The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-08

ntsoIOe. ocneIai ''tHut WAS 10 Oe, COOto
be seen making himself useful to the De.
mocracy, and no doubt give them much
legal advice; a, las, the bill was ordered
to third reading and put upon its passage,
the ayes and NAYS called tor, aud s.io, and
behold" Democracy qliscrs; then trcm-
bles in her fandament--I mean her funda-
mental princip,es--iho result is nnnoun.
ced. the bill is lost! Oh, We traitors of
the caucus; cast your eye to the lobby and
behold Your ricfim; he who "fought, blcd.
and died" for Won aud your cause; behold
the tears az big ns horse chesnuts on their
winding way down the care worn cheek Of
disappointed ambition.
"Woinl sight, his very eyes weep blood,
And every sigh he heaves, is big with horror"
On the mex, day the vote on the passage
Of the bill was rcconsiiered md the bill
brought back TO the table. but never was
heard Of afterwards, thus 81 900 was saw
ed 10 the State in consequence Of u quarrel
rs to who should have il.
Close upon tic heels Of the Attorney
General bill came, "a bill for an net cren-
ting the Office of State Printer" This was
understand to he the grand scheme TO keep
up the I.ocofoco organ at The capital, and
cut of the small fry in other parts Of the
State. This bill provided for c!ecting n
State Printer by n joint convention Of both
Houses. who should hold bis Office for four
years, established the prices Of printing a,
75c. per 1000 ems, and 75c. Cor press
work the prices bv the old law was
Sl.O0, and although the new law reduced
the price onc-lour,h, it was asccrtnined that
the work could DO done much less. Amend
men,s were offered in the House of Repre-.
sentatives reducing the prices, but were
voted down; the bill passed tho House aud
when il came mp in the Senate on its sec.
ond reading, Mr.. Wright OF Van Buren,
county, took the trouble 10 inform himself
upon the subject Of the prices Of printing.
and proved beyond contradiction that The
prices Of public printing in the western
States did not exceed i5c. for composition
and press work, md in some OF the States
even less than this; Mr.. w. insisted thu,
the printing could be done MS cheap in Iowa
rs any Of the western States, and offered to
procure responsible man to do the public
printing at Iowa City for one half the pri-
ccs established by the bill, but every Loco
in the Senate voted ngsns, n reduction Of
prices. The only amendment Of inpor.
lance in this bill hy the Senate was ms 10
the term Of office: il was made two wears,
instead Of four. The bill passed the Sen
ate mud became a law. As q matter Of
course every one expected Palmer & Paul
Of the Reporter woa'd get the office; il
there were any doubts about il they oil
vanished, Lbout the time tue Sennlc nd
journod on the day the bill was ordered 10
third reading. after hearing tho following
proc! from Mr.. President :--'sGen-
"tle-mcn Messrs. Palmer g. Paul would be
"happy to sec their friends at the Grumpy
9" House this evening TO an Oyster Sup
"perw And well they might, for the SD
supper was not to come out Of their earn
ings, bui from the profits OF the job and tho
pockets Of the people. At the proper time
! will show how many hundreds il no, thou
sands Of dollars more, Iowa is paying for
public printing per annum, than any other
State in the Union, Tor the same amount.
One WHO WAS THERE.