The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-11
MIR. nUBHARD'S REPLY
To Auditor MlIlcr's Lame Excuse = Sino
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To Auditor MlIlcr's Lame Excuse - Nine
Points Made.
To he Editor Of the Ipttiligenoe:
SlK:-Mr. Miller's card OF yesterday ad-
mits the substance OF my former state
ment. 1t suggests, however, several mat
tiers:
]. l concedc that there is no law by
which Mr.. Miller can be compelled to
give the figures. MIR. Miller knows there
is no law which makes it illegal or i'm.
proper for him TO do SO. y :
y: at no time have I suspected Mr..
Miller OF being the author OF ihe anony.
nous communication I have before men
toned. Mr.. Miller tells the truth-thut
is when he tells anything, and the absence
OF truth in that communication was sulli.
cient evidence that he had nothing 10 do
with it. Tho Editor OF the Rryisier, OF
course, knows the author, and I hone the
Register will follow the suggestion already
made and publish his name. Let lis trust
that MIR. Miller's assurance that due dill.
gence will discover the author is not based
on Mr.. Millrr's knowledge that some
neighbor in the State administration has
been furnishing falsehood in The dark,
while the Auditor in the light kceps back
the truth by refusing to speak at all. -
8. When Mr.. Miller SAYS that during
eight years he has not given figures from
an unpublished report, he forgcts that
within less than four weeks he gave me
the figures for the receipts and disburse.
ments for the year ending September 80,
1883; which are not found in any pub
lished report, and that according to his
own admission it took him from Friday
until Tuesday to remember his invariable
rule '.5g i.s--i-.il.s. II
|. In justice to the Auditor, however
it must be said that lie has usually been
reticent on these matters. For instance :
On March II, 1852, the House Of Dele
gates blouse Journal, p. 1867 on motion
OF Mr.. Riley, "Rcsolrsd, That the Auditor
be and he is hereby requested to furnish
this House statement showing 1'
First-What deficiency exists in Tho
revenue for the fiscal year ending Septem.
ber 80, 1851. -"
Second-Thc estimated and probable
receipts Mt the treasury for the fiscal year
ending September 80, 1882 4 ~ :
Third-Whatf amount OF interest is due
on the sums borrowed by the State from
the banks in the city Of Wheeling, and
what amount will become due on that ac-
count at the end OF the current fiscal wear.
The session continued two weeks after
that, but the Auditor was not heard from.
He seems to have continued TO be busy
until after the election OF 1852, and SO far
as Gun learn the information sought was
not given until the. Auditors report was
published in 1883. 51ii; fl.} !. t,s,' Al tlisT-
The result OF the Auditors silence was
that the House passed n bill introduced
by Mr.. Riley, which required the publica.
ton in October annually of n complete and
detailed statement OF the receipts and ex
penditures Of the public money. (House
Journal Gl7.) This bill was at once takel
to the Senate, and without the scant cour
tesy OF reading it, was rejected. (Senatt
Journal 451. & sj.s:$
s. III. it be true that the financial state
ments,o the United, States Government
are made monthly tnot every thre,
tmonthsl because required by5 law, the re
lection OF Mr.. Riley's bill by the West Wiz
| ginia Senate establishes its 5agreemen
with Mr.. Miller that the people shall mo
know II n III
Q. Mr.Alillcr in turn Is not quite acc1, slrsr
rate. did not say that 1T would suit m,
purpose better for him 10 refuse tho state