Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-03

with the usual order OF business, as
question of the highest privilege, the
Chair laws before the Senate a matter
that demands the immediate attention
of the Legislature.
= The State by virtue OF a statute. and
under competitive bids has contract
for the state printing and binding that
expires next July. Under that contract
the Kenneoec Journal Company OF
Augusta are the state printers, and the
Milne State Bookbinding Company OF
the same place are the state binders.
This contract fixes the price for all
,york. both usual, extra and Overtime.
so called.
During the session OF the Legislature
The legislative printing and binding, OF
..ecessity. has always been under the
charge Of the legislature and its regular
officers. The legislature has always con-
sidered itself to be the sole constitutional
Judge Of the necessity. character, guam
tity. ana time limit % its printing and
binding. and its determination OF these
questions has always been deemed to be
final, and not subject 10 the review o.
any other department OF government.
The State printing and binding is the
most important part OF the machinery
necessary to carry on the prompt WORK
of the Legislature. The proceedings OF
today. in both houses, must be printed,
md in tie hands OF the legislature TO-
morrow. ~ important public DIS pre-
scented are printed before they go to
the committees. All reports OF COM
,,7iitees received must be printed before
rI,cv can be further considered, and re
oor,z received To-Day should be printed
and OF, the desks of the members to-
morrow morning. Re-printiug or Oils.
documents and measures are being con-
=tantiy demanded, and these must be
printed and delivered promptly TO DE OF
use 10 the Legislature.
Tits great mass Of printing and bind
ing necessitateS not only that the state
printer and binder shall work their
whole force during the usual hours, but
frequently the work OF the legislature
demands an additional force and extra
overtime so-called, and work sometimes
through the night, and even Sundays.
Later on in the session, the state printer
End binder must work their whole force
,venty-four hours out of the day, Sum
days included (which means thereby that
the legislature saves two or three days
of time in its work
The present legislature is very fortu-
nate in having for it's clerk and secretary
two men of prior legislative experience
In their office. They are very efficient,
and keep constantly in touch with the
legislative printing and Binding, anu
have an actual knowledge OF all the ex-
ira work and overtime, and see TO IL
tnat all orders of the legislature are cor
rectlv executed, and that the printing
and binding is properly ana promptly
done and delivered. The present Speak
.r of TIE House and the President OF the
Senate take no vacation. Ihey are at
their post every day, and have par
donable pride, and personal ampltloh
that the clerk and secretary ana thelr
assistants promptly and without ueiay
execute the orders OF the legislature ana
keen the state printer and binder to the
strict and prompt performance OF their
duties.
Fairly in the present session. the State
Auditor who is a new man in his office.
,.e.v nronerlv requested that in the mat
,ar IF extra work or overtime OF the
state printer and binder, he shouid nave
como authority or knowledge as to the
amount. of overtime to be allowed; as
he was not i'll a position TO kno" the
dnoount of time that should ne aioWeo,
ard to protect him in the discharge OF
,,h,. duties Of his office, the legislature
on the osth day of January. ana on mo-
.tiop of the Senator from CUMBERLAND
MI Moulton, it was
ORDERED. the House concurrins,
that all overtime work in the printing
ottice and bindery, necessary to advance
the business of the legislature DE @uthof-
Ted in writing by the President OF the
Senate or the Speaker of the House anc
that the State Auditor certify ior pay
want on,v such bills for overtime in
nr,ntiug and binding as are accom-
named bv such written authorization o.
verified copies thereof.
This order received unanimous pas
sage IN DOtu iiOb"I1-
On last Thursday, January 2Sth, In the
yJouse on the motion of the gentleman
from Clinton, Mr. Besse, 1t was
"ORDERIcD the Senate concurrins,
that there he 800 more Senate and House
Registers printed"
RMS order received a unanimous pas
sage In both houses. After the morning
session on Friday :ast, the legislature
adjourned over until today, and 1t was
the desire and expectation of the officers
of this legislature that the printing ana
binding on all matters then ordered
should be completed and delivered to the
members on their return today. but We
regret that without fault on our part,
and without fault of the printer and
binder, certain matters have transpired
that have precipitated a conflict OF au-
thority between the legislative and exe-
cutive departments Of state. and which
have necessarily resulted in suspending
and deadlocklng the work Of the legis-
lature.
On last Thursday the Governor and
Council transacted the following hus!.
ness as by their record.
Council Chamber, Augusta, Maine,
January Is. 1918.
At a meeting Of the Governor and
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