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KBtTtN'A!( P PKUPBIITOt.
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gj tn K rw m u..rr 1.11 ifb wivm Mtir. un
r w ' am kit iW HUH IX Maf MM-
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AftTlllU')
AIRTIGHT SELF-3EALIN5
1 1 s :
FrU 4rM-r!
A1
Krill'aK I'.IabI i r.iiyil I'm. for r.ftrrf
tec f.f Fril al VeUll r 'in.r u,
ulaer!W. aad f .un'i a anr lb. DrsiM H,
that b bMbm It JneaJ Is oUna tk.trlaai rijtbt
lu aaafclr tb ia In ficiaity. TUia k
aet aimpl. aa4 arcnuaiii.l fu' tb fp
i-r ffrJ to Cb aiWi. Tb aar of aniiaf
tb Ct a. ata.pl. t.l y b'kpor Mf .a.
lata arilbat 0a tib!( n-k f faiiai.. Tk. Caw
jaay t. aaaU yr.ft- year. wlb rr. I'an k.arr.
i k. .Bpli4 itb f'l iirwtia fur pntliaf ap
ril inal TtauluM. OrJrra 1fm Iba Vy r.
.!tn4 M Mrly a frnwunl, Ibai IM Cat .y k.
rtady kx bat fur lk l r.it aaaaoa. A gua) Mpply
aw r4y fr aala. A efH-otar, eaaia amf a d ri
Una of U Ca, with irnrrlWo fur lu aw, ai.l by
akait U Ui'M fl,l" f '-' "
W. K. TIM I1UHAST, .
paaUr ia Lkiaa, Ukua. It.
Jaa 12, 18.'.
WM. If. IIAlf.ll,
Attorney at Luu',
rA7rrTiLLE. r. c.
Of ti. V 0l-l iTIUlkT.
Jaaa.ry, m. '
TltOV & mili; t,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
il HHMlTOV S. C
. u Lavr Ccpartnerchip.11
"1 1 T f., lb auiJar-lcaaii. k tki Jat (uri.4 Uw
Crtpk'p. ami will liiatiw. ia . Cwurla
( tfc.f-n .atnser.nlia.ar lhi!i.t. : ltrU. TiUB
br'.BJ, Wr.. H rtt!t, asa Ht..B..
J. II. IHltHlo
JNt JUS.M.NU.
Htl-Wnti, X. C . Jaa' I, 1'
J, A. SI'EARS, "
ATTORNEY iT LAW;
AitnJt b CvwrU .f CU UaJ, HarnU, Waka,
aq I J ifcawa.
A Mr.., T.r, nra.ll C., S. C.
lliMy. .
V. -T JL-J-w - w 8
ceebl mmm m foiiwabdixc
MEBlOWT,
If 9ilm fnffibi'i', C
Jnno ID, mi. g-1
DRTk. A. BLACK,
OFFICE FRONT ROOMS, OVER
I r. ft. J. IIIMlal'
rhowiot ood Pnig Star.,
fabraary 1,. lvd. --
'09-tf
"AihRKV J. STKDMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
I I T T 11 O R O V , . . C.
A Will aiUnd tb f)anty d Hrlir Court of
Ctitir Mor, aa UaraU CtJJOUaa.-
July 11, IM. 73 -tf
JOHN WINSLOW
Attorney at .Law.
lr on th SonA tidt of Jloy ttiett, oppo
i'rtA t'unttttrilU Uatik.
PA V UTT'E I LLK C.
FrVeuary,
liCd. . ! V
R, H. SAKDFORD,
ATTOUXEY AU COlXStLiOS
-lfSe -t-rv-IU!f Ntw BuiLdjng, n DowSUeot
gept.lSJS, lHvi-ly .
A. W. CarapDell,
siuctioneer and Commission Merchant,
GlLLEfcinn STltCBTv'----PaytteylU,
N. 0. i
Charles Banks,
.COSIFIM'TIOHKR ,
1 W0LE3AL. AND PtTAIt tEALKR W
iFnign Vuito, AV, C'igwt, Tubmxo, Suuf,
ctiiKE. stki;i;t,
FayettevilU, N. 0.
Jaooaryie.mA
i I THOMAS.
'FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS,
RKAUl-U Uti CrOTHI'?,
Rata Cpa, BoWi.U, BooU nd Bboea, Bh-Ung,
' C.twn "V'i Blanket.. 4v., A.
Aomun NUaW OiLttana St., FayetUTill, H..C.
J, S, BANKS, " ;
XOMSIION FOBWABDIXS -
lOHy
J -a'l'tr.
FaycKevU!
J:
llltII:ttO10K
I liwltMUuA aill tutbntc Hi. JiiJi, Hib.and 17U
W.U MnfMirif nch t H q etur.k. A.
f.lly ImiWj to ftlli-ii I,
Tk iMnl ar m will h-rV.Hn& am XtAy
ll Litmr AiMrvM ' luU tfc
by tuJ. KitLUuS. AJrtvr.if M , on Iiulrivl,
f. C : l tli (.imrt by Iti ytn-j l,u. of laa la.
tliiaiiM, will ( firn That'll r in 4; a 17.
Tli Mwl aMu fUwilt'lvf , 4' tW Wilt
J.mU.IVA; ; ' ' ' 'J- 127-3,
faiktti;tili.k.
AS jiwt rtrml fi vm tk Karl i'b Ik
I lu lull
aw kl. hrv k nil l rr (
ric., Awuij kis.Morta.Bl may Lvfuukd Ow. ua
Milf.r Witt Let f illkiaJ., uaf trry Cm O M Fab,
I .a Uur4 Ck.tavi lad K; , f.b tl.cb
Itiofa l ., aua.uk iuj ft.; all kmia of Fingrr
ll n(; lirrl.U ; liul'l I'tMili mtb !'. ; Ould L.k
rt., Cullar aaJMmt BuHvai; Uvkl Fu ! frdeili
mlb loJl H.Wwr ilrn, a aaw artkrt; In. i'tari
C .ri rH kaC..mpiaa., wnb Pun UialcuhMCUxi;
Curai la l', I'uil .Uii ; Jt Notklacaj lu. Ji
Pl.: Aroorilaum; Muia li"Ita, JL.
II.VI:il Vltl.S H.lr Fork; Bilr Ttl
, ! la hpMua: Hiitnr aaj 'm-(. boo; M.iUrd
s4 -U Sfltrl.'upa, lialUr au4 fiail Kaita.
riairal 44l Furka; T.bl aaJ T. Hp.aa;
tallrr liiotra; twk'rt, arH RaakH.; Ladiw' W.ck
a (omi Hmitml anT UiliUry 0od; a ia. hil
af l.twiib., a4 .ary aiuy tur aita-Wa autcb
fri.ad. aaj laa fal!i ara ta.ilrl la,aiaai'M.
buirt all-,u.n fij la WATCU tKIVUKIVvj. '
Ji. l.T Si
NEW. GOODS,
l aai atcinvi a
p iti: ii ii urriii op
"SPBIK AD SLIVER CC0D.V-..
RC1DMI1UE CLOrMlUt SOFT
'! al fcajpaiairr Uml,
ia cM ariry.
A .iap!.U aaaarlaMl f tRMTC aad SIIUCS will b.
Id bayj m a f a.ya. All of wkHi w II m diafra
uf La tia,.l.i.ia ua llharai trfia
STARR 4
WIM.MMA.
AprTI .
DISSOLUTION-
'If kt Ci.j'artn.iTkip brtfirr (tifct r.Bdt ti
J Ira el J. H J. MAUTISR ia tkl. day dia
r4fd by aialwal mmH 1 ua aauoawi ot Ua kU
kraa U b Kitl. 4 by tilhtrr ut toa (hiUmi , ao U1
aoa Ika aia 1 1., bra la r'YJidilwf. r '
J aT-taa.iU. U,-UM In.1 ." '
a J.IIIX If II AltTI NR.
JAMtrt Mlili.NK.
Tk auW'il .r will CofcUmr Ua bu. at Ui
oij luJ, ia kii aii feaia.
JAMES MART1NE.
Ftt(tTil1 AI.V I.tlS.' ia.-iw.'
i . Notice
I It, pmoo lrWjtd t
Hit Ana of V. F. A E. F. j
1
Muor . raqiMbad ! turn furward aad ak ,
taaaat. aa tbtir r.pariaerabip teaoad a tb lat of i
Mar4b ljo.
- -
W. F. A T. T. MOORF.
Jan. 6,
To. a papar copy.
I-lf.
Lost
tb BifM nf the Sd toaUnt, betwa
U,a Market
I aao lb Dubkia HuBw,
a .mail I'l'Kl MU.SAlt.
It cwauined about f l )') tK c-.ni.;i vf tad
t . d'.lUr fi J pl.oe, tint lac dollar and a bii
pjae d ffr jp.ld. bMr1.alo aoia anull thatigr
and a tvM or two. A kulta We reward will b giritn for
tb moaory of tbo abia deaciiocd ; ui -a aii'l ruuuey,
JrLEt.'l.
Fayttill, Jtine I, 1JS tt '
ANNTIRE NEW3TJ3 K
DU V GOODS.
T
fuWrib. r hi. Ukra lk.aUnl o tb Nortli
Weal Burner vf Market K-niare, ajninin th
Slur of Mr Jivil bvi.a, wbr ho Iim reeriwd i
part, anil tm Bow ircivtiir, an entirely ntw Stuck of
Uoola. no.braeinn uearly r.ury eariety of atrlea uanally
callej for in III Vry.fiooda ti-ado among wbiob ar
'nri;s'ii)niiTtrTFa'0Srt sak, ' ' '
, Pari.. Clwoa ft try d do du
, Solid I'Lil. and Miip-1 dn .do
Or I) Hbine, Hunilwma Silk Hohea, oil color, innif
Vary So ; I'liut-M llar..js, all ejlura,
IJo . Orenailioea,
do Organdioa,
do do. . Rha. '
A Inrjre ami baoilaoijie. let of Fmbroldrvra, Collar
ajidXU'Ur Slce. Ad-Jlin ml lviiilirndered Jt.SU
tliiiirli rohiefn J Kid O'ovea ; - Unnueta, Uibbona, llrtfip.
ed rSiiirU, Kmliisiiderod Skirtinir A, j .Ready-Mad
CioUiint;, B'jota, Oaiters, Ac. Ac,
ffitb rokny otber urtiulos B t etul " t
riiiEit enow.
March '2?, iKt. J 1 -tf :
Cape Fear Land for Sale,
The aiihaerlber oflTt-r for kale Three) llnncl resit
and IMaThf J'-Bro Aere nl I.AO on t'ape
Kr hirer, bl"W Smith a frrry, in -.0 i.Bibcrland
cnunty, ruiiainj with tb Hirer tu tbo Ian la of Mil.
Uyrd.
A portion of the hind ia clrared nd fenced. It
ia well adapted lo tlm cultivation of eora, oata, and tb
usual crops ef th rir land 'Tb part unolaarod
ha on itaoni good awatup, wbicb nuy to anUy pre
pared for n. . .
It It will be aoVt on creill of Iw.lr nnntbl. Per.
aon wiabins to buy can Call on the owner audi pine.
v . J.O. BHErilARU.
April 8. ' . lla-U"
J. IV POE,
' DEALIR I
Staple and Famy Dry Csadv Hat, Capt, Baoti
t- ,Shon, lad Readj- Made Clollilo;..
rartiiular attention paid to , . , .
; fcAClW PRESS 000D3 and TRIMMINGS.
liar Stett, FatyctlevlUe, W. C,
. May go, l6u. . . vj , , , . .- 7SVf ;'.
(I. B. IlorKina,
Roaiar Htiit,
Wa. II. R,
toa. W. Atiuwoa.J
Hopkins, Hull &'Co. ".
WHOLESALE.
DRY-fiOODS- M WU ANTSr
M !!, 59 DalltMro trj),
N (Opporitle Hanoter Street,) "
nALTinonEaMD. ii
robuary, 185C . ' ' f
.. . " '
I'w'i titfts istkn ttttul mil lit;
' Fa jetti villa N.
" " FO MUTMXJI HAJCK.
A falbtr iu4 klf iiitla wa ; ' ' ' . .'
.,' 0 Kiulry irata war. aaiUvf ; ' ' ' .' ' '
t ail, from Uifir aj.y, tb Ucbl af4, ' '
., Ia cluod anat f)m m fiilllag, - '
And lrealyaauUUjlrWly barb, ' '
TUa atoraiy wiaila aara waijinf. , ' ,,
Tbry koaw thitt peril korarW aaar, ,
Thoy pray a J "Oh, ITufta dallrar,"' '
Uol wild.f blaaU caaM bna pM, , '
A4 u milk tub and aLlaar, ' '
Ibay atmgxSml La tut j rup . ,
Of tliat aark nwUian rirar. . ' J -. ; Tf
ciic fi L , r ifcri(;! i iii, ; ft
'Vk4 atttary aini, t'tr Umjiaat draar,
Raa lofWr laaaa rafyiag, .
" 01, aiiad ul ata, iy f LUr Jrar,
Ofct Mind Act B, kol attt yr,atlf, J ,
For atodiar t taka, dr fatbv,
Lrara ait aad kaua to ika akara,
Or aba wiD comfort iwtkiT' ' '
Tka gl far tkat tar Bail, .,.
Cuta en mil allrediat,
Flaw Bp a'trjayad to boarra ' bribt fata
Aad Uxr ua )g rcj. Irad.ot,
Ilijb o'rr iboa of karoo bolJ,
' Or marly n farr.ad la alary
Tbry wroto IL b.bi of tk.1 braro ky, '
Aad roathtd it roaad viUt j'ory. '
6od lum tka ekild-ayr, k. did blabj,'
Tkat aU alf-J.nla!,
Aad tafaly boro bia to tba akort,
Troofk teapaal, .tors aad trial.
Soua la tkrlr bnjtl aa'J traaqail koaM,'
sua, dn, aad litat aar aabtkar, -
for akaa 4ar aak. a alack waa )M,
ta roploro awt rarb utbarv
TIIK OOVERNJJE.ST BI-ILDISOS.
SPEEII OF II OX. EDWARD BALL,
or Ouio,
Ilotut MprtnmUtutt, ilaj 26U, IICC.
Tk-e rw-jkrr atatcj fbat ih first baaiuea ia
orJi-r in I ho eonaidratiua .of tk tout ion tuaUr
by Mr. IWAou Malir laM, leiaappbd lb ruir
WMki caakle kirn to ofter a riuiulun iwiaoat-
iii ll t'raaitirot uf L'aile J t-Uke lu ial jra.
lite II.jum at tho earlirt J'raoUcablo dir. wkat
am. Hint i f biutx'T baa 're.JT Ueo ciwruiirJ or
acuta inctirrci uoua tua BUrifaiiit ul tu cuti
ul tU catt-1
tol, aiid l at furtbar aiaouut uf approptialovN
will prubabljr be rquH to coinpltl Uu aunre
jrrei-at!e to tbo pravciit p!a of turtstruclioo
afro rtuAtioe miaul tiifuritiatioa rp. tiiug tbr
work ua tb Capitol Bud l ow! t)S; eJtloruiiin I
Mr. I'turlw ktaunl ibai be ubjexted ou MudJj'i I
U.I a . i .h.M4. tn. Mtana.-'. aa '
p;nlJeuj fiooiObto, and, witit tb peruiiaaitVii j
of the !!., ke oostlj call tlicir atteuiioit tu the
I fa -t that th. rw wet'e twj comtuiitce wbicli werv
I I lurt-d with tl.e aohjt.i-.ura aiubraced lu tb
reatolutioa. . Uf w. Billing tkat tberer ahould be
! vi inquiry into tbo expenditures oonoectrd' with
j tbit euoWU2tiu of tii Laildioj nam I, and it
thvr of the tiiViiaiittee to whit k be had rwfer-;
J abould repeat that they eoid Out obtain the
iBf.rf,,,niii. . .,,1 1,r .a ..t. ,t,
.. ' . : . .
llouae, ba BouUI aluib tuaua Willi luwar tuaend i
loTporacna and paper. He did not object W j ppoBt3. W cipeoditare whii-h add BotUnp
the inortntii)B called for, but Ui rtawiatum 'to the trcBt.th. of uu4if?c, or true beauty
would ld Ui ueb an extended in juiry aa w.wld of the ediucea, and wbii;h are laviahed to pro
je:c.ari4.tnulv'lh ejiVynwaaVitauMl ''Jn decoration, and mppiiij:. atid drewgaw.
foiv. iu rbe u'EE.; hawoij cbarjr cf the work, j fr lb purpo uf eiouhiUug Uu- magiiiniic of
. Mr li,U w'.uld oji diaj'Ulo the fact that .ufr"ylv in the riatocratio tiovcrumeuu of the
cotuuiitieea rt.orred to by ike jttutlomaa hU th 1 Old World. Such tbmg are not congenial to
poor to Wak the iut:itioii profxawd In lit j Kepublicauoun, andoubt ntrer toUuu6p!aot
tvaotuUoo; but becBuao gkoan AMUimittecs .had ! 4 nHl.u'.tiat4 ia aw lanJ.
utfe ti.) niovemenl in tbe uiBllvr waa no reuon
why any uicuilet ihnuld refrain lrco doinwtut
he uiiUl cootrd tob l.iaduty. A chairman
oi' t ie Com ntittet on i'ublic luildlop-ud ll roi n '
he had loxikcd eoiune hjt inl j tlur-e uulter, aud
ihe disuovcrua he ld made had induced hitu to
ubiuit hi resolution, that ti. llouae and lb
coBufy mifibl r the u-atmef i which the Law
bad been disregarded, li knew (bit the debut
waa not io, order at the prient aUaTt of th pro-ce-vdiligft,
but ttuted I ha I tllO Iloua would lua
peud lli rule, ahrti he, would, call their itUcn-"'
uou to Uiattemuf which they had verUttily never
re J or dreautcj.
Tim qui'inn,wa tliqn Ukcti ; and the pjotion
to attsputid tho rtlii w grwd to- yeas 121
na 25.
The rcnulatioaa were read, as follows ; '
UctvktJ, That tb 1'ran.Ient if tli Cui ted 8t:itf
be reu-ted tn inf.jna thia House, ut the earlicit prac
ticable day, whit amount of money ha already bean
eipendwl, or dutiU ineurred, npoa tha enlargement ot
tbCapitul; and wUal furtiiar amount uf appropria
tiona will probably da required tu komploU Uie laut,
(rw',t.tTOlh)i,effnt pUn of con'tiuitiow.
Fui therniiire, ttit h ciio detailed Informatioa M
bo gtvao up m the fulinwiag beaila, tuwit; Tbtaost
pi r ton, wltcndt'iivoiM.lit tbo Capital, uf tli tfn.u.t,
rolled, snd et iron, recpeo.lrrly ; and the nnmbei of
bine nf each kind w!ii-6 baa bean aupplied, and tha
anmberof t in which will still bo required t ? .
Vu. coat par foul, of tU rariuil kind of mrb'i
uned in aoid construction ; th s locatitie from whence
obt iiiied ; the atuouut of ench de riptloa wbiell baj
boen ulreapy dolivere l ; and the auiounteuntractod fur
bicb, i still to b dolirerod ; and tb proportiua of
that known a tb " L marble'1 wbicb baa beeaAir
airiied in block of leu than thirty cubic foot ; and
what variation, if any, hara been made in the eut
tinjf of th mark! specified io th original contract of
livoat, Winter A Cor! and whether auoh chanirw, it
aiada, bjtT. inorasd;tb cost of lb work j aii'Uf ao,
to what extent j ktiaing special reference, ia tbii con
nection, to tba windows of tlie principal a.tory, the
capioibj of tin pilssti-ra. cornice. So. - ' -
Th q'unutily of brio k a furuiabed, with th place
fiooi wU iic al.Uilied, and the cost, per tuouaaiui, ol
eitch lot when delivered it the Cupitnl ; tb ruat, per
IhoaaanC, for lnying B the Mine, innladiag superin
tendence, tenders, tie,, and whether tb laid bricks
we laid up by contract or by tb dy.
- . Th Bumbar and ot of horse, eaeu, wngoa, carta,
drayy eai-riages, bugiti, nr other veUU lea, weed or
emploecd in ouneti)n with said extension of tb
Capitol.:-1 : . 1
Tb eont of ehepa, aheds t)-uBn,' turnrng
lathes, slotting insobinaa, (too saw, wir cabbie der
ricks, and. other teaehiaery and tool, the property of
the OoTernmuat, ased 1b said axl.oaieu. .
Also, what amoont of monej has btien expended,
debts- Incnrred, or eontrVot entered ftit; towards th
iwinawi1. of tb eld doat, tad lb arwetloa of tb new
on, apoej u angiBai wpiM ouiioia;. f , ...-..-.l
.Al.o itao aomor ot sculptors,, DMXld.rs, bronj
worker. Ao. ; tk price paid, aad under wa il au
thority of law they are employed. ' - "
Aad, rartkarrtaat b eaas la b farniakwA t tb
UoWob a lial f too auBa al wli pertaas eeardeyxi,
w.Cuia eh- year ,- stto) lb uminwuaKmai t ef. tno
Copilot culargemeut, a uperiewdents, arohltnta,
draughtsiuea, engineer, eierki, inspector, br reoeiea
ff ''
wwrk klaM-p'!
iboxtn ; spooify.
er of tnaarnale, IbraBeaii arW ,
WBkcbrBWav, w ola.ni aasaiajre abU
aapsat; atbar ibaa a pytaw laborer ; Baoif.
its
:,iwlkMitnh it3Um
pitwday Jane 28. 1856.
Inn (1, partlmur aarriM pwiurauJ by web, tad Uit
aaam ur ouaipamauaa. " .
. Tkal lb laAtnaalio kara aaafflil k aaroapaalad
lib adatailod ataieMoai a all avairact wab laaaa
nactina iU tbii baildtaa;; autiog wbethor th.tam.
fcaa ka muI. a all aaaw afUr at-rlimi.l f. r
bld ; and U aa wbetUw tba aiaMracIa ban km
Aaadad, La aU aaooa, la tk la biJaVrr aad if
Ut. iwaaoa tWar. -
Mrr arnci urriiaioa.
tJllftmJ, Tkat tk Piro.Uiat a a, tba Hua t ba
uifriaaj aa ta tba aaooat of (raiuto or aaarUa eon.
tiactod for ar fcarukaoH, to ka il in tn eoaatrua.
tioa af ilia iUoia of lb (Jmotal Pa.t O.tt buil.l
iH J from what Mcalitio obuload ; aad tbo pnoaa
awiii, ar arrood be b aaid. for aark aartieBlardeaariB.
toa 4 walorial.
Tbo aawaot aapoadad in aboo.. abeda. atablaa. aad
BMW: Abo aaiuaal .ipomiad la tV auu.tru. liua of
d-rWk, Ib!bJib( all boiattaf aaarala Lhaamuudt
woudnl ia tk purcbaao yl k'lroaa, eiaa, Bigoaa,
).. c't'. A. . (,. t t '. -..,
' at fewvia f " work apoa aaM bnndiac raovo-
Iroclod tiy auatraci, aad bat Bwitioo by moibauico
aaa lauurm otplayoo' by tbo day ; togtttiar witb tbo
prlca paid aad lb Barnbor of bob oaployad tipua
arb daacrfpfioa of work.
" Tba aaatoror doyo already ipsdad la aattii.g
(raatta, aa-i tba Bambwr af oarfaoa foal bow eat.
. Tba prioo paid par day, ar pr foot, fur cattiag
aaartiie, tbo inkf day a 'a work alrvady applied to
that oorrioo, aad tbo aambor of aarfu fa at tinxj.
Th rrraa coat (iueloJiij aaptriatradrBcrJ par
fo"t for arttiaf rrautt aad Biarbia.
Tbo nawu.r of m ut iroa Bcaoaa aad otkor BirUl
aoaliarlad f.ir; frnta wbuia obuiaod ; aad tb coat
par laa wbea drllToroO)
kt atbar atorial lu broa parckaaod orcjetrart
ad tut ; Ika prioaa I bo paid ; aad Bilk wboa tba
ouiitracta, if aoy bar bar Biadr.
Tbo nantra of ail pcraoaa vaiplnysd a attporintred.
anta, arcliiiacU, dru,!htarBa, agiDrra. clrrka, to-
apecur, rawnn, tamoara, r.r.owti, a.au(. ra,
walcbara, Ac, twrtbar with tb eu-afiBuuuu paid
to aacb par day or p.r avutb ; aud tua poeit!ir
rioo Bbirb p.rfcrnii.
)fr. Ball tliea aanj ;
AVteu, ob Muodaj laid, I p rrar u ted tLnu ro
lotiofii, it waa put mj purpua u Lave wi.l a
injrU worj Ofio lLa aubject-niotier to wliich
thry rtlate, fur 1 did out iLu anlicipau objec
tioii. from any quarter, to their adoption : and,
.Mr. Sptakr, I u.u-tbo allowed to rxprvaa dij
urptiae. t h fO?ruiiig, at tladegtfe of oenattite
Braa bvanifmlad bjr axuia of tor fru-ndii on the
other aide of the Halt, at liupi call for inf r
itwtftio tuucliiin: lb tijH iijiture. of puLiic ruo
ny in tl.e tynatru' lion of tba puLIio builJitp
in una j'iMiti i iirui.j'-c'iirfi jum now tuaae or
lL ,rnt!riiiaB from Miiwmii, Mr. J'lieij. that
it wili rer)tt!r I Ure aJ JitwnaJ force uf elerkato
funiiab tit dcairml iofuraotivn, dor Dot tr.ke
m a taipvjrtaut, rtn if it vrre vorrert; bat
havinp: viaited the vari'"" oSctl of tbe mpciin
bmoVct f enjft of the Capitol and fVojt 03io
eileuato'ta, and fuuiidtlotHXika kw4iaa ovatetu-
tue oauatr, I am anii-jetj Hie luluruialiun
oulii
caa bw tarniabad ailb very liul tra labor. Al
an; rate, .think it lugfel important to tbrcofln
try tkat tb i call aboutd be auade ad knswered,
lliat the) people luftj'ae pric'j bt w their mo
OCT he bmipg tipcndt'd upon these builJinx
liofo'a I prowed fartber, Wt that I hare
U-iltU,i.i..iiit I t irj f rel
" "f turtinty brarda the feopl of tbia l'ise
ri'-t ; 1 ei.tertaia no aticb foeling farotberwiae
1 aw iq lar ol a bDcrat eicr)u:(ure 01 tw
Be j herw bo far a it niay be bca tavry to'providt;
auitable builuit)tJ.r the accomwodation of Con
rrea and tb variuu dpUlLHiilvand am desir-
ua that these (tractor ahould be milauniii.'lv j
Bfln, and wiHili)! ainOtbal tlitjlbould bea;!uru
ed aod lieintitied, ao far a may be coo-is'.-J
with what outfit to belun to our K"piKk-an
character. Hut, air. I tlO ol Ofired, rer atronelv
er? jwon alter njyarriral bre last I'soetnocr;
T heard luanw rumor in reirard to Ui extrava
gant Uiaiuier in whioU Uussc building were being
conrtrncted, of inexcusable wante of the public
frtn.lt an.l tl.u aimnu- and tir.Mb. rin'ion whirh I
had bwon exhibiud iu the tuaiiaseuieut of aotne
of them. When, by yourpattia'uv. 31 r. Speak
er, I wa assigned to the port of chairman of the
(Yimiuiuee on I'uhlio liuildlog and Grounds, 1
Jclertiiincd to inquire into tiiw run,ors. Tu
lhi end, I visited the various tbupx where the
iirauita). and niarb! were in proceks of pre para
linn for h:wliii i: V inwpected the buiiJitip, ex
amined the original plana and modified plans;
soitght inf.irmntioo, aud obtained it front whom-'
ftiCTeF t eouhr Tii '"reference Ti'TRCctia ncrs irj' tbe'
plans, the probable t of these chtinpee, the qunl
tty and Oot of lh materials, the au.oupt and de
scription of machinery purchased at Government
expense, Ac , Ac. It was won apparei'l to uie
that there wa grsve reaton, for believing that
stinc, if not all lli eM mioora were well founded,
e-specLillj I ho iti reference to tb manner in
which the cotilracti hadJ)en..awarJejLfjjrihe
matoritil of the south wingof the.Tr-asury boild
inj. Thus believing, I asked and vbtaioed the
ummiujous consent of the House, on th 7th. of
April, to tb psKeage of a resolution calling upon
the Secretary of "the Treasury to furnish the ad
vartiwnienta, together, with the bids and propo
sal, and the contract which had -been made for
lu.itcriul and workmanship of said building; ibe"
cost oi machiucry which, had been procured for
wetting the stotes in the w.ilU. a'nd all such -other
inforuixUon iu deUil as would enable ua to. un
dehilsnd what was going on in th.rt particular
branch' of iho publio service. On the 2'.Ub of
tb same month, the Secretary favored us with
tliia jnformxtioii, and the document ia now before
tn . It ia my purpose, if 1 can have the atten
tion of tha Honso, briefly to exatuino the dia
cloaure tnade in thi report. , I am cure gentle
men cat, not have examined it with care; and
made the aca. ry canputMions properly to un
dereland it,' otherwts.i no objeoiiona would bare
been interposcdto,th introductioti uf the resolu
Uons'vndor couaidratioav .r, . 11. '1
- I "hare taken the bda contained in the rtjeu
ment furnished us by the Secretary, and hava
compared them on with another., I bar 'care
fully culouUited the. aereral items bid fur, and in
all ease where I bad any doubts aa to the oorreot
method of. mak'uig the computation I har-e sub
mitted them tq an experienced archchitect, and
tliU only mult to which I can arrive U, that in
one aingla contract that of IWslsJL Dixon the
Govrnmnih been i'chnfciled" Out of at lewet
oue hundred tboufandi dollars. W'bcllier this
has been th result o .wilful eorrwption or of an
inexcoaaU care lcnes on tLc.part of thue
whoK duty it waa to makathe romputatiuns, I am
nut Dre Dared to tar. ' Certainly the contract waa
na awarded to the loweat. rwponaible bidder;
r tttl"a.Juaj ascertain
' lw iH .tax , tb trouble, a 1 late djua, of
'r -7-r-n -y -. - -- - ,
Wading tbrutiifb the calcnlationi. I iRnreak
ntiy uk up aoru of tliexe bid and compare
them, item y itetri, with thl bid of Mum.
lfcl k Diion, that that gentlemen n.T f I
biu nut li.iatukm. J aill tot go liitj rmjari.
bob of all tbo UJ but take only thnseof .Mr.
Matthew 0. Emery of thir ciir, tod Mr. J. B.
Kmtry of BaUiaiur. I talc lie bids boctuae
I tlnok tbfT are tb loweat tod tlao bcrarjM I
m acruainttfd with I ha ptolloinea whom they
offer M gutroiilort that they will fwrft-rm tlicir
coutraou in eaae thej ahill be awarded tu tbero.
In both iwdaiicef theaectirily pmffrred ia ewtlre
If reipooaibliv " Juljr certified by Mr. Dtrrttt,
tb ptattivaiiter of Uii city. t ,
M(!ra. f!ala A I'iion prnrioae to furo'ub what
U known Lii laliod" ctuoit. . Mr. M. Q.
Ewer fr-p-woi lo furm'.h the pianita from
tkanr near tjuiucr, MiBWcbiiaetia. Mr. J. ii.
K-Btwy. nipoaea to furaiab liaUiaiora count
praoite than wbiih there is nun better; but
in b nota appended to bii bid, ha nj, " if gran
ile frotu an other quarrj ia prefmed, be will
ubtituu inch otber."
All the bid ar fur the material ready wrought
to be put iuto th builiuf;. Memra. L'-ala A
!)iion luake tlicir bii ia ouch caae ao f-r re
late! to the character of tba hauiuierios 'o. 1,
m i am . '
M. Q. Etrery, lo U, bid, mj. be w.ll furuh
the material wr.-HiL'ht to dintfmiim$ and mWa,
Xc , li dtrnirU by the Departoirot, and in all
rapeci to comply wuh the idrertiar-uiect. .
al. D. Koie.ry aivi :
-1 projioaa to furniah the (rranite rerjuired. by
tba Treuaury Department building equal to the
aaoij.l buarked E, nnd ta execute U the work
agreeable to your dvertie-.oenl for the fdlowing
price.'
I bare aea tb aatrple referred to ia Mr. Em
ery' bid, aad compared it with that of Mea.ru.
Ileal t Xiiod, and cao diaecrn Do did. rt nee in
th atyle of the batauiering if there te any dif
4trreno io tl quality of the tinje it ia in faror
of that of Mr. Lu.ery from IWumor coaoty.
Tha bitLi are aa fJlowa, to wit:
CWm'twr, fxr fvA in Umjik :
P'ala A tHloa, ,K 1, baranaoriBf
.1300
.2t 75
M v). Ea,y
J, B, tajery.....
AnliiUmt Oirr column, fK-r fuut
Brala A Iixus- . ,
M Q Cbery ;
J. B, Eiaory ....
AixkitrxiuSvttt OKttc ;
jji (Vi
i Wi
...Wi 00
r
$14 00
io 'jo
B"jia A Ilua, prr f jot
. h tiBrry.v....;...7:.
J. . ry ,
X'4 K)
Mr. Craiv, (inU-rruptiu j
ftnr th rote
just ukea ilia vidmTIhat lb IIuna will paJ
toe refutation.- I Wiil misareat, tuerefore, tint tt
u hartliy AcceB7 for the pf ntVauo ba make a
apeech urjon th auhject until we obtain tb in-
fornatiiM) called for by the .rrwdution from the
proper P't; jruu ut. The y:eDi'uiaii from Ohio,
i h.tubaa.M. iru'ii i. . . . . 1 1 iit I . iitrv w.-
j av. opw tl.i. vbj..i abieu uu other metuber, of
th Uoaae t ..cettion ot the iXiki tad window openinc wbici
Mr. li II, If other pentJeaicn hare n--t luvk ! ojt be aried, ex -ept the in the east'ejid tJ
ed into thia mlject, it i no Kauit of uiine the two wine. The tius, ahape, and dimen
Thdn UiinK hate boeu d.jue hc.- in opo daj, j aiourf tue colu'tm, anttr, capitais. baeea and
in ibt of il who cbooac t-)Lk ujwa It em. 1 j cruse aection of th entablature and balustrade
tliaitr du to uli the ail. nlicB 01" the House to 'U b the aaT a in the pre-vot builri;n." '
the. - - - " If of pranite. the khafi iof!:he euluitma may
Mr.' Craig. It ia certainly a ruiotalte te V ! be either in one or three pieces ofeoual lentth '"
that otber gentlemen hare had' the tame'orpor-;
tuuitj of looking iuto thi tcatWr tb.t the pen- J
ueuiaa now ouio nas. vi couri ue lias hm
nppjrtuuitio for investigation which otier ptD-
tiemcn have uut had. I 'think, therefore, t'tit '
j but fair tint the diacuavn'n of this matter i
should be poejfpor.ed until we have received this
tnlorroMiofl irum tne proper X'eparlmeat.
1 .... . . .. l
i , ar. rsail. nr. tpalor, tne t. iju is pro- I wou.a n reiiuired or a sue ftiryrahio those eo a
! gieasin?. and 1 think it i full tir.ie this matter ! tained io the old kuildio. Indeed, I am M-ur-
l.ir. lt. ,l-ll-.. -r., . ....
wa kiosoq into; anc wnai t no r prop.i to lo : cm oy o ie ot u.e gci.-uetiien Wiio applied that it
is to call the attentiou of uietuhcr to wmo of the ' was with njush diffeuHy he could vbtain'anv at
derekipiueiita wbicb arw'oootiiihfj'in tlUTreaa-1 bfactory infurtnatiun-on the subject, there ;.
ury docuiueot. A early a month haa paed since
it iu laid before this body. For Bosue two or j
,hfe WectS ll Has heen
throe weeks it has been in rrlct, and roald at
",V time have been had by aenJinfe- to the docu
hicnt-rnoru for 5t. Purely there hn ben ample
ljuie for ppntliMtjfn to Ix-k it over, and become
acquainted with iu main fcjture, if cot to go
over tne calculation, item ty uotn.
Ponie years ago, M f ?pefcery wheit thee foV. j
lie building were being carried on uudef the di- j
-reotioa of Mr, Fillm? ivrutary of the Intc-;
rier, cur friends of the Ieiiio. ntic party were '
roiitiiiiially manifesting their vigilance in looking i
after Ihose in charge-of ihcm See. tern after ses- .j; at th Drpartniertt aid inv own, "eae'ptin"-' that
sion charges of uiismanageisietit -and corrardloD about 117, is vet to b added to tW-voU if
ietc . uiutle bere and in.tb other wing of the ! the twenty-five hundred feet, which I will here
Cep'itol. Investigating corun.itt'efl were raised, ! after exfcaa. " W each cscir puto it at f 7 l.T.'-l
ith rejwrr to send for persiine n: d pipfrs and j ia 'tile g.: ; but, in the cotuputaticu of totii
examine witnesses upon their Onths. Ofieers ' the Meeors. h'uicrvs' bids, we difl'er wi.I..lv
were' bmugM before them, And exa-nired; wit
nefscs were tworn, depiitions wer taken, and
in the repnm of tbatjjatweJifid th,t Tinin.44'h IVfrtuient make it a-niuitu tiT
Olcavio and t ad It tuwickr, ar.d Jtniray J'uMv
and JimTir M:ther, and
ana itugtiy I'diiouoo stti
Johnny Schtnidt, and all the M'.O'lJeee, and
O'Conners, and McCinjiises who hnd ever khovs
e!ed nonbr, or bandied a brick, or rbouldored a
hod about the capitol, bare their tc.-tittiory sptead
Out at' full length, to prove that the ma rift was
purchased in blocks Mtntari'f taryfift that
some other Wafte'Or indiwretinrr hd been com
mitted tn the ntanayoient of the work by' those
acting under Mr. Fillmore's authority-. JUutgcn
tlonien appear to haiie changed now.
It is" no part of my purpos.. to enter into any
defense of that Administration : its history is
before the" Country; it can be judged, of by its
deeds. Ihtt if that Administration tneritcd cen
sure'for its expenditure "upon these buildings,
the pretient pnaj ten fold -more, censurable ; of
which gentlemen will probably 4eoo.trje tsatjsfied
before my -disclosures are through, witW.
But I ifiust return to ooniMrison of the bid
I hare been drawn aside by the interrnption isf
ehoentlcman frotn North C'aroliua, Mr. Craige
1,,.. , , CiyiiW qf (vltiiani. .
Real A Dixon sack ... $300 00
M. O. Eiay MMkv'f ---
J. B. Emery.. .r. i......v
J. , .ls , CiifiUils cf Antm '.
Baal Jf Dixen acb ....... ....... .......
M. O. JJnieij.....,,.......,......
h B. Emery
. Z T Biijftfif Ante, :
l'sals it Dixoti (LM tor ecu).......
M. 0. Umery..;u..
i. B. Rowry 4....,
Beat A WviaTfifdrr hkibaienng,"
, tsa oo
....400 00
....340 00
....0 00
.......53 00
1(a)
....IK 00
IS 00
i in one piece;.
,2,T00 CO
r,.o oo
Ueals A Dixoa, for No. i hammering,';
(adaptod)
M. . Fair. ,r H. luunaeriir. r-
la two pleoM ......,.v..-.-.i?800 CO j
Whole No. 129.
t-aaory, foe Ao. t baaamarta. ;. .
iBlbr. pioe. . ; .,8U0C0
i. V. k.aiory, (bid to brdooo acoanlij.n ' '
to adnrtiaoaaatj XVfi W
HaiH (perM in L'L) , v
Brl fliaoa Ud o j.
Fur (acb additiooal thi inch in wWVj -
Bp to .".gbt lo, par UBroial lo.t.....l. M V
M. O. knarfbld i
Furckad.UoDalthriiwb,., ,
per foot , ' M
. 11. Imary bid . r..
For ab auWitioaal tbrw iocbo, -tl .
Ha'vrmf thrnttt tride, , avoW tea ut ,
tUall iHh. bid per foot. " Ll ti T.
J. U. Kmery.. ; Z'Z"iZ.,. tt
, JjJ4trJt pr lihtMlfuiA. ' '
M. O. Howry ZZ. ..'ZZ.
J. li. Umtrj .7."""
n! A liitoa bid pr fool
M.(i.Kiaiy "'
J. U. hiatry ... .V.V.V.V.V.V...V...'.
10,174 W Ko. 2 jromrvrinj.
Uoal A Iiiicn fcid .
M. 0. Fm.ry Z'.ZZ.ZZ'.Z.'
1. it. fc uirry..
..4(JI
..bu 00
CO
;
UtxmMrrintj.
' to
j p.,,. " Kl)m
i ' o
J. B iai.ry..
4.'.
ow, on au ttieae uctt, there rn lt no iui
take a to who i the loBy.t bidder. J It y u,.
ery i klow Mew, i.la A JLix0n on trer,
item ao far, and both he and M.O KuT
ery very far below them in th arret,.; tut
there w a lot of rough atone to be bid for, and
it wai upon thi item, by a kon,t i- ,.(
wa
eompoaog the bid, that He officer at the
parUoeot were enabled to wal!ow up all the "a
rantajre which the Etnerya ti over I5.fc Jjix.
on io the item here enutt.craU-J. l5MJcr were
requeAed M bid for them, atiting the rricca thy
were willing to furouh them for in block nU ex
eeeding thirty cubic feet in each; and in bloek
cootaiu;ng fTci thirty to setrcfy cubic fett ticti :
aod alao in bloxka eon,tniniog uvt-r aerccty f. tt
each. JTo larger figure than aot-otr ftt ws
naroed iu the advertweceut, but biddpm wr.
tnertin reltrnetl to the prw-iit Trcaaurt Wxiilaf, .
f"f lt "'le' 'P01 t1"- Ac; 'aud were
1 ,h', thl"J "ruid "e u in the pn-,
1 'nl" build.iug The following extract- ia tsien '
l iroiu tue ajrcruuietrt referred to: '. .
" On the court or. resr aide of the exterior, the
w ul txr- man- ash ler.- wirh -htm?'"
IDlIow
j ric, aud ctowaed "with a con.iee aitnilir ih-
ret.- uf th pi-eaeot baildisg, without the arofi.-
t trare na meze.
" On th remainder of tie exterior wiB, U
j cr.iuuins Ld aoUe, their capitala and base' the
efiublature and buluatride, die window aod'jour
j d russifies, Ac , the tyl of arcfaitecttuv gf th
' f - -. .
' cd, wiU Ui pre.:rved throujrhoiit, with tk
" Th i'dvertuwinent fun br notifies bidder thai
any further itifonuation can be obtained bt: ap
jju.mj mi i rcaanry lvmrttbent tVell
wr, appiicaUotv weie a,ade : and I bare in try
posswu two schedule funiished br the ar'.hi-
tect, .Mr. .j.ovng. to pnjooc bo irteuded to
. ...... vwuc. w ytmJu auu irwuueo Ui
rbid. ., Neither t tl.eae rrr bw a ainde'word"
which would lead any one to infer that sti.no
wuicn wou.u lead any
ii. :
periiig to tie an e.iuctit -Jemen to keep uitij.-rs
aincH iu the dark as poasihle. I ULderftaud
there are uo stouts in the old building which
contain so Uiuoh si one hundred cubic feet.
The rongh stootabid far were calculated in lots,
as follow, : '
24.-00t cubtc'feot, avenging, 30 feet each.
4 utW " " " ' 50 " "
4tiiiy "iU(j p .i
10.0U0 " "'-'. '30U '.'. .
2,Ot'i.l " " , - tJ
In the eompuMiuU of the bids of Measvs. Deals
A liLxon there is nto difleicnce between that i.m.l.. '
Accx.rdiug to my calculation, M: G. Etnerv
bid for ail the rough utoxk amount to f'i7.2(.C
TTo.aolV
1 make J. It. i.tcery bid - 2.") 8!'5
Th Department nmkee it - . . 341,714
This w a very wide differ ucc-inc or tb
other of m muM-le very unreliable in figures. 1
will rgive the iif .of M. J. and J . Jl. iiniety, and
let gvntietin'n calculate tor themselves and delTRi-.
ino where the error lies. TUc 'following is taken
Iromi the proposal of M. G. En-ery as'"givcn in
the 'repoi l ot the ec'retry, and comes iininedi-.'-ntely
alter the bid lor ths'steps arid rdlforai d
readv rcferrcdSo : V- -J..
ready rcferrcd'lo :
toraiiiak tn al! lb. other aioae a hou ennetnu io mit ,v.J
iiiirt vai-ic fw l.-wl . . - . . ' . &j
I'or all .-p ream hny tn resty eu Me tcc as audi
Uaaal prlea par caOlc fovS i( - - - ' " S l-S
For k awn. taereuitif aavaaty cabie tot,aa adVIMoB
al prk-a eultte (mtt uf. .... . . .
for m aiwu.a ajt,MWi wklta. than lhr nuiva tbelr
- ihtokaeaa. adJ twu p oaact' fbr aaeb adMiuooti lar.
' tacaaa ta wklia. ...
Now, this I understand to mean fifty. two and
a half centi per foot for alj blocks of stone coa-taining-
wore than thirty and up to seventy cubic
feet ; aod fiPy-eight and a hall cents per foot for
all stones containing over leventy cubic feet each.
Spch ia the opinion of every architect to whom i
have submitted it, and such 1 learn Snm . Mr.
KnierJ W what he intended. r At these rates the -2,600
feet of 613 feet average, would amount to
81,4(52. The 10,000 feet of SSO feet average, I)
$9,800; Thw 4,000 foet of 100 feet average, to
$2,340; and the 4,000 feet of 50 feet average to
$2,100. But by some to ysieri'ou's method of
ciphering, famriiar only at the Treasnrf-l-pre-autne,
and there only know to-uch as crntrol
wKU'ra when abepiutely oeereary to accomplith,
a purpose thin 2.600 feet of rmigb atont is auado "
lo atuounl to 55j JO0 t knd the 16.000 feel
330 feet toe to $2SP,650i - (jo much t-I. :
(JrEuiery's lud. - " r" ' T-
'Now let ua look little into the lid of La
j brother, J. M. Emery -here it ia :
j 8tsek iu all ether toe of thirty ealje tt $ 44
AU stone mtusaiu-g from thirty te ertciy Htt ao
3
1
vi
0
70
ri
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