Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-22
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....,- dry. .u1 where voY can ind r-tr-Icninsni
f. YOUR hssrts' content. And instead "i IN pun
printing costing sum which s.srtie' every ovu5 u
you will apply the pruning Entt 10 Tile ACTON NJ s.r
own body, in regard 10 this print'ng you WIN s'' ~
omit erumbling about the coat snd the DahK PAGES. II
is hess small resolutions and resgnattons mere
exhibited to the House the Nicaragua r'soiulohs GU.
Mr. Boykins resgnation.) that no hnuy calss noou
seeing in print, that cause 40 many olaE hhu
titls" pages in your bound docuIDenss' iouf IrNI
gen. clerk who Ia good reader can read those !a'ns
To the House 30 That they can be undets ~
humbles. member and hope tia. plan VIII nere"'
ter he adopted.
Some complaint has been made about me mn,os;.y
Of the committee refusing to permit Mose!s. ilu'iin'
Macfarlane, Cemmtt and Wynne from lesu'y,nS oe
fore the committee because they rere interessea Vt
nesses when at The same time, they peril ou o'A
down the evidence OF MIR. Dunnavan WIZ wa .ne
rested also. In regard TO this charge, iase vy 10
saw that Mr.. Dunnavsnt wac introduced ny my
friend tine gentleman from Stafford, and ihht pro.
tested repeatedly against his Tug laC
that knew he Was interested. On the othel nanu'
it was commended by majority Of the committee ina,
"a be was introduced by ha gentleman from STAFFORD
they had the right TO cross examine him. anu nls OK
animation generally acquiesced 10 10y inc Tno'e
committee. At the time that Edmund Ruinn Egg
WAS introduced, 1t was generally understood lug. As
would have bids or propositions before Inc committee
to execute the work for a less cum than 'hat now
paid tbs public printers. majority oil tnat conu"
tee not desiring 10 proraCt its abors unll nearly Tue
end Of the sesson, as it was evident 1t Wouu aave 10
cit until that time, unless there was some
placed upon the testimony determined to cut OH oil IT.
relevant OPINIONS, and place those gentlemen upon an
equal footing by receiving direct propo''tlon rom
EACH II was also eviden. that that was tbo oes. way
10 arrys at the proper conclusions Of those bidders or
lpis adj nffh AT
manifested is propriey by the brevy oil Their ,es,
mony and propositions, published with the commit
toes report. If the committee had ADOPTED any
other c0urse, It would have led to immense labor as
we'll az a large ismount Of testimony, without throw
Ing any other light upon the sGbjact than that they
would execute the work for - per cent less than We
now pay. That fact was ascerained and that ~as all
We wanted. We had plenty OF opinions, and did moi
mean by our decision or determination to reflect upon
Mr.. Rufin or any gentleman who desired to put in
bid.
In my Judgment, Mr. Speaker, there s another
strong reason why the minority report shnuld be re-
jectsd. Adopt this "publio letting Of the public
printing" TO the lowest bidder, flor thoae Is per cent
propositions nothing e!ssl and where does il end!
Why, to be consistent in dealing with all yoar pub
lie officers alike. you will have TO "let out bs offices
OF your Auditors and every other office under your
CONTROL and confess that can see more money TO
be saved in proposition of that kind, than in that
referred 10 in printing any thing else But instead
OF proposition of that kud, find on my table 6tH'
reported increase the salaries OF nearly all OF our
public officer,-even down to the wardeIs Of the
Peni;entiary when, if the principle is carried out,
which is proposed by the minority report, you can
find psnty Of we'll qualified gentlemen who will take
the Offices in your basement and every where else,
for less than that noe pad, and they will be GLAD 10
| receive them for even Is per cent. less.
Finally, l hope havs said enough TO convince
this HOUSE. that the true policy s "to let we'll enough
a.one," and adopt the majority report, in which We
have achieved certain saving Of vi per oenti aud
let US not seek for uncertainties, past expert.
once points out to plainly the proper course to
| pursue