PUBLIC PRINTING INVESTIGATION.
Mr. HAMILTON of Vigo, offered the following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, The Evening Mirror, a daily paper published in the city of Indianapolis, has repeatedly charged in its columns that the State Printer has charged the State for printing and material furnished, more than a fair and just price under the law for the same, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That a special committee of three be appointed by the Speaker, to investigate the accounts of the State Printer, and that said committee be authorized to send for persons and papers.
In explanation, he said, that in submitting the resolution he was not moved by any knowledge or suspicion of his own on the subject. He would not say whether he believed the charges made by the Mirror or not. The a-mount paid out for public printing would reach seventy-five to one hundred thousand dollars yearly, and he believed it to be to the interest of the people to have the charges investigated.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. BUSKIRK submitted a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing the Librarian to furnish a copy of Cushing's Manuel to the Speaker of the House.
