The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-08-19

State revenue received up to March
10Th, -..- 81 ,52o 90
5th. Warrants paid and in hands
" Treasurer, March
18th, 1888, ------ SlO0,349 16
Interest on saine,--- 1913 70
Paid Members of
Gen. Assembly, 1880 30 aa9.4
Cash in Treasury. 33,O50 00--151 ,754 OF
Balance due the State . Sl09,77I 80
Your Committee further report that the State
Treasurer had in his possession on the 18th inst,
Cook, Sargent & Downeys certificates of deposit,
dated Iowa City, March Sth 'and 9th, payable
on demand to M l.. Morris, st te Agent, or or
der, amounting to sixty two thousand eight hun
drcd and twenty ynine and 29-l00 dollars y.
Also, Cook d Sargent's draft on Bank of
America, n. Y, for the sum of forty-seven hun
dred and sixty seven and 49-l00 dollars.
Also, Hoyt, Sherman 6 Cos certificates of de-
post dated Des Moines, March 18th, 1858. and
payable to NJ. l.. Morris or order, for the sum of
forty -four thousand dollars.
Also, b. I. Aliens certificate of deposite da-
ted Des Moines, March 18th, 1858 and PAYABLE
to NJ. l.. Morris order for the sum of forty four
thousand nine hundred and seventy eight and
37-lOD dollars.
Also sundry small checks and drafts amount
ing to nineteen hundred and fifty-one and 81
100
! hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy from the Journal of the Senate of the 7th
General Assembly, under date of March 22d,
1883
In witness whereof, have hcrcunto set
.>, my hand and affixed the Great Seal
! L.. 5. of the State. Done at Des Moines,
'~~' the I'd day of August A. ID. 1855
ELIJAH SELLS,
See'y of State
You will observe that they report the
balance due the State for revenue ac-
count, at $1O9,77l, 80. The unscrupu-
lous partizans of the Democratic party
dropped the report at this point. BY
publishing the balance of the statement
of the Committee, they would have dis
proved all their libellous allegations
The Committee go on to say that the
vouchers found in the Treasury, being
certificates of deposite, were as follows I:
Cook, Sargent q Downey, S62 800 %
Cook II Sargent, - ---.-.--. 4,767 ,49
D. r. Allen, ----------.------- H,gIS,3I
Hoyt. Sherman & Co, 44,0O0, 90
Sundry Checks, de-, 1851 ga
Amounting to .I5S, ,526. go
Deuuct the pal OF Revenue, -lUS, iil 81
School Fund, -. 1862 ,33
'' Saline Fund.-, 1892. As
Amounting to $500 1857 1861
And there was a surplus of 500, 80
in the Treasury to my credit, instead of
deficiency.
The only question then is as to the suffi-
cheney of the vouchers. In order to
show that they We're good, and the money
as safe as if in the vault in my office, |
have only to say, that all those certif-
Gates have been taken up since that date,
being, being paid in full on demand, as
required for State purposes, leaving out
standing only as follows
Cook, Sargent Downey, 800 900 90
B. +. Allen, Observation-Disclosures. 5000 90
Hoyt, Sherman x Co., .-.- 5000 90
Sundries, -.--------.--...-.. 1881 %
Total outstanding at this date, . $50, ,33l %
Every banker named was perfectly
solvent, and was so known to be at the
time, and IS still. This deposit enabled
me to make payments in different parts
of the State to the great convenience of
the citizens of the State and without cost.
Many payments have had to be made at
Iowa City and at points on the river,
where | have promoted the convenience
of the payees, by making payments at
Iowa City. The same is true by trans
ferring funds at the several houses in Des
Moines who have correspondents all over
the State. Every dollar as called for, has
been promptly paid on demand, without
one cent of profit to myself. The bal
ance will be SO paid, beyond the shadow
of a doubt, and will be called in Just so
fast as warrants against those funds
to which they are subject by law, are is
sued. tra
| remark further that not only have i
property individually, sufficient to meet
this outstanding amount of certificates of
deposit; but the State has the following
Bonds for her security, to wit
Ny official bond. filed and approved
Dee. lst, 1856, with fifteen of the
best names in Iowa as sureties for 100000
My official bond covering the School
Fund received from the IT, s. with
sixteen equally good sureties for 250,00C
My official bond. covering the pro-
ceeds Of the late loan in New York,
for which was agent, with fifteen
securities OF like ability for -.-... 800 ,00O
Making total of security held by
the STATE OF. .-----.------- Si3U,Out
| Ii it can be supposed after this that the
State can suffer loss by my adminis.ra-
ton, | recommend those political dema-
gogues who entertain the doubt, to take
lodgings at an early day at the State Lu
matte Asylum, where they belong, either
by their defect of understanding. or rs ;
punishment for their base and wicked H.
bells on me.
| remain, very truly, gentlemen, your
ob't Servant, NJ. l.. NORRIS,
State Treasurer
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