The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-25
THE BOxDs.
Prosecution Growing Out or the Matter OF
Awarding the Contracts for the Printing OF
the bonds TO be Issued Under the Riddle
berger BiIl-Warrant or Arrest.

On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday las
; reference was made In the legislative pro
ceedings to the contract to be executed fol
the printing OF the bonds 10 be issued un
der the Riddleberger bill, and on one hant
a charge was advanced that an attempt hat
been made TO bribe q member Of the Boart
OF Commissioners of the Sinking Fund tC
give said contract to a certain firm, and or
the other an investigation was asked. Yes
terday afternoon the following warrant was
issued:
1 CRY OF RICHMOND, TO VITO al or Anl
One Of The Police Officers Of The city oj
Richmond:
/ Whereas s. Brown Allen, Auditor OF
Public Accounts Of Virginia, has this day
made complaint and information on oath
before me, j. ID. Whitehead, a justice OF
the peace OF said city, that on the 18th day
OF April, 1882, ut the said city. one George
ii. Kendall did corruptly offer and promise
to the said $. Brown Allen, Auditor Of
Public Accounts, and whoas suchis croft
clio member Of the Board OF Sinking
Fund Commissioners, gift or gratuity,
with intent to influence the vote, opinion,
decision, and judgment Of the said s.
Brown Allen as such member OF said Board
in the matter or question OF the adoption
by the said Board Of Commissioners OF the
bid or proposition Of the Kendall Bank
Note Company, whose agent the said
George III. Kendall is for the printing, en-
craving, and lithographing OF the bonds,
coupons, and certificates to be issued under
what is known rs the act OF General As
sembly approved February IA, 1882. for
funding the public debt:
TIoce uro fHo.o fn.o In +bo mama ~ fl,o
Commonwealth OF Virginia, to command
you forthwith to apprehend and bring
before me, or some justice Of the peace OF
said city, the body of the said George II.
| Kendall TO answer the said complaint. and
90 be further dealt with according to law.
And, moreover, upon the arrest OF the said
George III. Kendall by virtue OF this war
rant, / command you. i'm the name Of the
Commonwealth OF Virginia, TO summon
- to appear at the Police Justices
Court, as witness to testify in behalf the
Commonwealth against the said George II.
Kendall, on the 25th day OF April, that is to
say, on the next day following the day OF az
rest; and have then and there this warrant.
with your return thereon.
Given under my hand and seal this 2lth
day Of April, 1882.
j. ID. WHITEHEAD, j. i. lSeal.1
Mr.. Kendall is a man of about thirty, and
is tall and slim and OF pleasing manners
and prepOssessing appearance.
The case will come ZIP before the Police
Court this morning.
MR.. ALIENS PROTEST.
The following is the protest Mr.. Allen
offered to the Board:
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF THE SINKING
FUND COMMISSIONERS OF VIRGINIA,
April 20, 1882. }
To he Honorable Board Of Sinking Fund
Commissioners
! feel constrained from a sense OF per-
sOnal and official duty TO enter my protest
in permanent form against the action Of
Il majority OF this Board to-day in contract
ing with the Kendall Bank-Note Company
for furnishing the bonds, coupons, and GER
tificates required in carrying out the pro-
visions Of the act of the General Assembly,
approved the l4th Of February, 1882, and
known as chapter 81, for funding the pub
lie debt-for the issuance of bonds covering
the same and other purposes.
1t is well known that the Indebtedness TO
be covered by the bonds OF this act exceeds
S2l, 900, ,000; that the character and credit
OF the said bonds, as we'll as the faith and
credit OF the Commonwealth herself, de-
pend largely upon the experience, trust
worthiness, and ability and purpose OF the
party contracting with the Commonwealth
to execute that contract in the utmost good
faith. There We're three competitive bid
bers before this Board-to w.t.
/. The American Bank-Note Company.
.. The Kendall Bank-Note Company.
g. The Chicago Bank-Note Company.
The bids OF the first two companies were
nearly the same, the difference being
IN favor Of the Kendall Company, which
said bids are herewith filed.
The bids of the Chicago company were
unanimously rejected by the Board, and
the contest was reduced to the two first
companies. | favored the first company
for the reason that it was IN old, long-cstab-
lished, and reliable company, that had fur
nishcd bonds to many States OF the Union
as well as to various corporations, and its
bonds are entitled to the highest mcrcan-
tile consideration In. the markets OF the
country. The utmost confidence is and
has been reposed in the works OF said COM
pany, and they came TO us most highly re-
commended.
The Kendall Company is a company of
recent organization, and comparatively
unknown, and introduced to the Board only
through its own agents. But il the above
reasons were not sufficient, the conduct Of
George ii. Kendall, the negotiating agent OF
the said company now in Richmond, was
such as to wholly preclude any negotiation
with the said agent on my part as one OF
the public officers Of this Commonwealth.
make this avclment because on the 18th
instant | was approached by Mr.. Kendall
with what | understood and with what |
believe he intended rs an improper, undue,
and unlawful sOhctation-to wit. that he
was willing to compensate me for any in
iluence | might exert in securing him this
contract For the foregoing reasons con-
cludc that il would be improper for this
Board to enter into negotiations. much less
TO conclude a contract, in a matter OF such
magnitude and Importance as the printing,
engraving, and lithographing Of 81, ,000,-
900 of bonds, besides the coupons and GER
tificates of West Virginia's Indebtedness.
with person or company whose trusted
agent declared to me that such prosposi-
tions as he had submitted to me were not
only common, but what he considered
Legitimate and proper.
Very respectfully, -.
$. BROWN ALLEN.
Mr.. Allen states that he meant no re-
Election upon the Board, but thought that
man who would make such advances
ought not TO have the contract.
That the whole matter might be in
yestigated-and to give all parties interest
ed an opportunity TO he heard-Mr. Lady
offered a resolution for joint committee
of investigation. The House passed IL,
but ii died In the Senate.
THE LAW OF THE CASE.