The weekly Placer herald., 1854-04-08
Discussion in the Senate of the
California LEGISLATURE.

ing law is pasSeu, anu tne Otate Prlnter
elected"
Mr. Crabb opposed the resolution, because
he was against the passage of any law making
the Office of State Printer elective; and was
not willing that any action of the Senate now
should be based on the assumption that such
law would be passed.
Mr.. Colby spoke on the point also, and
made some remarks about the State Printers
stealing from the State Treasury.
Mr.. Crabb.-The Senator forgets the re-
spect due to the Senate Having voted in
that way, find it necessary to notice his re-
marks If the Senator says that am capa
BILE of an act which permitted stealing from
the State Treasury, that Senator utters an
unmitgated falsehood. This is all f. ell JUS
titled in saying, under the rules of the House
that much feel compelled to say.
Mr. Colby i will state as | stated before,
that consider Senators who oppose the refor
nation of system by which the printing of
a single document folding and stitching costs
S30O0-and under the law this printing can
be done five times-I consider, repeat, when
senator's vote to print such documents (when
they have the power to reform and oppose all
efforts at REFORM that they are stealing sfrom
the State Treasury.
Chair-Order, order
Mr.. Crabb Il repeat the Senator lies and
the truth is not in him.
Mr. Colby.-I don't regard the imputation
that has been thrown out for consider the
source from which it comes.
Mr.. Crabb.-I consider the Senator a dirty
blackguard
Mr., Colby.-I consider the source from
which these imputatons come The senator
may say what he chooses. He has endea-
vored to get up personal matter with me
before; but will tell him, when he courts
personal difficulty with me, he comes to the
wrong door
Mr. Crabb i don't care what course the
senator desires to take.
Char.-Order order!
Mr.. Walkup.-I rise to make a few re
marks in relation to this printing matter.
am perfectly willing to take the responsible.
ty of every thing l have done in relation to
to it, and every vote have cast this winter.
| have been willing and anxious to meet the
printing committee, but the day we first met
until now, the chairman (Mr. Moore) has
never called the committee together. l wish
that the burden of this whole matter should
rest on another's shoulders. | was willing
and anxious to get at these printing bills,
and report them back for action. | was
ready to cast my vote for the lowest possible
figure, and did not vote for the humbug
resolutions of my colleague, (Mr Tuttle.) for
believe the resolutions amounted to nothing.
he State of California entered into a con
tract to do the public printing with certain
persons, and no change could be effected
without the introduction of a bill. l desire
the Chairman of the Printing Committee to
state here his reasons for not calling the com
mittee together. wish to fix the blame on
his shoulders, for | was always ready and
willing to meet the committee Hemay have
had good reason for not calling the COM
mittee tegether. | believe he has. 1t is not
my fault we have not reformed the State
Printing. | believe the intention was to pre-
vent the committee doing anything. and re-
port back the bill when it was too late, and
then fasten the odium of the whole thing on
certain men in the Senate.
Mr.. Tuttle.-Ths is not the first time that
have heard this language. l only desire to
say few words:-My colleague has spoken
about the printing contract. More that two
months ago in my place in the Senate, l de-
MED that there was any such thing in exis-
tence as that contract, and | challenged the
Senator to produce it if it was in existence
| have examined the archives from the top to
the bottom-called ed at the Office Of the Secre-
tary of State, and inquired if there was any
evidence of that contract; and say again
and have repeated it four times, that there
is no such contract in existence
Mr.. Moore. | don't believe that have any
heinous sin on my shoulders in this matter.
This was the first intimation that have had
that the Senator had any anxiety on this or
any other question, except on the Senatorial
question. He never made a suggestion to me
on the subject
Mr. Walkup.-I will answer that question.
| acted as chairman of the committee during
the gentleman s absence Certain resolutions
were referred to the committee-I gave them
to him saying did not consider them of any
importance;-Id desired him to call the COM
mittee together, but he gave me no satisfacto-
ry answer.
Mr. Moore. This explanation of the Sen
ator acquits him of the charge of being en-
tirely Indifferent on this question. 1t entire
ly acQuits him, and establishes his extreme
anxiety on the printing question. l have
called this committee together once, at least;
and faint effort was made to call them to
rether again. met one of the committee
solitary and alone;-the senator from Placer
(Walkup) was not in town; he either was
hunting up his constituency or his constituent
cy hunting up him.
Mr.. Crenshaw.-As a member of The Print
ing Committee, when those invectives are
thrown out am willing to stand from under
and let the weight of the charge fall where
the enlightened judgment of every person
will let it fall. The Senator from San Fran
cisco -Moore-stated correctly, that he noti-
fed me as a member of the Printing Com
mittee, to meet him. but incorrectly, think,