Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03

II Aih AAAANhA AiNtt was u IulHuNNtl-
standing. Tue Council undcrst. o.
that at this joint session the wnOl,
matter OF printing was to be detuf.
mined. Williams iusisied thai the
duties Of public printer had not bee
defined by any action o. this Assem-
by. lie asked Allen where was thu
record defining tue powers " the pub.
lie printer Tie thought the public
printer should TO wholly uuconuucieu
with the contractor. Untii his powers
SHOULD be deiuoi, his election would
be premature.
Taylor said tho printing committee
needed the advice au aii OF a person
aSilied Ia the printing business, He
suggested that tha powers Of tue pub-
nc priuter might be donnei by reaolu.
ton at this lOiut session. such A.
officer vas needed to prevent dishonest
practices by the contractor doing the
printing.
Powers claimed that the Council had
invited the House TO meet IA joint
session for the sole purpose u elootinr
u public printer, AMI That this WAS the
only mater properly oetors tue JOINT
session. 10 was riiicui1us for the
Council now " the 0iiice existed
which II had asked the House u aid iu
filnug. j. -, Booth saii he wOuli not
ask the jOitt sesaion to tnKv up any
business not covered by the COuuci's
invitation. lilo moved TO amend tue
pending motion 20 ~ 10 ptovids that
tue election Of public printer should IA
no way affect this awarding OF tho con.
tract Carried.
Taylor nominated "lhe only person
who hsd offered his services ~ the
c9mmittoc," J. u. BIJOr. Hague
nomiustoi Edward h. Caliistcf.
Williams seconded the latter nomina.
lion Ia u speech Ia which he vOuchud
for the qualifications of tho candidate.
There was bat one objection to MIN, he
was n Republican. lie was willing ~
lot the a Assembly fix his compensation.
II. T.. Booth stc1i dod tho npmiuE-
ton OF j.. u. BloOr Ia En Aidfe.8 IN
which he described the candida %
qualifications, and dwclt on tue fact
that ne was wiling 10 serve without
pay. Parsons eaid the Star Printing
company had In bid tor the printing,
and Mr. Callistef was connected with
that company, nud therefore ought not
20 b. elected. Narihn said ho knew
but little about this matter, and pre-.
sumod members generally did not
understand u worry we'll. He favored
supporting tho action VI the commit.
tee, nnd snoull vote for It's candidate.
lullon move that tno nominations
closc. Carried.
The candidates wcro voted for by
name with the following result; Bloor,
90; Caliiater, D. The former was dc.
cared elected.
Taylor moved that the l1lnt session
now proceed 10 award tho printing
Carried. He then said that six Uils
hAl heuu received, anu named the
biddtTs.
Williams called Tor the rehding OF the
fep0iH irlm the printing committees.
Powers asgrI u have read In c1nnuc.
ION with the rr ports certain Il lures &c.
lnting 20 printing. The ciutk tnon read
the majority ald minority roporte oi
tho jOiutsIhndlug committee on print
Ing, aud Of the conference commlttce
on printing, and tho two bids which
were Ia dispute.
Naran moved the adoption OF the
majority report Of the Conference
committee. Williams moved to aneni
by substituting "mluofity" for "major.
ity." He reviewed the lids and tue
reports VI the committees, nnd said tho
facts ret forth by the minority reports
were uudisputol, and should determine
the whole question. Mr. Evsus's BID
was considerably less than that Of the
Sglt Lake photographic company, 10
whom tho majority reports awarded
the work. lilo made "A strong atgu.
mont In favor OF accepting Mr.. Eyans's
bio.
Powers said no agreed with Williams
that this Assembly ought 10 guard the
public treasury iHithiully. Ho denied
that tho lowest bid was always the
best, aud reviewed the doings Of the
committee. rhs later submitted tue
bids to SIT. BloUr, with tho request that
he would 70 over their figures aud hs.
certain which was tue lowest, Mr.. Bloor
not knowing who the bidders were.
Before awarding tue work, the com
mittee had tTlou ~ HAD out who Sir.
Evans was, but could not learn. The
speaker did not think The contract
should 70 u any person not n printer,
and inquiries aa 10 whether Mr. Evans
was one or not remained unautwereI.
The cOmmiltee examined tne kin Is OF
paper proposed to DO used, and con.
cudod that that offered by the Salt
Lake LithOgraph company, samples
OF work done by the bidders, etc,
The fact that wOTkmen out OF ems
pigment would get ths wOrg, led the
speaker to vote 10 give It 10 tho Litho-
graph company.
Taylor said II no had known that a
Minority report Nv full Of facts would
go In, the maj jrity report would have
been more IN .Otgii. Parslna said that
hia vote In the committee was tho
same % II tho work had been his own,
anu he would stand by tho EnaJorty
report.
WINS asked Mr.. Bloor, who was
present, II he was connected with the
Salt Lake Litnographic company. The
gentleman answered that he was not.
Allen read communication from
the latter company TO this effect that
there was no arrangement between
them and Mr.. Bloor for the lattot's
compensation, nor was Mr.. BlOor IN
any way connected with tho estab'
lifhmunt.
wins continued by saying that he
had tried TO find out the real differ
onoe between tue bills In dispute but
had not been able 10 do 10, anu he
would sustain the majority OF tue COM
mittee because OF his confidence In It's
judgment.
Seaman and Hart Intercepted Mr.
Bloor at some longth, eliolting tue fact
that the difference In paper dli I
equalizs tho bus. Seaman spoke at
kOnp LENGTH. iugiatiuu that MT, EVnukis