The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-04
THE CLOSING SCENES.
THE LEGISLATURE GETS THROUGH
WITH BUSINESS AND AtJOuRNS

The County Bm Passed-A ,te Prjntor
Slccted-Tho D.sp onssry Amended--Tho
SaiarIey TO be Paid to County supe vi
sors.
COLUMBIA, 5. g., Dec. 23,.-The
Legislature closed its work last night
and adjourned. The most important
feature Of Yesterdays session was the
election OF State Printer and tho final
passage Of the County Government Bill.
The two houses met in Joint session
Tor the election of State Printer and
MIR. Thomas. of Ricbland nominated the
Bryon Printing Company for tho posi-
ton. He stated that that company had
offered to do the work required by law
at pr'ces varying from 8 per cent. TO GO
per cent. less than the prices named in
the bill ander con onslderation and moved
that the Secretary OF State transmit to
tue House for its Information "all pro-
posals Cor public printing" filed with him
in pursuance of law. Mr.. Thomas said
that as the bill to elect a printer had
been passed this resolution was offered
in order that the members might
have information laid before them.
After some discussion the motion was
voted down as follows:
eas--Ashley, Bacot, Bease, Car
roll, Egan, Fairly, Foster, Glover, Ham-
NETT, Hardin, Houeh, HOughes, john
son, Knots, Khkiand, Lotion, Low
rance, Manning, Moses, Rivers, Row.
land, Sullivan, Taylor, Thomas, Won
koniiz-25.
Nays-Breazeale, Buist, Chandler,
Cox, Crum, Davis, Dendv, DuBose, J.
L. Duncan, Edwards, Elder. Fielder,
| Garrls, Gary, Graham, Gunter, Hardy,
Harvey, Harper, Henderson, Hill JEFF
terles, Jordan, Kennedy, j. d. and II .
j. kinard, Lancaster, Lemon, Lcsesne,
MagilI, l.. and w. II. Mauldin, Nc
Laurin, McWhite, Mishoe, Mitchell,
Notifies, Oliver, Parks, Pearmun, Phil.
lips, Rast, Shuman, Sngletary, A. j.
and j. l.. Smith, Stackbouse, Stalvey,
Stokes, Sturkie, Tindal, Vaughan, Wa
! ters, Watson, Whitman. Wllborn, Will.
| hanson, Wolfe, Wolf, Woodward, Vel
dell, Youmans-63.
Senator John Gary Evans said that he
thought the remarks that had been made
were not pertinent to the occasion, as
the Assembly had met TO elect prin-
ter under an act, which act fixed the
scale OF prices, which prices could not
be devlated from. He nominated Mr..
Charles A. Calvor, Jr. He thought it an
insult to the House TO bring up such dis.
cussions as had been INDUCED in.
Senator ythe declared that the AS
semblY was not OILY there under the
act, but the members were also there
under their constitutional oaths TO dis
charge their duty, which in this case
was to let out the printing by contract.
L fail to see, said he, where the insult to
10 the General Assembly can be when a
responsible person announces himself as
q candidate for public printer and quotes
prices that will save the State abou:
$4,000 annually. This :s pure matter
OF business. We come here as trustees
Of the State 10 deal with the peoples
money, and we are bound by Cur oaths
ID get the work done as Cheaply as we
can. We must be prepared to say to the
people that what we have done is the
best We could do. 1t is true we have
passed an act stpulatlng prices, but we
have candidate who comes here and
says he is willing TO do the work for
less, and il the time has come when it
ls an insult Tor candidate other than
tue one that was wanted to come 10 the
Legislature and say he would do the
work cheaper and would save the State
money, then God save the times to which
we have come. If this scheme is con-
suunated we may rest assured tha.
there will be o day of accounting. We
cannOt SIT here as intelligent men and
disregard these facts.
Senator w. ID. Evans in scconding
the nomination Of Mr.. Calvo said he did
so, because having been a member OF
| both Houses tor number OF years he
knew that Mr.. CalvO had done the work
| most efficiently and he had the word CT
the Senator from Charleston (Mr. Smy-
the) who bad stated on the floor Of the
Senate that the printing done by Mr..
Calvo was ns well done and as cheap as
it had been done for twenty years Be
sides this he had the evidence of it be.
fore his eyes every day.
| Mr.. Ncttles stated that the com nit
tee had had representative OF the Bry-
an Company before them aud from his
own statement he knew that the State
could not save 10000 year as has
| been stated. The contract only required
$40, 900 and no one would contend that
half could be saved.
Senator Wilson made q speech. lie
| said that the speeches made had covered
the same old ground and were utterly
useless as bringing out any new arGu-
ment. What does the Bryan offer
amount to? Where is the element of
contract IN il? They simply place pa
per on our desks saying they will do:su
aud 80 but that is not binding nor is 1t
a contract. There are no provisions
in this act for any such bid. If in a
campaign a man makes an offer to give
so much OF his per diem and mileage to
the county if elected there is no contract
and he may break it. This circular
was bid for votes and nothing else.
The State had for years been in posi-
ton of battledOor and shuttlecock in re-
ference to this printing business and she
should bo independent. The law as en-.
acted having fixed the rates any man
elected will get them no matter what
bids he Iuaks under them.
Mr.. Weston asked him didn't the
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