Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-11-25
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At the time the error was discovered tn the ac- 1 couat for printing the Aess, no man could have been more anxious than vas to have t corrected. Accordingly. when ths account for the journals was presented fot my eegisoate. submitted is to three gentlemen Of high character as printers and requested them to take the contract and make out the bill, not only f0r the journals but for the acts in order that the true amoant of the over payment for the latter might De sscertSned. AfeE careful examination of two days, they reported to me the amount due to inc public printer on Ris aceouni for the acts and journals respectively. Upon this statement certified the account for the journals to the Auditor for payment. deduetiug the amount of the over-psyment for the printing of the acts had fall confidence in the gentlemen who made out the account, and little did I suppose there could be any objection to its payment. But toI my surprise and 1t must be to the surprise of every man acquainted with the subject, the Auditor re- fuses to pay for the printing of the appeadr to the journal on the ground that it is no part of the manuscript journal, and is composed of matter not necessary to be printed but gatuitously and fraud ulently inserted by the printer for the purpose Of swelling bis account and swlndiing u State. And il is charged that this base purpose has been at. tempted with my knowledge aad eonnipanee. In order properly to understand this natter if is necessary the public should know what IS meant by the Bpendir to the journal. l. is the practice in the legislature when documents of great length are presented such as those accompanying reports of committees etc, to print them in the appendix that IS, they are not inserted in the body of the manuscript journal. This is done for the conveni- ence of the clerks, who have not time to copy them during the press of business. Or, it sometimes happens hat there are tables which, from their form. cannot be transcribed into the journal, and these placed in the appendix. The large tables of the Auditor and Treasurer were invariably placed in the appendix to the journal until they were required to be printed with the acts.
 1 Tho documents accompanying the Governors message always and r some instances his regular message at the opening of the session, have been inserted in the appendix. Those familiar with the subject know that many of the most important papers connected withthe proceedings of the legs. lature are placed in the append'z.
 1 Upon examination, find that the appendr to the journal of the House, for the session of 1888 containes 30 pages, embracing the report of the Auditor and Treasurer; the Commssioneref public buildings; the Commissioner of Salt Springs; alet- ter from the Secretary of State of the United States in relation to the .erritoy included in the county of Miller; the report of Albert Pke, Commissioner to superintend the printing of the Revised Code ; reports ofthe condition of thS.ats and Real Estate Banks; report of the Committee of the judiciary on the Revised Code, besides other miscellaneous mat ter. and the tables of the Auditor and Treasurer and the Cashier of the State Bank.
 The appendix to the journal off $40 has 52 pages and contains the memorial of William Russell ii relation to the State House Square; the reports of the Auditor and Treasurer; reports of the condition of the State and Real Estate Banks; the report of the Committee on Banks exclusive of tables of rule and figure work.
 The appendix to the Senate journal for Is42 contains 50 pages, including the report of the Auditor; the report Of the joiat Committee on the State Bank; the correspondence of Gov. Pope. 1 Gov. Yell, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the Secretary of .he Treasury, and the At torney General of the United States concerning the S. E. of section 3 adjoining the city of Little Rock: and the conveyance of the State House Square to the State by,R. Beehe ana wife.
 The appcndiI to the House ioursaabf the same session has 1T pages. .ssa5 contained the Governors message at the heopenkasof the session; the reports of the Auditor and TIeakurer, and their tables; the message of the Governor in relation to the hypothecation of the 500 State bonds by the Real Estate Bank ; the correspondence between Gov. Yell and Halford & Co.,, the report of the Committee of public buildings; reports concerning the Penitentiary and the Banks; message of the Governor transmitting list of lands selected under the 500.0 GOO acre grant; reports of Committees on the sale of State bonds by Col. Sevier and Gen Williamson, etc., besides other miscellaneous mat ters.
 The appendir to the Senate journal of 1s44 has 30 pages, containing the petition of Col Sever and the testimony and report of the committee thereon. The aPpendir to the House journal of the same year contains l92 pages. embracing the Gov ernors regular message; ,he proceedings in the case of Col. Sever; the Auditors and Tressprers re ports; Governor Drews inaugural address, and his messags; the report of the Commissioner for run ming the boundary line betwee. Missouri and Ar kansas; the memorial of W. E. Woodruff, and re port of the committee thereon, and the report of the committee concerning the annexation of Texas i At the session of iSi6, the appenhr to the jour nal of the House has 5' pages, containing the Governors opening message; the reports of The Auditor and Treasurer, and Land Agent; of the Banks and Penitentiary. and concerning the va cancy in Congress occasioned by the absence of ! Gov. Yell in the Mexican war.
 1 The appendix to the House journal of is4s con ssts of c pages. containing the report of G. W. Patrick, Bank Agent; of the Financial Receiver; and of the Inspectors of the Penitentiary.
 Now. all will see how meAgre and incomplete the journals of these respective sessions would be without the numerous papers and documents com posing the appendix. And, yet, not one word Of them, in many cases embracing the most grave mat tets before the Legislature, is to be found ie the