Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-17


! the printer of th, Convention. only inform the men
bcrs Of this Con: oil fact which received froI
the prnprictcrs of the political papers that they pa
IL the compositor for setting up the matter, within %
cen and quarter thousand ems Of the price a III
public printer receives for his entire compensation
And they say That the public printer may take TINS con
tract 20 FIJI 20 they concerned for they cannot d
ii for less than the contract ioI four legislative print
ing. SixtS-two and half cents per thousand ems
the contract price of the public printer 10 the Genera
Assembly. SINty-ilvc cents Is charged III TINS case
beng Two cents extra, and for what; Why, for In
trouble and cost of circulating per week 3lio0 add
tiona copies 10 their ordinary circulation. They WI
pc compelled as the clerks i'll all the different office
have informed mt, TO employ additional force III oTde
10 circulate this mailer, and the additional charge
two and half cents ~ rot pay for half this adctiona
labor You have crpioyed slenographc: 4. t%o Inn
drcd ana fifty doilal- per week, and according 10 tn
estimate made !icr: for fifteen weeks the amount 20,
will pay 10 hl is S3,1J1 The cost Of publication, a.
cnrding % ils estimate, viii amount TO slU,Jy4 mas
!ns ahuu sli 900, for the reporting. publication. ant
distribution OF these documents through the 'hannc
I'll the city papers. and the extra circulation ii :, Ul
copies Of cac! Number Vi tic supplement. Ny frent
from the ccity ii Preston (Mr. BRowS) Ia, stated
thai western ner,cr II. objects TO the diffusion
this information Throughout. tia! particular portion o
the STATE, where TIE large, circulation Vi the city pa
Peg, he presumed, existed. l. a. western man, wa,
these paper, II - into that very region Of the Com
moiwcalth. n"f people, % has been stated on TIN:
iuGr
Mr.. BROWN. II the gentleman win per;ai, ne,
viii say that I.,Yr 10 objection Ia this information
going TO any part IL ne state ! raised the ohjcc
lin that ii followed The city pres. wherever II nigh
20. a:, that i; connected with the mcr2yol:la!
press. cid ~! object 10 '"c Information going Il
any particular quarter nf lie country.
Mr.. Si!hFFEi. agree perfectly with the gentle
from FaulJier (lr co1Ti that the a,cncy u thu
metropolitan pres, is the only agency can employ
Tor Tie general c'rc"laon Of these debates through
I 1,
mtcd 10 employ the provincial press, i! is call
cd, could that press ia the publication 10 half The cS
lent required. e;ca al cost that would exhaust Tie
publ!c treasury! Why 10, sir. Suppose you were To
send The reports Of the proceedings 10 the Staunton
Spectator, Lynchburg Republican, 10 the Winchester
The C!ark,trre, and Other papers Why their crcG-
laun is hundred fold more linIi.cI than the city
circulation ii YOU were 10 employ any other medium
Of circulation than The metropolitan press, giving
the debates the same circulation, you would swell The
cost IL III" Commonwealth to one or two hundrc!
thousand dollar. TIE question then is between that
PLAN and the extra sheets 10 BE- issued from the press
Of this city, ard - DC circulated by member, Of thl,
Convention. Now, undertake TO say, that my friend
irom he county e Oa,o. (Alr. Jscoh-) would find
himself ;ust il! tie same difficult; iii dist! hu.ng two
hundred in distributing twenty copies. ilt would
have 10 select his .ian.!sis two hundred ayogitcs
in his district 10 supply with this matter, or hare
numbers enough printed 10 supply every reading ma,s
IA his district. Again. believe that every such
public alton, unless issc supplement 10 an cstaJ-
>hcd newspaper will he charscable with pamphlet
postage 10 bc paid cithcr by your constituents, or
o;l of the public money by order Of this contention
The postage upon this amount CT matter, upon each
number would more than make up The difference
between tie charge which these proprictorS make
and The cost n estimated ~ other gentlemen have
10 par;iaity IL regard this proposition, and II the
gentleman from fauqucr fir. ScoTT desires to make
motion 10 rcccmmit The report to the sane cohlhllcc,
in order thai further conference may ne had WIN lac
proprctcrs Of these papers, To ascertain whether
the price which is charged cannot be reduced, shall
chcrrfuly acuuicscc do not believe that the price
can be reduced bet IN perfectly willing As licm-
Ter u tsa committee make the effort, and do my
bc. 10 promote t:c public interests.
Mr. CLAIBORNE | ask the gentleman TO with
draw. his motion and a!lo1 me 10 offer substitute
Mr. SIlEFFEY. | Withdraw the motions
Here Mr. SuErrEr resumed the chair, which had
been temporarily occupied sy Alr. WAITE.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE. / o.er the following substitute:
Strike out all after tic Word Htso'sia' and insert The
following:
Tha, tic Secretary be authorized TO contract for
u. publication OF 3y9 copies Of the debates and pro-
ccc~ss u the Convention ia pamphlet form, i1r the
use Of the members
,,r. JACOBS. | Now move 10 commit Inc report
and resolution, together with the amendment just OIL
fercd.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Richmond | hope there will be no
difference of opinion in the Convention i'll regard 10 re-
committing this report together with the amendment Of
!rcd by the gentleman from Franklin (iir C'AihoiS ~
because am perfectly satisfied! that the more tla sub
ioct i. investigated the thoroughly The !nts oil
,nerhrr. will become convinced that the report I" tie
committee il now stands proposes Tic mu-. efficient
aud ~ the same time Tic ccapc. mode oil distributing
this information throughout the Commonwealth wish
"a make one remark in regard 10 what has laen lr"
the gentleman froin farqucr. Mr. ScoTl III regard Il
thc exncn-c attendant upon this psn. You are ia'ins
your ,rnt;ns done nov II. such rates that undertake
r. nrophocy here to-day ana beg gentlemen to bear
il in mind that before the Convention adjourns, app
cation nil! e made either here or to the Legislature ~
the printer to the Convention Tor more pay than his con
| tract now gives him. You have contracted with hln
,hat no al do the work al rr fs cents tio'=an''
who, the public printer to the Legislature Is allowed
,,vtw, and half cents thogsaa. and as was prop
crIv remarked little while aso By tic gentleman IRON
Augusta Mr. SrrEr) the thirty-iyc cents IL WITHIN
cent and half certainly mt exceeding two cen's,
the whole cost Of setting up tho type without including
mr Other Of the expenses of printing This is an III
stance of putting up printing to the highest bidder ah'
| fink il is strong evidence Of the improperly o.
the system The debate- vf tho Convention are now DC
ing reported and you paying ut the rate OF soo
week for tbs last -ix days reporting here Iad uiics
ou admit come plan for their publication ana d!ssrhu
lion .hall votc--slthough originally decided adYo
cate Of having the proceedings Of The Convention report
cd-tn do away with the reporting | have no idea
n, hs, price md ut the end Of the session after We
have 20, through and paid $3.50 for Is weeks repo,
u,, find left our bands i ni!Hs ol Esaetei VIM. "
not get before the people ii s reported matter Is o
10 r., to the people FOR the proso of iutrnns them ~
"a what we are doing here the contract becomes 10
t,Ilv useless one Before the question IS taken ON III
noii,n to rcconmi., a@k the indulgence OF the ConFe
on for a moment whilo refer briefly to the report
Le Committed for | nm satisfied that II the n''iids .
members are once brought to ;s confederation ueS WI
l.. fully satisfied with tho practical effect oil the Pia'
ubcj, Il PROPOSES Tho calculation is that 3e9 COPE
II tl roris of the debates to DC published sc,I
weekly. making an aggregate of $1,000 copies %eens
Now nut thi. question to every gentleman III e vi.
v,non. can the wit of man devise hnJ other nlouo y.
which Il oco copies of the debates of the Convention Gnu
he distributed in any single week Can you pu. ~.
nformo.;on before the people at less cost s'a WIZ
Ic.. trouble than is here rroposedi No sir, ea"n'
lao dome /; not onY secures the Information 70 -.
Subscribers Of tho papers of the CITY, but provides Una
300 copies shall be distributed semi-weeks, n..ae
54ol copies weekly, among The members OF 'e oon' 9"
t;on for Them to circulate among their
ruanty copc, nre to BE- distributed to each iiGnipe
t;cn week ON the DAYS which tho ac'nl'"sc.s ia
w.. 80 .ho city are issued Now from the district
Eors.-I tnEe that district by wav oi example n'.,e
lv;h.rc are five members anIl theil 'I 49,,
ay,omcnt 100 copies Of the reports oil the aenA'eS ~
placed for the purpose Of distribution mo''i .,'en
This will 10 remembered Is in addition 10 nc
rycn them by the city press through tfer regular so
scr;ho-s If gentlemen desire more copies 'he
a.;-c +, obc the number they shall receive the eS
snss will NOT be very greatly increased lhes can tne
ta,e their 40 copies if they please ana tue puosle
@ ,bcm to such pcrson- the members ma