Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-01-07

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have entered into q solemn determination
I'D reference to the subject of printing
He syas not prepared to say that no mar
| who had voted for executing the printing
by contract could be honest in voting fo
the resolution now pending, because one
gentleman from Milwaukee who had sc
voted at the commencement of the ses
sion, and who had even declared his read
mess to engraft provision into the Con
stitution requiring the printing of the Lee
gislature always to be done BY contract,
had now declared his intention to vote for
the resolution. What had produced this
change in the gentleman from Milwaukee,
he. Mr.. Judd, could not say. One motive
by which mems views arc changed, is
fear. They fear that measures in which
they are interested may be iniuriously af-
fected by their course. Others, again,
were influenced by hope; while it has
been said, that with most men the readi-
est avenue to the understanding was thro'
the stomach. | am far from imputing
such motives to any member of this Con-
ventlon. Ii man becomes convinced
that the princip pies which he has declared,
and for which he has given his vote on
previous occasion, are incorrect, he should
change. But his judgment must be CON
vinced before he does so.
The subject of the action Of the Con
vention and of the contractors in the mat
ter of the printing had been commented
on pretty freely by the press throughout
the Territory, and, so far as he had seen,
with decided disapproval of the course
pursued by the printers. Mr.. Judd here
read an extract from the Racine Advo.
cate, in which the contractors were taken
to task for the bid which they had made
This, said tMr. Judd, is the exact foreshad-
owing of the course which is now being
pursued. He, for one, would not place
himself in the position of making a graf
ulty TO these contractors. If they have
contracted TO perform the work for less
than 1t is worth, it is their fault, and not
that of the Convention. 1t was not the
necessary consequence of the resolution
adopted by the Convention that the work
should be contracted for at losing rates.
If we pass the resolution now before the
Convention, we place ourselves in the po-
sition of making up to the contractors a
loss which is the consequence of their
own fault, and thereby violating princi-
pie which we voted for and established at
the commencement of the session. Let
this question be settled now Il pray in
Gods mercy that 1t may be settled now,
and that we may hear no more of if,
If the present contractors can put in q
fair bid, by which they can receive an adj
equate compensation for their work, |
trust they will do so. am not an enc
my of their press, nor do | wish it ILL.,
But wish to avert the great evils which
very matter of public printing. BY the
amendment proposed by the gentleman
from Fond du Lac, mir. Beall. the CUES
ton will be settled speedily - with all
possible despatch. We do not ask print
ers to do our work for nothing we only
ask them what they can do it for. But
when they bid at "a rate by which they
know they must lose, |, for one, shall not
give my vote or influence towards giving
them By any underhanded means an extra
compensation.
The President here announced that the
morning hour had expired
Mr.. Castleman moved that the rules
be suspended so as to allow the gentle
man from Dodge to proceed.
The rules were suspended.
Mr.. Judd said he had nearly closed his
remarks when the morning hour had ex-
PRED. He would only remark in conclu
sion that he wished TO nip in the bud any
indirect effort TO give compensation TO
the printers beyond the terms of their
contract.
Messrs Chase. Doran, Lowell. Kilbourn,
Harvey, Estabroob, Reed, King, Castle
man, Saunders and Gale took further
part in the debate which is too long for
our c ,lumns.
The question was then taken on the