Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-24
ASSEMBLY LACKS
PRINTED MATERIAL
ONE OF FIRST EMERGENCIES OF
1920 SESSION WILL BE
SERIOUS ONE.
NO JOURNALS, NO CALENDARS
AND NO PRINTED BILLS
All Contracts for 1920 Printing Re
jeoted Because In Excess of Allow
ance-Situation May Force State
to Establish Extensive Piant--code
to Provide Much Work.
Special to TImes-Repubncan.

SpeCiai TO I1neS-HepupllCan.
Des MoineS, Dec. 24.--One OF the
first emergencies which the legisla-
ture will face on its converting here
Jan. 10 will be its inability to get
printed It's daily journals, its cal
endars, it's bills or any other matter
whatsoever.
\ The last and Anal effort on the
a at Of the state printing committee
II make contracts thru bids for
q ate printing has again met with
"a feat inasmuch as all OF the bids
il printing were for rates much
segher than those fixed by statute.
Fence 1t now looks as tho the SOL
MS will need to make prompt pro-
kision for It's printing IL Its history
IL to be kept straight and Its work
De TO proceed without delay.
q The daily journals OF the house
rs The daily Journals OF the house
Mf each branch of tho legislature,
Following the adjournment these are
found and constitute copies Of the
nicial record OF the legislatures
xsfily doings. All bills introduced are
4 4nted and each member receives a
4 ppy of both senate and house bills
A9r reference Nhen the bills come
for consideration After the work
under way daily calendar is
ted showing just what bills are
@lM2 ne before each branch and the
EE fixed for their consideration in
EI4y3 they have been made a special
"a. -. ~. =
III fth important legislative printing
Abe done right from the time the
sion starts.
BIB was tho Thirty seventh general
& nbly In 1917 that abolished the
d 31es OF state printer and binder
ii fixed the rates for all state and
tslative printing now on the sta
NE books. The legislators took the
n Nbund that there woui1 be nothing
3Aved In abolishing the offices Of
tate printer and binder IL the mat
&te- OF rates was to be left wide
Eopen, and 30 the same rates as had
fbeen allowed the state printer and
AAt1der were again made legal rates.
May Force State Plant.
ids came In from a number of
Aers at the first letting and the
ia Homestead Of Des Moines, the
III Aversity Press Of Des Moines and
"a Arm OF Hutton & jerks OF Ban
& bH, secured the bulk OF the work.
Ia AFever, when It came to securing
81 for 1920 none Of the concerns
Md bid on big bulk OF the work
consequently much of the 1920
4 hing In the way OF official re-
Ia &C. \
Ny law has not been done. Several
Zines the state printing board adj
5Nertised for bids only to be con-
|Hronted by the same lack Of bidders
pr bids submitted at prices in adj
Nance OF legal rates. This was again
2@he boards experience when it ad-
|faStised for bids for next years
i TX, including the legislative print
Il The retrenchment ana reform com
"a ttee has a sub committee investi-
Nng the matter OF establishing a
ne printing plant. It will report
the coming session and in view
fhe experiences Of the past few
rs this promises to be a live
rs 3stion.
I&There will be an unusual amount
III printing to DO done In the next
Tear or so with the special session
pm code revision and the constitu-
Ytional convention added to the, reg
sfaiar session printing.
a Tho experiences of other states II.
operating state printing plants have
,een studied by the retrenchment
I'd reform sub committee as we'll as
government printing plant. op-
7nents Of the plan for the establish
n1ent OF q state printing plant ar
rue that the efficiency Of q CONNER
Scial plant which is out competing for
business is never found in a state
or government plant