TWENTY EIGHTH CONGRESS-,


EIRcT SESSION .N

MONDAY, MARCH l6, 1874.


SENATE.
The Senate did not sit to-day.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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THE CLERK PATRONAGE.


Mr.. SIMONS. Of Connecticut, submitted re-
solution, the effect Of which was 10 take away
from the Clerk of the House the privilege of be-
slowing, upon whom he will, the jobs for maxi
ing maps, Autographs, charts, drawings, &C.,
and give them to Special Committee Of three.


Mr.. STEENROD, of Va, opposed the propo-
sition.


Mr.. SIIONS then read to the House the result
of some of the Investigations into this business
1t seems that for the last four years the House
had published maps at the total cost of $56,000 !!
and Mr.. S. said the whole not worth 10000
They were at this moment piled in stacks among
the useless lumber about the Capitol. For some
Of the particulars Of the gross ourages practised
in the business, Mr.. S. said the House paid
81, 400 for a mp which the real engraver Of the
work got but $50 for lin another case $500
when the engraver got but 1925 lin another
"a 900, when the workman got but $3.50, &c.


OF the whole $58OO0 expended, 5000 had
been thrown away. Mr.. Haas, for lilhographing
six maps, received $l3,700 for what cost him
s2,927.


A single map, few years ago, cost this House
$l4,750, and it now lies here in the Capitol,
having been printed upon scale which made it
useless for navigating purposes. Mr.. S. cared
upon the Government, he would denounce them,
wherever and whenever discovered, as rascally
extortions. M


Mr.. PATTERSON, of N. Y, conceded with
Mr.. S. in his view of the character of such trans
actions.


Mr.. ADAMS thought it was the duty Of the
Committee to have reported the names of the
persons engaged in such collusions.


Mr.. SIMONS said the proofs were not suffi-
GENTLY clear to enable them to do this, and they
had contented themselves with leaving the past,
and guarding the future.


Mr.. PAYNE moved the previous question.


The resolution was adopted.


Mr.. HALE submitted resolution that the
Committee report the NAMES of persons who had
practsed these frauds but the House refused to
suspend the rules to consider it.


RHODE ISLAND.


Mr.. ADAMS moved suspension of the rules
consider the following resolution, viz: that
he President inform the House of the time and
'orm of the application Of the authorities OF
Rhode Island for the projection of the General
Government, under the 4ih section Of the 4'h
rllcle of the Constitution Also to furnish the
louise with copies of orders 10 officers of the
Army and Navy, and all correspondence in any
way re atng 20 this subject.


The vote for suSpending the rules was 20 te
i2 (not two-thirds) so the resolution was lost
The remainder Of the day was devoted to the
consideration Of private business.