Senate another circular In
regard to the printing and publication Of the
debates. This. We believe, IL the fourth
document Of this character sent forth from
the presses Of the Congregational Globe since
the bill awarding the contract to the pro-
prietor Of the REPrBLIcAs passed the House.
The energy Of these gentlemen Is truly won
derful and merits our highest commcndatInn.
They have demonstrated their capacity not
only to get out the debates In Congress, hut
to cit up late into the night and write and
print pamphlets for the delight, cdlncatlon
and amusement Of Congress, We do not pro-
pose 10 answer this latest omanatiou Of Rivcs
& Bailey for the reason that II docs not require
an answer. But there arc one or two Ques-
tlons which We should like to see this dis
tlnguIshed firm, the successors Of Blair <
Rives, answer. And first Of all, why anyhow
are they rushing into this circular business :
And why do they In particular assail our bid
Thoy have not seen ft to compete for the
work. When the Joint Committee on Print
Ing, In obedience 10 an act Of Congress, ad-
vertiscd for proposals for the reporting,
printing and publication OF the debates In
Congress, Messrs. Rives 4 Bailey, who have
been doing this work for upwards Of forty
years, against whom charges OF extravaganza
have been time and again preferred upon the
hOor Of both houses, treated the advertise
mcnt Of the committee with contempt and
did not coudescend to reply to II. There was
u bid from flrm In Kansas; there was bid
from the Chronicle Publication Company in
this city, aud there was our own bid.
The committee did not receive single
scrap Of paper a single figure from
this firm, who are now flooding the Sem
ate with their circulars, attacking and mis-
representing the proposition that We have
submitted. The facts In this whole matter
are plain as the sunlight aud need no circu-
lars to explain them. At the invitation Of
Congress we presented bid for the publca.
tion Of the debates. We have offered to dc
the work at a Ggure, taking the second scs.
sion Of the present Congress as a standard,
nearly one hundred thousand dollars less pei
annum than the work has been done for by
the present firm. In ten years this would
amount to one million dollars. We have
glyen bond In the sum Of one hundred hou,
sand dollars that we will do the work to the
satisfaction Of the Joint Committee on Print
Ing, which is authorized to take possession oi
our establishment II we fall for single day
or do not perform tho work as II should BE-
performed. That is our proposition, and We
desire to call the attention Of the Senate and
Of the country to It, because We mean thai
this matter shall be understood from one enc
Of the land to the other. We are tired o.
this circular business. We are tired Of thl,
misrepresentation, and We mean that ther,
shall be an end OF 1t.
There Ia another point In this controversy
to which we desire to call attention. In tn,
speeches OF gentlemen Of the opposition, VIII,
have seen 1T to make this a party question
the idea has been put forth that this printing
Of the debates Ia sort Of occult science
which nobody but the present publishers o
the Congressional! Globe understand. Tn,
accuracy Of the debates Ia not owing to AM
superior skill possessed by Messrs. Rlves 4
Bailey; 1t Is due entirely to the nInble finger
of the shorthand reporters. AL that Messrs
Riyes 4 Bailey do Is to follow copy
They have, to be sure, competent proot-read
crs, but We presume that the same gentlemen
will not object to take positions similar to thos
they now hold under another firm. Wcprcsum
they would not object TO working at the Gov
crnment printing Office for Mr. ClapP, II tn
work should be transferred to that establish
mont. Arguments Of this character arc -
mOckery, Il delusion and snare" Aud W
have no apprehension that they will blind o
deceive tho United States Senate when tn
subject is brought before 1t for consideration