The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-09-15

The first three amounts were appro-
priated to State purposes when the Dem
ocrats claim to have had undisputed pow
er in the Legislature.
1t will be remembered that at the ex-
ira session of 1856. there was commit
tee appointed by the Senate to investigate
the condition OF the Office of Superin
tendent Of Public Instruction; the officer
being one James D. Eads, of Democratic
faith, and now Democratic editor This
Investigating Committee was appointed
at the instance of a leading Democratic
Senator. Before said Committee had
proceeded far in the investigation, it was
discovered that said Eads had been act
ing in bad faith to the School Fund, and
that the loss 10 that fund would be large
if steps were not Immediately taken to
rescue it from his hands. By almost
unanimous consent, a Resolution was in
troduced authorizing the Governor to
take possession of 500, 900, the amount
supposed by the Investigating Committee
to be in the hands of said Eads. The
Governor, in compliance with said Reso-
luton, succeeded in getting possession
of only $4,000 of the $1,000 in Eads
hands; for the balance, the amount OF
Eads' supposed defalcation, suit has been
instituted.
Thus you see this S4O,O 90, the
fourth amount, was taken from the pos
session Of Democratic Office holder to
prevent him from stealing it from the
helpless youth of the State, and not be-
cause the State needed the funds, or be
cause the State Treasury was low, for
such was not the case. So much for
the $40, 900 90 item.
The 9Th and last amount was taken
from the Jfpe per cent fund, due the State,
from the General Government, then in
Washington City, to liquidate debt due
the Philadelphia Bank for S57, 500 90
from the State, created by the first DEM
ocratic Legislature in l846. The whole
fund about which the Democracy say so
much, was taken
First, directly by three separate acts
of Demoe ratio Legislatures.
Second, to preventa Democratic Office
holder from embezzling it.
Third. to pay Democratic State Debt.
1t is charged by the Democracy that
the expenses of the New School Law is
much greater than that of the old.
Now for the Law and facts
Chapter SO Section SO of the new
School Law reads thus !; I" The County
Superintendent shall receive from the
County Treasury. as compensation for
his services. TO be paid quarterly, sum
equal to one half the amount paid the
Clerks of the District Court" DC.
The total amounts due Clerks of the
District Courts, under the law, per an
mum, for the entire State, is S42.95'.
One halfof this amount would be sci, :
ATS, the total amount due County Super.
in,endents under the law above quoted.
The amount paid School Fund CON-
missioners under the old Law for the last
year of that system, is S29, 9,214 8 (see
report of the State Commissioners to ex.
exame the affairs of the Office of Super
intendent of Public Instruction, page
22.) showing difference Of S7,729 81
in favor of the new system. If the board
of Presidents think that their County
Superintendent earns more than hall the
salary Of the Clerk of the District Court,
and see proper to give more. it certainly
is no fault of the law.
Under The old system, the entire ex.
pense of receiving and disbursing the
School Fund was paid out of the 7. In
terest Fund" under the new system
out of the County Treasury thereby
saving for the education of the youth OF
our Stata 800 oO1 OF NOR .,nun,