Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-15
THEATRE.


THEATRE
Last nigh! full house delighted with the successful
ocrtunancs If the Rousse Sisters and Mr. John Seton
great wug warmly received They all appear again
night.
Last evening James A. Scott. Esq showed us letter
from ex President Fillmore in which he thar, in
sequence OF illness OF Mis- Fillmore he will not probably
be- able 10 leave Washington for Richmond before the last Of
The present week the beginning of the next He will give
10 The Committees Of The Council and Citizens timely notice
Of the day waen he may be expected in Richmond
SPEECH or mr. BOTTOM OF AMELIA AND NOT
TONAY,
In support II the Bill prescribing The dutes and fTng the
compensation Of the Public Printer delirered IN N; House
Of DtIpa!e4 february the 9 1853, in reply 10 Mr. Sta
piles If Patrick.
Mn SPEAKER The majority Of The select committee
pnbr pun,Is Of which member, have d, Waived
On me the u,y presenting 10 the House The views and
cousdsra ln,,s Influenced them 10 report the bi aow
unnrr alon; and is with reluctance mat
bsspeak The .ulgencs the House. whose patience fear
has been aIn exhausted By tn. discussion Which THE
bill has uiiri'"i .
II IS .corard In holy W.T. that she who lie first III his own
cause us las neIsh"o roneIh ana eac'le!h ma.
such app;eud is tie with the gentleman from Pat
rick (Hr S,alics) The warmth vi h's defamation, ahi
me zeal aud rdUr with which he enforced his spccions asu
menls were sell calculated 10 deceive members who have
nt the subject Of public printing, unt 10 I'M
press them v!t belief that his just But Mr.
Sneaker il l. my purpose search mis- cause 10 examine
his facts ssrcl his arguments aud to expose his errors
and il m!ss4se not the result will be complete Siniica.
ZION of the OF The majority oil The committee upon
the subject u!iGer consideration.
Before prncs cdng further, however II Is proper tin
should explain the main provisions OF The bI IN order mar
members may correctly understand The real grounds oil corr
,roversy 1t sail be ecolected by the House thar in the
early part OF session, sccc, commute was appointed
n The OF the gentleman from Patrick, "" enquire
,o the es isncy of reducing well The prices pad Inc
nubc printer this Commonwealth. az his annual salary
fixed by 10Th section OF chapter sih II me Code :" W.
,,inpr tppiy Nj
annual salary 81 800 But this section was enacted be-
fore the adup OF present tonsiitu0n when uee
we're annual o Tho Legislature and The duties Inc
nuhr pn,er was qured perform for hs salary
printing ur he done during the sessions ol The
Legislature Immediately afterwards But Tho sessions OF
the Legislature being only once In Two years should
the public pa:er be allowed 10 retain his present salary he
would recri," $500 chiefly for the printing derolved
on him by ou, one session Of The Legislature Tie
mee lhercl re- at first thought The salary should be
duced but uun examination OF Witnesses they found great
difficulty in aceainng The exact extent ~ which such re.
Juction should be made In order TO avoid all 0ihcuHy
upon this point the committee agreed unanimously to abl
sh Tho salary OF the public printer, and 10 allow him
reasonable compensation Tor all printing mat might nc es
.cn,ed nv him The aority of the committee after full
Investigation subjects referred 10 lhcm and after
long and cng examination OF many Witnesses most OF
whom paccAi printers IN The city OF Richmond report
cd the bill now under consideration, which fixes the prices
10 be received 10y public printer al 62 cents per lUVO
ans Ear The ca oosition plain work 62E per token
far press wos and 81 Is lo rule aud figure work Ii was
proyen before committee by minority vi Inc witnesses,
s these prices only fair and just but that they have
haen
IN. from Patrick has moved amend the bill by
striking out 62a and 81 % and inserting In lieu thereof
so cents and 81 co. 80 that his amendment should pre-
vail The allowed the public printer VIII be 5O
nrr lOOU ems composition Of plain work. 80 cen's
DER token Tor press work and 81 90 for rule and figure work
rhs House is called upon 10 decide between The prices
provided by the OIL OF Inc coh''hee anu os" PoPos'u W
the amendment 1905 49,, !,
oublic printer should receive higher compensation Tor print
NO execuled for the Slute usually charged Tor
lar work for Individuals 1t proven before the commit
c by Mesas Page and Rehord that the press OF copy
..n from tie House is trcqutcty great mat he phuic
nriner is Compelled pay his hands very hgh extra wages
m working hours in order 10 get the work Gone IN
ea sonabc time alter he receives -tnat al othe! time
lie hands vim work The public printing are frequently
idle ni copy, during which time the pMsc printer
is compelled TO pas Them full wages " me phStlc
nrio.r is compeil.! do this in udc keep his hands To-
her 10 meet p!,ss Of work that may be sent from the
4ouse of DrIeeatesthat for these reasons the phic
wnuId al IS r 81 cents According ~ this evidence, the
cubic printer ought receive from II 10 Il cents more per
1000 ems than generally charged i'r regular work and
the gentleman Patrick admits that h. ia entitled 10 10
cents more pr 1000 Than the average riec OF printing
in The city Richmond No" The important question pre-
srnts itscfWia, is the avarage price OF printing III INC
ty of Richmond established by tho testimony lierr
is the evidence os Ill The witnesses upon this point:
| Mr. John Nrwlr practical printer sld-"l believe bU
cents to be tho yGr2. prize OF printing in the city Snne
orn al 40 GEMS low 50 cents, and others as high
a. 81 cents Mr. VIM Cuey, practical printer said Thar
ono average price n book printing in The city from As Ia
"a Cents" Mr A. NJ Bailey also practical printer and
the foreman il The office of The Religious Heiud and hr
President OF the Typographical Society OF ttlcund es'
fed that he usually cha'G tG cents Tor prihlng ana mat
no had undertaken So 90 cents BAT could never
| realize any thing al such prices.
So appears The average price OF printing in The city
,r Richmond s somewhere between As and SIS cents per
1000 cn,s Now the public printing b" worm IL cts more
thar ordinary prnling Tor individuals for te reasons when
have lnst alt, IN, and tie average nee ri pruning IN
the CITY be 90 per 1900 ems then it will follow that o.
els is fair for The public printing. or II the ave
rage price Of rTInns IN the CITY Os @o:'h - cfn'
then 10 cents in addition, which the gentleman from "a
trick adsi,s public printer shomd receive VIII give
So cents the compensation fixed by the hill
MIR STAPLES. The gentleman m'slpfr'hcnds my posi-
lion If he sunpuses thu: Willing allow the public
printer 10 han the average price .; printing in
The city Richmond commended that the average pco o.
nIntiny according hs testimony taken btfoe the com.
mit,.e was ahnu 30 and III cents addition to which
thought the ruoIr printer entitled FOR assigned
By Messs kd'rd and Page before the committee would
make 80 cents the compensation proposed by my amend
mrnt According the testimony AZ cents ond b: about
correct of the prices charged for public printing IN
the States OF Virginia. Pennsy and massachusetts,;
ond II is the price paid the printer for The Court OF Appeals
Mr. Bo7-nM The gentleman from Patrick very
clca -,r ina, admits that the public printing Is worth ~
cents more usual price Tor regular Work done is m
lyduaIa In Ibis city he viii! be driven inevitably 10 the
conclusion nl the compensation Of o2h cents, PROVIDED
BY the BILL fair and eaaonabei hence he seeks 10 avoid
this conclusion by adding the 10 cents not TO The average
prce of printing this State but 10 Tie average plce OF
printing in the three States 10 which he has referred
which he says is about 40 cents; But Mr speaker
il il moi INV purpose 10 permit him thus TO avoid The eglI
innate conclusion OF his own admission he makes allow,
ance hs says assigned BY Messrs bedford and
Pare and adds 10 conis per 1000 ems for such allowance
Now VITA, were The assigned by Mess's Redlotd
ard Page which entities the public printer, in the opn
Ton Of the gentleman from Patrick 10 The additional com,
pensation Of ten per 1000 ems The evidence CT those
witnesses upon this point have already stated Their
proves that there certain disadvantages which
are only applicable TO the public printing aud "hch DO mol
attach private printing, in the city Of Richmond Now
does appear that tits proposition too plain and Papa
Me 10 need calculation by argument that II the public
print.r in the city Of is '"se disadra1:agGs
of such disadvantages The public printer Is en
lied to additional compensation such compensation should b
in addition to tho usual prices charged for PrsGls printing