Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-19

he court would regret to lose them--stiu they
could take their way The court would not per.
M. 70 take advantage OF the privileges
acooroeG tnem In court for the purpose OF exaoft
ING exorbitant prices
Nh. sLlss' PROPOSITION.
MI. Bliss said that the government would un.
oertake TO furnish twenty printed copies OF To
report 10 the defense IL the defense would nav one
haif the price, or l2S cents q folio
MI wilson suggested that they should make q
oargain with MI. Clephane so TO make the COST
only 10 cents folio for each side ese that the
oeiense should be required TO pay 10 cents for
rnh oi 'ne report made by the present stenoe-
Judge wylie said be thought Mr. Bliss PROPOSE
AN AGREEMENT
After some discussion Messrs- Henkle ana VIII
son announced that. for their clients they ac-
pied the proposition.
The court then, a few minutes before O'Clock,
took a recess.
nr. Chambers Opening tn Defense Of
ssrady.
After the recess, Mr.. Chandler, for Mr. Rradv
oegan TO address the jury He said he would ask
the jury 10 do justice TO these defendants indie
pendent OF the tyranny OF opinion. II was n good
dealt demand OF the jury, the grand heroism re-
quirei TO meet ana oppose this tyranny O. opinion
III was Tor this jury to rebuke the savage brutality
OF this prosecution. He thought he would he able
u convince them that there WAS no mcrit In this
prosecution. The cp Mons OF the government had
Oeens The opinions OF the public O; the District of
'olcmhla Every device had been rcsorted TO 10
obSruct the adminiSt ration q! Justice The injury
TO law and justice inlnit ly greater than any-
thing that was pretended 10 have been done nv
these defendants They had listened n . yagne
disconnected statement or what the Government
rsop9sea 70 charge, yet did any OF the Jury know
ioi "h9t these defen1ants were indicted?
ASALyzrSG THE ISpICrMEYr
MT Chandler proceeded TO analyse the indict.
ment, holding that there was no crime In the max.
ing OF contracts with the government or In having
petitions asking for Increase OF service fled ne
gave statement of the Organization and
regulations OF the Post oflice DEPART
ment, hohng that Brady had no
power in himself to make or change a contract
Statement of the Stcnogrn pliers ne ID
Their Fees.
Messrs. Eaton and Alexander the stenographers
employed In reporting the star route trial, this
morning presented a statement TO the court re.
spectfng their contract, saving:
"Al that has been said as 10 stenoCraphers'
lees is based On the cost OF the reporting the last
trial The government then employed US, and the
de1enSe had separate stenographer After the
case had progressed for some time the stenoc-
rapher OF the other side requested us 10 furnish
him twenty printed copies daily and offered for
them rs cents per folio or the 30 cents ne was TO
receive In view OF the convenience OF a common
report, The government counsel consented 10 the
arrangement, and he made In consequence a de.
uuctluh on The governments bill. proposition
10 furnish the copies came from the other side,
and was advantageous TO them, as the price they
paid us covered only the usual charge of stenoc.
rapher Tor manuscript copy.
Ia the present case no oppression has been
Sought or proposed by Us. We supposed. IN view OF
the fact that IL would be Impossible for the defend.
ants to procure printed copies of the proceedings
at less than double the price before paid 10 us
that they would again arrange with US for them
and indeed were so told, Indirectly. our contract
with the government had I'm view two proposi-
uons: lst Printing, IL our rate could be reduced
70 10 cents pei foo. 2d. Typewriter copy, IL the
lull rate. % cents, We're To be paid. The printed
copies were offered 10 the defendants through an
agent. at the same price as before, - cents per
tollo, and the proposition was considered for seve-
TAI days We were nnally Informed that the de-
PENDANTS would not accept our uffer. nor would
they make any terms with Us. as they had ar.
ranged TO procure a Printed copy from the Gov
eminent Printing Ofce, and thereby TO secure
their reporting for nothing.
1he ordinary rr,ce or competent stenographep
Tor reporting is % cents per folio where copy is
furnished 10 one side. and not less than ten cents
addltlonal per folio where furnished tOboth sides
The minimum rate paid 10y both Houses OF Con-
greSs Tor similar work where one copy is furnished
Is 30 cents: the IN lXimum rate much greater
Accepting the fntimatiOn OF the court that we
must, ii we desire the privilege OF the court room
report for both sides, We have offered the defend
antS ~ printed copies for l9s cents per folio This
VIII make our total compensation 20 cents per
Io!lo less than the usual price for such work. We
DO not think we ought TO depart from the long
established rates OF the profession In this case,
OUT DO SO because or the views expressed by the
court, and because the government is perfectly
willing to incur the entire expense OF printing II ft
can save 10 cents per folio on its reporting.
ln an experience OF over ten years we have never
Known Oh case where reporters engaged on both
sides served for less than IS cents folio The
amount paid TO stenogfapher is not all pro6t
tfon OF his notes require either trained corps OF
type writer experts or OF short hand amanuenses
f, lor Mllch large prices must be paid. Where the
court sits from ii a. M. 10 y. m the reporters,
hours OF labor extend far IN the night, not In.
frequently all night, and performed at the ex.
pense OF both comfort and health"