Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-19

sept. - iSCUt Ai,OSo -
Amount received up to
Nov. lth, 1850, 42e IS
Amount dsbursed up to
Nov. Ath, 1850. 6ss 81
Total amount OF receipts
and disbursements 70. 4-z
Nov. !, 1850, sso,a4. 80 sso,4ia "a
Balance in the Treasury, 1 80
By the Auditors report Of Dec. 4th,
lSiS, it will be seen that the liabilities OF
the State on outstanding warrants, at that
time, amounted TO $22,65l So. From
that period up to Nov. 3Oih, 1850, the re-
ceipts Of the Treasury were S9o,444 II,
and the expenditures 800, ,443 81. This
latter sum embraces the interest paid on
the State loan, and $ll, ,6s5 IS of the H.
abilities on the 4,h. OF Dec, lS4S; thus
decreasing our liabilities OH outstanding
warrants, on the 3O,h Of Nov. 1850 to
$lO,965 81. The resources to discharge
these liabilities ,and 10 meet the expenses
Of the coming year, are $24 ,l54 SO. due
from the counties, priGr io the year 1850,
and the revenue assessed in 1850, amoun-
ting 10 $50 53S 33. The revenue for
| State purposes in lS4S, amounted TO $780,
l29 O5, consequently, the assessment Of
1850, shows an increase Of the revenue
from taxable property within the State. Of
$2O,4O9 %. Should the revenue contin-
lie to increase in the same proportion, we
may reasonably expect that our State will,
in few years, be freed from all incum-
brances. For further information in re-
gard TO our financial condition, l respect
fully refer you TO the Auditors report.
BY an act approved Jan. 10th, lS47,
was authorized TO agree with the State OF
Missouri, for the commencement and ter
minatiou OF such suit as might be neces.
sary TO procure final decision by the Su.
preme Court Of the United States, in re.
gard to the Southern boundary line OF the
State !; and l was also required TO employ
counsel to conduct the suit on our part
and to do whatever might be necessary I.
) maintain our rights in the premises. Il
> pursuance Of the authority thus granted
/ did, in the following February, appoin
the Hon. Charles Mason Of Burlington, te
act as counsel on behalf Of the State ant
also Immediately afterwards notified til,
Governor Of Missouri of the passage o
the above mentioned act, and Of the ap
poin,ment OF Mr. Mason. On the secont
: Monday in June, lS47, the counsel o,
,, both sides met and agreed to institute al
d amicable suit. The cause came on 70
: argument before the Supreme Court, il
: February, l849. 1t appears from th'
}. fact set forth in the decree Of the Court
! that in 1876 the United States caused l.
d run and marked two lines as part Of
boundary between the U. States and III
': Great and the Little Usage Nations Of In
q dians the first line beginning on the cas-
!" tern bank Of the Missouri river, opposi.
the middle Of the mouth Of the Kansa
$ river, and extending north one hundre
" miles, where a corner was made by NJ
al Sullivan the surveyor acting on behalf {
h. the United States and the Osssge Nation
t. that from that corner second line wa
i then run and marked by the Surveyor
which was intended 10 be run due east, Q
Of parallel Of latitude, but which, by mi'
a take, varied about two and one half d.
NJ erees towards the north of due ca
" and west line; that that portion OF territor
west Of Sullivan's first line, and betwee
= the same and the Missouri river, we
added to Missouri by an act Of Congre,
n Of June 7th 1886; and the court accor,
incly decreed that ''the true and prope
northern boundary line Of the State |
= = Missouri, and the true southern bounda'
e Of the State Of Iowa, is the line run a,
marked in 1916, BY John G. Sullivan, .
st the Indian boundary, from the northwe
corner made by Sullivan, extending eas