Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-18
For he Enquirer.
TIE PUBLIC PRINTING.

decision this time xcctc!,Iy rnc and regret Ina!
have mad but few hours examine H. VIII not say ii
was surprised ii lslc remarks which l from HE g'ni!a
man fro Patrick (ilr S;arlc' t.! ihhi gentleman Is u
former. Ru! IL Iii: tiirts al rcifcrchnnnl drh rtiuT Is
not thar bis eyes first it.l on cuf ab!" ana th'!
public IIinis.!
Many This floor may surprised II lr course Of III
gentleman, but MW ,,: after he tot' hi1 Pea
.tu:ei enquiries into this subject, f"ic :" INC !u
vincia papers lad iu0rmtd the large and e&0i.
tan. paid 10 the public printer aud Of tie might! q
oIts Of H. gentleman reform them One cnnniuAca''i 'i
&c remembered, under iicjsignatufr Of s. q. 3 rom !sh
nond which stated that ihr gentleman ';ni pa'fics ti'
sapes) taking s;";s bsing about hi: elo1iaion-
MS letter bore the gen,l nitil yr he dii no. ctaf@
hat c wrote i; f,r iii No. hnuw who did. lis ah
other thirgs pre'arcd hl :o' w!4' We had Witnessed
TEis s he report oi The committee, tsaii Mr.. Va h"S.h
~ papfrl and scuIGHrtnt a adoption. Tic gsnlruil
comes here with determination ske down The sHi1
oi tn" public printer Why2 lie would not Cia!sc ta'
is William Kilchic is the public printer, ANA " II
liam r. Rltcbic Democrat. Al!nHgh Tie gcrIciah
young, he ma, onk ltfGn@h party spectaces bnt VII
ash if The chrgcs in public pTihng haze hoe u" i"Sh
why 1t thai lne energy oi the g"nilciran rom 'h
those who think ~!t am has :" long s!Gfortt!. ''i
hing year Cd Mr.. Samuel Shepherd, G's'!h"u sc
member n. VIII. party, receive The stIrc Hii'es ~
paid IIr HE pun! nting Nerc the rcfnTIcr during
all This iincl Why Ihr tit made TO s'Iirc cow
then?
was The last should have expected "a ." made Inc 90
ecr of The grElemats "Err care lie ihcn@ht ir ~ 'S
wou.r be SCARED He The only ul all lie officer, o
government wlu cmpyH tie Dor and the !Itc tcha;c-
Bun h. vino gives work l" The poor ina;--ihc poor, a"
working man. who lu!s nc s.-aay nlGns and barely r."
cclycs rnu.h buy The clothes he wears and The bread nc
eats l,r be the first stricken down
Mr. w. did no, adrocai splendid c0vcTnncHt lie was n
friend cAora salaries ou c believed faithful pubic Q"
liccrs ought 10 be well paid
The first ldes'ian then be consictcd i' Has ne pnc
priner failed discharge his ducl Nnhocy has
dared make a curge. On hc uuihoiy ol comretrht
Judges t:1r he "ou'G confess II subject re hne" ~ ~
himself Tie work done By The present pubic printer ~ ''t
best public printing that s done in the United SiGtcs =
William cu!,y, the Printer 10 -" Late CcnvcDrh -!
hat Ir wok i, done in r style Of lie sa:ardT.
1. t,, Far l.nIIk
tne in Massachusetts ard trnns lvaTt. II The same Was
done here would al BE- ashamed c H. !'rr hook at ;f
Code OF Er.nia the work t.lthni ohccr II
is as gaud Il specimen Of lilnr. as any law book ~"
charge can be aud, lr, vi iilnc o The part oi 'ir
Rche /, do hs work promptly, faithfully and we'll
Mr. -. hen referred to III. tcstnc D Daniel lrGe
Brunei c. Page and several Others, '""r" me c'n'
mitee Gcse all cncn said h. u practical AEo"-
ledge the subject al whci they testify aud y a. i'Ii'
standing : any lie uii.ed Sl'cs rAcy a" agtc" t't
the prices paid !or he public printing Is IT" too nu" "t
there are "o viii do il Ior ~ cents lcs ahd mere
are men, who be The puha printer" would say i@y "nC:
do il for 20 cents aud then back Nj Cu:'cr GIL !"
get the prices now pai ar. Galley undertook 'nc w"'b "i
The Convention 50 He o"c 20 get Tie icts
paid the public printer uni he got t!:trl, too.
~ did intend 20 through tic whole "i iIs testimony,
but il is usel.s The committee unanimously agreed irat
the pubic printing was worth ten cents more 'i" a"S s
printing done in tile c!lt And why EecaG7c te P""c
printer must The language Df The witnesses nave qua"
fcarioDs Other ii ncciicai-c nust hr familiar win
legislative pIdcecdiugshaVc large b"lianr qUanuf
of type hat VIII little tim for any o:,r purpose
and large number Of ourneymcn ir'Ineniv ad" i ne
want OF wo, gel who rr"ul:Gly h Al! NE wires.
es testify that subject that III" prices pad lcF or"
work j. ";n 81 /" G2a cents The committee nahr ic
average - Nj Eiysrn hr would Uncrt7hr T. d"
~. The puzzle rn'in" a Az cents PEI uuu cma ans ~ c,s
token. An. yet there bargain between 'hc emp
Ing printers u tins city, OF whch Nj Ely Dac lni ~
work Ia I've done oT hess than ~ cents nor j1h
work Tor less lhai SO lr Elcy that he understood
liz was 80 cent? IN" has CHARGED les price
With The exception Of l Ely snns tho testimony all agrees
And Mr. While asked is G2i. cents too much TO give onr
public printer Has gentleman here ever had an*
printing done at less than that! have Ind good ,i,a
done and confident never paid less, although VI i.l,
i, :" do the 2ajic printing at "n",thrd less Vi.
Culiry !iIs printing o the Convention at moe
,han third les than the price paid the rulc pin'cr, ad
yet he charged the Convention SIX cents the same price
paid Tie pubi rTncr aud Mir CGIlcy himself says he DOS
not think the convention work was well donH.
Mr.. STAPLES here interrupted. Mr.. W Nlt' and informed
him that Mr. Galley wouli not has" asi. The Conv.m!'n
10 pay him e. cents If hr had i"nc all 'lIc printing!
Mr. WHITE. thank The gcn!lenian !n9 the intcup..''
He to Dunnavnnt Immediately after he got TIE con-
BY undcrbidIn. printers an oitd !,
TO him at ha price Before he could POSSIBLY have known
that he would do all tic printing for tn" Convent o ht
afterwards hc addressed memorial - III. Convention ~ a
received 62. ccns which il" vas ony air, ani he
also admits that The work G"ne not So good IS Inc
| pubic printing.
Aud y Nye, Mr. Cu!ey's security The question waP
put 10 % Didn't you approve the application 'or III" o=
crnts7 On yes. SAYS M Nyc He went Mr.. Cullcyr
curiv when he undertook the work NJ 50 cents and JOINS III
petition with admirable Indifference for the same rae pad
the public printer DON'T you Mr. Srcrkcr how i /
sir like the printer in New York, he could %r 10 DO j0r
nothing!
Mr. Colin snys is worth more do tic printing for The
Legislature. than -. the Court o Appeals He SAYS ic
public printing worth more because il take prat'
dence o everything cse requires large amonn 0! material
and large office. But whn H. X. EI'yson The gcn'tr,
who nabcsa bargain IL do wCIS ut not irss hhh ~ ana
50 cents u'.icfads those IN the same h.'S Ton t! '
mony OF the wnrss,sj b. doing Yr hess and now
willing ~ 30 this public printing, winch every Other "i'e.
but hnsr! thinks is worth Than other workr al -
cents Does not the ciOvcn u. sizes uni Is II mol pam
ina he merely wishes 10 pat hinseli IN William k'ci"-
shoes |. discharge the best public officer ~
ever hliil you your work done Ike Il l. done ~
massachusetts, and Pcnnsy ylrana nu want petition NJ 6,
.iIon I" up here tor extra pay to work mot - w."
an rect your present efficient Democratic public !n'.
There who will throw away nats AMI iaRe .h'"
c the cents, and others bat Ir;lH for either '
= "nan f:Om pltrc (Slr. St"pi, a:d v"'cd for ho'-
Loa-. railroads lls Gtd iurn HIS, and ha7
Stood ~ and millions appropriated without onc ""'n
about 'c'rrnchmen and re";rn and row. hat nearly -
gone, ard s Mr. W'sl constituents vii! have ~ ay "o
dollars wicrc his tr SS) only 10 meet these ap
pvprulons made without their consent the gentleman pr"
poses reduce the charges Of e printing per OUO ems ana
per tok"n l2 cents om what, in the opinion o INC com
mitce, i ldst and f He thought this auicnGneE' ca'c
with bad grace from the gentleman.
The gentleman ought to know there is consld!rao!r ld
ference in the work done for the Court oi ApFes ana W.
printing done for hi- body That wnk is done al Your ~
sure. There is hurry for H. Next week ur ncNi ""'
will be lime enough for that Not with this lie doc
lnenls we order 10 FAY 10 be duae 10 morrow n'inS
II must be done il HE printers work all night WIGS ~
Swtr;iicar's all 10 be neglected, bn! TICS apc"
b II any body can, tre caa ai1ti ID d. 4
Tor 40 bu he can't do This extra work requires
pay There wide difference in the work, aud 'e
mode Of doing it.
Two of The witnesses before The conlmec The men'hnfs
of this Huusc well ined with They say thai % =
cents IS not too much tn pay for mo publc pfh''n@
you kick their testimony what will you do WIN ha o'
H. Elyson as To janis Guest he was discharge" "
| the office. ;.
When all these ihings reflected on, he Eopsa .7
House would ds,m7 the arrangements at Pescnt g..
ing with csmubc and faithful ctcer bn! pass me o -
the committee. lie hoped t. Gnd, il We aFs I" srK" ''
any man, il will not be him on whom large nunlnet :" i
hardwo king dependent for their bread and .c ~
tcnance Of their wives and children. JOHN T. Page o'a,'
that these poor work Sundays, ana ~ ~
week Gniii l2 uclocS night ls Ibis !hc p'oHa: Pase
! I!e gentleman from Patrick 10 hrgln his reform
word n'"u blank pages All The witnesses icsni' w w
ccp this same Mr. IT, X, Eilyson, 'hat blank pasrs a
charged In the language OF the gen,emans own WINES
Mr. Cuey the blank pages are the cream Of inc oo' '""
all the advantage the poor printer gets. c,,
The pubic printer does nc! charge bat zs GEMS Io
ing s.iclfa Sc Thc gentleman from Patrick, ~ hs ma
| a..:r: thai. . -, -,
Mr. =. h.rc explained The mode u making ou' ="
bill iur printing under his plan.
MIR. WHTg If the bill is maie on, as the gcnte''" ~ ~
poses, II would take half the time OF cefk anu .e T
u paper nj least Thc thing is now done win " c
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