First Class-For composition per 1,000 ems: plain composition, 60 cents; figure work, 90 cents; rule and figure work, $1.20 Press work, per 100 impressions, 25 cts. Second Class-Fo composition per 1,000 ems: plain composition, 60 cents; figure work, 90 cents; rule and figure work, $1 20. Press work per 100 impressions, 25 cents. Third Class-For composition per 1,000 ems: plain composition, 60 cents; figure work, 90 cents; rule and figure work, $1 20. Press work, per 100 impressions, 25 cents. Fourth Class-For composition per 1,000 ems: plain composition. 60 cents; figure work, 90 cents, rule and figure work, $1 20. Press work, per 100 impressions, 25 cents. Fifth Class-For composition per 1,000 ems: plain composition, 60 cents; figure work, 90 cents; rule and figure work, $1 20. Press work, per 25 impressions, 25 cents. No other bids having been received, and one of the Commissioners being absent, namely, Hon E. N. Bates. State Treasurer, the Commissioners adjourned their meeting, without awarding the contracts until Tuesday, the 3d day of September, 1872. On Tuesday, September 3d, 1872, the Auditor of Public Accounts being absent, the Commissioners of Printing further postponed the awarding of the contracts until Saturday, September 7th, 1872, on which day they met, and awarded the said contracts for the several classes of public printing, for two years from the first Monday of November next, to the said bidders, W. H. Bailhache and E. L. Merritt, at the prices for the several classes as above specified in their said proposal. [Signed] EDWARD RUMMEL, Secretary of State, Under the provisions of the said award and contract the State printers have performed their duties in a satisfactory manner. As there has been no final settlement with the State Printers, and will not be until the term of their contract expires, the exact cost of work cannot be stated, but upon careful estimates of the work done from the commencement of the present contract, and until the 30th day of November, 1873, inclusive, I have to report that: The cost for all classes of printing for the State under the contract will amount to Extra work, and paper for blanks, circulars, commissions and election registers. Total estimated cost from November 4, 1872, to November 30, 1873. $58,063 58 19,798 56 11, 141 32 .889, 003 46 This aggregate is made up for work done and paper furnished for the following departments and objects, viz: For printing reports and messages, and for bills introduced in both branches of the General For printing blanks for use of both branches of the General Assembly Extra paper for covers, etc For printing blanks for Governor's office.. For printing blanks for office of Secretary of State For paper for blanks, etc., for General Assembly, Governor, Treasurer, Seeretary of State, For printing blanks for office of Auditor of Public Accounts and Insurance Department For paper, etc., for blanks, etc., for Auditor's office and Insurance Department For printing blanks for office of State Treasurer. For printing blanks for office of Superintendent of Public Instruction For paper, etc., for blanks for office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. For printing blanks, etc., for office of Attorney-General. For printing blanks, etc., for use of State Board of Equalization. For printing election registers... For paper for election registers. For ruling, stitching and packing same.. For printing paper for laws passed, and for use of the General Assembly. For printing paper for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners.. Total $41, 372 82 1,041 19 1,019 97 11 80 1,923 90 604 05 2.165 92 796 70 47 80 1,210 32 288 90 274 95 113 30 9, 9:22 80 3,792 88 4,360 25 19, 798 56 257 35 $89, 003 46 It will be observed by your Excellency that the item of cost for election registers is one of some magnitude, amounting in the aggregate to the large sum of $18,073 93. It is a question in my mind if this expense could not be saved to the State, either by fixing a maximum price for the cost of these documents, or modifying or repealing the law entirely. Whether the law, as now in force and carried out, is of enough value to the State, or is a protection to the bona fide electors of this commonwealth, to outweigh the expense to the people, is a matter of grave doubt in my mind; and, feeling that the money so expended should be saved to the State if possible, I have taken the liberty to call the attention of your Excellency to what, in my humble opinion, is a matter of considerable importance. On the 2d day of May, 1873, during the first session of the 28th General Assembly, the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the enactments of the 28th General Assembly have made great changes in our Statute laws, and it is desirable that the public officers throughout the State be made acquainted therewith at the earliest possible moment; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That 6,000 copies of the laws of this session of the 28th General Assembly be published, in the usual manner and style of binding, and in lieu of the number required by law to be made, for immediate distribution, and that the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby directed to forward without delay, as soon as published, one copy thereof to the clerks of each of the Circuit and County Courts of the State, and twenty-two copies thereof to each member of the General Assembly, provided the same can be done within thirty days after the adjournment of this session of the General Assembly, the Secretary to pay the cost of distributing said laws, and of copying the same for the printer, at not exceeding four cents per hundred words, out of the contingent fund of his office. In accordance with said resolution I have distributed the copies as directed, the number so distributed amounting to 4,488. There were still left in my possession 1,512 bound copies of the laws for distribution, for which there was no definite instruction, and believing it was the intention of the General Assembly that they should be distributed among the people, I took the responsibility to set aside enough copies for the use of the members of the 28th General Assembly at its adjourned session, and then distributed the balance as follows, viz: One copy to each Judge of the Supreme, Circuit and County Courts in the State; one copy to each college library in the State; one copy to every public library in the State, so far as known to me; one copy to each newspaper in the State, so far as I was able to ascertain; and one copy to each State and Territory in the United States. In my opinion, it would have been wise if the aforesaid resolution of instruction to me had provided for the printing of a number sufficient to have allowed for the distribution of a copy not only to members of the General Assembly and others, but also to each Justice of the Peace, Police Magistrate, and judicial officer in the State; but (after complying with the instructions of the resolution) the number of copies left being insufficient, I could not, without "unjust discrimination," send to any of the county clerks for distribution to such officers. I therefore determined to do the best I could to get the laws before the people, and pursued the course as designated above, and in which I hope and be lieve I will be sustained by your Excellency and the General Assembly. Near the close of the first session of the 28th General Assembly, the following joint resolution of instruction was adopted, viz: Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That the Secretary of State be directed to have published during the recess, and in the usual form, the Journals of both Houses up to the time of the adjournment of the present regular session: Provided, that this publication, so far as it goes, shall be in lieu of that required by law to be made, and within the same time as if the General Assembly adjourned sine die on the 6th day of May, 1873. As the number of copies of the journals to be published was not designated in the above resolution, I was obliged to act on my judgment as to what I believed was the intention of the members of the Legisla ture in this matter, and therefore ordered the Public Printer to print five hundred copies each of the Senate and House Journals; and at the same time, desiring to reflect the wishes of the members aforesaid, I instructed the State Binder to bind two hundred and twenty-five (225) copies of said journals in a more substantial manner than ordinary, for the use of the members of the present session. In this I am sustained by the other members of the Board of Commissioners of Public Printing, and hope to be by the General Assembly. In this connection it may be proper for me to report, that upon consultation with the Commissioners of Public Printing, it was decided that it would be for the interests of the people of the State that the various reports, which were laid before your Excellency, and the present General Assembly, at its first session, (which are to be printed and distributed pursuant to law) should be printed and distributed as speedily as possible, in order that the people, who are to be benefited by the information contained in said reports, should receive them soon. I therefore ordered the State Printer to print the reports as provided by law, and the same are now in the hands of the State Binder, who has orders to finish his work as speedily as possible. The Commissioners, believing they have acted in this, as in other matters, for the best interests of the State and the people, hope to be sustained in their action by your Excellency and the Legislature. In accordance with section 15 of the law for Public Printing, a practical printer has been employed by the Secretary of State since December. 1872, and is still so employed. The present law regulating the public printing, with the few changes as suggested by the Committee on Revision, is, in my opinion, a most excellent law, and I do not think could be made more satisfactory in any respect. [Signed] GEO. H. HARLOW, Senate bill, No. 449, for "An act to revise the law in relation to permitting animals to run at large," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 450, for “An act to revise the law in relation to dower," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Canfield (by unanimous consent) offered the following resolution, and, on his motion, the rules were suspended and the resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the standing hour of meeting of the Senate, until otherwise ordered, be at 10 o'clock, A. M. On motion of Mr. Dow, Senate bill, No. 360, for "An act in regard to forcible entry and detainer," Was taken from the order of bills on third reading and recommitted to the committee on revision. On motion of Mr. Crews, The Senate, at 12:20 o'clock P. M., adjourned until 2:30 o'clock P. M. Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Dow (by unanimous consent) presented the following resolution : Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on revision be, and the same is hereby continued during the present session of the General Assembly, and that said committee is hereby authorized to employ a clerk when, in its discretion, the business of the committee shall require. On motion of Mr. Dow, The rules were suspended and the resolution was adopted. Mr. Hampton, from the committee on expenses of the General Assembly, made the following report: To the Senate: The committee on the expenses of the General Assembly having had the following resolution under consideration, do report that in their opinion the committee on engrossed and enrolled bills is the only committee requiring a clerk : Resolved, That the committee on expenses of the General Assembly be, and is hereby instructed to ascertain what standing committees of the Senate will require clerks, and to report as soon as practicable to the Senate. And the question being "Will the Senate concur with the committee in their report?" it was decided in the affirmative. Senate bill, No. 451, for"An act to revise the law in relation to frauds and perjuries," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Mr Casey (by unanimous consent) offered the following resolution: Resolved by the Senate, That the Governor be, and he is hereby respectfully requested to inform the Senate what steps, if any, have been taken by the Attorney General to compel the trustees of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. to comply with the provisions of an act of the General Assembly entitled "An act to compel the trustees of the Illinois Central Railroad Company to execute their trust." On motion of Mr. Casey, The rules were suspended and the foregoing resolution was adopted. Senate bill, No. 452, for "An act to revise the law in relation to fugitives from justice," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 453, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the General Assembly," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 454, for "An act to revise the law in relation to habeas corpus," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. At 3:50 o'clock, P. M., Mr. Burke moved to adjourn; which motion was decided in the negative. Senate bill, No. 455, for "An act to revise the law in relation to husband and wife." Was taken up and read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 456, for "An act to revise the law in relation to injunc tion," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 457, for "An act to revise the law in relation to jails and jailers," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 458, for "An act to revise the law in relation to licenses," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading, and, On motion of Mr. Hampton, Recommitted to the committee on revision. Senate bill, No. 459, for "An act to revise the law in relation to mines," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 460, for "An act to revise the law in relation to ne exeat," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magie: Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with them in the adoption of the following resolution, to wit: Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, That the joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on revision be, and the same is hereby continued during the present session of the General Assembly, and that said committee is hereby authorized to employ a clerk when in its discretion the business before said committee shall require. Senate bill, No. 461, for "An act to revise the law in relation to official bonds," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. On motion of Mr. Nicholson, The Senate, at 4:10 o'clock P. M., adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1874-10 O'clock, A. M. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. On motion of Mr. Glenn, The further reading of the same was dispensed with. Mr. Hinchcliffe presented a petition relating to the school law; which, on his motion, was referred to the committee on education. Mr. Brooks presented a petition relating to the collection of taxes; which, on his motion, was referred to the committee on revenue. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that a bill of the following title has been correctly engrossed: Senate bill, No. 435, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act concerning circuit courts and to fix the times for holding the same in the several counties in the judicial circuits in the State of Illinois, exclusive of the county of Cook,' approved May 2, 1873." Mr. Dow presented a petition relating to the Foundlings' Home, Chicago; which, on his motion, was referred to the committee on staté charitable and educational institutions. Mr. Jacobs (by unanimous consent) introduced Senate bill, No. 486, for "An act to repeal an act entitled 'an act to establish a court of common pleas in the city of Amboy,' approved March 11, 1869." Which was ordered to a first reading. By unanimous consent, the bill was read at large a first time and ordered to a second reading, and, On motion of Mr. Jacobs, Referred to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Cummings (by unanimous consent) called up Senate bill, No. 435, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act concerning circuit courts and to fix the times for holding the same in the several counties in the judicial circuits in the State of Illinois, exclusive of the county of Cook,' approved May 2, 1873." Which, having been printed, was read at large a third time. And the question being "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 36, nays 4. |