The Nevada journal., 1855-08-17

STATE PRINTINc.-Dr. Coleman the
editor of the Humboldt Times, holds tho
following language concerning the State
Printing. The DIR. is practical printe,
and understands the whole subject. L
will be recollected, that when the bill al.
luded to passed the Legislature, he put il
a bid to do the printing for the state for q
much less sum, 'han that paid to Reddina
the present State Printer. For the Sess-
ion of 1854, the appropriations for print
ing amounted to the sum of SI17,soo
But hear the Times:
"At the session of 1854 the Legislature pass
ed an act creating the Office of State Printer
and liked the compensation at the following
rates; "ems" two dollars and fifty cents-ruie
and figure work. four dollars. The bill was pass.
ed by fraud-passed in the Senate without q
quorum for the benefit of Redding, tool Of
Mr. Broderick, at the same time other parties
offered to do the work for twenty-five per cent
less. Redding is allowed one dollar and seven.
ty-hve cents per square of three hundred "ems'
for the lstinsertion and one dollar for each SUBJ
seqaent one, not exceeding eight. In addition
10 tne above allowances, the g. stealings" in the
legislative printing have farexceeded the actual
amount paid out to the workmen.
Inc price OF printing will, at this time. JUS
NY printer in taking the contract to do the
state printing at one dollar per one thousand
ems and omit to take advantage of the steal.
lngs, which will allow fair profit to the con.
tractor. Any number Of printers, who can set
iorty TO forty five thousand 'ems" per week, car
De employed at thirty dollars per week, thereby
allowing a margin sufficiently large to satisfy
any but the most unscrupulous and graspipg
vi that printing required to be published in o
newspaper, one dollar per square for the frs,
insertion and fifty cents for the second is large
pay, and would be sought after by every paper
in the State
ANY member OF the next Legislature who
Will Introduce bill amendatory of the present
act will, ifhe does nothing else smerit the thanks
OF the people fthe State-but we fear that such
will never be the case, until shutting, trickey
pollticiansssare left at home. In September 8
State Printer will be elected and possibly il
will be the Know Nothing nominee His par
ty will be in power and he will oppose any at
tempt to reduceet the price of printing; thousand.
will be spent by him for that purpose, in buy.
ing up members ofthe legislature. This question
alone, will settle the question as to the honesty
of the Know Nothings. If they get into power
and refuse to modify the present prices ofprint
ing, it will be evidence that it was not principle
but struggle for spoils, that created SO much
patriotism in their breasts. Well do we rec
ollet that at the time of the passage of the bill
creating State Printer, "the poor printer, the
working man." was the hobby, the theme, o.
Redding and his tools, " if the prices were any
lower 1t would take bread from the mouths Of
the printers and their families. After Redding
was appointed, instead of paying printers the
usual rates, he employed "blacksmiths," at re
duced wages, and charged the State for printing
bills, reports OF committees, &c. four.foId the .
mount he was entitled to.