The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-26
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Upon the Subject or The rH1lic
Printing.

PFlntInS-
The following is the message in re-
gard 10 the Public Printing sent in 10
the two Houses ofthe Legislature by
Governor jacob.
Gentlemen Of The Senate aN2 House #
Delegates
On the 29th day OF August last l
made the following order. which was
entered in the Executive Journal, and a
COPY thereof was the same day served
upon Henry S. walker "The term of
Office OF the Public Printer, Henry s.
Walker, expired on the 4lh day OF
March isst aud 10 provision was made
by law for lle appointment OF his sue
cessor. But by an act passed April |,
tlS73, Commissioners Of Public Print
| iug were named or constituted, and
these commissioners were directed i'm
mediately after the passage OF the act
to give notice in four newspapers print
ed within the State for four weeks that
sealed proposals for the execution OF the
State printing and binding, and for sup
plying the State with stationery and
printing paper will be received until
| the Goth day after the publication OF
said notice. Thia act farther declared
that The Commissioners OF Public
Printing, or any two OF them shall with
in two days after the expiration OF the
time for receiving the proposals as atore-
said, proceed to open in public all such
proposals by them received, aDd they
shall award the contract for printing
binding, printing paper and stationery
to the lowest responsible bidder, there
| FORE Notwithstanding the fact that
the term of the Public Printer expired
as aforesaid, and notwithstanding that
nearly five months have elapsed since
the passage OF said act, yet the Com
| missioners OF Public Printing have
failed so far to execute the duties i'm
posed upon them IS aforesaid. And in
asmuch as it has come TO the knowI-
edge OF the Governor, that Henry ).
Walker, who still acts in the capacity
of Public Printer, and who has been
generally treated as such, did, during
his term make serious oyercharges for
work performed by him, and also make
charges no; authorized by law, by rea-
son Of all of which the State has suffer.
ed much pecuniary loss.
"In consideration OF the! premises, the
Governor. in pursuance o! the author
itv vested in him by law, doth order
that from and after this date all the
public printing to be done by Chas, 3.
Webb, Of the county OF Ksnawha, un-
til he shall otherwise order, or
until the same shall be let to
contract, ard the contractor
or contractors shall have begun
to execute such contracts. i, BY con
struction of law, the Office OF Public
Printer still exists, and the said Henry
S. Walker be deemed the incumbent
thereof, the Governor being OF the op'n"
ion that the public service demands
that he should no longer be permitted
to hold said. office, doth hereby remove
the said Henry ). Walker from said
Office. Tue Governor doth further d.
rect that all printed matter now IN the
possession Of the said Henry 5. Walker
be turned over or delivered by him
forthwith to the officers respectively
having supervision o! the came, or II IN
case there be no such officer, then toI
the Secretary OF State And al print
ing paper, stationery, 0! other maie>
rial, the property CT the State. now m
The rosse.s;on OF The said Henry )
Walker, shall be delivered by hun
forthwith t. the Secretary o. State, ter
the future use Of tie State. Ibis order
is in no seuee to lie construed TO release
the "a! Henry $. Walker. or his sure
Tics, ia his Official bond, '!om any las
trlities to the State.
This crier was made in pursuance Ct
:ectioa I, OF chapter IS, o, the Cole
which is "a follows;
For good csuse the Governor may
order any public prating 10 be done ety
others thaa the Pablo Printer; but be
shall communicate his reasons there
for 10 the Legislature s. sooo as pTa2"-
csb!e." -.
In obeiieuce to the requirements OF
this law, | now proceed 10 state my
reasons for the foregoing order, as
briefly ss | can, by giving illustrations
taken from NJ. Walkers sccoGrs, row
cn file at the Auditors office, OF IL
legal and improper charges made BY
him. ! can not bring in review all OF
Mr.. Walkers accounts and point out
the unauthorized and unjust charges IN
each one; this would weary your pa
tience and impose great labor upon me-
On the sixteenth day of January,
1872. the House OF Delegates adopted
resolution directing the Judiciary Com
mi,tee to investigate spd report TO the
Hnnse whether or not there be probs.