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


h n,in,.r me usual prices charged Tor private printing
IN I'M. cty This certainly Keeping the cords Of prom.
10, IN h.. car TIT breaking Them 10 me hope But we are
, M, ms amendment allows the public printer ten
nrc pcr 1000 ems; than the average price OF printing
in the Ststes Virginia, PENNSYLVANIA or Massachusetts
which about oiiy cents per lUuu ems ut What plopl-
v is there in going Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
10 ascertain what compensation should be paid the public
printer in Virginia The causes that depress the price oil
printing in those States DO not exist 10 inc same extent IN
Virginia. The wages OF labor is always In proportion TO
the density of population The sparser The population OF
country the CHER the of abor the denser the popu-
Iaon the lower the wages Of aoor. mas
q 10 the square mile Hence In Massachusetts, Journey
men printers can be employed for much less than they can
Virginia But expose iny Inc ansu1a'y OF consSe'
ing the price Of printing in Pennsylvania or hussachu.
set,s as criterion by which TO fix the price OF
public printing in irsniu. suppose that In those
n cts instead of 40 cts The gentleman from Patrick, cup
pose would add 10 30 cents and give our public
printer 40 per 1000 ems and would CONTEND no oouo
Thai he had allowed him On additional compensation Of 10
rns nor reasons assigned by Messrs Redord and Page
Thus he would contend that he had made ample allowance
for all disadvantages connected with the public printing
while Ae would actually give the puoc printer zen GEMS
lass than the urice usually charged for private printing in The
civ And what does he, In fact propose 10 40 oy MS
amendment Why. he says he makes ample ana oeta al
ownnce t(or reasons assigned by Messrs kedlod and
paue" and vet he does allow the pubic printer US Eh
a compensation is frequently charged IN Nchond loF
private printing n;,. ;I ;;, ~,
yony "a massachusetts 10 ascertain what prices should be
paid The public printer suppose with qua propficY nc
sho there to ascertain what prices s" In a M
members of the General Court Legislature OIL assacnu-
sets receive salary only 81 days whereas Inc gentle
from Patrick receives 81 per day ana mileage WOW a.
that gentleman seems be the peculiar advocate OF re-
euchnen. reform and economy IN the Oh
the government il he thinks the prices paid the puoc prln
ter in Massachusetts, should regulate 'e prices Una. Houa
De allow cd The public printer in Virginia ny parity Of rea
sopiup no more per diem is allowed hr members Oh the
Legislature should be allowed our members why does moi
The gentleman, then who seems 10 De 50 ~aa I"u ]
guardian Of the public interest," Introduce o " teuc
the per diem Of members 10 Two dollars! 10 aoopl 'e e
CANT language OF the gentleman ""hat sue S iu oiJ
loose il sauce 10. the ganderp BY doing TINS, ne WOMB
reduce the taxation Of The State TO the amount VI euY
fifty thousand dollars for every session OF tue
that is held Why then, does he not Apply .i'c hn r. h
cnchmcnt 10 this branch Of the pupilc SERVICE :. n
afmd of disturbing certain nerve, which, %hen oucneu
ia said 10 v!braie through ones whole SYSTEM VII, eonnis
ency what a Jewel thou ar!"-a jewel ao"''e'' ""o"
The gentleman not To appreciate. .:,;. - ~
en,Icmsn from Patrick ri wfsleiul appl"Pl!ah at'
reckless expenditure o! public money 'c'eun
MS h,l-wh.D listen his lugubrous noles let,''Ve 10
thc peopis's money wrung rom them by leaYy uAu suu
NO raystlup;' she very earnings o. ING s"e ~ ne'
brogs;" "thc peoples money flowing me "d'eI, 'no
49, o,bsr similar exnressions 81 patriotic sympathy Tor
Inc masses could but contrast the gentleman woes up
questions involving the expenditure =, ~ ,bs ann+n
i, his lnud professions Of strict economy III 'he Appo
WIN i Us 80 .be nroni.'s money" FIJI has voted with
few executions for every internal Improvement G ,sa
h nsrt rid OF The treasury whether II was Tor faii.
-, az ns,,nal imn,,sucr involving the appropriation OF
riIons or whether 1t was fora mud.pkes SIX IN ieneh
from Ccrks Mill 10 Peter Lightners, IN Tue county oi nm
Wei Then might the gentleman exci"N', % nc uu !" us
,oach . sinus OF lrrcon Of duty IN TINS respect a:se
a. his constituents and 10 the State ouf "he
they have bern squanGemg millions upon millions " ''s
uubIic treasury, have never conceived VI VIC VI
20 rmy in their auoropriaon OF shielding the State
rum rrca less cxfavagance fes inc 8ent nhs aueu
in "squart.tng millions upon millions VI we lIop.e
m,ney nJ now redeem The promise mat ne naae 10 MS
constituent. ri ecdnomsng the administration Vi Inc e'
,efnmrn he relies the evidence OF certain enrtou' anu
rival printers in the city OF Rcmona 70 sLse o. S WI.
f. Rcfe The public printer aud most Hi'iui Quiet i"
Guarding The very same prices that have been allowed e'
noIi NJ ;at Tor last twenty years; me saae iee a'
we,e CHARGED by Snnucl Shepherd has ss Predecessor as
,ubl PRIMER without ob,con from any quarter Whatever
Sir The pr,.ic,aE is osnPped ~ The rtcho hoHi 'ans
his hs and cry against wns't"t and feeEess expenditure
cf he peop n.ynry"his lips shohd Dc ioreVct stheu
upon Ills subject least, until overcome WIN tehse'
re snail have knceed upon The sIo" OF bitter
and obtained unmerilei forgiveness from "ongeu ana
outraged constituency. ,-,.-- -.
Hni Mr. speaker propose examine and 10 anayts me
evidence taken before the committee on pruning, an" u :
mistake rot upon deliberate review OF 'c oel',nuS
.,cry inuaial and unparalleled mini VIII Ds sat!so
mai The unIansatIon provided by The bih IL us' !i ana
rrasonsbr. ard should Tot be reduced
The eycocc OF II iasen tclofe me con'
ui,ire lrr gentleman from Patrick says summing up
tho nrrina ii .ll witre3ses eight ihoug ON c's 100
much ami tive though. not 1heelgh' witnesses he claims
pre The t,o Mcssrs NhHuch. Iuheyi oi''e! ~'''
I'VE NnNIn G,ia.t ami E!lyson,
iir W:umk states IL his testimony TIA! e has heei the
prin,er II ne Senate of Virginia Tor 50 years; anu mat VIC
ln.ic
bren So rrr 1900 aud ha, Snch prices 10 mol yea
more Innn REASONABLE. profit file il then cross examined
and test fnlowa tSre OF eVoehee 'sAen "e'oe
the select cnnrnIlIee printing!
sRy Nj STAPLES II had double The Amount oil PRINT
ing 10 do that yon have could afford 10 do II a less rass
per 1000 and per oken3
Dn YOU tiuk you could 90 1t as we'll as II ia done io
less price
think that t63 c's) olsrahly fair Tef, g.. -.
Do un cT>tlnd YOU 10 say yon c0uu 10 u 'o 'e'''
| Fora Usry large job. ,.
is worth hlu small job, which every one Kn~
bn he does no, state the printing nr the House OF Del
sgaes worth less than 62s cs for he expressly says
tina, he thinks SO cts olerahy fair price II takes seVcIl
thousand copies The docu nent 10 constitute rsS
aryc Job and there are generally more 1n 25o ar ouU
copies oi document printed for the House OF
So gentleman cannot exc uhl me- Gas: ny pressing "
Waock iGo his service; hut The contrary MS eVnenee
,ustuua IN, committee the compensation provided by Tue
| bill. ,,.,
Vim Galley is next relied by the opposite side This
gentleman cntrac do the printing ur me late efon
Convention at IS cts per lGOU ems but hndn2 ha' nc
would be ruined by such prices neoned the convention ~
allow him 693 cls the compensation rcceNeh ~ 'nc p"oo
printer, and his prayer granted II would, therefore,
have been extremely inconsistent and bera IN him 10 nave
denied WIN. F. Richie the compensation lie himself re-
ccyed from the convention Here Ms eVehce upon S
| point: r. IS of cv!drncc)
DO Won considr, 81 en-, 100 much for the public print
| ina1
do not Know is II necessary 10 have good Prac.
ca printers and persons familiar with the proccrhngs Of
Legislature TO read the proof sheets requires diam
| mems other than mechanical
seems. then ;hal Cuey like Warrock has been pressed
in the service M the gentleman from Patrick contrary 10
! his will.
The next witness relied OIL IS a NJ. Bailey He says in
his cvieice THAT if tho public printer has open field,
and take in other work which 10 employ hs hands,
he cal :d To 10 less Than 62 cents; but not il re-
src:cd 10 he public work. lie states that he would not
undertake. public printing tor ess than 90 cents So
Bailey hinks That the public printer is entitled TO III cents
NOR. than Tic Amendment proposes 10 give him How, then,
can the gentleman from Patrick claim hiG as his wness
The .crcc Of Nyr entitled to much weight, Tor,
while he 81 per 1000 TO be reasonable
compensation for the public printer tie yet says that CuIcy
was cnliilc 62s i the printing done for he Con
vunon Will he admits Gnlev does himself thai the
pniing fnr the Convention inferior IN the printing
dlry the Legislature by the present public printer
Now what is for the goose is sauce Tor the eander
and il Cuey printing for the Convention was worth, IN
tho upDn N.Y. G2 cents, with what surt oi consistent
cy could he cpnlcn the printing W. F. Ritchie ior
HE Legislature is worth only so cents, when il is admitted
that the printing Of The latter is vastly superior 10 the orc
m.r7
The next vtncss s JOHN NowIan Here is an extract
from, his testimony, 81 - of evldcncc
'T0u have cAaincd The WORK done by Ms Cut
lev for the Convention. Was il well done The public
printing slid should The prices BE- paid mi
Ans should say not, either rgafds the quality g" the
work or prize. that should be paid for t."
Now if Nye be right in his opinion, thai Cueys priaAs