Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-07

er. The Commonwealth for his effort to relieve OF
u he VIII tho end be productive
good People will not always be coa,en 10 oe ms5''seo 0 W.
Scr the proceedings the Leglslalurc-t Ysrdhys Wing
We (,he Senior Edo) had designed 10 trouble ou
reudss and the public with this matter OF the public print
Ing We had full confidence In tho good sense and u5tic
OF the Democratic party, and recent eveots show tha
onr confidence not mlsplced Bat since he wing 10
pary capital has thought proper 10 MAKE the ISSUE We mes
Il boldly and have few words to say 10 'he taxpayers
! the Commonwealth" II his speech, as reported n the
Whe Mr. Staples urges the truth OF the old mo''o fe"ps
who live n glasshouss should not throw stones "e fc'
echo tho sentiment, and we ask the Wng what EXCUSE "
can mako TO the for tho fact that Inc gea ec
omist Mr. Staples, last winter absent al ho'' ''"
tina Houso of Delegates for tho space Of ryo days. and
still drew from the public treIsury tho "hoe per den
these lry.,wo days. This matter oil recor' ana '
Who can .s,isfy ITSELF without having committee o' 10
vestio,tion X ,s specimen OF the 'felie OF iha TAX
payers from unnecessary burdonsT
gut ye turn Mr. pies speech as reported 10 te pro
ce,dluas" The great pont sought TO bs m1de 10 thas Inc
public printer charged for bck pages The Governor mes
aare and accompanying documents. That question wal
fully sfed before Dir. Staples investigating committee
winter before as, and the fact that such charge un'e
sally made was distinctly and satisfactorily proved by ever
ono of the ten or twelve practical printers examined lan
nearly all of them Whgs with the solitary exception OF ono
bo had minced his circular the desk of each member
stating that he would do The public printing Tor less sun
boo os then and is now paid for Tho blank pages
not appear 10 any portion Of tho public printing e1cep 'hs
Governors message and documents, aud we will complete
10 inset Mr. Staples h!msy fabric by showing why hls
n,acr.ce Ii unavoidable. ThtrJ are numerous cocu
ments in the volume. Each Of these documents 10
snarate report In iteel and is received oy 'ne fuo
Printer q, different tImes Each Ia required 10 nave s u
lie mage and the necessary banks following 'not page as
the cuse in oil book work land are reqea 10 o'a e
uo in q vCume,) !; any OF Ihe reports s"ou,a s"o "'
~, ,he, f y, ues iess than g. l6 a. 32 d0 49, &c.
n.e mpst s ono two or three baak pages, as The cas-
NAV be- G, the end OF each report, ending Ia 's mshher
Moreover In carrying this VOL recoShAea ue o1 p'in'
ing we pay our printers full prices os 'he'o oanR pages
but this important fact Ia omitted oy Hf. otap'eS I'd W
Wh,,.ooessdpg." We will sizpy add that the aum dIawr
by Mr. Staples for the thify'"o oays '' nc was sOsc
on M easa,iye duties and upon his own business woult
h.. ,cs icien, TO pay for this mighty abuse ot
~, nv, r IN. oubc p,ntur in having blank pages In som
- L hich arc unavoidable, II the work be pIcfel!
1885,. ,,,,,r :, j.. lh, his sum- added TO The Burden" Y
49,. ., f oubc lime aud money In VI. S!lp!e- soor'iv'
,.i seq sion ADD the present. ate. ec0aony oy t4oEE
,, D.mocro. wha! had been sncomPialnosly paid 10
tJj0 puie would have far more than saved enough pa
n, ,bs much t,lkcd Of blank pages.
e, tbe,e we're other polnls raised by ar Staples Ia MI
onorv Of despair q. The defeat of this Whs movement
dDc,cd In hs closing remarks nua recorded 10 !tc pro
ccednss" n the Whig:
"uf. S;nplss OF Patrick. withdrew all further amend
mans AID stated his rs:soc fot 80 DOING Inc To,nt
dwn Of his amendment to-day, which merely Proposod
Impose rse;rirtons on Public pE.e against chafsps
fol blank pages He reviewed The c:riss pursued o7 .
bers sesa!cI. Rnon this subject ~ss
House and showed that a! every stsso VI tue nlu' I
instituted en- esasyc policy pursusd, aud e'ey ,h
resor=d 10 aud enforced save OH nal acton
mater He said that notwithstanding no ,au IN IN,
S,;sss s!owss TIE pusc printer aud prss paid % ONE
orn.ers in city In several sG %te ~ ouspea III
m ,svs sny s.o to remedy this unjust monopoly
ie did not desire to reduce the p'e ao~sa @ sns pu'i
pes ,sss al Isssoa upon Rm Is would 0s's' the '