Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-07


n. Ixc.IIs. from the Judiciary Commit
.ae On petitiou. reported bill an act 70 ine0.
,,,rste the Arte<ian Water Co. Of Kockiano,
Re,a tvice and laid IN the table and ofoefeu
20 h. nrinted on notion Of Mr.. iotS" VI
Brunswick- Mill
Mr. SxaRr. from the Conn ittee on Anr
,arv Affairs reported leave 10 Withdraw y"
petition of Thomas W. Porter. to oe rem
bursed for money furnished soldiers OF INC
l4th Me. Reg. in 1861
Mr.. BRApsrREEr. from the Jcdiciaas No
m;,tee. reported ought to pass on bill ACT 10
ans,.,s ,he Cumberland and Oxford Canal
CORPORATION to make sale of its properly 10 oe
need for railroad purposes. Read ana as
signed
Nj. VERRrLL from the Committee on Legal
aTairs on petition. reported bill an act 10
,men,i an ac, TO incorporate the Richardson
Wharf Co. approved April I'd 1886. Reau
and assigned.
Mr.. Hale from the Judiciary Comm'ttee
on pe,ition. reported bill an act to conseiidate
the Hampslen Silver Mining Co. and the Dun,
ton Silver Mining Co. of flampsien keao
and assigned.
Mr.. WENTWORTH from the Committee on
Railroads. reported ought TO pass on oiii an
act to extend the time for the complexion OF
the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad hea"
and assigned.
Mr.. Youxe from the Committee on Finance
reported reference to the York County de'e-
cation ON petition of VIM. Emery for fixing
| Of compensation of county COMMISSIONER
and county treasurer of York County.
| Mr.. McKUsIcK from the Judiciary 0om"l'-
tee reported ought not TO pass on bill an &C,
additional to chap l22 sec. II Of the revised
4 rIalb .-s.
laws of 1879 relating to corrupt agreements
bv attorneys and others.
| Mr.. VERRILL from the Committee on Legal
| Affairs. on order. reported bill an act amend,
atorv of and additional to sec. Of chap. % Oh
the nublic laws of 1876. Printed under rule.
| Bill an act to compel certain officers whose
terms have expired to deliver money and oth-
er property to their successors came from the
| Senate and was laid on the table Ond ordered
| to be printed.
The majority and minority reports OF the
| Committee on Printing and Binding. came
I'D by assignment. the question being on the
motion to amend the majority report by sub
shutting therefor that of the minority. The
majority report submits contract with
Sprague 4 Son. to do the printing and con-
tract with Smith & Reid to do the binding.
| The minority report recommends that que
| notice be given for sealed proposals for the
work, and contracts to be made with the
lowest responsible bidders. or that contracts
be made with Thomas F. Murphy, for the
printing, and Alexander J. Cameron for the
binding. which the report states to be the
lowest.
| Mr.. RowELL Of Hallowell said:
! Mr. Speaker This subject Of State print.
ing has elected more discussion than we an
ticipated. 1t is subject that has been dis
cussed year by year, and last year. especially
the discussion was elaborate. And we all
| know the results of that discussion. / may
be partoned. i'll, as member of this commit
| tee under the circumstances in which we are
placed. and after the discussion that has been
| had in the other branch, state the grounds
of the committee for making this contract, and
inform the House of our designs in so doing
On the second day Of the session an order
was passed making Messrs. Sprague Son
printers fer the State until otherwise ordered
Any one familiar with the printing business
must know that il requires considerable prep.
araton in order to do the work required
Messrs. Sprague & Son, under this order
commenced their preparations for doing the
printing of the State, and Of course they did
this with the expectation they should lave a
fair consideration whenever the committee
was appointed and the time came for making
the contract. On the next day after the pas.
sage of that order committee on printing
was appointed. The Speaker did me the hon
or 10 Mace me upon that committee. which a,
once made iuouiries in regard 70 printing
matters. and thew neglected for nearly three
weeks to have a meeting. surprising that dur
ing this time proposals would be made
and that when the time came We
might have under consideration such
propositions AZ we might either receive or re-
iect. When the committee met the minori
tv of this House was representctl. If re-
collect right il was some three weeks ate,
the appointment of the committee and the
very dav of the FORMULATION of the third
op;nion Of the Snnreme Court We had TIM,
becn waiting in regard IN This matter a.
said until this time and when ve GOT tooetb
er we took into consideration what il wa,
best for n. to do under these circumstance
happened to be the only member of that com
mittee at all familiar with the subject of print
ing. | didn't care to trust to myself wholly
in regard to the matter. and gentleman va,
summoned before us who NAV well be consid
cred an expert. and we obtained his opinior
with regard to the contract of last year, made
with Mr.. Pillsburv bv the Governor and
Council-wbether il was fair contract
whether if fairly carried out the price wa,
more than a fair compensation for the work
required. We had his opinion and 7 believe
it was honestly given. and without anv inter.