The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-19
GOLDSBORO FIRM MAKING \
Low BID.
MANY LOCAL Bills WERE PASSED
Consideration Of Revenue Act Begins Tues
day. The Military Bill Wedn. sday
and the Insurance Bill
7 thursday.

Sch0ol-MOndaE AT Il o CLOCK.
Fee Bill-Monday at l O'Clock.
Revenue Bill-Tuesday at expiration
of morning hour.
jim Crow Car Bill--Tuesday at II
o'clock.
Report on Wilsons-Tuesday at II
o'clock.
Election University Trustees~Tuesday
at noon,
Military Bill "Wednesday at noon.
Change of Congressional Districts
Wednesday Mt II O'Clock
Insurance Bill-Thursday at noon.
The House yesterday settled the public
printing question.
1t was settled in favor of the Lowest
bidder idea
This is understood to be in favor of
Nash Bros, of Goldsboro, who Offered
To do the printing at Il less price than
that named in the bill.
The matter came up on the bill drawn
by the Printing Committee, and pup
lished in this paper last Sunday. 1T
was the special order for IL o'clock.
The attack on the bill was commenced
by Mr.. Thompson, of Onslow, who Of
fered an amendment reducing the cost
of binding 10 per cent.
This amendment was accepted by Mr..
Hoey who, as chairman of the Printing
committees was in charge of the bill.
On the heels of this Mr.. Justice, of
Mcdowell sent forward an amendment
giving the committee power to award the
contract to the lowest responsible bid
der.
This amendment was the real line of
cleavage around which discussion OF the
bill was destined to gather. The accept
ance of it meant to give out the printing
to the lowest bidder. Its rejection meant
election of a public printer, at stated
price for the work.
Mr.. Justice spoke i'll favor of the
amendment, and Mr.. Hoey opposed II.
saving the committee didn't want to as
sumo responsibility for acceptance or re-
lection of bids He wanted the caucus
to elect printer. The proposed con-
tract. he declared the lowest the State
had ever had and meant great saving
to the State.
In this contention he was supported
by Mr.. Boushall, of Wake.
This question has never vet come
my he said. ..that we did not have be-
fore us this lowest-bidder proposition.
Heretofore also there has been III this
matter a subsidy to newspaper. inns
time that is absent.
This proposition--this bills the low
est price at which the work can be done
satisfactorily.
..When the election of Railroad Com
missioner comes up | should not be sur
prised if somebody bobbed up and pro-
posed to let it out TO the lowest bid
DER @.se,
Mr.. Bollshall read comparative state
mont of tbe cost of the public printing
under former Democratic Legislatures
and the two recent fusion Lesl latureS,
showing that the lowest-bidder printing
contract cost the State about $4,000
more than under the public printer re.
gime. aE#f48
"And then the character of the work
Il much better under the Democratic
method. AS to the character of the work
done under the contract system l would
refer YOU to the books around You right
now.
..If the object of the friends of the
amendment is to save money they have
but to read these figures.
..If il is not to save money. then what
Is II Have YOU a favorite candidate"
Mr.. Justice1'I1l answer THAT ques-
ton. All things being equal my candi-
date is Edwards and Broughton, who is
yours" ti.e2 So
Mr.. Bousbal -,...l'll tell you who my
fayorite candidate is, it's organized la
hor. | don't want to see them ground
down 10 the face of the earth. This
lowest.bid business is not in their inter
est The prices named in this bill are
ne low as the, work can be done 10y
Union printers.
II hold I'M my hand petitions from all
tho lahor organizations in the State
asking you not to adopt this lowest-bid
dor proposition. The signers of these pc
titions are men who have stood by the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Stevens. Of Union. thought sthe
Legislature ought not TO have any favor
ties except the people of North Carolina.
He favored the lowest-bldder PROPOSE
ton and was willing TO have the print
ing sent out of the State. if outside
printers could do it cheaper than thVsc
at home.
Il am looking out for the interests Of
the taxpayers and not for the interest
Of any printing house. know no diff
ference between organized and unor
ganized labor; and if ! favor either, it's
the unorganizfd fellow. The organiza-
lions are able TO look out for them
selves"
Mr.. Council of Watauga, regretted
that this question of union and non
,rnion labor had been injected into the
discussion. No matter which plan they
adopted of giving out the printing there
would be no perceptible increase or de-
crease in the wages of the printer. The
difference would be in the profits of the