Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-12-24

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." the bill admitting the State of Texas
if into the Union, passed the House OF
n the 10Th inst. by very decisive ma
o jority, there being l4l in favor Of ane
a only So votes against the measure
!. :. The Senate have probably acted upon
if the subject before this, and doubtless
: Texas is one of the States ofthe Union
l. State Printing.
After all the gass and CANNON o
f the wings upon the subject Of the State
= Printing during the last few years, anc
G after their many promises Of reform ir
- this matter, who did not expect tha
e they would not have so soon showi
0 that all their professions Of economy ir
relation to this matter were entirely J
r hypocrtical. After they had abolished
t, the Office OF State Printer last winter
they passed law which provided that
the public printing should be let out to
the lowest bidder; but they have pet
to pamper at the public crib, and they
nantes! but little regard for their pro-
iessions of economy. When Medary
was State printer they complained that
there was needless expense, incurred
in printing many documents, but, since
they have the management Of the mat.
ter, every thing, whether of importance
or not, is ordered to be printed, be-
cause it serves 10 put money in the
purse Of whig who has been Of valua-
ble service to his party. On the Sd
inst, resolution passed the House au.
,horizing the Clerk to procure the
printing to be done where, and at such
prices as he chose. The printing was
given 10 Cha's Scott Of the Ohio State
Journal, at higher prices than were
paid Medary for the same work. While
the resolution was pending efforts were
made by the Democratic members to
so amend the resolution as to prevent
the Clerk from paying greater price
than was paid Medary, and also to pre-.
vent his paying more than ten per cent.
more than the bids which had been
made under the law Of last winter, but
without avail.
We cannot but admire the wisdom
o these Solons in committing this mat
ter, which, for years, has been harped
upon by the wings, as of such vast i'm.
portance, to the discretion and control
OF one Of their hired servants.
The following paragraph, which we
copy from an article upon this subject
in the Statesman, will show, in a meas
ure, how far the wings have consulted
the interest of the State, and how much
they have practlced upon the princi-
pies ofeconomy which they have pro-
iessed:
"We shall turn the attention of the
public to the difference between the
prices paid Mr.. Scott, and the prices for
which good and responsible men offered
to do the work. The committee have
agreed to pay Mr.. Scott 40 cents per
1000 ems, on the laws; this Mr.. Crosby
offered to do for 37a. They give Mr..
Scott 40 cents per token for press work;
this Mr.. Crosby agreed to do for 81,
nine cents less than that which is paid
MIR. Scott. The committee allow Mr..
Scott IS cents per 1000 ems, on the
bills. journals. and public documents;
Mr.. Crosby proposed to do the journals
TO-. 35 cents, and the public documents
for 34s. cents; and another printer, in
this city, agreed to do the bills for Is
cents, being less than one half what is
allowed Mr.. Scott. For the press work
of the above, Mr.. Scott gets 35 cents per
token; Mr.. Crosby agreed TO do The
same as follows: journals. 26A, 81 cents
less than Mr.. Scott; bills, 25 cents, 10l
cents less than Mr.. Scott; documents, 27
cents, 8 cents less than Mr.. Scott.
The Charleston Patriot states that
Mr.. Calhoun consented to take seat
in the United States Senate, with the
distinct understanding that his friends
were not hereafter TO couple his name
in any manner with the Presidency Of
the Union.