The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-25

proved by the Senate and House of
4 Represe natives. y" The present contract
e found on pages l .425 and 1,.426 ofte-
tports aud resolutions Of the General
Assembly, 1670-7l, and is signed by J.
Woodruff and A. O.. Jones, Clerks Of
the two Houses, respectively, On the
second part, and the Republican Print
Ing Company on the first part. Mr.. j.
Woodruff, the Clerk of the Senate, tes.
titled before yonr committee that Mr.. A.
Q. Jones, tho Clerk of the House. ard
himself composed and wero the sole pro-
prietors OF the Republican Printing
Company. He also stated tkst his COM
pany could do all the printing OF the
General Assembly. with the decisions of
the Supreme Court aud the printing
OF the executive departments, for $780,
ooo per unnum, wero the pay regular
and assured. This would be great
saving to tho State. but other promi-
ncnt and responsible printers OF tue Re.
publican party hayo said to the under
signed thoy would do the entire work
for $50. 600 per nnnum.
The total disbursement for printing
nndor the frat Republican administra-
ton OF South Carolina, from September,
1868, to October 80, 1870, ovor two
years. will DC found on page 107, report
or tho Joint special financial invest gas-
ing committee, i'll the reports and 1850.
lutions Of the General Assembly, 1871
and 1872, stated thue: Printing laws.
special session 1868, SS.7c425; printing
bond stool, and record book. $3.50 Sc:
permanent printing. $34, BIG 46
The opportunity now presents itself
10 u Legislature, composed of mujori.y
,I>,~t;. a,
printing by which co,orcd men ure ;,rac-
tically debarrea the privilege of work
ing in that department of the Stn.e
service, and deprived Of it's benefits,
while the responsibility Of lis vast ex-
to iHauGuratc o.c which by its recogni-
tion OF Thu i;yht. Of their mauhooI,
and by great re;rcnchment ia the ex-
peaditures Of tue revenues of the State,
will vinlicate tn tho world their Just
claim to 0U the rights Of Ireemen. We
snbjoin Il stuement, with the calcuia.
tious carefully mnda from high sousce,
prncticai printer and responsible man
aud Republican,, OF tho cost Of the per
manent and c"rreut printing of the
General Assembly, session OF 1871 aud
1872, with the decisions of the Supreme
Coiit, uuior lho present contract, aud
Recommend that the Act under which
tho Republican Printing Company was
awarded tho contract for the public
printing, be repealed, aud that the Com
mistee on Public Printing be instructed
to draft anI report to this House bill
providing for the award of the contract
to the lowest resp onsible bidder, who
will pertcrm the work, employing con-
positors irrespective of race or color;
provided. that the entire cost of the
public printing shall not exceed the
sum Of $50, 00O. Respectfully submit
ted. JAMES A. BOWLEY,
JOSEPH D. BOSTON.
s. s. CRITTENDEN,
N. B. MYERS.
COST OF PERMANENT AND CURRENT
PRINTING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
SESSION 1871-72.-The State printing
for 1S71-72 is az follows:
CURRENT WoRK.-Senate journal, S74
pages. ut S2.75. S2,405; add rule and
figure work, 116 pages, at S2.75, $3l9;
House Journal, 845 pages. ut 81. rs,
81, 324; add rule and figure work, 157
pages. at S2.75, S432; reports and rcso-
lutlons, 1879 pages. at $2.75. So. 1913;
ndd rulo and figure work, 762 pages, at
$2.75. S2.0o5. Total, Sl1. 1856.
PERMANENT WonK Senate Journal,
800 puses, at S3.4S. S3.At5. 90; House
Journal, LOCO pages, at SO 4S, SO, ,4SO;
reports and resointions, 2.14l pages, at
S3.4S. S7,300.G5; Acts, 336 pages, at
S4.36, 81. .4G4 36. Total, Sl5,7S0 G.;
add az above, $lI,336. Grand total,
$27. 1861. Add one-quartcr to the
currcn: work Tor ex:r1 pnges, ns parts Of
pages always coant as whole pages, aud
when reports and resolutions nre print
ell, there is otten half Il puge left blank,
one-uuarter current work is S., 2,S41. SO;
add tor Calendars II mean average Of 16
pages per day fof both houses, ut S2.75
per fay, 100 days. $4,000; average bills
per day ut 90 pages, Mt So per page for
100 days, $4,000. Aud the sum total is
reached, excepting contingent printing,
such rs Governors message. or some
document sent to !he Legislature in q
special manner, and ordered printed by
either house.
RECApIrULATIoN-C WoEK.-
Senate journal. 81. 722; House journal,
S2.70G; reports and resolutions, SIS, S8S;
add one-quartor, S2,S4l; calendars,
81 600; bills, ST, 000; total, S24.2O7.
PERMANENT Work. 900 Senate
Journals, So, AS; 1000 House journals,
Ss3 400. I 0N0 NJ