The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-02-04

the minority is ''that the undersigned
had reason to find fault with many of the
receipts and vouchers by their not being
sufficiently explicit, and containing too
many different items in one receipt, and
strongly objects to the mode of keeping
the pay-rolls as the hands are rot required
to receipt for their own pay.
ask if any statement could more COM
pletely sustain the account given by the
majority. The same objections are urged
agains, both receipts and payrols that we
have made-and still we are charged with
'shigh coloring," "evasion." sand one
sided conclusions" | wish gentlemen
TO bear in mind that the receipts and pay
rolls alluded TO, are the vouchers to ac-
count for the expenditure of the vast a.
4 mount of money drawn from the Treasu-
ry--that they are in fact the burthen of
the whole story; and if they are unsat-
isfactory where are we to find any evil
dence that the money Of the people has
been .iuiiciously applied to the objects
designed by law? But, sir, from the same
leaf of the gentlemau's report from which
read the last quotation, will also give
another elative to the same subject: which
if it contradict US. utterly annihilates HIM
self--at page SO he says: 1.-The under
signed is Of the opinion that the receipts
!. named in the reports of the Acting Com
. missioner. are exactly achat they purport
!, TO be-actuai expenditures Of money for
) the purposes therein naoaed'-if so, why
.horljs tho ra,,lon,,, f,,I Co.,
with them and specify his objections!
) The gentleman has stated (page 81 that
5 the receipts of MIR Woodwork "are sat-
? iscactoriy accounted for to the undersign-
, ed" and on page 35 he states that there
| is an item of $62, 54-I00, which ''needs
explanation, as it is embraced in the re-
ceipt Of person (Mr w. who could not
, have been known 10 the expenditure" and
, after his wholesale appreciation of the re-
; ceip.s as stated on page 80, he says eve
! were unable to come at the value of the
4 work done by Rague & Co. when com
+ pared with the whole contract" The
+ receipt given by Rague & Co. is $4,000
Y and how can the gentleman approve Of it
as correct unless he can find out the ''va-
: lue of the work DONE for which it was
= given? will make no comments on so
o many palpable contradictions--they are
e plain and speak for themselves.
q Relative to the contracts made by the
h Acting Commissioner the gentleman en-.
}, tiers his objections on page 81, though in
IS rather general terms. The majority OBJ
- Iect to the contracts and are sustained by
J. the gentleman so far as his indefinite state
: ment goes. But in his "complete state
J. ment of all that came to the knowledge
y of the Committee" he forgets to parti
r. cularise the contract Of John Ronalds 70
al lumber on which there is an advance o
lie Si29, without a foot of lumber being in tn
e. possession of the Territory. and that thi
er advanceis $50 more according to the term
st of the contract than the whole amount vii
to be when the contract is complied with. II
SIS rorgeis 10 notice the complicated contrac
J. Of John Frierson. & Co. which has bee
y shnflied from one to another until it is s
W arranged that the original contracto
e. shufflas several hundred dollars into hi
X own pocket by way of bonus without
IN particle of obligation on his part, an
er that the acting commissioner seems
RI have an interest in the matter, by retaiI
st ING this bonus in his own hands Sir til
" majority deemed these facts essential to
e. ''complete statement and have given III
at contracts themselves rs well as their con
RI ments upon them aud if they are unsu
IN tanned by the contracts reported, the
IS, they will fall harmless.
is The gentleman has admitted som
IS small advances though with an appareI
i'd reluctance, and Immediately attempts
be equalization" for it. In the case of Mess
to Heron and Handy ne saws las none
IN the above named timber has actual
he been delivered To the acting commission
of er in a shape for use the undcrsigne
IA would consider it parity as an advant
vi ofmoney or lots Taking the gentleman
mt own language as to the condition of Il
err timber required of them under their ue
re, bal contract, | can see no reason to C;
rs, the 5000, receipt partial advance. No
art of the timber has been ''actually delivf
lis ed'' and not only the whole amour.
al would come to, is paid, but nearly S2'
by more. Whether for labor done, or on
the contract in expectancy | am unable to sa
by at all events call it not partly. but E
ly, tireIy an advance; an advance for viii
cad the Territory has no equivalent III h
lev possession.
led The preface Of the gen,leman's report
eet which alluded at the commencement
ant demands anorice from nae which won
rye gladly have avoided; but sir, the chare
the are serious. and silence would by son
Mr. be considered tantamount TO an ackno,
ms, edgement of their truth. can look up
oils them only as the result of a bold deterr
not nation, to divert attention from the lee
it's innate effects Of their report, by creaiin
I'M prejudice against those who submitted
AIRY | ask for no more credit for the rep
had than it is entitled 10 by the testimony 9
ac- the reasons assigned for lis sta,emer
by We complain Of the vouchers and give
ow- amples 10 show the cause of our dissa
rom faction. We complain OF advances ;
repor, the cases in which they have bt