The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23

| adOpted, 10 Wn1ch the committee pronouncefl
| the State Printers account perfectly correct.
Mr.. Dupre asked the chairman that Mr. a. n.
Nelson. statiOner on Camp street, be sub
I@need. and that he tMr Dupre) be allowed to-
The chairman answered that in view of the,
a.lon ae.an O. me House In the Green case he had
port Of the expert. Mr. J. b. Walker.
Mr. Dupre then asked the privilege of max
NJ mg hnnra nnai satement Leave being granted.
Gentlemsn. thank you for the privilege of
hmaK'ng hnue I,gn ma. \, summary statement. think
| think have carried out my part of the print-
Ing contract punctually, faithfully and correct-
neo,o y tnave 81 submitted all my vouchers to the In
The last grand jury. who reported against me.
nad t had copies OF these same vouchers and the
yestigation, In which the aid OF experts not par
Tia, 1 to me was invoked and procured. they were,
eeHeed teer eruai % me Desperate strait Of basng
grounds and on the Same bill on which former
grand Jury had already passed and reported
evident that all the rest of my bills were found
bX them absolutely correct. unless. indeed. these
oi1is really sa proved to have been undercharesd.
ment upon the acts of IA grand Jury which
| not only charged me with fraud. but which,,
usurping judicial functions. absolutely passed
Judgement upon me. pronouDcIng me a State
Printer Dah elastic conscience" To that grand
and nnal tribunal public opinlon-I will ap-
peal: grand Juries may be tried there. If mo-
Now. has the State of Louisiana, acting
hirSu through o,s Printing Board composed Of the
| the contract2 - -
| In December. 1877 the Printing Board. Of
| president entered into contract with me. .under
the provisions OF act No. 40 of 1877. the funda-
mental condition OF which was strictly CASH
Through the operations OF special law
ena enacted q last h year. In reference to mon.
Age Agent to pay the expenses Of the Cen
observed By the State. OF this. however ws noe tbe
State Printer has never complained: and he
was willing to take his payment as the treasury
ths Printing Board to exercise the equities In
making such PROVISIONS tor the injury thus In
ieted on the STATE e. Printer and to do or to
cred by law. ann to which it committed itself.
Ia proof OF which i Is only necessary to say,
on the thirtieth Of November 1877. the REPORT bort
above alluded 70. composed Of two members OF
the board. and both practical printers. was
minutes OF said board, to wit:
NEW ORLEANS. November 80. 1877.
Mr.. President and Members of State Printing
Board:
Genden,en-Your Committee on Prices" beg
leave TO submit. Tor your consideration, the ac-s
com pan ying exhibit. showing the prices allow
ed the Public Printer under former sdministra-e
the figures kindly furnished By several able and
experienced job printers. together with the de-
ductions OF your com mmittee in the matter.
desire to say that their estimate Is calculated on
q strict cash basis, and any advance on the
bs a Which ba be to make
and discretion Of the board. as whole
sire to return thanks to Mr.. =. Limet. OF the
Bee, and Messrs v. Mauberret. Lewis Graham.
r.. y Z. Hansell and William Hammond. prac.-
assistance 20 cheerfully extended By these gen.
Respectfully submitted.
LOUIS LEoNHARD.
Acting upon this report the board adopted
the schedule Of PRICES fixed by their committee.
contract with him to do the state printing at
such prices as said com mmittee had 50 fixed. on
a ohole. to determine .ohat adcance Il naigia be
proper f9 70 make on on ne prices, so f1sd IN.
pay cash The only way u''t the ~ board aos could ti
determine the question was, after the CON
tract had been carried out by the State Printer,
State Treasurer o ascertain BOW and wen ne, ne
work done had been paid-if paid at az The
board has. 80 far. failed TO inquire into shis
Now the State Printer is threatened with the.
loss OF his whole years labor. together with the.
understood that the revenues of 1878 Will be un-
able 70 meet the payment OF the appropriations
I0r tnae year. Hence. by the 1mpedimentss
warrants. the revenues will be absorbed before.
he will be allowed to present his warrants Tor
at the treasury.
Far from receiving cash. the State Printer
to. day ts in possession of $4,000 OF warrants
which are quoted on the market at 40 cents on
The Sta'e Printer has been subjected TO a loss
OF over $1,000 for interest paid on loans secured
oy DIS Auditors warrants as collateral se--
, The State Printer, enjoying the entire conf
dence OF such institutions as the Louisiana
Southern Bank. the New Orleans Savings In.
stitution and the Mutual National Bank, OBJ
alned money on his warrants to an amount
averaged only 40 cents on the dollar during the
whole Of the year 1873.
against me. In spite OF the terrible charges
against e my character as an honest man and
state official are to-day. am unutterably proud
% say. unshaken In their confidence and trust
IN me-. 1t rests with the Legislature Of the
state OF Louisiana TO redeem the States prom
ses to pay, issued for work honestly and faith
20 me to redeem my pledges. look to the State
of Louisiana 10 redeem its pledges to me. upon
The State Printer has in bis possession s40so
)f approved vouchers for work done. ID excess
of the appropriation made by the legislature
The Legislature of 1873 Appropriated s42! 900 for
printing purposes. In that year general
ration was made, an extra session Of the Leeis-
ature was held series Of twenty-one coDstf-
,utional amendments were to be advertised
and voted on All the printing and advertising
or thai wear have faithfully executed now
,sk the State TO pay me. at least In warrants.
he vouchers above mentioned. which hold
/ will not here go into the details OF the chan
,erv sniff brought against me before the United
states Court By one Il; W. Beniamin. a penurf-
,ose nv The Lottery Company, Suffice il TO saw
hat hat court has issued a writ OF Injunction
,endente lite against all the State Printers war
"a nta leaned from the frat of Januarv 1870 to
be thirty first of December, 1878. -O' ~
The cause is based on the report Of the grand
ury, which ID In turn based upon the evidence
III. W: Green. whom you have had before,
on. and OF whose credibiity I leave you to
1dge.
lould, In Justice
]. Pass an enabling act to authorize the pay
snt Oh printing warrants already issued for
D ask the reimbursement OF the interest I
ave actually paid, owing 10 the failure OF the