The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-01-03

button Of the money among the several
counties Of the State in proportion to the
number Of Scholars in each. For my
opinion more fully on this subject l beg
to refer you TO my latter to you of the
26th March last
l am very truly. %
Your Or, Serv't,
II JAMES w. GAINES.
This closed my correspondence with
the Superintendent on this subject prior
to the extra session Of the General As
semblp in July last.
On the 18Th july 1886 an act was ap-
proved entitled .an act to prevent the
loaning OF the School Fund by the Su-
intendant of Public Instructions" which
expressly prohibited the loaning or par
ting with the possession Of any monies
then in his possession.
AT the same session an act was passed
through both Houses of the General As
sembly and singed by the Speaker pro-
hibiting the Superin.andan, from acquir-
ing the possession oi any more school
monies. but was in some manner preTen-
ted from reaching the Governor so that
it failed 10 become Law.
On the 18th July 1856 there was also
passed Joint resolution OF the General
Assembly authorizing the Governor to
borrow the sum Of One Hundred Thous-
and Dollars from the School Fund - al
though the term borrow was used yet
| supposed ,ha, the resolution merely N
tended tha, the Governor should act as
The agent in transferring State Fund
from one depository OF the Government
to another that j. was a principle OF COM
mon sense and common law, that cred
i,or and debtor could not exis, in one and
the same person. ! found no constitu-
tlonal scruple therefore, in discharging
the mandate of the General Assembly,
and called upon the Superintendent OF
Public instruction for the amount indica.
ted. For reasons not then explained TO
me, be paid me only Forty Thousand
Dollars, which / Immediately paid into
the Stale Tres sury and received the pro
per vouchers from the Treasurer, OF
which tie following is copy.
STATE TREasUREE's OrrrcE,
Iowa City. July 18th 1856.
Received Of J. w Grimes, Governor
of Iowa, Forty Thousand dnllafs,
M. l.. MoRRis.
State Treas.
The item therefore in the account 0!
the Su9er.nte eaien. 'I.aaaed the Cover.
nor should read .Loansd ,he State.
On the 26th day Of Oct. last address
sed the Superintendent q letter Of which
the following is a copy.
RunrINaroS, Iowa. Oct 9th 1856.
DR. JAMES ID, EAps.
Sup. pub. last Ioua Guy
Dear SIR - find upon lnquirng nj
New York that tie fly thousand dolsra
Indebtedness OF the State falls due at the
Philadelphia Bank on the lst day Of Jan.
uary 1867, instead OF tie lst oil July Is
81, as the Auditors book shows.
To discharge this Indebtedness desire
to obtain the Sixty thousand dollars which
| was authorized by the Act Of the Gen
eral Assembly 10 borrow from you as
Superintendent tia, being the balance no'
received by me. Please inform me al
the earliest day possible when aud where
| can see you to obtain this balance, as
have made arrangements with the hsiiers
| of the bonds to pay before Eaturity and
stop interest.
am very truly
| Your OBJ Serv't,
JAMES w. GRIMES.
To this letter | never received a ieply
either verbal or written. l never had Z
personal interview with the Saperinten-
dent in relation 10 those two five per eeu'
funds Of S54.3il so AMI S226 ,S73 Sc
except to ask him the 100000, as con
templa.ed by The join. Resolutions of ,h'
18th July last.
On tfe 25.h day OF September last
received from the Treasury Department
at Washington letter from which ths
following is copy.
Treasury DEPARTMENT
Conr1noLLEps OFrlcg, Sep. SO
| HIS ExcELLEscY,
j. w. GRIMES,
Gorernor cf The Sote Of io1pa.
/ Iowa Cry Iowa.
Sir: An account of the five per cert fun
which has accrued 10 the State Of low
from the sales OF Public lands within he
limits from the Is, January 10 3lst De
cembcr 1852, has been adjusted at tn
Treas surer and balance Of Sis5, ,7So )
found to be due her from the Unite
States.
| Ii the balance Of said fund should b
paid as former one was. 1t will be $
paid when you shall have certified VIII
row is the Superintendent OF Publ
Schools Of the State Of Iowa, and b
shall have applied for such payment.
am very respectfully,
Your Obd't &c.
ELISHA WHIrrLEsEy,
Comptroller.
About one week before the commence
ment oil the present SESSION OF the Genel
al Assembly Of the Superintendent
Public Instruction called atmy House
Burlington and asked me wha, kind Of
tond would approve for him | replie
tha, ! would approve good bond ; b,
that l was at tlat time too unweil TO tai
with him upon business. THIS was Il
substance OF our conversation.
I, is untrue that he asked me for