The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-22

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The Democrats have unseated four Re
publican member to-day, Telegraph mi
whether, in yOnr opinion, by the agree
ment signed, the Democrats were to dis
turb none Of the momberS OF the HOus'
except those mentioned in the award L
go out. s. u. PACKARD
LEWISTON Me-, April 81.
Hon. s. D. Packard, u S. MarshaL Mc'
Orleans:
BY the agreement and award the stat
Us Of your Legislature Was to remain
as we left it. The Democrats violate
good faith and their plighted honor II
their outrageous attempt TO change 1t,
WM. p. FRYE,
Governor kellogg to-day sent the fol
lowing special message to both Houses
Of the General Assembly,
Z | beg earnestly to impress upon the mem
bers Of the General Assembly that the
term for which they have been convened
in extra session Is rapidly drawing to q
close, and that thus far no salutary
measures Of public benefit have been
adopted. am informed that the bill
for the relief Of the city Of New OrleAn'
which are recommended by the Commits
sioners representing the commercial and
business interests Of the city and State
are before you for action. l cannot toe
urgently remind you Of the great i'm
portance Of giving these measures yOnl
Immediate and favorable consideration
there il time in the days yet remaining
Of the session to take such action as will
temporarily remedy many passing evils
leaving until your regular session the
devising OF more comprehensive plans O.
general reform. again respectfully call
your attention to the desirability oI
amending the funding laws so as to give
the mercantile community represents
tion upon the funding board, and so Ms To
enable any person to take steps to pre-
vent the funding Of invalid obligations
Permit me to say that II Is expected OI
you, under the circumstances which have
brought you together, that the great In
terests Of the State and city shall receive
the preference In your proceedings over
the advancement Of party ends, and that
our financial condition renders II very
undesirable that the term Of this session
should be extended, nor can II be with
injustice to the tax payers or creditors oil
tho State. WM. 4. KELLOGG,
Governor.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON hooks OF AUD
ITOR AND TREASURER.
The following Is one column Of the five
solid columns Of the report Of the Joint
Committee appointed Mt the general ses'
sion to examine tho books Of the Auditor
and Treasurer, showing the character Oi
tho charges against Clinton: by reference
TO exhibit B Il will be seen that the Aud
itOr did receive from the several tax col
lectOrs, ut various times during the year
1873, taxes amounting to S77,Ol0 IL which
he had not paid into tho Treasury Oh the
20th Of March, 1873, nor any part thereof,
and up to the present date there Ia no evil
dcncc that any more than S32, ,227 G3 Of
said sum has found its way into The
Treasury. We are compelled TO infer
that tho Auditor still retains A5,3S2 81
Of said amount which IN the first instance
hc received in viOlatiOnOf the law, and
now holds III fraud Of the State. IliI
excellehGy inc Governor, early ~ tnf
year oi 1873 advertised IN the olhclN
journal ana other dalIy papers q 1otleC
vouchers Of 1870, 1871 aud 1872 to pre-
sent the same to the Auditor for cxamina
ton and approval II found correct, and
he stated IN hm auvertlsehlent tnat nc
would sign no Dlll apptoprlaung money
lor the payment OF the SANG unless ule
vouchers hau ilrst Deeh examined anu ap
pr9yved Dy !he Aualtor' IN response 'othl'
pupIle no!lee lheTe was pttesentIeu te.s I y Tue
Audltor during the year eur 800 ~ iot ms y
proVal 10 amount S4l,VVy'9V S1s Q. snls W sum
ana Ine Auditor Lsn AZ approveu s3i,J,iz.ov, ano
ulsapProVeH So'yoo' oeg AuultorS , re-,
port, page viD IL IN wen known tna'
many irailduleht vouchers hal Deen ls
sued OF lhe enaraG!er mere referred 10
hence, tho n9Ice glyeh oy We uoVernOl %
10 hoiuers OF legiIiha1e vouchers 10 Proye
up lhelT CLAIMS peiore tne ne meeting ol ule
uenera, AssSemD1y, sseinGay q ~ ti ioI1i ~ appear
tnat on,y Sot oVz.9V OF icgli!!nla'e vouCh'
ers could pc lounu outs'ahulhg alter au
veTtlslng ior more thah s,X months III lllt
PubIlC journals lor lioluerS 10 present
them ior approval, YET tne very day lle
general appropriation Oili was prOmlll'
gated there was presented TO the auditor
SlSS,oSL3S ol these vouchers, which llad
not before Oeen presented, anG warrants
were promptly Issued ior thelr holders
a renlarEaOIe circumstance IN this allair
must not DC lost slght OF; IL IS a nolo'
rlOlls iaet lhnt lhe Auulior REUSED 10
warran. br Tue vouchers he nag apprGv'
ed and 70 AVOID the holders, VINO
were ready 10 uemanu warrants
lie Kept outOl the way until 9n injunction
could be prepared anu served proninlting
him from warfantlng lor !heni. NotWili'
standing hi. manifest reInct9nce to war
rant Tor claims which ne had approved,
he readily warranted Tor Sl8S,0o1 ~
which he had not preyionsly 7 approved.
These warrants, Issued az they were III
violation Of the constitution and III con-
tempt Of the order oil the court restrain
Ing tlleir Issuance, were subseguentl y
funded at the instance Of the Auditor by
the Funding Board, OF which the Auditor
is aud was then q member. See exhibit
"" section ., o. Acts No, 3, Of lS74.l
II reads thus: That II any member Of