The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-04

ven most satisfactory. Upon receipt
of this information. the Joint commit
tee met and out of several systems
adopted what is known as the kan
sas plan Proprietors and foremen of
several job printing offices, as well
as representatives of the Typograph-
lcdl union, were called into consulta-
ton in order TO ascertain what prices
would be fair alike to the state and
the printer for the various classes Of
work
On Feb. Z. the committee reported
senate bill No. So, IAN act to provide
Tor the appointment and qualification
OF state printer, to define his duties,
Tx ms compensation, and provide for
a penalty for a violation Of his official
duties. The bill received the approval
OF all the members of the joint print
ing committee, except in one parttcu-
laf, that one-haf the members pre-
lerred making the prices named op-
tlonal, the other half making this def
mite.
Considering the information to be
gathered, the Importance and techni-
cal nature of the question involved,
your committee submits that it was
impossible to act more promptly than
it did.
The consideration of this bill intro
duced February Z, was postponed till
the succeeding day. On the next day
IL was postponed for one week longer
against the protest of the committee,
who urged immediate consideration
and called attention to need of prompt
action. AT the end Of this time, it
was, by the senate, recommitted to the
printing committee, with instructions
to report bill making the secretary
OF state the public printer, placing a
sum deemed proper at his DISPOSAL
with which to pay for necessary proof
reading and other clerical help, and
TO Tx minimum price for paper used
III pubic printing" On the same day
a bill Is. B. No. 76) was introduced
by Senator Allison which disnosed in
an entirely different manner, of the
entire state printing This bill was
not referred to the printing committee,
nor has this committee ever been con-
suited as to its provisions.
Whlle the printing committee was
formulating a printing bill, in accord
ance with the senate's Instructions, S.
B. NO. rs was reported faYorably.
FEBRUARY -, by the judiciary commit
tee, the chairman calling attention to
the fact that, if passed, it would
supercede the instructions given the
printing committee. The succeeding
t'SA0SCh
1t has passed the house and will be-
come operative as soon as signed bv
the governor.
10 unnecessary delay in the printing
Dill occurred while in the hands of the
committee. The contract for the print
ing was made by the secretary of
state, whom the senate instructed the
committee to make public printer.
The bills have been in the form pre-
scr1bed by the senate rules. and the
Journals have been made up in the
form adopted by the minute clerk who
serI ed former legislature in the same
capa city
The printing bills so far received
have not been checked by your com
mittee, it not having had time since
receiving them from the printers this
forenoon. 1t would ask authority to
employ a competent man to measure
the work TO see that the quantity
enumerated on the bills is correct. The
total cost of the printing will be much
IN excess of that of previous IegisJa-
lures, for the reason that in adopting
the laws to the requirements of the
constitution, bills of unprecedented
length have been introduced into the
legislature. The Torrens land bill, the
Australian ballot bill, the revenue bill.
the railroad bill, the public land hin
the probate bill and others of similar
character have greatly swelIed the
cost OF printing. In accordance with
instructions, your committee asked for
statement of the cost of nrinfiner
legislative journals and bills to date
from the printing and binding firms
having this work in charge, we have
received a portion Of this but still
I7ck a statement from one of the firms.
our committee would therefore ask
for a days further time in order To
make a full report of the cost. rather
IMAM to make a partial statement AT
this time.
THOUGHT THE PRICE EXToR-
Tomato.
Mr.. Ferguson then submitted the bill
Tor printing the report Of the state
AUDITOR, the amount of which was
S343.5S as giving an idea of what is he
ing paid for printing under direction
OF the house which ordered the re-
port printed. Mr.. Critchlow thought
the price exorbitant. He compared it
with briefs which he stated LAWYERS
pay as a usual charge, 81 per page. the
work ne claimed, being very similar.
The report contained but 1877 pages and
he thought therefore the state was
paving very dearly for its printing.
Mr.. Taylor considered the charge on |
par with highway robbery. He had
published 1000 copies of volume
recently for which he had. paid $40.
the printing matter was finally al /
lowed to drop. no especial disposition
being made of It
WE NOW HAVE FISH. THANKS
The committee on fish and game pre-
5ented the following concurrent reso- |
luton as companion piece to the re- I
port on the committee substitute for. |
all the bills introduced on the subject /
IF fish and game:
Whereas. The increase and improve
ment Of our fish supplies are of meal (
culable Importance to the state and 10
all this inter-mountain region. and
whereas, Some eight millions of fish
and fish fry, including fourteen new
and choice varieties. have already been
imported and planted in our public
waters through the generosity of the
United States commissioner Of fisheries
ana others. and the praisworthy perse
Ierance of the Utah commissioner of /
lsh and game; and,
Whereas, The following named rail-
way companies, viz: The Union Pa
cific, Rio Grande Western. Chicago E.
northwestern. Michigan Central and
he Detroit & Mackinaw have, when
'equested by our commissioner cheer
-ully given the state free transporta
ion for its consignments of fish and
1sh fry and their attendants while in
.ranSit from the sources of supply and
'eturn therefore be it
Resolved, BY the house of represent
ltiYes, the senate concur1ing. that the
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