The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-19
TIE RIO AND THE PRINTING.

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II Ia not often that the public are tlentedt n
the Hpentaaln nf the I.aaU,nn IN a violent tlut-
r Of vi,t,,nus Indignation. aud II Ia fortunate
thai those iluiteta come ,,t,on tho Ifin ri long
ntervnla. because such Intense agitation Is
not only calculated to- awaken anxiety ON the
4 part W liz friends, but r. create unnennsaary
alarm IN Tho community ut large. Witt, tftt
| furious oIamol nf setting hen that has
abandoned for tho moment the peaceful and
uuiet business IT Incubation. the II. wildly
oael iea over the printing hll reported by the
Senate Committee "a Printing as though II
were determined Ia f,lg htan tho othe, Inmates
Of the harm yard IN the belief that savage
hawk was about ~ ewoap down upon aad do
vo,,r them. feathers and all. The bill has not
only sti,red III tho righteous wrath Ut the
| I've and ra,lnnl haI to indulge In hYatN' cal
anpthnnaa ut It's authors and If the I.oglela-
| tuta HanernlIy but II has deTnloped W the
annient dame m uncuuIuerable aversion to
| official journals an ase,aloll. we may 70
mark which has lain dormant In her h',ann,
| ror lo' these many years. and which has
| ayinnad lts existence nj a most inansplrloua
| moment. seeing that OWL minded persons wilt
In ssra 10 attribute the change IT heart to
| tho nhsgtin naturally felt nv the I've whom the
Etata printing was taken away from her. and
aha was nn,np.s,ed Ia tale dewn tho legend.
"DHlrlal journal nf tho State which had 81,
long aud 81 oiIe,. a,aoed her columns, Hut
| lot ua pass thia pntn rapidly, and not to"
halahIy blame the y 'ur l'cr Inability. just
at THE particular time. tr sec any usn for an
official journal" H., atIliotion Is too recent
| md too grlrvnua either for eenaure on for
Jokes.
Tho hill which has aroused such fiery an
| tagnnlam han not been signed by tho Coy
n,nar aud promulgated. II has not boon
| pananh Nv both llnl,Eoa It has not oven passed.
tho SOM te, but Is sinply ret.orted as q aub-
et,tuto fnr another bill and cannot be- passel
without ample opportunity far crltiels'n and
| eilscuaeun, Except In IL fow particulars. 1t Is
p,rrlaoly similar ~ tho old bill under which
tho iicnUnae acted. and while we are not pre-
pared To indorae nil tho cfangea made ss al
viaabln. We certainly ~ not intend To join IN
the .ens,,lriation of tho Legislature. or to
take IT, for granted that tho bill will pa1a
until whatever may 10 Objectionable In II haa
been eliminated. We remember that the
Legislature ~ largely composed of intellt-
gent and honorable gantlcmen who have tho
lnterosia Of tho people quit" ma much ut heart
| a. Tho Itrnpu,lr evor hah and who WILL not
approve or pnf,a any not that Is either burden
| some 10 tho taxpayors ur undemocrate. Until
they shall give ann,r Nlhcnoc ~ a dlapoel-
tion to commit II wrong. w" prefer TO believe
That tlcy Will do their sworn duty and legis-
late In tho beat intcrnst Of tho state.
Under tho old blll OF present Inv rather.
Tho Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Speaker
Of tho House, two members OF tho Senate and
two n,cmhora OF tho House arc constituted
Printing I'narh md authorized to select "
State printer by contract. This board ia UNI
trn,nnalcd In ita choice but cannot contract Mt
higher rates thnn thoae stipulated In tho law
Under the proposed bill two mcmbars Of the
Senate and two Of tho House Ito bs elected by
their rcRprctive bodi@l. together with tho
Auditor. Attorney General and Secretary 81
State, nrn constituted Printing Board. and
authorized to award the contract for printing
10 tho lowest Responsible bidder below tho
maximum ratna fixed III tho bill. and which
arc not materially different from those In the
present law Tho contract No awarded. how
| eyer. is mado subject to tho approval Of tho
Governor. tho President Of the Senate and
| tho Speaker of thu House. or my two OF them.
| who therefore constitute n supervisory board
which will he MI additional safeguard. and
| which fully meets the constitutional require
| ment, IA no contract can bs entered into
without tho Same ls lnhoraed and approved
| by tho officers vested Ivy tho constitution
with authority in tho matter.
4 /, III
uurcs judicial advertisements In the parrish
Of Orlenns TO by made In the "oIcal journal
or the State" wy think should be amended,
and would suggest that section Is OF tho
present law be substituted therefor. That
section reads ~ follows:
HEG ID Tint In tho parish of Orleans. where
advert somnntan are rnuniredt to be made In ran
ton 10 judicial prnco"llngH. or In tho sale OF
proper,y undnr Iadclnl process or In any other
legal prnenoding Of whatever kind they shall
be published IN a daily newspaper published
have been published as n daily paper for Mt
| least ono yonr prior TO tho insertion OF Hhid
| advertisement or puhlicat ION. said newaunper
10 bn selecah by tho defendant or party charged
with the conduct OF the proceedings. prorded.
the defendant shall make the collection within
thron days of the aarvlne ~ notice 81 seizure or
process on him: should tho defendant neglect
| TO select tho plaintiff shall have too right to do
SO. and should neither plaintiff nor defendant
select. nor tho party invested by law with ths
direction Of the proceedings. then the sheriff.
constable. clerk or other officer. as the case
! may be- shall aelect: tho newspaper 10 selected
shall publiah said advcrtrcuan IN n conspicu-
GUS manner each and every adeorliaement to
| hs Ia tho column or columns and all under IA
prominent title 10 capi'al TO wit: judicial Adj
vartsemenis should thor" be no newspaper
publ .hed In said parish as aforesaid, said nd
| vertisemani may DO posted HI now provided by
existing laws
| While this is our view, however, we con-
oede that there Is much force In the argu-
ment advanced by the advocates OF the propo-
eltion to publish all judicial advertisements
In this parish In one newspaper. They claim
that II Is not reasonable or just to make at
| torneys and persons Interested In such adver-
| tsement subscribe to or purchase all the
newspapers Ia this city In order to be certain
that none OF the advertisements escape them
that 1t IS a great hardship, very onero US
! tax, which the Legislature should not impose
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