Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-09-21
A COLT IN THE NEST.

n CUII IN hE NeSl'
There appeared in the Lynchburg
News of the 9th inst. an editorial head
ed "a Mares Nest" The editorial in
question was written in criticism of one
which appeared in the Tazewell Repub-
lican on the 31st of August, 1905. We
publish the editorial of the News in an
other column and ask that it be care
fully read in connection with this arti-
Gle, as it is our purpose to treat the
matter under discussion with the utmost
fairness. We will also again reproduce
the resolutions of authority to the
Committee of Reporting and Printing.
The Journal of the late constitutional
Convention shows that on the 9Th day
of June, 1902, Hon. Carter Glass offer
ed a resolution which was adopted by
the convention and provided as fol
lows:
Resolved, That the Committee or
Reporting and Printing be, and hereby
is, authorized to contract for editing
and publishing, in condensed, perma-
nent book form, the debates of the Con
stitutional Convention, etc. "
The Journal also shows that on the
25th day of June, 1902, Mr.. Hunton Of
fered the following resolution which
was agreed to:
Resolved, That the members of the
Committee on Printing and Reporting
are hereby appointed reviSers of the
proceedings of the Convention and are
empowered to hereafter take such steps
as may be necessary to carry out sucf
revision as was authorized by the reso
luton of the Convention, adopted OF
Thursday, June 5th, and to make sucf
contracts as are therein authorized.
"2. That the Treasurer of the State
is hereby instructed and required to pay
such warrants as may be drawn upor
him for the payment of the work so au
thorized."
Our editorial comments on the conduct
of the Committee on Reporting anC
Printing in the editorial of the 3lst Of
August was as quoted in the editorial Of
the News of the 9th inst
The Richmond Times-Dispatch of the
9Th inst, in an editorial headed ga Re-
publican Error Corrected" said:
"The Tazewell Republican, which has
the reputation of being a reliable news
paper, seems to be as unfortunate as
Judge Lewis and Mr.. Slemp and Mr.
Gleaves have been recently in the mat
ter of making assertions. Mr.
Carter Glass, who is editor of the
Lynchburg News, says, the work Of
preparing the debates of the conven
ton for publication has been prosecuted
in accordance with the order of the
committee.
Now let US see if the work has beer
prosecuted in accordance with the order
of the committee. That order is en-
braced in the editorial, "a Mares
Nest" and we ask that the order be
read with special care.
We have taken the trouble to gel
from the Reports of Morton Marye, Aud
itor of Public Accounts, statement Of
drafts that have been paid on account
of the editing and revising of the pro
ceedings of the Constitutional Conven
ton. We publish that statement i'm
mediately following the editorial from
the News, "a Mares Nest"
While we find that we were misin
formed as to the amount of the month
ly compensation paid Mr.. Lindsey, i
was true that he was to be paid for fiji
teen months monthly compensation o.
500. Then, while our informant wa
mistaken as to these drafts being givel
each month for little more than tw'
years, it is true that they were present
ed regularly for a period of ffteei
months. And it is also true that Mr.
Glass is mistaken in his assertion tina
1.-THE work of publishing the debates
of the convention has been prosecuted
in accordance with the foregoing orde
of the committee" A glance at thu
statement from the Auditors Reports
will disclose the fact that the order wa
violated in two or more important par
ticulars. The order says that Mr.
Lindsey shall be paid iona hundred dol
lars per month from October LIST, 1902
to January LIST, 1904, the first payment
IN he November lst, 1902"
/ The first draft was drawn November
Bird. 1902, and was for 5000 instead Of
500. Will MIR. Glass deny the order