The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-03-02
NO 81.

if ~ els.c go l1 salsil0 90 r1Hl
ten per cent. at iea,t, thus saving 70 the
State for the term Of four years u least
Your committee therefore report i.
back without amendment snd rccop-
mended its passage ..~.t,.-,., -
A copy Of the contract and the test.
moay taken and sworn to before the com.
mi,tec are herewith submitted as part and
parcel Of this report. 1000
Commitfse-A. r. Carroll. W II, Grey.
N. Reed, Z. r. Catterson. r,.,... ..,s't
Smith. from Columbia, presented .
lengthy minority report, contending that
the bill was constitutional and that the
assembly has no right to annul . contract
heretofore made, but that II was aproper
question for the courts. .---.
We make short extracts from . pos.
ton orths testimony VIA
JlP. Jones testified that certain wsrk
had been done outside Of the State; that
il could not have been done here. except
by the Gazette office, and Mr. Price had
instructed him NOT to patronise any rebel
paper, Price never AUTHORISED him to
have any work done outside OF the State.
be-. did il on his own responsibility ~
member of the firm Of Jones 4 Price; IL
a practical printer. and did not believe the
WORK ordered TO be done by the State
could have been done by any ONCE IN the
State lthe time prescribed. al sga :.
n. w. Cox said the bills presented BY
j. P. Price for payment were higher thss
that charged BY the Gazette for similar
work An advertisement FOR the Csnstitu-
tioual convention had been charged over
5000, while the bill Of the Gazette was
abeut $50. s .si1..s ..,,sf
Gov Clayton testified that an sgrec-
ment had been made with Price TO sup
port his administration, n long 40 the
former carried out the wishes Of the ~.
publican party, but lie did not considss
that Price had carried out his agreemeAt
The agreement was then read, signed by
Po~eil Clayton, B. Rice, Alex. Mcdonald
and J. G. Prics and J. p Jones. where.
by il was agreed that the former we're to
control the political columns Of the re.
publican. Price was to appear rs nom.
inal editor,an an assistant was 10 be EN-.
ployed. who was not to he paid over
o5 900 per annum PriN was to receive
all the profits derived from the paper. u
was further agreed, II Price did not carry
out the contract, then the other parties
were to take control of the office and dis.
pose Of II as they saw It, a'1's
Gov. Clayton stated that Price was 10
lie the editor. He considered genains
republican paper one that would be devo,,
ted to the interests ofthe party and make
vigorous warfare on the democracy.
NJ. L. Rice testified that he didnot think
the paper reflected the sentiments Of tbs
party, As regards the printing on ths
code. he stated that several errors lad
e0efec,ed.,~'s''' ~ ''-"'Af that were not
s j. D. Butler considered tho code 9
workmaLlike job. The paper WAS better
than heretofore used on the public work.
Had examined IA volumes oftbc supreme
court reports, aud aid not consider them
done Ia workrnanlikc manner h'o''s''1
Hall asked that the testimony Of Divsl.
hiss be read to the House before vota
was taken Divilbiss' evidence wasread
to effect that Price in The presence Of
Gxnthsr desired him to assist in having
Senate bill under discussion referred to
standing committee on printing. and Prizes
would recommend him for position 10 the
authorities at Washington. and reIeye
him In any way financially, II be was
pressed, and that his object was to build
." third party in Arkansas. " 1'
Brashear asked for the reading Of he
testimony of Gunthsr. l7.a p
Gunther did not recollect any converse.
ton Of Price on public printing with Di.
vilbiss In hispresence Had never heard
any propositions Of undue influence.
Would knock the man down thss would
make such proposition 10 him. Re bad
not been bought yet, and hoped BE- nsver
would be for sails.
Price on the floor, wished to state be.
fore the vote WAS taken that he had never
hal the conversation with Diyilbiss, bat
tina Divilbiss, IN conversation with him
on the subject Of the bill then before the
yen.t 4 70 rescind the contract, had told
him he was looking fora public position
and was afraid to vote against the bill, -
/ ii might injure him; that the position was
necessary to him as he was not in tinan-.
cial condition to do without position. He
price, IN reply had said that 20 far Is
his chances for public position would b
affected he could exert some influence 10
counteract any that would injure him q
Washington, and financially he was not
in the habit of seeing friend sudsr for
any little assistance when he could offer
It., Diyilbiss asked of Price il he had not
stated his intention Of building up third
party and that this party could not stand
two years, Price answered that he had
not and called on Gunther Gunther
stated that Price had said something
about the necessity ola change IN party
programme, etc, but tho reporter cosld
not hear Gnnthsr distinctly on the oppc'
site side Of the hall amidst laughter.
II. C. Peek testified thst be wSs'crs.
ployed a. an editor on the Rspablisia
from tho LIST of July 1858. to the 30th q
January, lS69--that Price was sole edit'
or; and that Jones & Price w,re legally
responsible for all articles appearing iu
the paper Never wrote articles with The
understanding that he was to be held ~.
sponsible. Wrote an article hesds
|" Adios" at his own instance Sinc ,
then had written Que or two articles, bus