The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-08-13
PROBERS' REPORT
Capitol investigators Show
How Law Was Violated.
CENSURES EX-G0VERNORS
Declares Board Of Grounds and Build
in9s Awarded Contracts Illegally
and Names the cuIpable ones-Re-
port Divided Into Nine Divisions.

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Beach Haven. y. j.. Aug. lO.-Au
" the men involved in the Pennsyl-
vania state capitol scandal will be
named by the investigating commission
in its report 20 Governor Stuart.
The body OF the report will state he
commissions findings and show where
In the probers regard the various off,
eials. contractors and others culpable.
as "A guide 10 the attorney general.
The report is divided into nine main
divisions and these in turn into a num-
Der OF Subdivisions II opens with a
history OF the commission itself. the
causes that brought il into being. the
functions II was permitted to perform.
The scope OF the inquiry IL was TO make
and the manner In which that inquiry
has been conducted
Section deals with the capitol build
ing commission. the body created by
the legislature TO construct the new cap
itol. the powers conferred by the legis-
lature upon that commission and the
work actually performed under its au-
thorization.
Section treats OF the board OF pub
lie grounds and buildings. This is the
board that awarded the blanket" con-
tract TO John II. Sanderson for furnish
Ing the capitol and which also per-
mitted the establishment OF the famous
per foot and per pound" rule.
Section is devoted exclusively to
the relations between the capitol build
ing commission and the board OF public
grounds and buildings. II treats of the
encroachment by the latter body upon
the duties that really belonged TO the
/ former and recites the causes that so
frequently led TO friction between them.
This section also points out that the
board OF public grouds and buildings
violated the law In awarding contracts
for actual construction work upon the
capitol
Section relates 70 Congressman II.
Burd Cassels Pennsylvania Constric-
ton company and its 81. cOo. 600 con-
tract for the metallic furniture that has
been placed in the capitol.
Section takes up the contracts held
by John II. Sanderson. There are ap-
proximatsly. % separate items covered
IN this section.
Section Z treats OF the contracts for
the chandeliers. baccarat glass. etc.
Section S is devoted to what are term
ed additional contracts. " Including
the contract for completing the atttc
on which the state paid out over $780,
| 600. This Is one OF the contracts
awarded by the board OF Of public
works grounds and buildings and
which the the probers believe was Tie
gally awarded.
Section is the final main division OF
the report and deals with what may be
termed the legal findings. the laws COW
ering all points OF the case and the re-
Communications.
II is upon this final section that the
commission is divided. The report IT.
self in its treatment OF the several Sac
tons names the men implicated in the
wrong-doing under that particular part
OF the work. IL declares in the clear
est language possible that the evidence
In many instances points TO fraud.
collision and conspiracy"
Among those named in its findings
are: Joseph NJ Huston. architect; John
II. Sanderson. contractor: Congress
man ". Burd Cassel's PENNSYLVANIA
Construction company. the concern that
furnished the chandeliers; former State
Treasurer Franklin G.. Harris, and VIII
liam L. Mathues; former Auditors
General Z. b. Hardenbergh and VIII
liam p. Snyder; James NJ. Shumaker
former superintendent OF public
grounds and buildings: George F.
Payne & Company. general contrae-
tors.
Former Governors Stone and Penny
packer will not be included in the list
OF those regarded as having violated
the law. but both are censured for not
keeping more fully informed as to
what was going on. and for making
fraud possible by their negligence.