PUBLIC PRINTING.
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The bill (H. R. 293) to repeal the act fixing the time and mode of electing a State Printer, and abolishing the office, coming up in regular order, it was read for the first time.
Mr. STEELE moved to suspend the rules in order that the bill might be read the second time now.
Mr. BROWN hoped the rules would not be suspended. This was a very important bill and the members ought to be allowed to sleep on it one night at least.
Mr. O'BRIEN said it was an easy matter to pass this bill, but if you abolish the office of State Printer and provide no substitute for it we will be in rather a difficult position in reference to getting the printing done. He was, however, in favor of the bill.
Mr. BROWN. SO am I.
Mr. STEELE said the bill passed the House unanimously, for the reason that if the matter was allowed to drag along for any considerable time, under the present law, a contract might be made covering a considerable period of time in the future. It was thought best that it should be passed at once and a bill could then be matured in relation to the public printing.
Mr. NEFF wanted to know whether the time of the present Public Printer would expire with the present law.
Mr. STEELE replied that it would.The yeas and nays were demanded on Mr. Steele's motion, and being ordered and taken resulted yeas, 23; nays, 11as follows:
YEAS - Messrs. Armstrong, Beardsley, Bowman, Bunyan, Cave, Chapman, Daggy Daugherty, Dwiggins, Fuller, Gooding, Haworth, Hough, Howard, Miller, Neff, Sarnighausen, Slater, Smith, Steele, Stroud, Taylor, Williams, - 23.
page: 330[View Page 330]NAYS - Messrs. Bird, Boone, Brown, Carnahan, Collett, Dittemore, Francisco, Hall, O'Brien, Oliver, Winterbotham, - 11.
So the motion to suspend the rules failed for want of a two-thirds vote required by the constitution; and the bill was placed on the files for the second reading on to-morrow.
Mr. NEFF presented six claims from citizens of Delaware county, on account of the Burson contested election case, which were referred to the Committee.
