PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr. Beardsley's bill [S. 245] to provide for the letting of the State Printing to the lowest bidder was read the third time.
Mr. Dwiggins moved to recommit the bill with instructions to so amend as that contractors shall furnish all material, and strike out all that refers to a Superintendent of Public Printing. He desired that when the public printing is let the contractor shall furnish the material to do the work.
Mr. Brown moved to instruct the committee to strike out from the enacting clause and insert a substitute in lieu[being the bill H. R. 526.]Mr. Slater moved to lay both amendments on the table.
Mr. Brown demanding a division of the question -
The Senate laid the amendment [Mr. Brown's] on the table by yeas 32, nays 14.
The amendment instructions [Mr. Dwiggins'] was also laid on the table by yeas 34, nays 12.
On motion by Mr. Brown, and by unanimous consent, the bill was amended so that the contract shall not be let to non-residents of the State nor the work done outside of the State.
Mr. Brown moved to refer the bill to the judiciary Committee with instructions to provide that the contractor shall furnish all materials.
Mr. Dwiggins moved further instructions to report in thirty minutes the amendment providing that the Superintendent of Printing shall receive $6 a day for such time as he shall be necessarily and actually employed.
Mr. Fuller demanded the previous question.
The Senate seconded the demand, and under the operation of the previous question, Mr, Dwiggins' motion to recommit was rejected by yeas 19, nays 26.
The motion to refer [Mr, Brown's] was also rejected by yeas 11, nays 35.
The question then recurring on the passage of the bill, it was passed the Senate bv yeas 36, nays 10.
