The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-02
STATE PRINTING.
MEETING OF TINE BOARD YEsTER.
pAY-PROTEsT FROM SPEAKER
HUSH.

The hoard Unanimously Elect Geo. w
Duprc as state Printcr-His Address.
The members OF the State Printing Board he'll
short consultation in the Office Of the speake
uf tho House yesterday, and then met In tn
Executive Office. where the board was called +
order by Gov. Nichols, there being present Lieu
Gov. WITT, Speaker Bush, Senator Robertson
and Representatives Lamare and Leonhard.
The Governor requested MIR. Lamare to act q
secretary because OF the absence Of Senate
Steven, after which his Exoellenoy stated that tn
only business before the board was the
ELECTION OF A STATE PRINTER.
Notice had been given, he said, In the papers
and X there were any persons present who do
aired 70 become candidates, let them make /
known.
Speaker Bush said that before that was don,
ho would ask the permission Of the board TO pre-
cent d protest, and desired that II should b,
made : part OF the record. He desired II to &
upon tho minutes TO show his own ideas. Thu
protest Was then read by the Speaker. as follows
The State Of Louisiana:
4. Louis Bush, Speaker of the House Of Repre-
oentAtives, ~ euch member Of the Printing
Bosrd created by Act No. 40, approved March u,
1677, do hereby and herein protest against the
printing contract TO be entered into on the 3D.
Inst, for the following reasons. wig:
4. Because by refusing to invite offers on the
bAsis OF the resolutions presented by me last
Tuesday, which resolutions are hereto annexed,
& open competition has been denied.
q. Because the mode adopted Ii contrary to
the spirit and intent OF the legislation of 1877,
which sought by every proper means to lessen
public expenditures. and that mainly by inviting
and allowing free and oren competition, as
ovinced--
Flrst--I3y the 10th section OF said ACT No. 40,
prohibiting police juries and municipal corpora
lions, including the city Of New Orleans, from
awarding any contract for printing otherwise
than to the lotcea bidder.
Secondly Act 100, extra session, relative to
4 publishing the decisions OF the Supreme Court,
wherein . bonus ia required and was obtained.
Thirdly ACT 101 extra session, relative to
xcgistrAtion wherein 1t is required that all the
neoesRary printed blanks. etc., shall be let out by
NE Printing Board TO the toacest bidder.
Eourth-By Act lit, relative to distractions in
Red river, wherein when the work lie to be per-
formed BY contract, it is to be let out to the
l0tcest bidder.
Filthy ACT lao, relative to levees, which
imposed upon the Governor the duty Of letting
out contracts TO The lo,cest bidder. ''
Wherefore submit this protest and ask that IL
" placed OF record as part Of the minutes OF the
Beard.
Done and signed this the first Of December,
1877. LOUIS BUSH.
There having been no objection made the pro.
test was made , part Of the minutes.
The Governor remarked, after the reading had
been completed, that his own opinion upon the
subject was unchanged, but that he did not care
about taking any action in the matter. He re-
marked that nominations were in order.
Senator Robertson placed in nomination the
name Of George W. Dupre.
Gov. Nichols stated that he had q communi-
cation which was addressed to him as Governor.
md which he handed to the secretary To read.
The communication was signed by T. G. Tracy,
Esq.. OF the
REPUBLICAN PRINTING COMPANY,
announcing in substance that the New Orleans
Republican Printing Company, after an examina-
1i0n Of the printing act, would do all of the
printing at the rates specified. and would enter
Into contract and perform the duties, giving the
necessary bond, etc. The rates specified were
For the laws 50 for the first 500 copies and 40 cents
each additional; reports, 81 70 for 100 copies and
20 cents each additional; journals, bills, etc..
~ 10 for 400 copies and 81 for each additional
400: on oil blanks a discount of as per cents Of
6cial journal, advertising, etc.. 70 cents and Is
cents; binding AZ per paragraph 8, the State to
pay Tor the
BINDING AND STITCHING.
The Governor asked how those rates compared
with the others.
Mr. Leonhard replied that the committee rates
we're per cent less on the first item, and that
In the journal Of the House the committee rates
we're per cent less, but for the first $50 copies
tse had established 70 cents. For the rule and
6gure work the committee said 80 cents per 1000
ems, and this offer was 81. For printed blanks
the offer says reduction Of 25 per cent from the
bill, and that in two or three instances was less
than the committees estimate, while the binding |
nnd stitching was entirely
OUT OF THE GENERAL USAGE.
They said. he continued, that hey would charge |
one cent per page additional for 100 copies, at |
which rate 1t would be an expense of 5000, when |
no auch work was described in the bill. |
Senator Robertson The bid is higher thenp |
Mr.. Leonhard-Yes, it is higher than ours ex- |
Dept In one or two Instances In one they say |
20 cents per square tor advertising and Is cents |
Tor each subsequent insertion, when ours is 70 |
and 10. ln the bulls and resolutions We say 50, and
they cav "a 50.
The Goyernor--As q whole how does it COM
pare?
Hr. Leonard-As whole
IT IS HIGHER.
We reduced the prices from 10 to rs per cent |
1Dr the blank work, and the prices fixed by the |
committee are loH err than the others The differ
ence in the journals of the House and Senate is
nifty cents per page for the first $50 copies. and |
two cents per page for each additional 100 copies
Speaker Bush--What il the difference between /
the former prices received by the Republican |
under the former administration and those offer
"a now?
MI. Leonhard- the official journal there is a |
difference OF 1875 per cent, for printing laws 62L |
per cent, for advertising GA per cent, and in |
other items from so to 70 per cent, making an
average ell told OF difference of 60 per cent, as
compared with the old prices.
The Governor-Wel, what shall we doP
Speaker Bush-I move we proceed to an cleo.
Hon.
The secretary read letter, addressed to the
board, from Geo. w. Dupre. of the New Or
leans DEMocRAT, submitting his name as q can
iidate.
Senator Robertson renewed his nomination of
Geo. w. Dupre.
The Governor-Under the resolution the NOM
nation OF Geo. w. Dupre is made as State
Printer. ALI in favor of that nomination, say
ssayg.n
Speaker Bush moved that record of the votes