Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-03-13
Adjourned Session,

bis step are the numerous losses sustained by a
he State from the Treasury, in its nanage- L
nent by the late, e,,Freasurer. John @. Breslin, a
" loaningtmoney 10 irresponsible brokers and
,thers, and in the numerous demands made c
lpon the treasury by the State house Com t
nissioners, School Commissioner and others. I
10 meet contracts made by them 10 finishing the
new State Houss and printing thousands OF
dollars worth OF books for The School Library,
that have rot been authorised by any law on
the Statute book What do you think of that
taxpayers $4,000 of overdraw on the
Treasury not autorsed by law, made by Mr..
Barney, the School Commissioner OF the State
A loss OF between one and two hundred thou
sand dollars by the mismanage ment OF John
G. Breslin, the last Democratic Treasurer OF
State An over draft on the Treasury by
the State House Commissioners that Eas not
been authorised by law TO the amount of S308,
125 AL
The following statement, from the Ohio
State Journal, with others, satisfies us that 1t
will be for the best interests of tie tax payers
Of the State that an adjourned session be had.
Although we did most earnestly desire that the
Republican party could have gone through
without this step, bu! they are forced to it by
the Infamous doiugS Of those who have been
in power. The question resolves itself to this:
Woald it be better for the Republican party 10
assume the responsibility Of an adjourned ses-
sion, if by SO doing hundreds ofthouaands can
be saved to the people, We say at once, as
sumo the responsibility, although all the bark.
ing pups that have been sucking and stealing
from the public lit should raise their internal
howl. We know this is responsible step on
tho part Of the Republican Legislature, but
what is to be dOneH Shall they adjourn and
permit those things to continued II has only
been by resolutions adopted by this Lsgisla-
ture calling upon those officers for the contracts,
&C., that they have made without law and au-
thoritv. These monstrous operations have seen
the light of day
Rich Developements-- -Staraiqg Facts in relation
/ TO tie Expenditure upon tie State House.
Yesterday, Messrs. Edwin Smith. 4. T.
Stckney and James ]. Faran, Commissioners
of the new State House. trans smtted a report
in answer to resolutions OF the Senate, asking
them to report forthwith the authority under
which they have made contracts fol work and
materials beyond the sums appropriated by
law; and also how much work has actually
been done, OF materials actually furnished be-
yond the amount Of said appropriations.
In response, the Commissioners say that the
contracts have been necessary to carry out the
intention of the law. The authority, ii is claim
ed, was conferred by the act passed March 10,
1859, as recorded in Curwen's Statutes, page
1853, to provide fCI the more efficient and ex-
, peditious completion Of the new State House.
, We may examine this subject hereafter, The
Commissioners say that this law does not linz
i. it them to the revenue appropriated, as did tht
!. law Of 1856. which was repealed by that o
}. 80, and no such limitation imposed. The,
% think no practical, sound thinking mind woul,
is object to their proceedings because they di
not in making contracts, limit contractors t
N just SO much as the appropriations in han
III would pay for" In short, il is contended thg
n there is no limit to their authority, and tht
=. The contracts are all for the best interests
q. the State. There is no preteuce Of any rcgar
=. to the wishes of the people.as expressed by Il
;s Legislature. in the accounts OF the appropri
Of tons. The Commissioners, with entire ni
a. ference, go ahead and spend money witho
"A any regard to tho wishes Of the people, wi
are obliged to foot the bill. tits hoped tn
:, the hundreds Of thousands which they ha
=. spent, will be paid over as matter of courG
h and no grumblng This is strange process
l. reasoning. but we have it here in all its glol
:; We now come TO the actual amounts e
nv pended by these men beyond the appropri
:. :. tOns made by tho Legislature at its last st
80 sion. We copy from this report:
of Columbus Machine Manufacturing Company,
:. on contract for iron wU~k, esl,7ll
Charles Rule, on contract for marble work, q, 1900
J, II. Schroeder Co., for locks, hinges. &C.. 1908
lei H. Cummings, contract for painting, $500
les. B. =. Dale& Son, g plastering, 1884
wn Jas. 4. johnson, plumbing 66s5
a Jas. Lonnox, heating apparatus 40 ,97I
Henry Fry wood carving, S,342
'gle Cornelius & Baker, chandeliers 1852
ork Goodiu 4 Mahard, /" gas pipe l,s4l
ell ssOAs / PfEss ss@ H'S