Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-14

tenn has been in v,gs in this state, ne asked mem
bers to refer to the journals Of that period. and ia
them they would hnd sn aTgunsRt in favor of fhA
present mode Of electiDg public printeF.
NJ. BUTLER said When be introduced The bill
he expected opposition from the peFccratic ride OF
the House, because hs thought they were better
trained than to allow the public printing To Ia
taken from their darling pet. he could see no
need for delaying the bill By sending Il to a com
! n.sttes He made the assertion that a conosrD
n,onSs.d d ss7s Slate 81 QeQin the printing Of
The Cod. hut that i WAS given 10 the DINER eide Of
sss House and they had tosmPloy this sams con.
csrn 10 10 tbs Job II Z VS. Of opinion that there
Is s6rqpstit n tnlqgh 2 lhs .ass Z s3Feahe State
en- ,, =, rs6T ia Ills y stteE ef pfjAling aloss
NJ VsJJ0HN iule ldri "a v5te for the bill, bu,
the gentle nan (Mr Bot sr) Ieaarks we're ,has-
ae,.TyoI vith 90 naci severity towards the Demo-
cralie sids Of the House. cad With much Of dis
pos,t.cnto make Of tas qaefl'n psiitipM test
tbsf he mus DECLARE n)S, as = lrn 'erat dis inten
tom 10 vats for The VSl9S AND AAElcAS to do the
public priDting &c.
Mr. BE NNErC regard d it ss strange a { the
Obpositi.I perry shout come up w and ask foe
rstrenoAment aud reform when they have On
ia the majority here for number Of years till tae
last sAssion The law fxes tbs price Ia be maid far
The publc printing, snd II IT'S Zoo high. the ONO
s<tion sxed H. Now, what is all this f,r? il is
FIR bauooinbo If We pass this Law it wiz be viz
tually rerealipg the law m the Code providing Tor
thx elseijou of this pubic fnDctienary He wss
onnossd 10 Iha bill, end ii faFero Of foE Ekp
ANEnIcAx having the pFipilos. kT he thought the
pTopristors tf that paper we're entitled 10 L..
Mr BUTTER theught, thai it ;heQppestion had
controled The Lesjslatare f1r . Bumber of years,
and had had e4pepde the peoples money useless
~. il was 90 season Why gentlemen on the other
side Of tze F'qss ah9ql4 PSF T9ts fer rerenehment
an AZ wILII.Ms E6S[f5;op,.., a. rnS.Ea-, a tl,.
proposition to print the Cole for less price than
the law allowed the Public Printer, observed that
uuder the Constitution Of Tenn esse we bad no pow
err 10 release the printer from the contract n ade
upon his election, and hence proposition to tsse
a Job from him, if carried out, would be plan,
simple, common sense, violation of the State Con-
sttutiou; and IT his recollection vas not al fault
such proposition was ever seriously considered in
the House. 80 e1sa8@fA t@&s B I
Mr. EHITE had received information that the
price nov pai9 the public pFirt was not high
enough, and he gas willing 10 cote to make it high
er, but he hoped the House you'd lei the bill pass.
Mr.. HARRIS moved ibas the motion to refer be j
so amended as that the Committee shall enquire
whether the present prices paid are exirav4gan. or
net. he had some general knowledge Of what Ibis J
kid 81 work is worth, and Is Of opinion that the
prices noF pbid are not extravagsnt. If they were
extrayagant they sho4ld be Fssesd
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Hickman, accepted the
amendment 10 his notion ,S-zgresS- crvs Isl
Mr. CALDWELL said the election of The public
printer would not be psds in this Hluse; he would
b. the production of memh ,rs Of the opposite side
Of the Houso 10 caucus, lie thought it but fair that
Democratic printers from various pafts Of he State
should have chance here equal with the -propri-
etJrs of the Democratic organ printed in this city.
He knew Of such gentlemen who are here seeking
this place. He Was VI. n this floor representing
mocratic county, because men in power hsve been
In toe habit Of dipping their hands TOO deep ia the
public treasury; and Fhs people Of McMinn county
unEillips thai nen should lake ad lJItum what
they pleased from the public treasury: lie SHOULD
vote for the bill as it stands.
And then
On motion, the House adjourned till nine o'clock
to- morrow morning.