Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-31

nr Of sSiou0GG year coald BE- effected by letting out
the public printing on contract
MIR yANDERpoEL observed that il seemed that
hcv were all economists agan; bo, he wished be could
ne satisfied on one point. The gentlemen from SCUM
Carolina and Kentucky too late IN the!r proies-
sions of economy. Sir, said Mr.. W. we nag sqnao-
BILE OF this kind two years ago last September when
,bese various topics of economy were discussed ana
h boned that circumstances did not alter principles as
we'll as cases At that time the Printer was e!ecco'
and nnder an agreement understood at that tne inc
work was executed at another oihce. Two years nave
since elapsed during which time legislation coud nave
been had on this subject; but the gentlemen ron
,rcty aud : Carolina (Mcssrs Thompson and Graves
rer then ~ .lent as the grave. Where then were all
their stations of economy: Why did they not thcn
br;n forward their resolution, originate an act 70
remedy the evil now complained OF ana ne "ouiu
ask if they were not chargeabie WIN ha'!hg eicoui
aged e.,rayaoancc when they sat silent Tor two years
and ncrmitted the public printing to be done m Inc
old mode lie id not know all the reasons which m
ar.nccd gentlemen 10 entertain these new-found no
tons Of economy; but he did know that Withm tiie
l,st five or six months, the sober second lhopght OF
the people had expressed very loud the belief, maj
M; ADMINISTRATION carried out those professions OF
and rclrehchiien' WHY" Ds .S'sSN 80
NJ Y. after cnumeratng the several States IN
which the elections had gone in favor OF tle
ton since the last Congress- remarked that the
hncs ne the sober second thought had not, however,
cvcrhcratcd through the Of the present suckers
for economy before the termination OF the last Ioh
and therefore, perhaps, circumstances da not re-
on,c them TO look closely then to the OF
the public printer. Where were they, ne ASKED al Tue
last session Of Congress, and why qua 'hcy not heh
rs and press this subject Sir (said Mr. W., 1t IS now
nronoscd to postpone the resolution and we had the
same thing enacted in September, 1887; but ne had
looked at the debates and the votes given at that PERIOD
and lie would now see whether they Womb adhele 70
their votes then Gentlemen wanted 20 postpone the
- ga unfit IA
popg TO get along with the public printing wniie the
Committee was seeking information to make up IT'S re-
port, How will you get the printing OF the message
and other documents, while the committee was making
IN its report' No gentleman has made any suggestion
10 that effect He believed that every gentleman had
made M his mind how he would act this same pro-
position, if made under different circumstances Be-
ieyinr that il would be mpraccabe to carry the reso-
luton into effect to provide for pressing emergen-
cies, he would move to lay it on the table.
Mr.. PICKENS fAlr. Vanderpoel, at his request, ha-
wing withdrawn his motion observed that, as he was
interested in this question: he desired to make
few remarks in regard to IT. At the extra session OF
1887 he made motion that the public printing should
be Gven out contract TO the lowest bidder ana thal
the Clerk should superntend it. But from the dIticul
" of execution it was, few days, repealed, ana aho
Their motion substituted for it, We had had occasion TO
examine the law of 1919, which fixed the prices to be
given for the public printing and, therefore, without
repeal of that law the printing could not be let out on
contract. He agreed entirely with the gentleman nom
Kentucky that the price othe public printing should be
reduced found to be too high and ne would 60 lot
law fixing the subject indefinitely He hoped this Con-
press would not rise without passing law to purchase
public press and employ superintendent of the public
printing: and he hoped further, that this superntend
emit should not be connected with the public press The
great question now however, was how the pubic PRINT
Inu should be executed. Ii was necessary now that
they should adopt some means of having the public
printing executed according to the law OF 1872 and ne
would suggest gentlemen whether they could repeal
that law without the consent Of the other House As
to his colleagues sugg8ons with regard TO the rednc
ton Of prices, they could be reduced as well after me
Prater was elected as before. This House was not
bound to give the public Printer the prices fixed BY the
law OF 1919 Let it reduce the prices it, on exanllna.
ton br committee they should be found too high, and
he himself would go for that reduction, II convinced
that was necessary But the question was how were
they to get along with the public printing, if the resou.
ton of last Saturday should be postponed and the sub
iect referred 10 committee, Mr. 2. said, he only rose
to explain his position this question, and to say that
he would, at any time, go for reduction OF the prices
of the public printing. Mr. P. then renewed MIR. VAN
derpoels motion to lay Mr.. Anderson resolution on
the table.
Mr.. YANDERPOEL then called for the yeas and
nays on MIR. Pickens's motion.
Mr. WILLIAMS of North Carolina moved that the
frs, part of the report Of the Select Committee raised
during the last Congress upon the memorial OF I. I.
ting the public printing, be read by the Clerk for the
information of the House Also, the resolutions of the
said committee, appended TO the said report.
MIR. TURNEY moved to lay that motion on the
table, ard the yeas and nays having been taken on
this notion it decided in the negative-yeas lO7,
nays ll6.
Mr. SMITH Of Maine moved TO amend the motion
so that oil the report should be read
Mr.. GALBRAITH here submitted point of order.
follows:
-,I al. ,,,,, boop
made to lay the resolution of the gentleman from Ken
lucky on the table, and the yeas and nays ordered on
that notion the motion of the gentleman from North
Carolina for the reading Of certain document, the
same having been objected to- is not in order.
The SPEAKER having decided against the point Of
order raised by Mr.. Galbrath,
Mr.. SMITH Of Maine said the reason which induced
him to offer his amendment, this: The resolution
Of the gentleman from North Carolina did not 60 far
enough 1t only proposed the reading Of the recon-
mendaton Of the Committee, that change should be
made in the mode of executing the public printing.
Now he wanted the whole report read in order that the
House might have the reasoRs why the committee re-
commended this change When this repor! should be
read, gentlemen would find developments made in it
that would not be very palatlble TO them.
Mr.. FRANCIS THOMAS did not hear the decision
Of the Chair the point OF order raised by the gentle
men his right Mr.. Gabraith.l He wanted TO know
fthe Chair had decided that it in order to PROFOUND
question read papers, after motion to lay the sub
iect to hich they related on the table.
The SPEAKER said that if was in c.der
Mr. FRANCIS THOMAS asked fan appeal from
that decision was in order.
The SPEAKER replied that it was too late now to
make an appeal.
AfNer some conversation, in which Mcssrs. SMITH
of Maine, VANDERPOEL, HUBBARD and BANKS
participated;
The report of the Select Committee was read.
Some further conversation took place in relation to
the resolution recommended by the Select Committee,
in which Messrs. BOND, PETRIKlN, MCKAY,
WISE, YANDERPOEL, and IllLLEN participated;
after which, the resolution was also read.
Mr.. BYNUM said he rose 10 submit resolution,
which he would offer in that Of the gentleman
from Kentucky should be laid the table, and which
would test the sincerity Of gentlemen who made pro-
LESSONS about economy.
The question was then taken on laying Mr.. Ander.
son resolution or The table, and decided in the afr
mative-ycas III, nays III.
Mr. BYNUM then submitted the following resolu-
ton:
Resolrea, That This House will forthwith proceed to
the election ola public Printer, who shall discharge the