The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-27

the Senate, Whefe the DILL was Ellleu
on the first round.
Senator Hemphil, of Abbeviile, said
that the bill was not accompanied by
petition as was required by statute for
the incorporation of bodies polite. He
read the statutes on the question and
stated that none of the required pre-
liminary steps had been taken. There
had been no advertisement of the pro-
posed change and the people had been
taken by surprise. The point was sus-
tanned by the Senate by vote Of II
to Il.
WOMEN AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COLLEGE.
The appropriation for the South
Carolina College has been paced at
$4,000, after quite kick by some o T
the economists who tried to cut 1t
down to two-thirds that amount.
A provision has been incorporated
requiring that young women be allowed
TO enter not below the junior classes.
THE PRINTING SCANDAL.
One of the scandals that will attach
to the present Legislature is the elec-
ton of public printer at a fixed scale
of prices, while there was another bid
from substantial, and responsibleIfrm
offering to do the printing at prices that
varied from 8 per cent. to 60 per cent.
less.
The readers of this correspondence
have already been made familiar with
some of the circumstances Of this meas
ure and of the belief that it was solely
for the purpose of assisting the organ
of the administration. Its said that the
argument used with the refawmers
was that the Bryan Company, which
made the lower bid, YVES backed up by
that terrible anti-Tillman newspaper,
the Columbia State, and that the bid
was lower than it could be done for
without loss, and that the anti-Till-
NANTES were going to make up the
deficiency to the Bryan Company and
that the Bryan bid was only scheme
to keep the Register from getting the
printing and break it down. Investiga-
ton shows that the State was not even
remotely connected with Bryan's bid
and that it was purely business trans
action. This company bid on the
printing last year and there was a
claim then that their bid was the
lowest, although the Register got the
contract.
The election took place in joint as
sembIy on Friday last. Mr.. Thomas,
of Richland, nominated the Bryon
Printing Company, of Columbia, and
read q printed communication from
them giving the prices at which they
would do the printing, which, he said,
were from s per cent. to 60 per cent.
less than the prices named in the bill
to elect the printer. This company
stated in their communication that
they were willing to contract at these
prices for ten years.
Mr.. >Lowrance, of Richl:nd called
the attention of the Assembly to the
fact that these prices were an exact
copy of the bid made by the Bryan
Company and filed, as required by the
present law, with the Secretary of
State.
Mr.. Weston, of Richland, stated that
there had been some talk about a COM
bipa Aion of printers 90 that the work
could be secured .at cheap rates fer q
While, after which the rates would be
raised. He disposed Of this by stating
that the Bryan Company offered to
take the work for ten years.
s>Senator John Gary Evans, of Aiken,
dominated Mr.. Chas. A. Calvo, pro-
prietor of the Register, and said that
the discussion that had taken place
was out Of order as the two houses were
simply there to elect printer at
prices fixed in the bill and that it was
an insult to the assembly to indulge in
such remarks.
Senator Smythe replied that the
members were there also under their
constitutional oaths to discharge their
duty, which in this case was to elect
the lowest bidder. He failed to see
where the insult was when responsi-
BILE person announced himself as can
didate for public printer and quoted
prices that would save the State about
$4,000 annually. This was a pure mat
ter of business. They were there as
trustees of the State to deal with the
peoples money and they were bound
by their oaths to get the work done as
cheaply as they could. IF this was an
insult, then God save the times to
which we had come. If this scheme
was consummated the member could
rest sure that there would be an &C.
counting.
Mr.. Wolfe, of Orangeburg, seconded
Mr. Calvo's nomination. stating that
some gentlemen were too solicitous as
to how the members would explain
their votes to the people.
Senator Sloan, of Columbia, declared
that be was always solicitous when he
could raise ais voice in behalf of the
taxp ayers.
Senator w. D. Evans, of Marlboro,
seconded MIR. Calvo's nomination on
the score of his efficiency. He said that
it was impossible for the Bryan Com
panys bid to save $500.
Senator Wilson, ofSpartanburg, said
that the bid made by the Bryan Com
pany did not have the element Of a
contract in it and that the State in its
dignity could not accept any money
paid back to her. He declared the
Bryan bid all folly.
The vote resulted in the election OF
Mr.. Calvo 81 to q. The detailed vote
was as follows:
For Calvo-Senators Barton, Beasley,
Brice, Brown, Evans wv. d., Evans
John Gary, Fuller, Harrison, Hemp
bill, Magill, Mayfield, Mcdaniel, Ra-
gin, Redfearn, Sanders, Stribling, Tim
norman, Williams, Wilson; Represen-
tatives Jones, Barry, Breazeale, Buist,
Carpenter, Carroll, Chandler. Cox,
Covington, Crum, Dendy, DuBose,
Duncan u. T.), Edwards, Elder, Est
ridge, Fielder, Foster, Garris, Gary F.
B Graham, Gunter. Hammet, Hardy,
Harvey, Harper, Hill, Jefries, Jordan,
Kennedy, Kinard q. d., Kinard (H.
j., Lancaster, Lennon, Lesesne, Ma
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