The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-30
InVcStigatiOn.

II there's one thing upon which the
Republican members Of the House seem
determined more than another, il Is that
the Democratic party shall assume the
yetiication Of the charge made that $685..
900 had been stolen from the public treas.
ary under Republican administration. In
pursuance Of TIL. determination Mr..
Campbell, Of Hancock, offered n resOlu'
ton in'tricIing the Special Committee
appointed under the resolution Of FObru.
ary2l, 1915, to proceed at once to the fur.
thcr investigation OF the alleged deficit Of
$4,000 said to have occurred in the Audi.
tor's and Treasurer's office In 1868 or
ihcrcabouts, and report the same to the
House a! a period not later than the 10th
Of December next, 1t will be seen that
the resolution is very sweeping in its pro.
visions, giving the committee power to
avail themselves Of every facility that
may possibly enable them to succeed in
iocarihing the alleged fraud.
One would have supposed that our
Democratic brethren would have jumped
aIihe chance offered by the resolution Of
Mt Campbell but instead of that We find
OUT friend WoodCll, Of locahontas, oh
Getting to the resolution, for which reason
1t had to lay over day. We find the
same gentleman, however, offering reso.
luton to this effect That the Special
Committee OF Seven heretofore appointed
lolnvcstigatc the finances of the State, be
Instructed to ascertain and report to this
House the amount Of money in the aggre.
gale spent for the support Of Boards of
Keei'trotion, and other modes Of disfran.
'aI'lns the Tax payers Of the State. We
Aavemad up our mind that the gentle.
man Irom Pocahontns is II good, square,
ronmon'senscd man, and we would ask
n'n in all candor what he expects to ac.
eompIi'h by even the adoption Of that
resolution. When the committee shall
nave made the proposed investigation and
reported ii to the House. would IL bring
Dack one dollar Of money into the
Iea'nry' Would the labors Of the
committee add one solitary cent to
'oc resources Of the State or allie
vale taxation in any way? Would
"ho' simply be an instance in which the
game Wa' not worth the candle? On the
,00'tnty the resolution Of Mr.. Campbell
"'hch he objected would, il the allcga.
Won on which il is based he true, put
sS,"o , into the treasury Of the people, OF
"'''0s In that, would consign one more
'%ue' to the penitentiary, to serve as q
''tn'nsiorcCalating office holders. Now
"Vant our Democratic friends, to use
COMMON expression, either to put ur
-, r shut op-tnd the SSS,OOO or give ut
"e men and acknowledge that The
,'''ge l' iaI'c and gotten up for politicn
yua'onb just a. is proposed by the reso
,a''on Of the gentleman from pocahontns
h't'y facility is open, every aid is prom
TVa' ~, The gentleman from Wood, Mr.
t,''@0ln'on, has told you that II you will
g''os that S3SOOO home to any Rcpub
"S'n ~, Official he will spend six month";
'"'0n' pay, Il he has to live on brcat
%aSaier, in helping bring the offender tt
l"'''e' and whatever Of influence as I
@''PaPcF we can bring to bear on tht
'"ec' 'halI be devoted to the same end
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