The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-04-15
Observation-Disclosures
Unearthed by New Jerseys In
vestigating Committee.
MONSTER BILLS FOR PRINTING.
Twenty Thousand Dollars a Year Paid for
Translating and Printing Of Certain Re-
Been Distributed

Translating and Printing Of Certain Re-
ports. Not a Single Copy Of which Have
Been Distributed.
TRENTON, April 1.-The senate inyestl-
eating committee resumed its sitting yes
terday, Counsel Corbin opening the ses-
sion by exhibiting the minute book of the
state board of arbitration in which no en-
tries had been made since March, 1893
The minutes exhibited showed in one case
the authorization of the president Of tho
board to put in long distance telephone
In his private residence at the expense of
the state Lewis Robertson, one of the
members OF the old board and ex- Senator
Martin, of Hunterdon county, were put
on the stand Mr. Robertson admitted
that he had secured his position through
Martin, but he denied that he had ever
given Martin any compensation. Martin
also denied that he had received any
money from either. Both Robertson and
Martin were examined closely as to in
terchanging and cashing OF checks, but
no proofs of Robertson having paid Mar
tin any money was adduced
Mr Corbin next took up the case of
county clerks who have not returned to
the state treasury certain judges fees
which belong to the state. He went over
a list OF the counties showing a list of de-
linquents. They included County Clerk
Barber and ex-Clerk Hollingshead, OF
Camden; ex-Clerks w. A. Smith, j. Ed
ward Vandever, Samuel Smith and James
L. Witghtson, of Essex; Joseph Arrow
smith, James II. Patterson and Charles s.
Patterson, of Monmouth; A. B. C. Haven,
oil Ocean, and Dennis Mclaughlin, of
Hudson, had paid within the year over
5000, and only owed for the present term
OF court.
number OF county clerks were put on
the stand James 4. Wrightson, who owes
lees for six terms of court. said that there
was litigation with respect to the fees due
To county clerks of Essex. and he did not
feei that he should pay the money out of
his own pocket while much larger sums
due him were tied up so that he could not
get them. Clcrk Barber of Camden,
squared up yesterday, and said he had to
pay out of his own pocket $3.50 which he
has not yet collected from the lawyers He
suggests law forbidding county clerks to
lille papers until the lawyers had paid their
state fees.
FN-Clcrk HOllingshead testified that the
s6l5 owed by him represented the amount
of fees he had been unable to collect. and
he did not think he should be made pay it.
Samuel Armstrong, chief clerk to Quar-
termastcr General Donnclly, was uues,
TONED as to military transportation fur
nished to state officials and employees not
connected with the militia. Mr.. Arm
strong said that this transportation was
issued by orders of Governor Albeit, COM
mander-tn-chief of the militia Mr.. Cor
bin then read Il detailed list of the persons
thus furnished with transportation at the
states expense.
Mr.. Corbin. after Mr. Armstrong left
the stand, brought up the matter of state
printing, The state trcasurer's report for
last year shows an expenditure of $4,000
under the head of printing, and $sgOnO
under the head of advertising This by
no means included the total amount paid.
rs Items which properly belonged under
these heads Were distributed through
twentysx different accounts The total
expenditure for the past four years, as
shown by computing all the items, ranged
from SlI7,oOo in 1891 to sl9l 900 in 1884,
Even this sum- Mr., Corbn said, was not
the full amount paid out, rs some OF the
state boards receive their appropriations in
lump sums from the seate treasurer, and
incur their own printing debts
Mr., Corbin also showed by figures from
the state comptrollcr's Office that for the
past four years it cost the state $,O.OODa a
year to have certain reports translated and
printed in the German and Italian Ian
guages, and proved by witnesses that in
the case of several of these reports not a
single copy had been distributed
Otto Heinz, of the Heinz Lithographino
anu PRINTING company of Newark, which
drew large sums Of money from the state
treasury, was put on the stand. Mr..
Heinz said that all work done by his firm
had been obtained by bidding in open
competition or by authority of Legislative
resolutions designating the firm to do
certain work. The books of the firm were
submitted TO the committee, and will be
examined by Mr.. Corbn before the next
meeting.
MIR. Corbin questioned Mr.. Heinz closely
ms to what disposition had been made by
him OF the cash proceeds of certain state
checks he had cashed in Trenton and no
corresponding record cash deposit ap-
peared In the firms bank books Mr. Heinz
said he had paid bills with some of it. and
presumed the rest had been deposited. The
firms cash book not being at hand. the
statement could not be verified. The cash
book Will be presented at the next meet
ing of the committee, when the inyestiga.
tion into printing extravaganza will be
continued.