Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-09-21
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Reproducing the resolutions of the
Virginia Constitutional Convention en-
towering the Committee on Reporting
and Printing to award the contract foi
editing and printing the debates of the
convention, the Tazewell Republican
makes this comment:
eve are informed that under the
above resolutions Mr.. j. H. Lindsay, OF
Charlottesville, was chosen to do the
work of editing the debates of the con.
vention, and that his salary was fixed
at S125 per month. We are also inform
ed that the editing has not yet been
completed, and that draft is drawn
upon the treasurer each month for $l25
signed by Carter Glass, who, we sup
pose, as member of or chairman OF
the Committee on Accounts and Ex-
penditures, feels authorized to make
these drafts on the treasury.
"These drafts have been presented
each month for a little more than two
years. If we have not been misinform-
ed about these matters we would like to
know what the people think about
them"
The Tazewell Republican has simply
been misinformed. 1t would better
have been correctly informed before
proceeding with comment suggestive OF
irregularity in transaction that has
been open and without concealment.
The action of the Committee on Report
ing and Printing, published at the time
it was taken, is embodied in the follow
ing resolutions unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the work of revising
the proceedings of the Constitutional
Convention be awarded to James H.
Lindsay upon the following terms;
'1st. That he shall edit and revise
such proceedings in such manner as ne
may deem best subject to the approval
of this Committee.
End. That he shall submit the manu-
script of such revision ready for the
printer to this Committee on or before
the 1st day of January, 1904.
3rd. That he shall be furnished with
the necessary stationery for the work.
or if furnished himself shall be be paid
extra for the actual cost of same.
4th That his compensation for the
work shall be four thousand dollars,
payable as follows: One hundred dollars
per month from October 1st 1902 to Jan
uary LIST 1904, the first payment to be
November 1st, 1902: the sum OF fifteen
hundred dollars when the manuscript
shall be decided by the Committee to be
ready for the printer, and the balance,
being the sum of one thousand dollars,
be paid when the printing of the work
shall be completed; the work of proof
reading and supervising the printing to
be done by said James R. Lindsay"
The work of publishing the debates
of the convention has been prosecuted
in accordance with the foregoing order
of the committee. Mr.. Lindsay, it will
be noted, is not being paid by the
month, and has not been receiving a
check for SIPS each month for over two
years, but was employed at fixed
compensation. He has not received a
check for about twelve months, and
will not receive another until the work
is completed and ready for delivery.
The editing of the debates by Mr.. Lind
say was finished long ago and the con-
tract for printing awarded. The delay
in finishing the work has been occasion
ed by the system adopted of sending the
proofs to members for revision Of their
remarks. Alterations of the text have
been numerous and hardness in return
ing proofs to the printer the rule; but
the delay, while annoying, is not cost
ing the state one penny.