National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-21
AN ANSWER To RIyBs 4 BAII.EY's
CIRCUIAn

In their printed circular placed on the
desks Of Senators yesterday, Messrs Rlvcs &
Bailey estimate that the cost Of reporting and
printing the debates Of the last session Of
Congress, at the rates contained In our pro.
posal would have been sl60, 0,9l3.aS. Com.
pairing this with their own estimate for hs
same Uork, made prior 10 as erecmion, they
conclude that the acceptance Of our bid
would make difference In faver Of the
Government Of s5i,0OOa year, or slOs 900
for each entire Congress. But II the cost Of
the debates Of the last session, ut our rates,
be compared with their actual cost after they
were executed, II will be seen that the differ
encc In our favor Is very much above the
amount stated by Rivcs 4 Bailey.
The actual amount paid that firm for the
Globs Of last session, as stated In their letter
Of December last to the Printing Committee OF
the House, was E2I6, $3.50. The following
Ia the letter:
CoSanEsaIopAL aLonE OFTtcFI
WAsHISaToH, D. u. Dec. u, is72 j
Hoh. JohA Realty, chairAaa tonm gis, rriEiiRg,
HsHss u Representatives
SIR We are In receipt Of letter OF this date
from the clerk OF your committee, addressed to
Us by your direction, asking "what amount has
been paid, and what remains due on account OF
printing the Globc for the second session OF the
Forty-second (present) Congress-"
In reply we have to say that our bills for the
entire work have been rendered, and paid In full,
and that their aggregate amount is s2i6,bAi.6o.
Very respectfully,
Pa RvEs AND gro. A. BAILEY.
Now, according to Rlves h Balley's circular
Of yesterday the cost Of the same work at our
rates would have been 3l60, ,oi3.aS making a
difference in favor Of our bid, over what was
actually pdidthcm, of Ss5, ,6+i.5 SO for the Glole
Of last session.
Nov, Il IL safe to assume that the increase d
representation In the next Congress, Of two
regular sessions, will make the work for that
Congress double that OF the second scssio OF
this Congress. The amount, thcrcf ore, which
will be saved the next Congress, by accepting
our bid, will be at least double that which
would have hcen saved at our rates on the
second session Of the present Congress, or, In
the aggregate, ELL, ,2SS.0i. But this docs
not represent the entire gain. The paper for
the quarto Giobe rcquir ed by proposals, and
which we agree to furnish. will be thirteen
pounds per re am heavier than that now used
by Rlyes 4 Bailey, m aklng difference
equivalent to an additional saving, Of s2s,
2l8.56. This, added to slTl, ,2S3.0i, makes a
total Of sl99, 5000.
This total represents the difference to the
Government In favor OF our bid over Rlvcs h
Bailey's proposition, assuming the calcula-
tions Of their circular to be correct, and those
Of the Printing Committee TO be wrong, as il
claimed. That Ia to say, according to Rive'
Il Balley's own showing, the sum Of sl99,-
1890 will be saved during each entire Con-
gress should our bid be preferred.
The cost Of slcreotyplng being alrcady y
embraced In our proposal, should not he
added to 1t as Il done by RiveS 4 Bailey In
their circular. No extra charge for the stereo-
typing Il contemplated, thit item being fully
covered by the terms Of our bid.
The case stands as follows
Amount paid Rlyos a Bailey for the
last session. ......,.................nl3 .nl3,5S1 "a
Cost OF the same work under our bid,
(as Unite In thor circular Of yea
terlay,) exclusive OF stereOtypng,
which should no. he lncluded....... i6j,9l3 SS
Difference in our favor for on, session, ss1,SI So
Difference for one Congress. ,2S1 %
Add for superior quality OF paper iu
QuartO Globe. "...,......,........... 2S,2iS 50
Total saving during the next Congress
under our .'leo,4 ,4es g