New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-07
FRAUDS IN NEW-JERSRv

'"' "'uOiA" CORRESPONDENT OP TUg rDrp,w
IkENToN, d. Feb. g." am convinced ,ha.
'n7 puonc pruning which now costs the STATE ns..,
quite 900, can be done equally yeIl 20, On,
al most for $4,000" remarked one OF ysx I.''~
most able and highly honored public men las,
this conviction is shared by the rght-mIndea .s
men IN Tho Assembly tonight who are ds,s,,,-''
1dth0m the matter before passing the shame,uI D.
bill which the Senate insisted upon passing lac.
although the Republicans Of the Assembly b.d ea1
call for joint caucus 10 consider the matte, ,1is
Immediately after Adjournment The csron. '
held, but the Republicans OF the se,a,.
fused Ito join 1t. Nothing daunted the -.
men Of the Assembly discussed the question ana -
not TO vote for the bill in It's present FORM Thi. ~
the friends Of the bill were jubllant declaring The I
pledged 30 members Of Assembly TO vote for III, Mn a..
that IL would be rushed through once II wasa.,o.,
ing to see how rapidly these usually Glow Iay.mak.
could work when they had motive. At IA the nm -
sent in from the Senate and referred 10 the Pr4r,,
Committee: at l2l the Committee reported IN ia ,,,
and then the Assembly adjourned until oeoot A, -
the bill came up for its final passage. II was moD.
Of intense excitement to the petty neyspAne,
men, who. huddled in one corner Of the CALLER,
and looking red-eyed and haggard with "a,
late lobbying Of the previous night gared down ma,
the members like a flock Of starving vutures I'm, "A,
unusual celebrity Of legislation alarmed the members and
for the time arrested the bill. Mr. JOY OF Essex ea.a
attention 20 the extreme haste with which the bi v
pressed. and Mr.. PlimpOn Of Hudson moved that l,,
over till tomorrow. This objected TO and vote IA
manded Mr. butcher OF Union said be thought the ban
ought to be laid over he believed 1t could be a
amended as to reduce the very large item Of expers
which the printing had been costing the State b.,
close vote the motion 10 lay over prevailed
The prices which the bill authorizes the printer. "a
charge the those established in 1885, are
| as follows:
For printing 5000 copies Of session laws theuns
$40 per sheet of Is pages for printing 1909 copies Of the
journal OF the senate with the minutes u TIE j0nt
meetings and ZOO copies of the minutes OF Tie Huss on
Assembly the OF $50 per sheet Of l6 pages for print
ing 1900 copies Of the Legislative documen a, the
OF 81 per thousand ems for composition and per token
Impressions Of l6 pages for press work for print
ing $50 copies OF the public DIS, ordered by either
branch Of the legislature at the rate Of y per sheet u
four f0Oscap pages on good writing paper, with plea
type each page contain 81 lines; Tor printing tho
pamphlets and other papers ordered by the Legislature
at the rate OF " per thousand ems icr compostoo
and 81 per token OF $50 impressions Of 10 pagcs fd
presswOrk; pTOrided that IN all cases where rh sne
figure work required the price for composition saAL
be double the rate above stated, and where matter
qUires two Qualifications without rules price auds
half sball be paid; and pr0e,ded ywmsT' taat nsita
shall be paid per page for all induces ana Aoe OF con
tents set in bourgeois type in the session laws oafras
of senate and minutes OF House OF Assembly:
q And be il en0cted, That the above prices saa ncudo
ali the expenses incident to the printing ana delivery
the state Treasurer OF all documents ordered eioeps
folding and stitching which shall De 1n' sH
rent prices for such Work ana the paper
These prces are pronounced by practical printers % b.
fifty per cent larger than those ordinarily asked for
such work copy Of the bill, together With specimens
OF the work performed under the same conditions las,
year. were examined by an experienced printer this
afternoon In regard to the first provision, paying 10
form for 5000 copies Of the session laws DE ssd any
printer would readily do the work for s25 instead Of 30
form for 600 copies each OF the Senate and Assembly
minutes the usual price go; instead OF a token
rho alnriAo oan
and although the rate OF 81 thousand was usual
the bills seemed 70 show that a0 had been counted
TO page when there were really only Lao; the Va
sheet for copies OF public bills j. not unusual pfoydei
the sheet printed full but the bills will not average
more than one page OF printed matter, the conI'st
would be- readily taken for 81
II any one will examine the copies Of the nlnute,
the Assembly and journal of the Senate he will readily
see that printer has made many pages IS he could
possibly spread the matter over. The books are NIL Of
what the printers call fiat" The printer before men
toned said he had doubt but that the volume ortan
ing last years minutes OF the Assembly which Numbers
1871 pages, the 1000 copies OF which cost the Sta~
S5,O6G 49, could be easily printed in volume 81 Two
thirds the size and at twOthrds OF the expense The
same thing is true Of the Journal OF the Senate whoa
last year cost S4,574 81 former cterk OF NE Assmoy
has been heard 10 state that he ceired $50 from mpn0
fisher Of the minutes for stretching them out as mud
the printing equally suggestive for the pubic
laws, 446 Os; for the current printing. NJS2' 81 ior
the legislative documents only $500 appears IN inc
Treasurers report, and the balance cannot no" be ~
certaned without this, however. The bills for printing
foot up 10 s33,705 II.
No one doubts that the rates paid are eSorbant A
prominent Senator who voted for the bill, said today,
when asked if he thought the rates were 80 per cent
larger than usually charged. II don't doubt at all bus
1, - los ia no
that this printing which now costs $4,000 could be done
for $4,000 and yet who know quietly ignore tne
fact that they are the guardians OF the states money
and vote away $4,000. But the worst leak OF all renans
TO be mentioned. The book called legislative DOcu'
ments Is mere compilation OF matter whch Is onSf
nally published as current printing, COMPRISING
the Treasurers. school Commissioners, hOiW~
School, and other reports; yet these documeD~
are all paid for twice. The current printing
is awarded 10 one man, and the book Of documehNw
the other The second man has only to contract WIN
the current printer for the requisite number oil e.
copies, which of course can be struck on al aVery|'
prce and then charge the state full price for compo'
ton &c That the statement in regard TO the uhneos
sary expense Of the printing il not OyerestlhsSu s
further proven by the well known fact thai me He
4drerifser has offered TO do the work for per cent ~
than IL now costs but the guardians OF The pupne o"
have refused TO accept the offer.
A way to remedy the evil aud to save money % NV
state is suggested by the gentleman whose roh"iA
quoted at the opening OF this letter. His plan j.
appoint three Of the state officers one OF whom sna
the Governor. 10 let out the printing by contract '
,owest bidder who can furnish the DeesSfy o0nU.
This would not only greatly reduce the eApens', w
would free IL from the patronage which u no" Oo''
While they considering the subject there % s
abuse which sweIs the printing bills TO fo""' "h.
the Legislature ought 10 abolish. stste Ia" piV''
that all OF the laws. proclamaiicns. &C. shal % p
lished in every newspaper in the State when has
existence one year. There are now aoon' -" "a
papers, and the expense last year was hfarp go 4,
This could he reduced easily 10 $4,000, ~ puo'Ss
one paper in each county the laws when res ct Inc
thnt c1nnty The commission spoken OF c0uiG MY
paper which had the largest circulation IN 'a'" w.
and give IL thc printing -,
QUIET DAY IN THE LEGlsLArUkh-A'''
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