The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-14
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Special Dispatch to the Register.
The House Printing Committee re-
ported to day on the charges BY Govern.
or Jacob against Henry 8. Walker,
Public Printer. The report is very long
containing a recital OF the testimony
before the Jacob commission and the
House Printing committee, and OF the
leading points OF the Jacobs Investiga-
ton as shown by his journal. The
House committee find that not one Of
the charges made by Jacob is sustained
by the testimony on which they were
based, and it is shown that every witness
examined bG Jacob not only contradict.
ed all the others on every material point
but each coutradicted himself in his
estimates and statements. The com NIT.
mittee characterized the testsmony ss
utterly worthless, and declared that IT
was impossible for the Jacob committee
to have fairly reached the conclusions
which they report. The House Com
mittee further show that upon the work
examined BY Jacob on which be made
no report, Mr.. Walker was entitled, on
TIE evidence of the Governors own
witnesses, to charge nearly Ten Thous-
and Dollars more than he did charge,
and that Jacob, while reporting all un.
der charges in favor OF Frew, suppress
ed those in favor Of Mr.. Walker, and
improperly reported him as largely over
charging on other work.
The House Committee also show
that, by the testimony taken before
them, Walkers accounts are all fully
sustained and that the witnesses agree
in their statements and in showing that
Mr.. Walkers charges were much less
than they might have been without any
violation OF law.
1t 10 also proved that Walker was
denied the privilege of ofappearing before
the Jacob committee. That the excuses
for that denial were insufficient. The
Committee conclude by fully exoners.
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official misconduct, and recommend the
rejection of Jacobs report aud the
adoption Of their own. The committee
unanimously agreed to these conclu.
sons, but Mr.. Baker and Mr.. Foley
denied the authority OF the House over
the subject and will make minority
report to that effect No attempt has
been or will be made by Republicans or
Democrats to sustain Jacobs report,
and it is universally admitted to be a
perversion of facts aud . distortion Of
evidence to suit the purpose ot the Gov
ernor.
The House Committees report is
now being printed, and action will be
taken thereon next week, Jacobs
friends are laboring to have q new in
vestigsti ordered. but it is believed
the House will end the matter prompt.
ly, leaving the Governor to resort to
the Courts, if he is not satisfied with
the exposure Of his trickery which has
been made. To-day's report has caus-
ed quite sensation in the city and
there is great rejoicing among the
friends of Mr.. Walker. 1t is shown
BY the testimony that nearly $4,000
were paid Frew Il McDermott on lille
gal accounts, Of which Jacob made no
mention. The attention Of the House
has been called to it and proper action
will be taken. It 10 also proved that
Boremsn, Stevenson, aud other Repnb.
lican State officers, were in the habit
OF payiug their subscriptions to the
Intelhqencsr aud other Republican pa
pers out Of the State Treasury.
ALPHA.