The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-04-06
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al majority. was disagreesble to. and the I'LL
was lost
Again, sir Major Atkinson introduced the
same or a similar bill into the Senate in 1854
fRmatipe-Anderson, Atkinson, Bsrtlitt.
Converse, Craig, Davis Follett, Hockinbury,
Lsflin, Lee, Norris, Pendle,on. Rrhlet, Shift.
Shideler, Smith ofA Athens. Stokes, Taylor and
Williams, OF iColumbisna-l9. (All Democrats)
Nrgativs-Aen, Barere, Foote, Sherman.
Smith, Of Madison, Toweend, Upson and Wright
8. (Al Opposrion.) So the bill passed.
This record enlghtens US upon the position
of Cuyahoga county upon this effort Of the Do
mocracy to protect the Treasury. We find tho
name OF Mr. Footo, the Opposition Senator from
that county, recorded in the negative, and after
the bill passed the Senate be expressed the sen,i.
ments OF his constituents on the Subiectby IN p
ing to strike out tie title Of the bill and inso1
as n substitute
"A bill to render insecure tho public moneys
OF the State of Ohio and 20 oppress her ciisen4
Now, sir. we find the opposition Senator from
Cuyshoga in 1854 voting against, and exercising
his heavy wit upon the Bill of the Democrats 10
protect the Treasury Of the State, and in 1859
the representative from the same county is how
ling against the Democracy for not passing thH
very Bill through both houses.
Mr. Parsons (interruptng.) Mr.. Speaker.
with the permission 3f the gentleman from Lick
ing desire to say that had been in the Senate
in 1854 | should have voted just as Mr.. Foo's
did | consider the system insugurated Lass
winter for the government OF the Treasury, AZ
one tending TO render insecure the money OF
the State and TO oppresS the people.
Mr.. Woods (resuming) Well, Mr.. Speaker
! would ask the gentleman from Cuyahoga to
tell us what system he is in favor Of Let the
gentleman show his hand. Is he in favor Of
going back to the old system under which tie
! Treasury has been robbed Of S750OOO? Let tie
gen eman enlight US What system does he pro
pose? ! will cheerfully yield the floor to the
gentleman TO give us his views. We all desire
to understand the position of the Republican
side oi the House on this important question:
! Sir, | yield the floor.
| Mr. Speaker as the gentleman from Cuyaho-
"a does not seem disposed to accept my invita-.
ton we must endeavor to find out for ourselves
where onr republican friends stand on this ques-
| tinn. The public moneys must either he kept
in the in the Treasury or they must be depos.
! tied elsewhere, The Sub treasury law o. last
winter provides for their safe keeping in The
! Treasury Every Republican in this General
| Assembly voted against that law, and we have
heard it to-day denounced on this floor by lead
! ing membeSs OF that party. Now, sir, the in
ference is inevitable that their plan is to 60 back
to the old system Of deposting the public mon
ey with the banks and shaving shops Of tie
state, which has already brought the State to
the verge of bankruptcy. To use the language
Of TIE gentleman from Madison, | now Sound
the toc>n Of alarm" The bankers and bro
kers are upon US, and the great Republican par
! ty Of the State proposes to put the money OF
the people again to their keeping. Sir, upon
this question we are ready to meet our oppo-
nents The unawed Democracy desire no bet.
! ter issue.
But. sir, TO return to the fate OF the subtrea.
sury bill OF 1854. After passing the senate,
I the bill was transmitted to the House, and pass
ed through its three several readings. and then
upon the motion of Mr.. Gest of Greene, an
opposition member was laid on the table, the
great mass of the Democrats voting against the
motion and the united opposition for it. There
sir, is the record of the two parties upon this
question of Treasury reform. and submit it to
all impartial minds to decide where rests the
responsibility for the failure Of the relormato-
rv measures proposed hv the Democrats.
| Now, sir, having disposed of the charges
made against Auditor Morgan and the Demo-
cratic party propose TO take glance at the
official conduct of a certain Republican officials
in connection with the treasury de alcation. |
propose to carry the war into the republican
camp-into Africa. We have been told by
each of the gentlemen who have addressed the
| House on the Republican side that when pub
lie officer in carving out the laws for the safe
keeping and disbursement OF the money of tho
! State neglccts his duty, and the State thereby
suffers loss the officer is justly held accounta-
hle for the loss, and it is fair to presume that he
is p9Ytirps crjmjnis Sir, am willing to take
! that proposition as sound. and propose to APP
| ply it to the official conduct Of Gov. Chase.
BY the act of April s, 1856, section IL, it is
provided that mo money belonging or due, to
! the State shall be deposited placed or kept by
| the Treasurer or by his direction order or as
sent elsewhere than in the Treasury office at
Columbus, without taking in every instance SO.
curity therefor" provided that before any
such deposit shall be made the name and place
of the depository, the terms and conditions Of
the securities to be taken with TIE names of
the securities shall be communicated in writing
to the Auditor and Attorney. General and their
approval Endorsed thereon"
Now sir, how was the provision of the law
carried out by Gibson, the Treasurer of State?
| We learn how, by reference to the report ofthe
Joint Committee of the General Assembly on
! Finance, better known as the Smelling Com.
mttee, Or. W. Taylor, Chairman, made in De-
cember, 1853 ..
After quoting the 18th section of the act OF
April s, 1856, as just given, the committee pro-
tceeded To- say:
"The treasurer has partially, not .fg1y in any
instance, compiled with the provisions Of that
section Some of the depositorieS have given
bonds, but ot1ers haze not. These bonds had
not been approved when the committee made
their examination, Dec. II, 1856"
tLo, 40 foe t.,k e
the bonds, several OF which are without date,
and all but one without seal. An examina.
ton of this list will show that the great major.
ity ofthese bonds never could hue been approved
by hithfnl public officer
Now, sir these facts were all laid before Gov.
Chase as an early January, 1857 COMMITTEES
of his own political friends gave him to under
stand that the Treasurer was loaning out the
+ public funds in many cases on wild cat security
and in others on no security at all What was
his duty in he premises? 1t is plainly pointed
out by the 18th section Of the act Of April 8,
) 1856, which reads as follows:
SEC IT, II from any such examination or
from and o'bcr satisfactory epidence, the Cover
nor shall ascertain that the State shall havc
suffered any damage, or shall be III immediate
r danger ofany injury or damage from any Illegal
], act done or about to be done by the Treasurer,
or from his neglecting or refusing to comply
with any requirement ofaw touching the re.
ceipt, keeping or paying out o any moneys be-
{ longing 10 the State or the keeping or render
, ing accounts thereof, or shall hare taken insHi-
cent security for any money deposited elsewhere
than in the Treasury office, at Columbus.
it SHALL III every such case, be The amy III the
Governor 10 direct the Attorney General Ia
foythwtA institute the proper proceedings in the
Court Of Common Pleas OF franklin county, 10