The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-30

SATHol, ruNAys 80. AOu, 1911.
The Repsblican Cosssntion held ssssion
last evening and passed set Of admirable
resolutions and listeaed to several COED
speeches. Geo. Ellis, Aow = Republican DEL
egate to the Constitutional Convention from
Davenpofs, bat formerly for many years one
of the leaders Of the Democracy in our coun-
ty in Ohio, sold Democratic Licking made
one Of the most telling speeches of the eve
ming. Irefer you to the Published proceed
ings for full account of matters.
The Constitutional Convention completed
the distribution Of its business amongst the
various committees this morning and ad-
joornsd over till Monday to give the commit
tees time to devote their attention to the mat
tiers committed to their charge. The entire
business Of the Convention for some days
must necessarily be in the hands of commit
tees to digest and arrange for the final &C,
ton of the Convention, and until the reports
Of committees are submitted to the Conven.
ton for discussion, the sessions Of that body
viii not afford anything of particular inter.
est. You will find their proceedings report.
ed in the Republican and can make such ab
stracts Of the same as may seem advisable
TO keep our readers posted on matters Of
public interest.
A report was made by the join. committee
in the Senate this morning on the University
and University lands, accompanied by reso.
buttons annulling all sales made BY them t.
themselves or their silent partners, ~ being
fraudulent and in violation Of the public trus,
which they attempted to convert TO their pri.
vate benefit. The resolutions passed tn,
Senate by unanimous vote. One Senator
Warren, Of Decatur, was excused on tn,
ground, a. he alledged, that some Of his con.
stituents had purchased portion of thos,
lands. This Senator'S ideas of justice ap.
pear quite limited. He had no objection to
the justice Of the measure nor to its elec
on others, but couldn't vote for II because il
would affect his neighbors. Mr.. Kirkvood
the Republican Senator, by his bold ant
manly bearing and unainching honesty, pre-.
scented q 6ne contrast to this weak backec
locofoco doughface. Several of the mos
influential men amongst Kirkwood's con.
stituents, were very seriously affected BY tn,
resolutions, yet he believed the resolution,
right, and voted for their adoption. Thes,
resolutions cover the entire frauds IN regart
to the University lands, and cut up the evi
by the roots. That is the way to DO it.
the wsyl always hope to see Republican Leg.
islatures act against all frauds committed By
public officers upon the public.
The report of the committee on the affair,
OF the Superintendent of Public instruction
exhibits them in even a worse condition thar
was anticipated. His reports are false ant
unreliable. He states in his annual repor
that he had distributed $l46, 900 to the sew.
eral counties. The committee find that h,
had in fact distributed but $9l 900, leayinf
$55 900 unaccounted for. He also report,
that he loaned $4,000 to individuals. Tn,
committee report that there are only vouch.
ers, in any shape, for $l33, 900, and tina
some 81, 900 or more are in notes executed
to Eads personally and treated as persona
loans. The committee have not had time o,
opportunity to examine rs to the suficienc,
of the securities for those loans, hut the,
state that several have been made which rur
i've ycars upon the security of presses ant
type of printing Offices that numbs1
have been made without security, and other,
with very insufficient security. They recon
mend the appointment of an agent to inves.
tgate the whole matter, to require securit,
for the money loaned, to prosecute the Su.
perintendent and securities in nil cases wher,
such security is not promptly given, and Il
report on the whole matter at the next ses
sion Of the General Assembly. The com
mittee state distinctly that in their opinion
Eads is liable TO confinement in the Peuiten
tiary for term not less than FIVE years, fo
embezzling public money, in accordance will
the statute which they quote.
lpresume he will not be impeached by tn,
House, but left to the ordinary course o.
criminal justice.