The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-15


turned, and Tuesday u.xl al | o'clock, An
was assigned 10 take The subject into CONSIDER
alton.
Mr.. Sprague moved that the committee TO
contract for printing be discharged ifOm any
further duty.
Hon. MIR CLAP, &C. Portland rose. aud observed
that he tprccated the idea OF trns Wth the leehSS
of the Joint committee In this manner They were au-
thorizcd 10 procure the State Printing 20 be done
Ard afterwards for what good reasonhe did not know
A motion was made, and prevailed. that previous TO
their making a contract they shoad report 70 the
House This has been done and the committee nave
fully nve stigated the subject surely none can De %
competent as they are 10 make the contract ~ APP
pears that they have received proposals from two pTIn-
ters to perform for a less sum than B IOei services,
similar 10 those performed the last year, for which the
State has paid almost 25OO-be thought the House
would re with the subject, and with the feelings Of
two honorable Senator'S aud three very respectable
members Of their body BY dscharsng the COM
mittce for kind Of reason which ne could conceive
Of Bat more important, IS the questions upon the
ground of eCOnomy-and this appears to have govern
cd the committee The State IS III debt ought TO
have beehive ought still 10 be economlcal-and II
have paid great deal much fur the State Print
ing-and il seems evident that we have-he very
glad that subject was in.the hands of a, committee
who would prevent the repetition Of such a.course, by
making a prudent bar GAIN
Mr. SpRAGUE, OF HaoY-ell, said he did not con-
slider the motion in any degree disrespectul to-
ward the Committee That ii usual for Congress
and all other legislative bodies instruct direct and
discharge their committees, the public business
might require. lie thought this committee had done
all that any committee ought TO do upon the subject
and having made their report the House. ne would
now proceed 10 select Printer by ballot who should
depend upon the justice of the Legislature x his
compensation when the work was done. He was sur
prlSed the zeal of the gentleman last up. Living
from Portland, he felt less interest in the subject
than that gentleman appeared TO. Mr.. ). said he
would never consent 10 give for any service single
farthlng than II should be really worth the
State. He would be just. but gene with the
public money. He wished to the State against
imposition and do so, they should avoid binding
themselves by The quantity ard quality of
the printing which would be necessary. was altoseth-
er uncertain. In making bargain with printer the
Legislature must be altogether in the dark and subject
10 every disadvantage. If the be in the end
very beneficial the printer he pockets the money a.
silent but if ne suffer loss he presents 10 the Legis
lature claim for remuneration-and their Justice and
sympathy and good feelings will be sure togrant it,
IL had been stated that the printing for the time past
had amounted to a large sum- A great amount at
printing had undoubtedly been required. He in
formed II had been done by contract. Here Mr. :.
was interrupted by member, VINO said it hadnot been
done under cOntEactl Mr.. :. said he bad been told
otherwise but glad to ind it mistake for he no
ped had the Legislature still the entire control of the
business, that would be thoroughly investigated and
no more paid than had been actually earned and he
wished that the next Legislature might have the
power over the printing TO be done during the present
session.
On motion it voted that when this question is |
taken. IL shall be by yeas and nays Agreed to-and
the question was decided as follows
yeas-Messrs. Conant of Alfred, Hammond of Elliott
Chase Of Kittery Clark of Iimiagton HAYES of Linz
erck Hayes of South Berwick, Cobb Of Cape Elizabeth
Witham Of Danvie, Weymouth of Gray. Dunn of Po-
Ian, Leach Of Raymond, Means of Westbrook, Wilson
of Boothbay, Tucker Of Bristol Richardson OF Jefer-
son. True Of Montyille Reed of marlborough Murray
Of New Castle, Watts Of ST. George Marsh of Thorn
atown McCrillis of Belfast, Whitney OF Brooks Thom
rs Of Eden, Merrill of Prospect Means Of Sedgwick
Dyer, Of Vinalfhven, Bach of Lubec OBrien of Ma
chias. Reuel Williams of Augusta. Fletcher of China.
HANDEL OF Freedom, Sprague of Hallowe White Of I
Monmouth. Smith of Readheld. Tiffany of sydney
Oreury Of Temple Case of Unity Kendall of Vienna
Spauding of Buckhelj, Bartlett Of Bethel Spring Of
Hiram Barnard of Dixhed, ingalls, of Denmark Rick
er 81 Hartford Starr of Jay, wilkins of Norway Prem
tiSs Of Paris, Elder Of Comma Ireland of Canaan. |
McFadden of Emden, Dyer Of Phillips Evan, Of Har- |
mony, Flint of New Vineyard, Trafton of Bangor Will
k'ns Of New Charleston, Carpenter of No 3, range /
Lcwney Of Sebec.-5T.
Ndys-Nlessrs Eden Of Buxton, Hobbs Of Berwick.
Emery Of Biddeford Usher of Hollis MOODY of Kennc-
bunk NOVEL; of Kenaebunk Port Sands of LYMAN. \
Fox Of Parsonsheld Frost Of Sanford Wood Of Shap
leigh, Morrill, Of Wells. Perley Of Bridgeton Fitch az
Baldwin, Porter of Freeport, Lewis of Gorham Russell
OF DflttOn OF Orlsned, Adams, Cldpp
and Todd of Portland Millikin Of SCARBOROUGH Wood
Of Camden, Kendall Of Hope. Barr Of Ltchfeld Batch
elder OF Union. Quinnam of Wiscasset Thatcher of
Warren Head Of marlborough Harnden of Wool.
wick, Pond Of Bucksport Parker Of Brooksville Wey
mouth OF Belmont. Tory of Deer-TsIe, Mliken of
Frankfort, Alden of Northport Perry of Orland Shep
pard OF Surrey, Human OF Sullivan, Lothrop OF Sears
mont Adams of Cherryheld, Bucknam Of Columbia |
Downs of Calais. Wilder Of Dennysvfile futile oil
PASSPORT Taylor of Belgrade. Eames Of Clinton Belch
er OF Pennington, Gardiner Of Gardiner Hilton Of Ger.
ry, Morse Of Mount Vernon, Leach of Vassaiborourh
Crowell of Waterville Wood Of Winthrop. Nvrick |
OF Hebron Chase of Livermore. Virgin Of Rumford |
Denny of Turner. Hilton Of Anson Lawrence Of Fair
held Cover of Industry Blackwell of Madison JeEett
of Nonidgewock Goodwin of Brewer Butman of Dix |
mont and Knowles Of Hampden.-6j.
MONDAY, Jan. IA. !
Messrs. Adams. Of Portland. Lands. of Lv- |
man, and Ames, Of Clinton, were appointed
commi:ie 70 be joined BY the Senate TO report |
m whatmanner the Laws and Resolves passed !
The present session shall be promulgated
Petitions Of John lockwood and another, TO
have the proceedings Of the town of Belgrade |
made valid. Samuel NJ Lellan. Jr. praying 70
be divorced-Inhabitant of Harrington. thai
par, OF Columbia be annexed 10 said town
Jane. Jewett and others-James Laid and
others-John Waite and others, were read and
committed.
Rcncnstrnnee of The town Of Scarborough
against the incorporation Of Albion.