The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-26
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY JANUARY &c, s79-TRPLE SHEET

Tee naturally hLtempCeu 10 bring the Otner
parties, who Green acknowledged to have
acted with him, before them; that they be
given fair opportunity to prove the fraud
Green had failed to establish. This, and only
this, was the object Of your committee In
endeayoring to force Green to disclose
the names of the person or persons
who. together with himself, had pro-
cured the grand jury Of this parish
to charge the State Printer with fraud. Your
committee would remark here that Green was
the sole witness who appeared to testify
against the State Printer. HIS evidence as
an expert was fatty contradicted and over
turned by that OF the other experts sam
moned by the committee. Col. Stith and Mr..
Walker, both Of the Peay,sne, and Mr.. Bar
row, Of the DEMOCRAT, all practical printers
Of great experience and recognized ability,
whose estimate Of the work differed but
slightly II at all with the account rendered
by the State Printer; whereas Green's esti-
mate, admitted to be matter OF opinion SIM
ply as to what the State should pay, and not
as to what the printing really measured,
differed from their estimates very consider
ably. Abandoning this branch Of the inves-
tigation your committee repaired to the State
Auditors office, accompanied by an expert Of
their own selection, Mr.. John s. Walker, and
then and there proceeded to the examination
OF the vouchers OF the State Printer on file in
that office. With copy of the printing law
of1s77 tact No. 40 regular session. and copy OF
the contract between the Printing Board and
the State Printer before the expert above,
Walker examined large number of vouchers
for printing done for the General Assembly
and the various heads of the Executive De-
partment, all In the presence OF your commit
tee. Your committee, both OF their own ex-
animation and that of the expert, Mr.. Walker,
have to report the accounts Of the State
Printer for 1878 perfectly correct.
AS the result Of their labor your committee
have prepared bill for the relief Of the State
Printer. Having found that the State OF Lou
isiana, through the Printing Board, has failed
to pay the State Printer on a cash basis, as
had been understood between the contracting
parties, and that the State Printer has now
$4,000 of warrants on the Treasury, upon
which he has borrowed money at interest, In
volving loss In that single item Of 5000
finding, moreover, that the State Printer Is
in possession Of s405O Of vouchers, duly ap-
proved by the proper State officers, for neces-
sary printing, and duly certified as correct by
the State Auditor, and after examining said
vouchers, your committee finding them is
sued for necessary work. properly charged,
recommend that the Auditor be authorized
to Issue his warrants in payment Of said
vouchers to the said amount Of s405O, which
amount Is in excess Of the appropriation
made by the Legislature OF 1878 for public
printing.
All of which will be found In the relief bill
which your committee beg leave to introduce
herewith, recommending its passage.
Fl. C. MITCHELL,
Chairman on part Of the Senate.
J. d. HAMMOND,
Chairman on part Of the House.
L. H. BOwDEN,
J.D. NETTLES,
W. G. ROSS,
s. F. PARMELEE.
/ hereby coincide with the above report,
save and except such parts as relates to the
evidence OF the witness, II. w. Green, which
l consider should be striker out, as having
no bearing under the resolution creating this
Joint committee.
o. DELAHOUSSAYE, JR.