Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-29
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 The School Fund.-Last week we copied from the Hartford Courier brief article upon this subject and intended this week tohave followed it with commu- nicaon from the Courant propounding certain inter- rogatores to his honor the Commissioner and to have added few others. The crowded state of our col umns, however, has prevented us. But we give ano- ther article from the Courier in reply to . writer in the Times. It follows:-
 THE SCHOOL FUND.
 It is quite interesting to notice the kicking and founcing of "the democracy the moment an inqui- ry or investigation is proposed into any subject oyer ture for two three years pas have been extensve ly engaged in the business of and their inves- tigatng committees, as is well known, have made some astonishing deUeIOpements, even where such things were least expected.
 In the course of the last year, for instance, spe- cial committee has been examining the Banks ot ths State and their report has brought to light some facts of very serious nature. It is found that some of the Banks have loaned money out of the State, and ln- deed that they have actually purchased bills ot ex- change, and in some instances have made more than we last week took occasion barely to suggest the ex- pedency of investigation into the School Fund, as the next in the work of reform, when suddenly the pounces upon us with charge of" base and con- temptible attack upon the School Fund Commission er." We beg our friend of the Times to keep cool- such bursts of indignation at the bare mention of the word {" "investigaton, always look suspicious. The editor has probably noticed by tho t;n,o that not the only who are for urging an inquiry into this subject writer in the Courant of Saturday last, proposes the same thing and enumeraes various par ticulars deserving of examinaton--the New Haven Palladium seconds our proposition-and, mirabie dc- democracy" OCT and coadjator of the Hartford Times, copies base aud contempible attack ,cih dn oppression ef entire concurrence Has the Times yet found one, save the dictator Of Ltcheld county, and the Northern Courier who is fearful that the Com missioner will run away with the poor children mon' cyl"
 As to the parade of words in the Times, to show how all nonsense. 'Any who is at all acquainted with the manner in which the business is transact knows that the Commissioner has the entire control of to the State Treasurer, IT, and not dollar is ever paid out by the Commissioner the Treasurer is always obliged to pay to the order of the Commissioner, if there is money enough n the Fund the Comm ,h sand, who is to say what doest thou 2" who has a right inquire into his affairs The Ccmmssioner has entire discretion in relation to the individuals to whom he makes loans, and m relation to the secnn ties he receives Once year. he makes his report to the Legislature and his accounts are examined and audited like the accounts of the other State officers But he is under no bonds and if through his neglect any loss should occur, there is no remedy.
 But we have question or two to ask, which per maps me COInmlSSlOner 0lInSeH WOulu DO WlHIUR VO answer through the columns of the Times. When the Commissioner makes his excursions into Massa- chusetts, New York and Ohio, at the public expense, should like to know, (as the Treasurer has so much to do with the business whether the Treasurer per
 its him to take from his office the obligations and oth- CT documents relating to the fund, and whether the Commissioner is allo.ced by the Treasurer to collect the money due to the fund-or whether the debtors siding in those States required to make payment to the Treasurer at his office in Hartford, because the Commissioner gives no bond, and is therefore incom TnfnT Tho AVNA money is in the keeping of the Treasurer is it not sub ject to the order of the Commissioner? Does the Treasurer ever pay this money without such an order Commissioner condescend to answer these inquiries
 The Banks are before the public, and must answer for themselves; and we ind no fault with the report But we have said, and we have the audacity to re- peat, that think fund of e2 OO0OO0 belonging en- trey to the State and pledged to the puposesot com eS@,bat % % there sboUS bs more tbsn one man in the world conversant with its condition. MT. Beers was appointed assistant Mfr. Hllhouse, and now why not let Mir. Beers have an assistant!
 For aught we know. he has managed the Fund pEu- dently enough-but we know not why this subject, m which the public have so deep an interest, and where bove all others be exempt from investigation, or why the bare mention of such an investigation should % stir up the wrath of the democrats. The public have es good right to know how much oi the Scnooi % ' how much of our Banking capital is thus oaned-and no one win deny that large sums from this Fund are loaned out of tho State. There other matters con- necled wh tho subject, upon which much interesting igiomaton might Do elicisod by on investigating Committee.
 :. Let such . Committee he appolnsed-and since the ss . hs sSS q s eoge q the Banks. we respectfully vocommend aa ae iosang tne best as.uIance of thorough md complete exalnl1atlon. that the Committee should consist of UnHE 0lrN0t01. lhAA aA k.a akAM each ~ lhe lhFee following Daphsl Inc New llA' yel Elly banha the QMlnebAug Hank. and the BtAm. toFd BsnA' "Bes Eeaas o catch .Iogle."
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