The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-03
CHABLES +. SCOTT As A FRAUD.
GLENvILLE, GILMER Go,
October 26, 1876.
Editors Register:

GLENvILLE, GILMER Go, |
October 26, 1876. !
Editors Register:
In a recent public speech l hearc
Charles F. Scott, the Republican candi
date for Congress, denouncing the Dem
ocratic party of this State for corruption
and extravaganza, and he cited job o
public printing which he denominated
THE StshPs School Register Fraud as
an instance. 1t is asserted by some per.
sons here that this same Scott voted for
this "StahPs School Register Fraud"
Will you give us the facts? w. Nj.
REMARKs-If our correspondent will
turn to page POI Of the Official journal
of the last session of the Senate of West
Virginia, he will find report from
Special Committee on Public Printing
in which the printing of Stahl's School
Register is fully discussed. 1t seems
that the State Superintendent of Free
Schools had ordered from the Public
Printer, Mr.. JOAN w. GENTRY, 1000
copies of blank book used by school
teachers in making their reports. After
the lob was done, q bill was rendered
from the Printer tJr the sum OF
S9,334.20 for the work. This bill the
Auditor of State, Hon. f. A. BENNETT,
refused to allow. The case thus came
before the Legislature, and by that body
was referred to special committee, OF
which Hon. ID. ID. JOHNSON was
chairman. This committee gave
the matter long and pa
tient investigation, taking the evil
dence of such witnesses as Mr.. GENTRY
furnished, rs we'll as the evidence OF
other experts in printing. After getting
all the light they could, tne committee
made a clear and exhaustive report
Which covers some five pages of the otti-
cal journal of the Senate, commencing
on page POI and ending on page 2O5. 1t
is signed by "D. D. JOHNSON, DAVID
GorF, and G. NJ. BISHOP, Committee" "
and was unanimous report. The clos
ing paragraphs of the report are as fol-
lows:
"From the evidence taken and the true
construction of the law and careful ex-
animation of Stahl's School Register, the
Committee have arrived at the conclusion
that S656 Is is the utmost amount that the
LaD tc,U authorize to be pad for MlS
york.
"rhe Committee have arrived at this
conclusion by, ia every case where there
WAS any doubt as to the legality OF the
charge for any item in said account, CIV
ing the doubt IN favor OF the Public
Printer = Accompanying this
report is statement prepared by the
Committee, showing the correct charges
for said work by items"
On page 10 of the official journal of
the Senate, the bill making appropria-
tions OF public money coming up, Mr.
BURpErr moved TO fill the blank for
printing Stshrs Register with the figures
S9,3342O, Mr.. GENTRY's original charge
Upon this page PLY Mr.. BURDETT de-
manded the ayes and noes, and the de-
msnd being sustained, they were ordered
and taken. and resulted as follows;
"The ayes were:
Messrs. Berkshire, Burdett, Gun
ninghsm, Dennis, Dickinson, Eastman
Gu ton, Mcdonald, McGinnls, SCOTT
and SheltOn-ll.
The noes were:
"Messrs. johnson, iPresident) Arnett,
Bennett, Bishop, Caldwell, Camden,
CLAYTON, Ferrel, Grantham, Con, Price
and Sherrsrd-l2.
"Mr. Loomis not voting.
nMr. McGinnis moved to till the blank
in the pending amendment with the
figures $4,000.
"On that motion, Mr.. Camden de-
msnded the ayes and noes, and the de-
msnd being sustained they were order
ed and taken, ard the amendment
adopted.
"rhe ayes were: go.
gMessrs. Berkshire, Burdctt, Cunning
ham. Dennis, Dickinson, Eastman, Colt
Guston, Mcdonald, McGinnis, SCOTT
and Shelton-l2.
'sThe noes We're:
"Messrs. johnson, (President) Arnett
Bennett, Bishop, Camden, Clayton, Fer
rell. Gran,ham. Price and Sherrard-lO
"Messrs. Caldwell and LOOMS not
voting"
So the "Fraud," as Mr. ScorT Is
pleased to called it. was consumsted by
his aid. He not only vo.ed for the
5000 Fraud" but he both spoke and
voted in favor of making it S9,3S4.2O
He cannot say that he voted without
sufficient information, Tor he had pre-
cisely the same information that the
committee had who reported the job tc
be worth but S656lS, after giving the
Public Printer the benefit OF all doubt:
where doubts as to the value Of wori
arose.
Ii Mr.. ScoTT, as one of the guardians
OF the treasury OF the poor little State o
West Virginia, where the revenues anr
appropriations are counted only BY the
thousands, speaks, lsbors and votes K
override the report of committee VIII
has examined the subject, and takes from
that treasury s9,S84.20 where but S656.l
was due, what would he do in Congres:
where the appropriations are counted b
the hundred millions?
The Hon. f. B. EsHE.MAS speaks q
Martins Ferry tonight. Can not ou
city clubs send over delegations? 1t wi
be the last opportunity we shall have
tho thai