New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17
THE LEGISLATIVE PRINTING.
No FURTHER TROUBLE EXpEcTED-MH MIIIroIe
lands pOsITION EXPLAINED.

LANDS POSITION EXPLAINED.
Albany. JAM 10 (SpeciaD-The Assembly Printing
Committee reported to-day that the Wynkoop-Ilal-
lerbeci Company, which holds the contract for the
legislative printing. had assured its members that
by next Monday all the bills would be printed and
on the desk of the members. Under these circum-
Stances the Printing Committee said it would defer
making any report the subject
The delay in the printing OF the bills. 1t is un-
ders,ood. has been due To causes which the print
Ing company could not control. such as q break
down IN machinery and inability TO get binders.
These troubles are now remeaed and 1t Is believed
that hereafter the bills will be delivered on time
to the Senate and the Assembly.
The Assembly Committee Printing to-day re-
cciveG the following letter from Henry w. Sackett,
Of Sackctt q McQuaid. OF New-York, counsel for
John T.. Mihollald and made it public:
Gentlemen: The reports published in the public
press this morning of the proceedings OF the state
senate at Yesterday sss1 Sn are c"o"b 10 th
contract for State printing for two years. from oc
tober l. 1885,. awarded last summer AS couisei
for Mr. Milholland and thoroughly familiar
with the circumstances and character OF the as
sgnment OF this contract subsequently made by
him. viii you permit me to call your attention 10
the following facts in connection with the reso.u-
Mri Milholiand was the lowest bidder for the
State printing under this contract. anu II was
bid was not only lower than other bids for the
work TO be done during the two years beginning Oc-
price the State under former contracts. IL Is
quite within bounds TO say. as mas been Sdli bN
the state Controller, that the saving 70 the state
by the acceptance Of Mr.. Mliholands bid over
that of his chief competitor would not be less thdn
$4,000.
This contract was subsequently assigned 10y Mr..
Milholland to the Wynkoop- liailenbeck company.
one the largest and most competent printing
establishments IN the country. TINS was done Win
the full concurrence and unanimous consent Of the
proper State officers who accepted this company
a. The State printer in the place of Mr.. Muhoilani,
a if the contract had originally been made with
that CORPORATION. Mr. MhOlland's bond was re-
leased. and the company gave new ore IN It's
place.
Mr. Mnholland thus became entirely relieved Of
all responsibility Tor personal connection win
this contract lie has since mad no control over
the execution Of the work or even knowledge or
tho manner IN which IL being performed. SO
far as there was any responsibility. moral or legal
resting upon him in the matter. he fully discharged
his place a State printer of such large iacilticS.
responsibility and resources as the Nynkoop. ia J.
lenheck Company Ii would have been dihcut
to find anywhere in this state another printing
concern with higher reputation ior the sdilsih'-
tory performance 90 great and important pruning
contrlcts whether government. railroad or Seii'i a.
printing: with a higher financial rating. or WIN
greater facilities for the prompt execution OIL al
most cvcvy kind OF printing.
In confirmation OF the facts above stated, neg
to refer You to me Official records on NE IN IN"
Controllers Office -
IL is therefore respectfully submitted That any
attempt 70 hold Mr.. Mhollani responsible IN any
degree for the of the execution OF ne Stalr
printing contract is extremely unfair ana UNJUST
Very respectfully yours, . 49, e,c,-,.r.r