, 1874-03-21
The Report Of tho Printing rnvestigat-
ing Committee Presented. ;
Evidence that tho State, Has; Beon :
Grossly swindled'
The Commissioners Advised to Make
Rcprisals as Far as Possible:
Tho Annulling or tho Contract
,:''! Nit Deemed pr.cticablt: "

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Talk in tile Senate About Publishing the
90 Revised Statutes. : '"'
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THE STATE PRINTING!.
-. .sptcai D'spatrb IA Tho ,c'hieaqo Tribune.
ru1; 1NvEs11dATfSh costastTrEE's 1Ern1sT.
srnrSor1r1.p ILL.,, Marcel, 20.-Tho report Of
tho spocinl Houso Committee which Inns beon
Investigating tho alrairs Of tho State Prlntors
WIS sblntttod to-day. II III M follows:
TO- tAs lion. s. II. c't||on slmaker ef tae iiouss "
Yo,r oamn,iited on Printing rcspetfuy report tat
lii ol,asitcnee TO Tho resolutions msfkoa a ans,1
esian sers ~ raatis nis o eonrae ons
SSS Fs aud ID fnshns faT1s M lsyy FIX s1s e Ess
si It'd tine euaa susjaed @ hcsn wod allow an se
mony taken item ard printed l. " s 1raas sor Gi tnS tnS
ts aoesrs' 'ets ea In tic oe sar,
fng, , they tile 't1 6nd tho following faota:
9ltk rAo1a II 4 TIE t1sse;.. GAsE; ri, ~, min,
enns' *' COPY s,: Il WIFI id vi! r Z 5sni !sss
W work < su S tho fi Class i assensiiy ses
sious % aers" instead Of ''5 impressions, ~ cents"
Ihas before said G1 WY Ned in tho Giiso Of tue
ed s intc,nst iu hai bid and tho contract hAt might
he obtained from Tho Hato to the Springfield Journal
oonlany, Il, for which Company ho waa acting III 'nak-
That thure wore ilferdnt bida made ont for tho
a,a pS o@ ha!n T. on I sa seoa and aaseat
lond Which I'D iicen e,royy.l by GOV. Palmer but
Tiny he spr!nas3d Jsrct cgny hy u x 9sSss ,as
nouotr nrr THE Htl'DEns,, a.,
md Induced them mt tu nut III 4lc bids which they
y,,.r C.anttcc llnyo bre,, ao to aaecrtaiu, whosa
ia mere SO prclnse md tho amo''nts they received,
JOHN IL yratliort.. ,oo9
aiarinonG T. Reyno.ls' i'M9 '94o
Enoei lane and pr. s. ii. Masin.. 1850
Iuaey q DaVts. ...,..'...'.'s....... tx TX
U. lltdsoh. e5V
John T. H. Baker,. b69
HoorKo II Wohor 1'gHo ~
1scu,a1niu 4. Richards. LOGO
hat IN ts Conspiracy to prevent compsttoa IL e.
e gs s II Ssh ~ % M
equnly by tho s7i journal Company and tile said r.
l. rhes s 5a u Saes aa Mss waa only
ono mt in and wns for tho maximum rates al'owe1
BY iaw except tat ~ aD biz for tth-co's pfeaH~ork
THE WAY ruR coNrnAors WE'RE LIT.
That The Co1nmsauuara Of Public Printing, On tho
mcating until iho ID of sopteInbur without awarding
.%afdn ef ha sn soats ' us S IT u
ed Oh that day awarded tlo contracts TOR ~ nyo
eheaa Of printing 10 tE0 6alu NausAHhn a1 GaciI4tls
vt the rntcs Htatal In their hid originally filed by
them In the uIl!ce Of the SccretNry Of SAto.
The fourth section OF tho law of l87a on printing
provides that: "Tho Co,nn,isaiunetu Of Printing, or
nny two Of them, shs Immediately alter the exlra-
HOu OF tho time fur rceylHg proposals a. Aforesaid.
proceed TO open a!l s,icA pfoiosals by them ro-
ssiyei; aud they sl,all, on Careful examination aud
computation, Immediately award tlo contract for oach
cnaa Of printing 70 tho lnweat bidder thGrefor." 49,
That tho lion. Edward Isn'ntne, the then Secretary
Of State enn1tt 10 e written conrncts tor sai pnee
rrinttng 1or tlo ur1G1e ol having nen s1noa Dy ia
ahid Basalacle al hiorrttt in which It waA provided
Tint slxteen lmges OF book an1 pamphlet work B!opa
constituto q. form, but that they fciased e
conditions Of the bond given ~ thon before putting in
their bid, aud approved by Cow pallnur u that they
Wtll o1ec.ito contract ~ cohtofnlty "lth sau bl
ha no written contract hnB ever been ssned by said
lsalacilo aud Merritt. but tAt tie ttnnk contract
drawn bS SAID Edward kummel was lrtt IN he oflico
Of tho Secretary OF Stac at ha axpfnon OK LIS tesn
aud canlot now le fouud.