The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
STATE PRINTING.
Report of the Investigating
Committee.
A PROPOSED REDUCTION IN
THE AMOUNT OF WORK.

The following is the report of the
committee to investigate the State
printing to see where it could be cut
down The report was written by
Senator Moses, of Sumter, but it was
signed by the other members. The
committe introduced a bill carrying
out their ideas, which has not been
considered yet:
To the Honorable Senate and House
Of Representatives
Your joint committee appointed to
investigate the public printing. beg
leave to report that they have ex
amined the vouchers of the Public
Printer, in the Office of the Comptrol-
Ter General, from Nov. l, 1895, to
Feb. 18th, 1896. and find there has
been paid for printing the sum of
Sl4.13S 76, as follows: Report of
Railroad Commissioners, including
200 extra copies ordered by the Com
missionels, S1,667.l2; report of
Superintendent of Education, In
cluding 200 extra copies ordered by
the Superintendent, 1878 81 report
of Board of Health, including 800
extra copies ordered by the board,
S676.SO report Of Comptroller
General, s59S 7S s; report Of Direc
tors of Penitentiary, including 100
extra copies. 1882 299; report Of
South Carolina Lunatic Asylum. in.
cludipg 800 extra copies ordered by
Superintendent. $3.50 02 :; report of
Trustees Of Clemson College, in
cluding 500 extra copies ordered by
president, S199 Sc; report of Ad
jutant and Inspector General, in
cluding zoo extra copies, S232.8O ;
report of Commissioners of Sinking
Fund, s220.s6; report of Attorney
General, $l32 90; report of the
Trustees of Winthrop College, IN
Guiding 800 copies ordered by the
president, $71.04; report Of Trustees
of South Carolina College, $2l.44
Governors message. SAG 30 report
of Secretary of State, $50 49; report
of pardons and combinations, $27.-
90 !; report of Phosphate Inspector,
$3.50 report of Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute, including 800 extra
copies, $2S 80; report of South
Carolina Military Academy including
800 extra copies, $299. 20 /; report Of
State Treasurer, $40 II; Historian
Confederate Records. SIS IS; pub
lie records, S11.25 reports and
resolutions, S3,2s5.45 House jour
nails to February 18th, s89l.19; ;
House calendars to February 18th,
S42S 80; House bills Nos l to
291. inclusive, $l,209 go; House
permanent journal, S431 S5; Senate
journals to February 18th, $763 90;
Senate calendars to February 18th,
1892 Ga; Senate bills, Nos. l to PIG
inclusive, 1855 Senate permanent
journal, 1914 So.
None of the above printing was
done on account of the Constitutional
Convention.
We beg leave to call your atten-
ton to the report of the Railroad
Commission, which cost sl,667 l2
it is again printed in reports and
resolutions at cost of .$67l &c.
making total cost of 81 33S Is
The 200 extra copies cost S666.e5
In the opinion of your committee
this report should be reduced to
about one hundred pages, to cost not
over 500, and in the reports and
resolutions not exceeding $50, or
total of $l70, a saving of over $2,
900 We find that the commission
ers got 200 extra copies We find
but little or no authority for this,
though we find many of the boards
guilty of the same practice. We
ask the adoption of the amendment
to section IS so as to discontinue
the practice We also call your at
tention to the amendments to Sec
tions A, SO and 10, which, we think,
if adopted, will curtail the cost and
The report Of the Board Of Health
costs $676.S0: estimated cost of
printing of reports and resolutions.
$500, making total of S976.so
We cannot find any authority for
paying for this report out Ct the
general fund. Section 50 reads
tAIl printing done on reports pub
lished by the State Board Of Health
shall be paid for out of the funds ap-
propriated to or belonging to that
department and not otherwise If,
however, the State is going to pay
for the reports of that department, it
should be limited to 100 pages, and
TO cost not exceeding Slo0. The
report of the Superintendent of Edu