Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-13

State to employ counSel to assist III the
argument of the case of the State a.
gainst the Cumberland and Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company (Which is set
for hearing in the Court of Appeals on
Wednesday next), and authorizing the
Comptroller to employ John H. Han
dy and |. hewitt Steele, or some other
able counsel, to assist the Attorney
General in the argument of the case,
which were read first time, the rules
suspended, and read a second time.
While the resolutions were under
consideration Judge Tuck and other
Senators opposed them on the ground
that the Comptroller was not the pro-
per officer to employ counsel for the
State in any case, that duty, if exercis-
ed, pertaining to the Governor.
The rules were suspened to put the
resolutions on their third reading, and
the roll being called on their passing
they were rejected for want of con-
stitutional majority. The vote reject
ing them was reconsidered and their
further consideration laid over to
Monday. The Senate then, at ? o'clock,
adjourned.
Mr.. Hart offered an order that when
the House adjourns tomorrow it stand
adjourned until Tuesday next.
Mr.. Keech objected, unless there was
some valid reason. He was opposed
to these continued adjournments, and
at the end Of the session our business
will be transacted pei. mel.
Mr.. Hart said his object in Offering
the order was to allow the members a
chance to go home, as this would be a.
bout the last opportunity they would
have during the session.
Mr.. Brace moved to substitute Mon
day for Tuesday.
Mr.. Maclin was opposed to adjourn
ments, as he could not see the necessi-
ty of them. Members come here with
full knowledge that they must stay
from home.
Mr.. Watkins said that when the
House adjourns the committees also
adjourn, and the consequence is that
the entire business is estopped.
Mr.. Brace said the ASYLUM at Fred
erick had asked an appropriation ot
$125,000, and he thought it to the
States interest for every member TO
visit the place and see if that amount
of money was really needed.
Mr.. Nicodemus said that the men,
bers could visit Frederick without any
expense, as ample gratuitous provision
had already been made.
Mr.. McColgan was opposed to going
to Frederick, coming back here and
appropriating the money asked for
and then have 1t said that the induc-
ments was the eating and drinking
that they had been treated to. If the
appropriation is worthy, make it upon
its merits, and ifnot, then defeat it.
Mr.. Watkins moved to lay the sub
ject on the table, which was adopted
by Al yeas, % nays.
Mr.. Henkle, from the Printing COM
mittee, made the following report,
which was adopted:
REPORT.
The Joint Standing Committee on Print
ing. in obedience to the order Of this
House, of the 2Sth January, that they "be
instructed to report the cost of printing
all matters not definitely stated in the re-
port, and maximum sum which the
whole printing shall not exceed respect
fully report that they have had the subject
under further consideration, and in order
to more perfect understanding ofthe sub
iect have summoned before them Mr.. John
F. Wiley, practical book and job printer
of Baltimore city, and also Mr. McGarigle
and Mr.. Hooper, experts Of large expert
ence in the work of printing. These gen
tlemen have all testified that the proposal
to do the work ct the rates embodied il
the report of your committee is an exceed
ingly liberal one, and that much of it Is
below the regular established rates of the
trade in Baltimore city and elsewhere
They state that the cost of the composition
fthe journal and documents, as now print
ed, is for plain work per page of ,450 ems
81; rule and figure work, 50, and tabular
work, 81 that the composition of the laws
with marginal notes, per page of 500 ems
costs 81 80, and the cost Of paper of the
quality used is $12 per ream oftifty pounds
For bills the composition costs 81 70 pei
page, and the paper upon which they are
printed costs 25 cents per pound.
They further state that, for compositor's
work, double price is usually allowed fol
night labor, and loss time in waiting fol
material paid for at forty cents per hou,
by day and fifty cents per hour by night
and ofnecessity large portion of the Leg
islative work is required to be done al
night. They also testify that it is impos
sible to name any specific sum as the cos
of an indefinite amount of work. and Mr.
Wiley, who was himself the Chairman o
the House Committee on Printing in 1868
and consequently familiar with the char
acter and amount of work usually requir
ed, states positively that no one can do th'
entire work for $4,000, as proposed il
one offer submitted to your committee
Your committee therefore most respect
fully present again their original report
with the above explanation in regard t.
its specific pro- isions and the further ex
panation that the page Of the Journal o
documents shall consist of | ,450 ems, anC
/ the page Of the Laws shall consist of l ,60'
ems, with marginal notes, as estimated b,
regular printers rules. All of which is re
| spectfully submitted
The report is signed by the members 0
the Joint Committee.
In reply to the order Of the Hous
requesting that that body be furnished
the number of boats licensed to dredg
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