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quested to report to this Convention, at as early a day as
practicable, the aggregate amounts of money paid out of the
Treasury on account of public printing ordered by the last
Legislature, particularly specifying the amounts paid for
printing the 1st Annual Report of the Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction.
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Which was adopted..
Mr. Stoddert submitted the following order :
Ordered, That the Committee upon the Legislative Depart-
ment be instructed to consider the propriety and necessity of
inserting the following general principle, as a rule for, or as
advisory to, the Legislature.
That the patronage and expenses of the Government have
increased, are increasing, and ought to be diminished, and
strict economy ought to be observed in all the departments of
the government and in every branch of the public service ;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Howison, Chairman of the Committee upon Accounts,
submitted the following report:
REPORT:
The Committee on Accounts, submit the following Re-
port upon the matters embraced in the order of the Conven-
tion of the 4th instant :
The Committee Room referred to in the order, was appro-
priated by the President of the Convention, to the use of the
Committee on Revision and Compilation, being the only un-
occupied room in the building, and the only one that had not
been prepared for the reception of the Convention. Under
the authority contained in the joint resolution of the Legisla-
ture, the President directed it to be put in proper condition
for the sessions: of the Committee, and to enable the Clerk of
Revision to perform properly the duties devolved upon him
by order of the Convention.
It was accordingly cleansed, and a plain paper put on the
walls, and plain straw matting on the floor, and the wood
work received a slight coat of paint, all of which was essen-
tially necessary for ordinary comfort. These repairs cost
about two hundred and eighty dollars; a few chairs were
also provided, and are included in this sum, the other articles
of furniture are the same that have always been in the room
while occupied as a Senate Committee Room.
With reference to, the compensation of the Revising Clerk,
the Committee would remark, that the recommendation which,
they made in a former report, which was adopted by the Con-
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