, 1874-03-28
Doxtrous Whitewashing in. the
State Printing Frauds.
The Whole Matter Referred to the At
torney-GencraI.
Passage Of tho Kan'as Pacific Resolu-
tions by the Senate.
How tho Bill for Publishing tho Revised
Statutes Camo to Tass.
THE State PRINTING.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho Ch.ca1o Tribune.

CUfEHahN uF FRAUD.
BrnrsaF1E1p, ILL.,, Nfarcll 27.-Julge Dradwoll
oallod up The reports OF the Printing Committee,
but objections woro made. 1Iulvano insisted on
the regular order, 80 as to cut off consideration
Of the reports. It was also urged that Oborly,
ono Of the nombors who mado tho report opposed
to Judge Dratlwell, was absent, and 1t would DO
unfair to considor it, just If Mr.. Oborly aould
not lnvo boon prosent. Kaso movod to postpone
until tho morning, which would be equivalent to
postpouing notion.
Thornton called for the yeas and nays on
motion Of Bradwolls to suspend the rl1les, which
was lost for want Of two-thirda, the vote
being G. to 80. In the afternoon tho reports were
taltcn up on Dralwell'8 motion. Ue moved to
substitute his (the minority for tho majority
report
Hay did not believe, though lie had never
tried. that tho House could agree upon either re-
port, so ho had prepared
A SUBSTITUTE
referring tho whole matter to the Attorney
General, requiring him to decide,
First-Whother, by reason Of tho alleged
fraud in obtaining the contract, tho State would
DO justified in avoiding aaid contract, md, II So
to talo stopa to ayoid 1t, unless, in his opinion,
tie intoreats Of the stato could DO botter served
by not avoid ing tho contract, in which event ho
should advise settlement upon aomo equitable
bapie.
Stcond-That should tue Attorney Goneral de-
tormine 1t would not bo advisable to nyoid tho
contrnct, tl,on his attention bs directed to tho
items Of alleged orerohargng and charging bo-
yond tue maximum prices allowed by law, mud
torney-General in soltling with tho contractors,
mud that the Attorney General protect tile inter-
csts Of tile State.
DRhDwELL SAID
he would much profor to vote for tlle majority
report thnn for the substitute, which placed in
tue latids Ut tho Attorney Gcncral matter lie
knew pothing about. Ho reviewed tho swind-
ling operations, aud denounced thu pusillanimity
produced lottor from the Attorney General, in
which that gentleman denied that ho had over
advised tho Printing Committee, or construed
the law for thom Us they claimed.
THE ATToRHEY-GENENA14 SAYS:
1T never gave tho Commissioner of Public
Printing M opinion respecting tho validity or
construction OF tho award Of the public printing
to which you refer. No such question waa evor
submitted to mo for an opinion by tho Commia-
eioners Of Public Printing. After thelinvcBsiga-
tion had commenced my attention was for tho
first time called to thia matter, but not III such
manner aB to make it incumbent upon mo to
giyo an official opinion, and accordingly, mono
was giyen."
Conton did not boliove in leaving to the Com
miasionors, who failed In their duty once the
right to settlo with tho printers. Granger, a
member Of tho Committee, snfd tho Two reports
Of the Committee Horo ngroed aa to tllor flnd-
lug Of the facts, md tho House would DO
DEnEL1CT IN ITS DUTY
in refusing to ndopt tho inevitable conclusion
that tic contract was mado.
Hay said he could Withdraw hia resolutions.
All lie wanted was action.
Connolly said there was not q quorum in the
Senate, and it was ITO use presenting tho joint
resolutions Of tie Committee, ns tho Senate
could not adopt them.
uite. Of St. Clair. stopped throwing paper
wads to mako q motion to adjourn, which was
withdrawn.
Orendortr pleaded for Ills constituents tho
printors, and hoped Hays substitute would be
aIoptod. 1t wa. adopted &C to 4G, as follows: