Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-25

snowman, stackpole storer, Strickland Taber,
TAYLOR Tchbetts Thompson of Dover, Thompson
of Trenton, Wadsworth, Wagg, Wass, Whitehouse,
Weed, White Of Winterport, Whiting, Whitmore,
Wilson, Willard, Wyman,--1N.
Mr.. SrICKNEY offered an amendment in re-
lation to his county which was rejected
The resolve was passed to be engrossed.
Resolve relating to apportioning one hun
ared and fiftyon members to the legislature
was taken up.
Mr.. GANNETT offered an amendment pro-
viding for the taking of one representative
from the county of Knox and add the same to
Bath.
Messrs. Gannett Hartman, Patten and
johnson spoke in favor and Messrs. Dingley,
Sewall, Wilson and Bird against.
On motion of Mr.. GANNErr, the yeas and
nays were ordered and being taken amend
ment was rejected 80 in favor and SO opposed
as follows;
YEAs-Messrs. Andrews of Palmyra, Bean, Bon
ney, Brewer. Chase, Clark of Lincoln, Coburn,
Cram, Gannett, Hacker, Hartman, Hodgdon, Hop
kins of Mt Vernon johnson, Lamb, Martin, Minot,
Nutter' 0sgood of Durham, Palmer, Patten, Pike,
Winter, Woodbury,-39.
NArs-Messrs. Andrews of Otisneld. Anderson,
Bartlett, Bird, Bishop, Bliss, Bragdon, Brown Bur-
CESS, Burnham, Boswell, Carleton, Carver, Chaplin,
Clock, Cobb, Cousens, Crehore, Gushing, Deering,
Dingley Dustin; Ellis, Emery, Erwin, Fish, Fitch,
Foster, Getchell, Goodwin, Googins, Greene of
Temple, Hammond, Haskell of Garland, Haskell
OF Portland, Hastings, Hathaway, Hayden, Heal,
Hutchins, jenkins, Jones of Norway, Jones OF
Springfield, Keegan, Mahony, Mayo, Moore of Buck
Reed of waldoboro', Reed of No. IL, Robinson,
Rodck, sanborn of Kittery, sanborn of Bangor,
skillin, smith Of Parsonsfeid, snow, SNOWMAN bowman,
Storer, Strickland, Stewart, Talbot, Tebbets,
Thompson of Dover, Thompson Of Trentos, Wass,
Greenfield, Whitmore Wilson, Willard Wyman,-
Mr.. BRADBURY offered an amendment re-
lating to the classification of his town, Uim-
ington,) and spoke in favor of its adoption
Mr.. SANBoRN of Kittery opposed. The amend
ment was rejected and the resolve was passed
to be engrossed.
PASSED TO BE ENAcTEp-An act to amend
an act establishing the Saltwater Canal Cor
poration; an act to amend an act to authorize
the inhabitants of the town of Norway to ex
empt certain property from taxation; an act
additional to chap. l43 of the Revised Stat
utes relating to the Insane Hospital; an act
to authorize the extension of the Somerset
railroad to Bingham and to Carratunk Falls !;
an act relating to the inspection of herring;
an act amendatory OF sec. 10 of chap. 26 of
the Revised Statutes relating to the form of
actions.
FINALLY rAssET-Resolve making an ap-
preparation for the State Library.
Mr.. CRAM, from the Committee on Printing
and Binding, on order, reported the proposals
received for doing the State printing. The
contract with Messrs. Sprague, Owen & Nash
was taken from the table and considered in
connection with the report.
In reply to an inquiry by Mr.. SEwALL, Mr..
CRAM said the committee did not accept the
lowest or the highest bid for the State print
ing, but had accepted the bid which, from all
the information they could obtain, was for the
best interests of the State. Suretes were
proposed to be given by the lowest bidders for
the faithful performance of the work, but in
the Judgment of the committee it was not de-
sirable to give the contract to parties who did
not show proper facilities for doing the work.
In transacting business for the public he did
so as though he were transacting business for
himself; and the committee had adopted the
same rule in making the contract with Messrs.
Sprague, Owen & Nash.
In reply to a question of Mr.. WILSON, Mr..
CRAM said that Vickery & Rogers, who made
the lowest proposal, say in their circulars that
the difference in the proposals of Sprague,
Owen & Nash, and Vickery & Rogers, is six
teen and wo-thirds per cent, but he did not
know how this was; it would require consid-
cradle figuring. He had been absent neces-
sarily, but was satisfied that the committee
had acted wisely.
Mr. SEwALL did not object to the report of
the committee, but his attention had been
called to the matter by circular on his desk.
He called attention to the high prices being
paid for printing at the present time and COM
pared them with prices OF former times. The
increase has been gradual. He did not find
fault with the printing, it was done by the
printers well, and in an acceptable manner,
nor did he object to the dominant party hav-
ing it, but simply wished to call the attention
of the House to the increase.
Mr.. STIcKNEY, as a member of the Com
mittee on Printing, stated some facts which
were elected before the committee. He said
from his experience he could not see how
ing AZ cents per thousand. He did as
the gentleman from Brunswick had said
he did, acted as he believed for the best in .
terest of the State-adopting the same rules
as in his private business, to get the best trade
he could and he, deemed the contract for the
interest of the State. The parties bidding the
lowest had not in his opinion facilities to do
the work. and the circulars that had eminated
from their establishment were not at all con-
vincng to the committee that they were COM
potent provided they had the Office material.
Mr.. PIKE replied to Mr.. SEwALL as regards
the expense of printing. The reports of the
Superintendent of Common Schools, on the
water power of the State, and the Adjutant
Generals report during the war, besides many
other reports, have increased the expenses,
for which the State printers are in nowise to
blame. 1t is necessary to keep up a large
printing establishment in order to do this
work promptly and to the satisfaction of the
public, and he was in favor of giving the Ken
nebec Journal the work with just fair COM
pensation.
Mr.. RAwsoN did not understood this ques-
ton to be between democrat and republican,
but he understood the gentlemen who cir
culate these documents to be members of the
dominant party, and had material with which
to do the State printing He did not doubt but
the committee intended right, but he thought
it proper TO call attention of the House to
the matter.
The contract with Sprague, Owen & Nash
was adopted without division.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bill an act to incorporate the Northern