New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-22

AN INVESTIGATION AT LAST GOV. ALvORD
WAKES UP-TRICKs OF THE ALBANY PRINT
PLEDGED RING.
IRON THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALBANY, JAM 81, 1872
The most noteworthy incident of Saturdays
session was the introduction OF the following resolution
by Gov. Alvord:
Rcso'red, That the Standing Committee on Ways and
of the Assembly be authorized and required
examine into and report in regard to the mat
period the has been performed By contract given to
the lowest bidder and tho way and manner OF letting
such contracts and that they particularly inquire into
the printing OF legislative documents as TO the power
and right OF the contractor to make duplicate charges
for extra printing and also to examine aud report in re-
aton the printing for the clerks of the Senate and
Assembly and TO include In such examination all ho-
graphing and mapping The said Committee is hereby
TO send for persons and papers necessary Tor
such examination.
The Committee OF Ways and Means is made mp OF tho
following members: Mr. Alvord OF onondaga, Mr..
Marcy Suffolk Mfr H0ughtOn Of Saratoga Mr.. Pe OF
NewYOrk, Mr. Kennedy OF Livingston, Mr. Hart OF Or
leans Mr. Fort of Oswego Mr. Jacobs OF Kings. and Mr.
Haughton OF New-York II the current opinions here
entitled TO credence the State printing establish
ments OF The Argus Weed Parsons Co e. job Office OF
The Journal, ard Van Benthuysen form. or did FORM
sort of Ring The two latter establishments indeed,
to have fallen ont latterly remarkable article
in The Journal of this evening goes far to confirm this
theory OF understanding between the printing con-
Germs. According to this article Mr. Van Benthuysen
formerly held the contract for State printing, when,
by the way covers fraction of the printing paid for
by the State. BY low bidding Weed, Parsons Co. got
the Job. Van Benthuysen appealed to Mr.. Weed. ana
to quote tho words OF The Journal" with his usual
generosity and forgetfuncss of SELF his partners as they
were always glad TO do, cheorfully acceding to his
wishes" Mr. Weed transferred the contract TO his COM
pettor
The Journal relates another instance OF the eminent
generosity Of the firm OF Weed. Parsons Co.. which is
even still more surprising:
But this is not the only instance in which Mr. Weed in
terposed TO "put money in the purse OF Mr. Van Ben
thuyseu who his paper TO cast shadow upon
his good In 1854 resolution was passed by INC
Legislature directing the publication OF the Document
ary History of the State. without their solicitation, the
order to print given 20 Weed, Parsons co. but
here again Mr. Weed good nature and friendship Tor MI
Van Benthuysen induced him 10 accede to his earnest
solicitation for the work. and again Mr. Weeds partners
cheerfully complied with his wishes. IL was a rat
lob and by the profits which he made out OF II Mr. van
Benthuv enabled to give daily exhibitions or his
gratitude Mr. Weed by assOciatng his name win us-
honor the authority OF stranger whose only claim 10
credence his street boast That Charles Van Benthuy-
sen stands at his back"
chronic habit of giving away fat jobs" certainly
goes far explain the mystery of Mr. Terwigers COM
pensation for proof reading remarkable firm, that OF
Weed Parsons Co. If Mr. Alvord can succeed in soy-
inc the mystery of that firm he will add new chapter to
the marycls OF occult science