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ting out to the lowest bidder. The question was debated at great length, Messrs. Dunnington, Patterson and Word advocating the election of a Public Printer, and Messrs. Lee and Dickenson advocating the contract system. On motion, by Mr. Grattan, the reports of the committee were recommitted to them, with instructions to report a plan for letting out the public printing to the lowest bidder. By Mr. Word.--A resolution that it is the sense of this House that the public printing shy to borrow money. Mr. Straughan moved to take from the table his resolution that a committee of seven be appointed to take into consideration the propriety of calling a convention, to alter and reenact the Constitution of the State. Mr. Grattan hoped it would not be the pleasure of the House to take up the resolution. The House refused to take up the resolution. Senate bill providing that the principal office of the National Express Company shall be established in Richmond,