New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-22
TIE LrGIsLArIyE PRINTING.

RESOLUTION ASKING MIR. PARNENTER 10 CANCEL
THE CONTRACT OR ENrLAS IIs AMBIGullIEs-
srC.'Ess OF the PRINTING RING.
FROM THE REGULAR COEREsroNDESt OF TIE TrIHINEl
ALBANY, March 21-Thc state Printing Ring
has succeeded ia having lho Legislative printing con
tract recently entered into by the Secretary Of state and
Controller with jerome 49, Parncntcr Put back for an In
definite period have al least seriously I'm aIass'd an
carly carrying out Of IT, provisions. II would appear
III at the plain purpOr Of the contract tnt al the
printing Of the Legislature To bc done for si1'Jp
but tie Committee Of the House recently appointed 10
investigate the contract seem to find tremendous
fraud hidden under the antiquities Of the paper which
had completely escaped the eycs Of tile Secretary o
state the Controller and the printing experts whom they
employ ed After quoting the general terms OF the con
tract their report continues
In our interview with Controller Robinson no con
sirucd the provisions relating 10 rHtlas To mean th
me rro-s sum i7 800 covered "auF AMI all extras To
uucd by ard for the legislature that -. thai any real
and actual want Of the legislature nil" III GOO" ,alh
and an honest purpose covered by the Lro- -h oI
BOO extra charge could be- made tor such er
ina printing. lie asked VINO wa. To Dc the judge ot
what wa, required ana W'- TOT ne ~ '
The Legislature s"li. AT least TIL II crowded IT, reqlI'
mcnts yond the line of good alth and an homes rf
nose w a-Erd l. not the contractor al She mercy ~
.hc Legislature under such an interpretations ana do
Give the contract the same mcan.hsi lie shd tbat
was over at tho time Of making the contract and
hat the contractor safe IN has ugt- Z" hold the Leg
stature aud honest wants 1t could not go mo
iduc.ful and ina ginary requirements .,.,-
Apprrhndmg that TIE contractor took some other View
The senate AMI Assembly Printing Committee an gay"
Ms of tdc contract referring 10 cAtds lilo
| defined " to the difference between the
Irregular number" of bills. documents, etc, ~ '-t'b
isrd by thc Jaw OF l~i7 ana the Increased huihOrr
provided for by the law OF lsOt'
lie reached the conclusion that lie waH not bound 10
print an extras OF anything over AMI above thr regular
number" a. provided by Law and tne rules Ci the
senate aud Assembly. , a.,
lire was palpabc II not irrccGncilablc difference
of oululh between the sisutrs the part or the s,tc
tie contractor III regard to TIE whole subject oil eA
ira printing. o,
In regard 10 charging "f0r composition" ON extras
ordered departments ana institutions t.crc was
ike IL ticrcnce Of obstruction, TIE contractor
holding that hr mad right t. charge FOR composition On
al other than for the Legislature While
Controller X bInsOn held could made
IOr composition On extras III any case 80
On nc question 81 hne paper We iud the following
language III the contract: -
Fur extra supcr,zcd and calendered paper "A by %
Iucncs weighing lees thdu 10 pounds 10 the rcain
when such paper directed Ia be used by he Lc--la
ure upon cg-atye documents per 100 copies per page
IL Al"
When the attention of the contractor called to
this clause and what extraordinary results II
reached Ia the performance Of oD, nc expressed hun
.rlf as doubling the existence of such condition. On
reading ne said IL clearly stake That ID" not
aware Of before and sLOu!d have taken adSau
LIgc Oi IT,
The Committee In conclusion offered the following
re. olution, which lies over under the rule:
R.s,red az the concur, That the Secretary OF
state Controller d. rtcd 10 invite the contractor
Legislative pTiutiug" Jcrum H. PdGteutcr, either
10 cane, the existing contract enter INTO supple
mental one winch shall explain the aInbigcr IN refer
eure 10 extra printing, and Tor compositions cngNIu,r
Ac Sncn extras ordered either Tor or not Ior the
Irslaturc and reconcile tine apparently contradictory
WAS intended the paragraph III reference To using INC
paper, and IN regard " binding.