The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-13
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Minority Re
mort.

Investigation Of State Finances,
-.''' ~. A. made to the House of Delegates
.,,.,j,y. n, wsprinIi' in another col
Vs.. The paper il an attempt to argue
.4'. 1.i.nce nee the impeached Treasurer
We ,nj,,or. The public will remember
'- wv NJ, pd,charj, who signs the above
s., @,' ,,reeI last winter at Charleston,
"tI'' ,scommcndation Of the Special
| ,,., nrthc Impeachment Of the Off.
a,, aDoye named
81, N, ycEllovucy ulroiIly avoided do
if, ,n,sa.us al that time upon the sub
~, ~, ,,spl to beg ODE excused from vot'
..f,,b, resolution for impeachment
~ ~, IIp,c Journal will show these
sg. Mr. Pfitchard recommended the
~,.,,bment Of IIurdett, when the
-.o,. taken was not one fourth
,,eD., Of the corruption and
,l,lmini,,ralion. In his Minori'
,,g,oor, Yesterday, after greater num-
...ihct. have been developed, showing
as s,to,.e,r combinations and schemes to
r,.gl,,c upon the business and duties
oIl.pfcc for his and his sons private
,i,na,c, nov simply recommends
,,,r,, ensure a. to Burdett. Then tho
Minority agree. with the majority Of the
S,,,,lCommitlcc, that Burdett has been
sily Of ofcn,c grave enough to be pub
l,nr.urcd, This is a new way of
b,aias offending officials This is
Il, hc,, device to wink at Official NAL
llaoi,trltion.
The tr, point Of importance in the
Minority Report is that part which pre-.
saI, to- p,isn rca.ous for the opinion
h,lmitor Bennett is not impeOchable
b, taking 5000 from the Merchants
Bms Charleston AZ u commission on
Sn,edepo.ip because it was received
llro!a former term Of Office, That Is
!Oay a. he wa. guilty Of corruption, in
N, lat term, hi4 attorney will now
psalt statute OF limitations, in effect,
nl.atreby retain for another year or
.oln rImiltcl delinquent in Office.
Ihebrllliant lawyers whosweated their
ai,ayt intcIIcctsto produce that propo.
dtion, are evidently ignorant Of the fact
hu there are numerous cases Of
impeachment which have settled that
it /, proper to remove an officer for
misconduct, or frauds committed in
peviou. term oi his Office.
Iil!t Prescott, Judge Barnard and
other. were impeached and removed for
uouion aul bribery done in former
term..
Secondly, They urge he had no right
to receive the $4,000 from the B. &
o Il, H. Co, in his official capac.
ity But he did, lie demanded ii
from the company. II he was not
authorized to receive it, yet he did
receive it under color Of his Office and
vH guilty Of gross misconduct rs
public officer in 40 doing. Besides, the
evidence shows that u The rery time he made
The corrupt agreement uah the Merchants
Bank Of Charleston he held he checks Of the
B&O. Railroad Company on the First
National Bank Of Wheeling, Il State dc.
po'iiory, for the money paid by that Com.
plny for taxes. How do the minority
explain that? They cannot do 30, and
give any honest excuse for the transac.
tion on the part Of Mr.. bennett. lie
either did not know his duty or willfully
''lncendedhis authority. The public can
decide which, by referring to the publish
tlevidence.
Again, The minority give their opinion
upon the Auditor'sCOndnct in relation to
The Insurance Companies. They ex-
Pte"Iy uphold that officer in his high.
handed and cxtortionute demands upon
those companies.
They refer to Chapter 22l Of the Acts
Of 1873 as supporting the action Of
Nt Bennett in this particular. Now
'hAIeveF the Attorney General may be.
IIeTc, a slight examination Of the oath
Chapter Of the Cole and the Chapter of
The Acts above recited will convince any
'He that there Is no legal right whatever
lot the Auditor dcmOndirs fo0, l.na.i
ihe Slj allowed by Section 4 Of Chapter
~ Of the Code. The very act upon which
The hwvsr. for A. t,onno,, % .II'. ,,'',,,
The ,molnt NJ foc, whioh ,La ,',,',a.
allowed to charge in,urOnco ronno,,iao
Iof asy putpo.p IN rf,ssr JoII...
There /, ro,,,iniv no,lia. ' T., 49,, ...,.
uSd in the Ac,, oftS-D q rG,s,.. o,,
that comp,cbpnd, foo, n, oO,nn"s.,,i". "r's, ,.,
to the AnJi,o, Tho.0 a,,, H.. ''
nen.. il SEEM, ,o -. n. ~" ,Ou,.n Op Nv ".s"' a'
,tructior. ''
The evi,loDco .ho,v, n,,, A.. p...,,
in hi, official o.,,.,,,.. ,'.., ''. w. I'"s''
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