, 1874-02-16
Amount Of Grab-F1aW Bonds Repre-
scntctl by the Two Revenue
Committees.
A Free Banking Resolution Introduced
in the Senate.
Proposed I1ctrencllmcnt In the
Way Of Disc1lnrging C1cr1zs.
Report Of the Federal Relations Conn
mittee Relative to the Kansas
Pacific Railroad.
STATE PRINTING.
Special Dts,ufch to lMc Chtcano Tribune.

34kA4A 4tAAN AAANNs
Special Ds,mfca to lnc Chtcaoo Tribune.
UBIQUITOUS DEVELOPMENTS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-Ouusn,ings Is the
name of tho last Witness examined by the Print
Ink Committee. He evidently understood tho
lns npd outs of the business, having beon horc
(ftoen years. aud bopg now foreman Of bind
sry. IIe examined a!l tho work done, and ex-
proaacd llis opinion with amuaing dolibpraton.
Books TINT should havo boon stitched wore
'tsawcd and glued" It would not do to open
.'Bnwed and glued book twico III tic samo place"
said tho Witness. II Why not ?" asked Chairman
Dradwcll. "Dccauael 1t would bo very apt to
como apart," sail Cummings. He thought tho
binding Inv gave only " Saved md glued "prieos,
uowevor, On h largo edition tuo dtflor-
encc between stitching aud saving aud
gluing would DO considerable. On an edition
Of 10000 Agricultural Reports, cloth binding
could bo done for 25 conta q volume: That
would DO ro,nunorattyc. II ho estimated tho
work no might figure it lower Cancher, tho
binder charged IS conss volumo). llo
agased on tie Registry blanks 54g HEess G wost e5 d15
bo willing to. do tho same work for $3.50. That
would 10 remuncratiyo, said hlr. Cummings.
He Ind not bid for tho present contract, but llo
had figured on it, maae out bids for pthor par
ties; had made out q bid for John II. Johnson;
the bid WAS never put III; it MAS not put in be-
causo Afr. johnson made moro money by keep
Ing 1t out; lie was told JoAnson was paid
$1,000 for not bidding he was alao informed
That posoy q Davis got aevcral hundred dollars,
and so did Richards, and several othera he Ind
heard Of 11e did not caro- to aay who gave tue
money; 1t was pretty generally understood
whoro it cnme from -yes 1t came from the
Journal aud Register Offices; he would. supply
tho paper, composition, pross--work, aud
binding Of tho Iogistry blanks for Ut, GOO. The
presout contractors charge $4,000.
Gen. Basea testified that when be STan stato
Treasurer lie WEB ono Of tho Printing Conf
missioners; that he had made the award that
Gen. Lippincott aud Secretary Rummet had goue
to him after tho Bat1hache- Merritt bid had boon
put III and wero indignant; thoy thought somc-
thing was wrong because there was only ono bid
In, and it was at tho maximum price; they
wanted to throw out tho bid, and 30 did lie, and
the Commissioners adjourned for O. week to SEQ
il they could not conceive Of plan by which
thoy might readyeftiEe for bids, but the low WIS
mandatory, Tue Commissioners therefore mado
tho award, Tho General contradicted Afaj. Bail-
hache. He swore that the Commissioners had
tie original bid aud othor papers before them,
and TINT there was no oraauro In tho bid when
tic award waa made.
Tic Printers hare engaged cx-Gov. Palmer
to defend thom, which shows thoy are badly
frightened.
NEW LAW PROPOSED.
Tho HouBo Printing Committee have resolved
to make Il now law to prevent, it possible, the
fraud now porpetratcd. 10 do 80, they must
stop tho purchasing Of bidders. besides reGulat-
ing inmate deprayity and otiginai su.