The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-13

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other purposes.
Mr.. Edmunds sand that there were but
few Senators present, and the Senate sd-
journed till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cox was elected speaker pro tenn
during the continued absence Of Mr..
Kerr.
The House went into Committee OF
the whole on Postetfice Appropriation
bill. The question being in regard To
sbolishing the letter carrier system In
cities of less than forty thousand popu-
lation. The proposition was defeated by
a vote of l25 to %.
After the reading of y few further lines
in the bill, Mr.. Foster moved 10 insert an
item of $4,000 additional for the letter
carrier system in cities of less than 40, 600
inhabitants.
Mr. Holman made point of order
that the line in the bill At which such an
amendment conld be offered was passed.
The chairman, Mr.. Springer, sustained
the point of order, and against that ru
ing Mr.. Foster took an appeal.
The committee then arose and the ap-
peall was reported TO the House.
The Speaker pro tenn affirmed the rul-
ing of the chairman. and Mr.. Foster lur.
ther appealed. The appeal was laid on
the table by vote of So TO g..
The House again went into committee
and resumed consideration Of the bill.
The House again went into Committee
Of the Whole and resumed the considera.
tion of the bill.
Mr.. Holman moved an amendment in
creasing the item for inland Transports
ton from Sl4,500000 TO $4,000, 900,
specifying it rs follows: Trans
portstion by railroads, $S.SG2, l49;
by stage routes, steamboats, and
all other than railroad routes, $6,237 1851
He proceeded to explain it. He stated
the plan TO be 10 allow five mills per
lineal foot OF car room when the mails
are carried less than twenty-five miles an
hour, and six mills over that rate OF
speed.
Mr. Reagan offered an amendment that
no railroad company shall receive moro
that $3.50 dollars per mie per annum for
carrying mails. He stated that rail
road company on the route between New
York and Chicago receive fer the fast
mails over $1,000 per mile per year If
they were paid 7 cents n mile per lineal
foot OF space.
After a long discussion all the amend
ments but that offered by Mr.. Holman
were rejected. Mr.. Holman's was adopt
cd.
Without disposing of the bill the com.
mittee rose, when Mr.. Vance, Of Ohio
chairman of the Committee on Printing,
made partial report on tho subject Of
the government printing office.
The report states that the Congression.
nj Printer has charged tor the work oi
the Executive Departments an excess
ranging from 30 ~ l25 per cent beyond
the regular rates and that he has been
paying more than ordinary retail mar
ket prices tor many of the
articles purchased for the office
That he has invariably purchased
supplies from the middle men, allowing
them heavy profit, that prices paid for
labor are greatly IN excess OF those ol
other establishments. While days
work is eight hours against ten hours In
the private establishment, and that nj
ss the present managed printing and
binding for Congress, and the depart
ments, cost NOR money than II would be
done Tor by responsible private parties
The waste o. gold lesi for the last seven
years, which has been appropriated by
the support OF the binding department.
il estimated nj $4,000.
The report declares that the system o.
the unparalleled cItravagahcs that per
vades in every department OF the Gov
ernmen, printing Office in regard 70 thu
printing Of Congressional records
The Committee 10 OF the opinion that !
would be in interest Of economy ~ re-
move its publication from the Govern
mebt printing office. The report de-
scribes the book keeping 10 have been 4"
so loose character ~ to y
entirely unreliable. and says that tb'
Congressional Printer demonstrated full.
10 ths mind Of the committee his utts
disqualification for the proper dpchsrg
of his dutits. and that his subordinate
ar. very little bsstsr in that respect than
their chief. The internal msDagemen
of the offics ID rspresested - worse
possible, than ths book-kespipg an a
beisg Of such . character ~ voult
ruin The most substantial private essss
,;.hEent In the ceaa.....y, This msnage
meat comprised the lending 0! mscb,n
syy and material ~ private parties; %
ctnployment OF men on account of p
IAical influence. who Sere totally UNI
,n vArn their wages; the payment OF EN-
ployes while absent nj elections; sell
| i.s Of Records and document
| o., .-cdi. in vIolatIon 81 Law; execut'o
Of work Tor private parties; forcing bal
snces and ialsifcstion Of sccounts Il
conclusion the committee expresses To
opinion ,nsi the work st the goyefnmen
printing Office cosn halt . millio'
wear mors than II vouI'
cost if done by responsible privsl
parties under proper ooetrs'
Is stem. add that il is wise 70 take imm'
dis,e stsps for the disc"ntinusnes OF u
Office The COMMITTEES also recornmeuc
tbs. the proposition OF Franklin k'''
Tor printing and binding the debates
Congress b. accepted, and . contract e.
tered into, % take effect si u
beginning Of the next sess'o'
and that the printing and bindin
for the departments shall be under o"'
tract OF the heads Of those department
and shall be executed under eontrsf
The report closes with resolution :, :,
,.ucting the Speaker 70 certify 70 u
testimony 70 the district s1thoritiss
the cod that the Congressional print
may be indicted and pro.scutsd, inssrse
ing the Judiciary COMMITTEES 70 iDaui
vbetbsr be b ap ofnc'
Who may Be impescbsd. and 10 stroctir
The COMMITTEES on Appropriateness 70
Dor, IN the sandry evil sppr oPristi'
dll. sections for the sbolitios of toe TO
ernmsn, Printing Ohcs, and peoS'
ia~ Tar the printing and bindpI " Tor