The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-12
Those who voted in the affirmative

ing, F1eDafd, Lewis, MaSOn, Miller, POr
ter, Toole, Walworth, Wilson of II. an,
Wilson of J.-l3.
Those who voted in the negative wer,
Messrs Felkner, HENDERSHOTT
Isett, I.angworthy, LASH, LEFFLER
Steele, Summers, Teeple, VAN ANT
WERP. Whitaker and Mr. speaker.-l2
On Thursday evening, after we had 90
through the labors of the day and retired
to our home, two of our apprentices came
from the Office and informed us thai
Messrs Hendershott and Box had called
to see US on the subject Of printing. As
we were engaged, and not knowing that i!
was material to wait upon them that night,
we sent word that we would hand in our
proposals i'll the morning. In the morn
ing we made the calculation and placed i,
IN the hands of one Of the members before
the House was called to order, with a
request that he would deliver it to the
Chairman of the committee on Expendi-
lures. The proposals we sent in were de-
finite and simple and we supposed could
have been easily embodied in the report
of the committee. But instead of doing
any such thing they gravely introduce the
following most extraordinary Report
Mr. Lash, from the committee on Ex-
pendtures, made the following report,
The Standing Committee on Expendi-
lures TO whom was referred sundry reso-
lutions relative to the incidental printing
of the House, have had the same under
and beg leave to make the
following Report
Your Committee in accordance with
their duty called on John II. McKenney,
publisher of the Gazette, who informed
your Committee that he would do the in
cidental printing for the House during
the present session as low as he possibly
can, and is willing to submit detailed
bill of his account to this House, subject
to any deduction or modification this
House may deem proper. We your
Committee, then called at the office Of
Jas G. Edwards and found him absent;
they then sent to his residence by one Of
his workmen, who on his return informed
your committee that Mr. Edwards could
not confer with them until: morning,
which he has failed to do. We your
held conference. with his
'oreman who informed us that they did
not expect the incidental printing from
he Legislature, nor did they want it; for
fthey did not get it, it would be the
means of completely building up their
Your Committee therefore is of opinion
hat the Editor Of the Hawkeye wishes
o make political capital Of the whole
circumstance.
Therefore your committee recommend |
he adoption of the following resolution:-
Rssolved. That Jno. Fl. McKennev do
IL the incidental printing for the House
Turing the present session.
That the proposition we made to the
ommittee may be seen in this connection,
We here insert it.
Mr. Lash, also, offered the following
from James G. Edwards,
which he stated he had received after the
eport Of the Committee was made out:
70 the Committee on Expenditures.
Of the House of Representatives:
Gentlemen:-I will execute in work
,an-like manner, the incidental printing
f the House, at 70 cents per thousand for
and 70 cents per token for
ress work, making l4o cents per 1000
ms, which is about one half less than
hat is now allowed.
Respectfully,
JAMES G. EDWARDS.
Burlington, Nov. 9th.
A motion was made by Mr. Lewis, to
sfer the report together with the commu-
ication from James G. Edwards, to
elect committee.
Which was determined in the negative.
cas- II, nays 10.
It seems they held a conversation with
ur foreman on the evening they visited
lie office, and as if DESTROYS of getting
old Of some excuse to deprive us of the
rinting, they catch at and make use of
lis private conversation of one of our
orkmen to accomplish their object
his attempt of Identifying conversation
lder such circumstances with place in
Legislative Report is not only childish
1T unprecedented, and would be hooted
as supplementary in an ordinary Lob.
' meeting. But the righteousness of the
ing did not stop with the Report.
Mr. WALWORTH was the first to ex-
aim against the absurdity of incorporat-
g this private conversation in the report
the committee and in a spirited manner
pudiated the report and declared his in
ntion to 60 against the resolution recon-
ended by the committee. He insisted
at McKenny's was no bid at all, and