The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-22
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FOR ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS.
Return Of county taxes paid into the
Treasury, agents, DC, and Ovcrpaid taxes
torty.one thousand dollars,
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS,
Twenty.six thousand four hundred and
sixty.eight dollars and sixty cents.
Expenses OF the Ohio River Improve
ment Commissioners, one thousand dol
lars.
The bill was read q third time and passed
by its title, and takes effect from and after
its passage.
Lr, Depue, Of RoAne, rose to question
OF privilege, and asked that the Sergeant.
alarms OF the House be instructed 10 draw
his warrant on the Auditor for the pay and
mileage Of ], Z. Stone, the member elected
from Logan county.
Mr.. Welch, Of Mineral, objected on the
ground that that the member from Logan
had never put in an appearance during any
part Of the session, and had not even been
excused from attendance by the House. He
had doubts about the legality OF such an
allowance, and said 1t was wrong in prin,
ciple.
Mr.. Fleming moved that the question be
referred to the Judiciary Committee, and
the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Turner by leave called up II. B, S24,
authorizing payment to j. II. Lockwood OF
$500 and to George Edwards Of $IGg for
property appropriated by the State. The
bill was read first time aud ordered to its
second reading,
Mr.. Fleming called up by consent s. b.
1866, apprOpriatSng an amount Of money
sufficient to make up the deficiency due the
public printer for work done for the State
under contract, Objection was made to the
bill In TINT II did not specify fixed
amount, but the objection was Withdrawn
and the bill passed:
Mr.. Agee under the cloak of q question
Of privilege introduced the following
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, Grave charges in writing have
been preferred before the House Inyesti.
eating Committee alleging that J. II. Good,
q member Of this body, In violation Of the
Constitution Of this State and OF his oath Of
office, did on the day Of, 1875, demand
and receive certain moneys for acts done
rs o delegate In the Legislature, and alleg.
ing also that said j. II. Good, while Prose.
cutting Attorney Of the county OF Ohio, pro.
posed to compound, and did compound
various felOnies and misdemeanors TO the
detriment OF public justice and to the In.
Jury Of the State; and whereas, the parties
making said charges have rendered 10 said
committee the names Of q number Of wit.
nesses who are gentlemen OF standing; and
whereas, said committee under resolution
OF this House, which ls as follows;
RsSOlred, That the special committee to
investigate the State finances be and are
hereby authorized to inquire into and re-.
port whether any official connected with
the State Government has been guilty OF
any unfaithful act or conduct, either In his
present or any previous Office or trust, es.
pCcially inquiring as to official misconduct
relating TO their duties as public servants
or to their election or appointment to said
trusts, doubt their authority to investigate
all said charges, therefore be It
Resolved, That said committee be and
they are hereby authorized and requested
to Immediately Investigate said charges and
report to this House.
The names Of the gentlemen proposed to
be called to substantiate the above charges
nre Messrs. Miller, Davenport, Tingle and
DR.. Baird.
Mr.. Jordan, OF Ohio, In a vigorous
speech, attacked the resolution as the work
Of those who were desirOus Of breaking
down the character OF Mr.. Good Ia order to
destroy the force OF the prosecution against
certain officers Of the State, OF which Mr.
God Is one Of the managers. lie charged
the bringing In OF the resolution at this late
period In the session, rs an Infamous trick
gotten up with the knowledge that the
charges could not now be Investigated by
the House. lie denounced the charges
against Mr.. Good, as Prosecuting Attorney
OF Ohio county, as utterly false, and chal.
lenged the authors to the proof.
Mr.. Jordan's remarks called Mr.. Pritch.
ard, OF the Committee OF Seven, to his feet.
lie said that the resolution did not eminate
from the committee, that these charges had
been laid before the committee, but that
they did not deem them within the purview
OF their special duty. Tney had therefore
decided that they were not authorized TO
investigate them, and had declined to do so.
Mr.. Good himself then appeared In his
place, and characterized the resolutions as
q vile slander, originating with Auditor
Bennett and the two Burdetts, father and
son, ''thievery descended from thieyery."
These resolutions emlnated from men whom
they were prepared to prove beyond the
possibility OF doubt had turned the State
House into den Of thieves. lie (Good)
was aware that little while ago Auditor
Bennett was clOseted with man whom he
(Good) while prosecuting attorney for the
county Of Ohio, had convicted Of the
highest crime known to the law, In order 10
have him swear that he (Good) had com.
pounded a felony. These charges were
brought against him because as Chairman
Of the Impeachment Committee he dared
to defend the honor Of the State and
to protect the interests OF the people.
He,was willing for and challenged investl.
gatson; he defed any man TO show that In
any act Of his life he had ever received a
dishonest dollar. lie characterized these
resolutions as the natural sequence to the
latter written some months ago by Auditor
Bennett, against whom he had brought q
suit for iibel. lie called for full investi.
CATION Of the charges.
Mr. Campbell, Of Hancock, moved that
the resolutions DO rejected, and that they
do not be spread upon the minutes OF the
House. The roll was called, and there was
but a solitary vote against the motion.
The object Of The resolutions was 40 pal.
pable, and the underhanded manner In
which they were gotten before the House,
80 aroused the Indignation Of that body
that they spurned them from their presence
almost before the instlgator Of them had
skulked from the chamber.
Adjourned.
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, December 81.
Senate met at . o'clock A. M.