The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-28
this bill, as amended, pass az early 80
cable.
Respectfully,
J. ID. HAMMOND rh..

OF Mr.. Hammond the above entitled ~!
. bill No 102 was made the special oras. \. y 1!
day for Monday, January 81, at q m
Mr.. Hammond, chairman Of the Houn 4. Il
committee to investigate the accm,nss !! y "!
State Printer, presented the folIowin~s n. z
: which was ordered to be printed in ~ I,
, nal:
Rooms OF SPECIAL JOINT Comxrr,v. u.
Investigate Ac ,ounls of the State psi!ks Al
New Orleans. Januarv y ".
To the Honorables the President Of ~. g. ~
the Speaker OF the House Of Rar.Sssle
tives and Members OF the Gensrs' ~
sembly: u
Your Special Joint Committee anrr,.... Z
Investigate the accounts Of the STAT ~
ter, under the following coneurrent =.
ton OF your respective bodies, TO VII.
"ResOlUed, That q special Joint cnr,.a.
OF the House and Senate be anunint1a i Nv
the presiding officer of each brdv y
composed OF five members of the Ill.,
three members OF the Senate. who's ~.
It shall be to investigate the accom- 49,
the State Printer for the year lin w. &
ascertain what exact amount IL dne' y 49, ~
State Printer; said joint committee r. w.
power to send for persons and paner. ~
10 that end they are hereby yested ~
the power OF compulsory process
Beg leave to report that, after H.
examination of witnesses, most Of ~
were experts In printing, and Job r.
foreman OF the New Orleans h~ 49,
news room, and J. s. Walker, Of III ~
Orleans Picaytne job office, pracicsl ~
printer OF thirty years experience ~
come to the following conclusions:
That the State OF Louisiana, thro,sk NJ
Printing Board organized under act M 4, r
1877, and com posed of the Governor. Iiens.s
ant Governor, Speaker OF the House Of ~
sentatives. two members OF the Ho,lae n ~
representatives. and two members OF the S.,esl
did, on the third day OF December, lS7i ests4
into written contract before w. ]. 0asssiS
g notary public In this city, with Geores 4
Dupre, OF the New Orleans DEMOCRAT. ~
q. W. Dupre having been elected nm
Printer by said Printing Board. as proviSs
for by said act No. 40 OF 1877.
This contract, under section 2 Of MA =.
No. 40, was for period of one year. q ust3
another contract could go into effect.
The Printing Board, at q meeting held 4 I
received and adopted the following rns'f
made by committee Of two mefnbes5 4
said board (which committee had been -
pointed by said board, as follows, to VII:
NEW ORLEANS. November 30, Inn
Mr.. President and Members State Prinii1
Gentlemen COMMITTEE on prkrs
beg leave to submit for your considef6ii~
the accompanying exhibit, showing the ~
allowed the Public Printer under former m
ministrations, as well as those allowed ~
existing laws, the figures kindly furni6k
together with the deductions Of your oomr1
tee In the matter.
In submitting their report your Commits
desire to say that their estimate Ia calcuI611
on strict cash basis, and any advances uiI
prizes so fixed, which may be proper to ~
In the event that the State should beunsblo1
pay In cash, they prefer to leave to the r.
ment and discretion of the board as q whok
Your. committee, in closing their rp0t
desire to return thanks to Mr.. f. Linz q
the Bee, and Messrs. v. Mauberret, LSvH
Graham, f. f. Hansell and William j. HI
mond, practical printers, for the valuablsh,
and assistance so cheerfulIy -
tended by these gentlemen to them.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS LEoxHA1mi
j. NJ. LAMA1sK. MI
Your committee find that the State o. -
siana, through its agents, "the Pr
Board" has not complied with the plainf
said State Printer, to wit. The strid Gfty
basis.
Your committee find that instead q M
,ash, which he should have received IT,
he contract at various times as the ~
vas delivered, the State Printer has recdy11
,nly nineteen hundred dollars In cash, md -
low In his possession $40, 100 Of Audtt7
issued to him from the tWqfT
18TH OF March, 1878, to the last day Of Octot
1873.
Your committee find that of all the 81
'endered by the State Printer for work ~
,rdered by the various heads Of the Executil
Department and by both branches Of the c.
raj Assembly, only one was at all queettOuo&
hat one being bill for printing and bindi
legislative documents Of 1878, In sepaf1
,Olume, under section 2613, Revised Statut11
This Dill your committee have thorOughE
xamined. Your committee called In expefti
1essrs Gerard Stith and John s. Wallis
gno testified to the correct measurement
Your committee find that the State PrintG
vas instructed by the proper head Of oned
ne Executive Departments, to wit: the e.
etary OF State, to execute said work.
Your committee find that the State Prin
cted properly In executing said work, b.
o instructed by the Secretary of State.
Mr.. H. w. Green, printer, appeared ben
our committee on a subpoena.
Every charge brought by this witn4
Freen, was disproved by the evidence Of
xperts, Messrs. Stith and Walker, az e.
9 by the contradictions and prevaricatfm
tne witness himself when subjected
Your committee believe that this Wit
reen was procured to give the evideBe
ID, as proof OF which 1t Is only nece01
quote portions Of his evidence given un(
attn before your committee.
QUESTIONABLE. Green, under what Giro
ances did you obtain information as To q
1ok Legislative Documents of 1887 Ill
hich you have brought charges OF IT.
yainst the State Printer before two sepazd
rand juries ?
Answer was there with IL. saw 4,
as working on it.
Question-So that whatever knowledge r.
lay have OF what was being done In 4
EMOCRAT office was obtained while youwl
nployeo there; you got your knowledo
Answer-As a workman did.
t!uestlon--As workman you did I?
AansWer-Yes, certainly; there's no use q
came you to bring chaTgo
salnst the State Printer based upon g.
ices charged for this work?
answer didn't bring any charges; ~
Ii was brought to me.
Question-By whom?
AAnswer-That's private matter.
question: insist upon the witness answd
8 the question.
answer can't recollect.
QueStion-Can't you refresh your mem0fy
Answer-.WeN, If you don't erant TO ssse ~
'dsast me IN criminal prosecution, III ~
~ how got it.
Answer have no desire to prosecute r.. 4
Now, even after this assurance that he wg1N
a ariT pt,n Ilry