Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-09
A GREASY BUSINESS.
BoB tho Legislative House vas Led
by the Hose
on THE PUBLIC PRINTING BILL
A sharp Trick 10 Nlulci the Territory
70 Pay It's $40 salary" Pub.
lie Printer.

That was quite sharp game worked
I'm the Legislative House Of Repre-.
scntniives last evening. The fact that
II was dirty business, aud that IT, OBJ.
lec, ia to gougc the Territory out Of a
neat little sum, never seemed u dawn
upon the unsophlsiicaioi Legislators,
VINO evidently believed tho Territory
was being benefited when In fact II
was being robbed. But the public will
get the news just tho same, aud the
House members may enjoy explaining
4, their constituencies how the wool
was pulled over their eyes 90 thlckly.
There was passed in the appropria.
ton bill, by the House, an item for
$3.50 for indcxing the minutes to 30 to
J. -. Bloor, public printer. More Of this
later on.
In the proceedings at the evening
session Judge Powers moved that Bloor
be given a vote OF thanks for having
saved TO the Territory In It's printing
for this session over 5000. The House
passed this motion unanimously. rhe
gullelcisnesa Of the representatives ~
they voted faye" on this proposition
ufna-aeth all understanding.
Asa matter OF fact the public printer
did not save a cent 10 the Territory In
IN printing. with the items M they
left the House IN the appropriation oil,
be increased the expense TO the Tern.
tory.
IN 1902 the session printing cost
gl,Ss5. For the flTsl iiity.Une days of
tnis session the bill put IN was Ssg5.01.
This makes q difference o. S9s0.iU.
Hut the lat nine days minutes Of
the session are omitted. These made
nj to than the aggregate OF the first
tnifty days " the session. They make
onc.,lxth more than did tho 9th 10
the bist days OF the last session IN.
c'u,ivc. THIS bill h yet 20 come In.
In 1902 the Insane Asylum aud re.
iotm School reports aud bl roster
pamphlets were printed, nt cost OF
.2iB.uj. These were not pfintcl this
year
in 1902 tho University report wal
nlm5st double in v0lums what II was
this year There Il charged fOt Ibis
ycaf's short report over sluB.
In 1872 tue governors message and
accompanying documents mace los
plgcs and cost s85Aaj. rhis session it
was ono.third ot that amount, yet
ili0 ~ IL charged for II, or at the rate
VI si5l Tor last years message.
In 1892 there was no index made
ur printed. There never has been
one. 10 10 wholly unnec.
rssafy. The government viii
not allow Is In the Journals, no provl.
sion being made therefor. Tho House
Appropriated $3.50 for this Unnecessary
Hen, IL never needs 10 be- done. IL
IL a useless gougo into the public funds
Ui 500, AMI that does not Include tho
COS, u printing II, which would have
10 DO paid for additional n doue.
Figuring II nil up, the Territory Is
paying more for IT. printing THIS ses.
HiOn than Lust, more for II than other
bidders offered 10 do It for, and Is 10 nay
Tor an "lude1" Decides.
OF course, II may DO said that the
"IndoX" item IL little SOP 10 MI.
Bl00r for serving "without salaryD ~
public printer; but $3.50 IL an exofbi
taut salary for the benefit 90 tho Tern.
tory has received. Ana Tor this
mngnanimoua service "without com.
the public printer wa.
voted the unanimous gratitude Of the
legislative Housed
II the Legislature wants 10 pay its
public printer Tor his advice, why does
u not do 40 honestly ana squarely?
The taxpayers VIII want To Know
more about this thing II Il goes
through. They don'l like 10 be trlckrd
by game OF this kind. IL 10 TOO
greasy business.