The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-13

w res1nutn IN tnC ttzn0o ~ tt< Ir0HtsttGes.
lfcss Tie Madison (wsconsn) ratrios, Nay
M font standng Committee Of Investigation to whom
sss referred No 90 A. ball for an sct 20 appropriate
fsssner froe. Seymour the OF o. 100 81, have
aad the ssre under consideration and submi the oos
RE usns2ctions actual ana Attempted OF Dstmer Bros
SEYMOUR with the State, have been qai,e enenslve
surng the last two years Jacob preass supeIinsna
20 YS,Sesr ss pnca.ss ::ousry
eetg instructed, before leaving by Gov B-shford 70 con
an 3 Hopkins Esq aooIt tne pa,on -
New York Mr.. Preuss fell IN with TINS nrm Q, Isumer
Bros Seymour, and at ore time naa s'me ongn. OF
convinced him thai there was an understand
ING o. doubtful nature between them and MT Hopkins
who was with him in New York He nually conrived 70
ses away from them and made bis purchases elsewhere,
when they threatened him with arrest aud imprisonment
be djd not his purchases Of them, and offered
u,sov him feen twenty per of the Of the
purchase he would make IL Of them The lsst inter-
view ended with threats upon their part and the sho~ Of
In August 1857, we find Mr. Hopkins again in company
with MI Keyes the State agent for the par chase OF
csolery, New York, introducing the latter his old
friends Iatimer Brothers Seymour, when several
thousand dollars worth Of stationery was purchased for
Of that purchase have been presented the
bly, IN answer 70 resolution some time since introduced
prices charged in that bill excessively high aud by
reference TO page GA Of the Assembly Journal Of pre-
sent session. il will be seen that Mr. Mason reported for
she Committee Claims that such the fact as wen
the further fact, "that many Of the articles pur
chased we're OF little or no value to the State"
Another account OF extraordinary nature is also in
ciuded In the bill reported by the Committee on Claims
Had referred to your Committee It s for enrolling paper
claimed 10 have been furnished the State and copy OF
the is hereanto attached marked A. By reference
- this bill will be that twenty reams OF paper have
been charged for appears that the paper was deliver
the Office Of the Superintendent OF ubc Property,
m bundles purportng to contain half rean each and
Fuch been delivered 70 the chief clerks Of toe Senate
and Assembly. But examination Of these bundles 1t
appears that there only two hundred sheets in each
..ee a. hsf resms Are really less tbsn Quarter resms
snd the State charged the rather extensive price OF
$500 70 for eight reams and qures OF paper and the
chief clerks in drawing the same have been charged a.
Che same abominable rates.
This paper included the written contract enter
cd into in August, and on examining ". Keyes, the
agent who made the purchase ind though this
paper was at that time ordered by him specific price
wa agreed upon, but 1t understood that be
furnished at the lowest cash price,
We further mad on inquiry Of statoners and those ac
suanted with the value OF such quality OF paper tn.
worth about eS $40 per while the printing &c,
upon could not at most exceed $40 more per resm.
The total value thereof would not in all exceed so
Sl61, instead of sos 80.
Another bill from this nrm Is amolg the vouchers OF the
contingent fund OF Governor Bashfod for hun
dred dollars, claimed to be for engraving blanks &c
obtained by B. f. Hopkins and dated the llth Of January
laet after Governor Bashford had gone out Of Office
Among the items Of the bill engraving the head Of
commissions for Notsres Public appointments The in
sressSy .Sout twenty 1--WE dOi.rs The sUsr.pins I .e
seems 10 have been furnished TO the Stae, and
probably detained by 1atner Bros & Seymour, to be
used 10 furnishing blanks in the future 10 charge for
engraving again. The other items Of that bill viii be
sound copy OF the attached the report of your
committee the contingent fund OF Governor Bashorc
70 presented in Senate and containing DINER items
Of very doubtful kind.
Such briefly, rs the nature OF the dealings OF yessrs
lAn1er Bros. Seymour with the State and lis agents
90 far as known TO the committee.
The prices fixed by the written contract OF August 70 the
srNcies named in Il, though, stated by the Committee
on Claims excessive and 10 some extent OF little worth or
TO the STATE doubt such the State bound
10 pay.
The cost OF the January BILL though outrageous the
sate has already paid by having made appropriation
20 m untrustworthy executive.
But the claim Of 500 so for enrolling paper without
foundation in justice law except 10 the amount Of
Che real value Of the same As find that value 10 be
e739 30 less than the fred TO the BILL propose
amendment 70 the bill, reducing the amount Of the
popr alton 70 80 bb3 81, and recommend that the said
amendment herewith submitted, be adopted, and that
when the bill is 20 amended, do pass
r. L. RUNALS,
T. EASr0N.