Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-09
A GREASY BUSINESS.
How tho Legislative House vas Lod
by The Hose
on THE PUBLIC PRINTING BILL
A sharp Trick 10 Mulci the Territory
70 Pay It's "No Salary" Pub
lie Printer.

That was quite a sharp game worked
I'm the Legislative House Of Repre-.
ssntntives last evening. The fact that
itwas dirty business, and that its OBJ.
lscti. 10 gougo the Territory out Of a
neat little sum, never seemed u dawn
ppen the unsophisiicatoi Legislators,
VINO evidently believed tho Territory
,yas bslnp benefited when IN fact Il
ga, being robbed. But the public Will
Get the news just the same, aud the
House members may enjoy explaining
4, their Constituencies how the wool
was pulled over their eyes 80 thickly.
There was passed In the appropria.
ton bill, by the House, an item for
$50 for indexing the minutes TO go to
b. Bloor, public printer. More Of this
later on.
Ia the proceedings at the evening
session Judge Powers moved that Bloor
be given a vote OF thanks for having
.,yei 10 the Territory IA ils printing
for this session over 500. The House
ts,rrd this motion unanimously. The
gulleleisncsa Of tho representatives ~
tbsy voted "Aye" on this proposition
suf6asssih all understanding.
Asa matter OF fact the public printer
dIi not save n cent TO the Territory 10
IN priuting. win the items IA they
in the House IN the appropriation bill,
hr incrcased the expense 10 the TERM
tUTy.
ln 1902 tho session printing Goa,
sl.Bs5. For the iirsl iilty.One days 0f
ini. session the bill put IN was ss9j.0J.
TBls makes q difference o' SDSD.iU.
Hat the lat nine days minutes Of
the session are omitted. These made
m TO than the aggregate Of the first
tnifty days Of the session. They make
opr.,ixth more than did the 27th 10
thp 5lrt days Of the last session Ia.
c'u.lye. This bill Is yet 10 come Ia.
In 1892 the Insane Aaylum and Re-
iofm School reports and b.lI roster
Pamphlets wcro printed, 40 "a cost Of
sllBg5. These were not printed this
year
lnls01 tho University report was
ulmsst double In volums what II was
this year There Is charged for ibis
yoat's short report over SIG.
In lsg9 the governors message and
accompanying documents mace lbs
lagus aud cost s3i3.3j. THIS session u
was 0nu.third Of that amount, yet
$40 ~ Ia charged Tor ~, or ut the rate
VI si61 for last years message.
la 1892 there was no index made
VI printed. There never has been
one. 10 Is wholly unnec.
tssaty. The government will
not allow il IA the Journals, no pTov!-
hlu being made therefor. Tho House
appropriated $3.50 for this Unnecessary
item. 10 never needs 10 bo done. 10
lea useless gouge into the public funds
OF 1850, and that does not include tho
cost Of printing II, which would have
10 be paid for additional n dolc.
Figuring II oil up, tho Territory 4,
paying more for ~ printing this SEES.
sion than last, more for it than other
bidders offered 10 do II for, aud Is 20 nay
Tor an "lnuuX" besides.
OF course, 1t may be said that the
"indeE" item IN n little SOP 10 Mt.
Bloor for serving "withOut saiaryD ~
public printer; hut $3.50 IL an exorhi.
Ant salary TOT the benefit 90 tho Terri.
tory has received. And for this
maguanimous service "without com.
pensatlon," the public printer was
voted the unanimous gratitude Of she
legislative Housti
II the Legislature wants 10 pay So
public printer for his advice, why does
ii not do 10 honestly and suuareiy?
The taxpayers viii want To know
more about this thing II II goes
through. They don't like 10 be trickud
by game OF this kind. II Is too
greasy business.