Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-18
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The Legislative Committee Need
10 Exp ain
unrrRl EXTRAORDINARY COURSE.
The Linotype an Issue. -Charliy aud
unioulsm Also TO Play
Part.

Heretofore, one Of the nrst maltors 10
be- attended to on the opening Of SEES
sion Of the Legislature Is the calling
f'r bids Tor the public printing, and the
election Of a public printer who, prior
10 the present session, has always been
the lowest bidder. For reasons which
need not DO rcclt8l here, u isurgcntly
issirAblo that this business he dis.
patched 40 quickly as pos IDLE after the
ttssiuu Opuuu.
Hut tnis time there has boon no hut.
~. Gu the contrary, dilalory tactics
have beon adopted by the joint print
ing committee. Not until tue iUuftn
DAY 1i the sessiou, Thursday OF last
week dll the committee puUlish an
invitation Tor bilf, which, according to
the Advertisement, would be- opened ut
O'Clock =. ~. on the following DAY,
last Friday.
Shortly after that hour, the Joint
committee on printing met, eacn u
the four gentlemen who had put Ia
bids being present, I'm person or by
representative, via, Walter J. Lewis,
J.. T.. CallisiUr, A. II. Cannon, anu
the Tribune. These were the only
NlAAflN w W ANt hiAN bNk AtN
opening the bids. A C1mmiitse
from tho printcrs' union was also
present. Before tho ceremony OF
opening tho bids was begun, "a very
unusual proceeding took place. The
bidders were Ttqteated ~ lrnvo this
room. The committee from the
pfintors' union we're, however, allowed
10 remain tor time, though Il IL said
they feu red leiore tho bids were
opened. After "A sufficient time had
elapsed for the bids 10 be opened, read,
compared and discussed, whlon PIE.
sumauly wac precisely what occurred,
some nj the members Di tue printlug
cOmmitter came uut into tins lobby anu
One OF them inquired Tor "sIovens."
| That gentleman 10 the manager
OF tho salt Lake Llthognph-
| ing 90. aud had tosn lyitef.
| lug ia tue lobby Tor some time, evil
IDENTIFY rXnccling this summons. A
| consultation occurred between him aud
Al least one VI the members Of the
printing committee, alter which he
went out OF the bulldiny, but In q shois
time returned And filed "a bid.
The other bidders, VINO meanwhile
w-to waiting outside the printing c1m.
| miltoo's room, were dismissed with Ga .
| Information that the award OF tao con-
tract would not be- made that day, anu
they were kept In uncertainty until
yesterday afternoon, when II wasgiyen
Uut that SIR. Btevens's bid, put IA un.
der the circumstances above ssl forth,
was the successful one.
IL iauuIersiDO1 that rather lively
session OF the Joint printing committee
/ was held shortly before the award was
iced, and that some Of the mem
brTs refused to endorse the proceedings.
The Tribune, n member " whoue staff
was chosen public printer by the COM
mittee, says this morning;
Tho fight In the Legislature ON the pub
lie printing l., Ia fact, n nght between
union and uOn-uuiOu offices, Mr. Bloor
representing tho former
This h, - effect, an admission that
the pfinung committee did not award
] the contract Va pursuance OF usual
business customs, but that II took sides
| ina "nght,h This conclusion 10 NE
| firmed ny a declaration attributed ~
/ Powers, a member Of the printing
| committee, ~ the effect that he aud
/ others Of the committee "lO0k the stand
that the contract should 10 10 a union
office, 10 that those men who have
been thrown out Of work by thu intro.
duolion Of tue LinotypeH In the news
paper offices, may have u chance W
secure work"
Heretofore II has not been deemed
the province Of tho legislative com-
mittuo ON printing 20 take sides In any
contest between union Aud non.union
officer, nor have ths functions u shat
committee been Of au eleomosynAry
character
In reference to what has been as.
serted ~ the effect that the public
printer has heretofore measured his
own work and audited his own bills, It
IL proper TO state that SUCH representa-.
lions are untrue. The printing com.
mittee has examined aud measured the
work, anu audited the bills tor IL, before
reporting In favor Of the appropriation;
aud where necessary tho committee
has called practical men In tho print.
ing business TO rs assistance.