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he slgays sent or referred 10 Governor Matte.
son "a . person ready 10 buy sach evsdenees,
and be thinks The number Of Euch applications
to have been very many.
II is due Governor B!.sea 10 1taie thst it doeR
not sppeur he hns EYER seen any Of the evidences
Of Indebtedness in question, bnt has trusted the
determination of the genufueuess Of validity Of
the Indebtedness preseutedl for tundtnR, 70 the
Hecretary OF the Fund Comm,ssioner's ofti:e..x
The foregoing are the main leading tacss OF
this unfortunate matter, 10 far 81 appears from
the examination Tbs committee forhear e1-
pressing ary opinion OF the guilt or Innocence
Of eny purity connected With IT, There are some
ipauiriet 81 10 the time when The complies aud
unfinished checks we're uhstractad from the
proper depository for them, 81 to the contents
Of the keaied box deposited bY Mr. Manning
with the Bank Of Chicago. in 1910. aud the fats
OF the box delivered TO Governor Mesteson b5
Mr. McRoberts, in 1853, which Seem to require
further Investigation Except ~hat light
more thorough examination may shed on these
points, the committee do not expect the proni-
pent features Of the Transaction will be at sll, or
not materially, changed
That the checks we're genuine, had most Of
them been in circulation, once redeemed, and
after being ont Of sight for almost sixteen years,
hare been passed upon tho State, and either
puhlc indebtsdneas issued therefor, ere facts,
shout which thera is now no dispute. and eau be-
Your committee, in iustice to the cfi:ers Of
the canal, would state that there is nothing ap'
pearip9 10 cast any doubt upon the integrity
and correctness Of their management Of canal
affairs.
Cor. Matteaon has Eavod yonr cop1aittee the
necessity Of determin!ug many embarrassing
questions arising oat Of the foregoing statement
Of taets, By ot1etipg to indemnify ths State Of
Illinois from all Logs Of liability By reason Of
monies paid him or bonds issued 10 him On az
count OF said canal checks, a. will sppeEr from
the following letter. addressed BY him to shis
committee, and the committee Are now maturing
9 bill designed to eject that otjecs, which will
BE- very soon reported, for the consideration Of
the serate.
{Hsre follows Governor Hatteson's letter, re.
feered to, which has already appeared in the
PaEss Asp TRIBUNE
The prosecution Of this investigations, and the
other lsbors Of your committee, have satisfied
them that ont Of the large and complicated Of
{aiss of our State finances for lhe fsat twenty se
years, have grown many wrongs Of greater Or
less amount. There haa not been at any time, a
full settlement or rest in the public accounts, 80
thst it could be accurately stated how much. and
for what, tbs State Was indebted. Justice to our
creditors, whose securities may be affected hT
any doubt as to their validity 10 The State offi.
Gers, who from tins to time, TIRE held responsi-
BILE for a correct and faithful administration Of
public atfaise, aud to the people OF the Stats,
who hAve manifested a patient and g noble will
in8ness to hesr sny burden ot taxation uecessa-
~ TO pay the public debt, all require that tho.
rough and complete investigation ha made
into ever5 fosncial department Of the State:
This EilI involve much labor and time. Your
committee hare already gathered great deal Of
information shRt il not esaisy acquired hy new
men, and res. ecttuly aak leave tntt they be al
lowed to sit during the recess of the Legislature,
with power to inspect every depa1tn ent and Of
fcs Of the State government; to employ COM
petens clerk to take and state the sceounts ap-
pearing on tho boo.s, and incFsct t.e vouchers
on tile; to examine persons under oath and
that said committee be required 10 give as early
as practicable full, and, ~ far as possible.
curate statement of the fosnciai atfairb Of the
Stats, ,,that The people may determine at the next
general election whethef they desire tue present
Constitution changed, q. to the provision for
paying the PUBLIC dphti and Tia next Gsnsral
Assembly may he enabled TO act upon the fullest
possible knowledge Of the true state Of public
affairs.
To attain this, and the several objects desra.
BILE to be attsined, indicated in the earlier part
Of this report, yoEr corarnitted hep leave to re-
port the following joint resolution and bill:
SAMUEL W. FuLLER, CNn.
B. U. CooK,
A. J. kuEkEspALL,
z. APtLlNGroN,
b. 4. BucENAbrER
6enst= be authorized to Il. ther own aj.a uneat.
e.
fss,2 IL sas g
saa voashss 1hs5en send f. rer.ons nd q.
r Clerical ssiss1! to eaner xhsn tes 5es9 neessss~
r. With c:mnittee on pIs q tie u use Of f.
ppass sD T
be by him psnted and Lid tetore The next ten.
Additional Report By Senator Marahah
Tho undersigned, a member Of the Finance
Committee Of the Senate, which was charged
With the iuyess!gation Of certain alleged frauds
in funding the scrip Of The Illinois AID Michigan
Canal, asks leave in addition to the report mAde
to tho Senate by the majority Of the committee,
torcport:
That while be concurs IN The conclusions ar
rived at by the committee, aud also in the gen
eral correctness Of the summary of the evidence
set forth 10 their report, thos lie same is ueces
sarily incomplete, and that he ia Of the opinion
thst, in order to do full justice to all the parties
implicated, it is necessary and proper thst all
the evidence taken in the course Of tne insesti.
CATION nhoutd be printed and distributed
throughout the State as speedily as possible,
and that to effect this. be has prepared and sub
mits herewith 9 resolution in addition to tie
resolutions submitted b7 the committee, re9uiE-
ing the clerk Of the committee WHO has taken
down ell the evidence in abort hand. to prepare
aa speedily as possible copy Of the same, 10 be-
deposited in the ofice Of the Secretary OF State,
and requiring that officer 10 cause one Thousand
copea Of the Sane to be at once printed and dis
ss.outed to the people Of the State, through the
officers and members Of this General Assembly,
The undersigned has not thought it necessary
that the copy witch the resolution contemplates,
shall be deposited with tho Secretary Of 'S.ate,
shall be first examined bJ tho committee, be-
cause,
lat The clerk has sworn to take down the
EVIDENCE faithfully, as the same was given be-
fore the comlaittes.
"a. A. il stuted In tbs report Of the commit.
lee, the evidence cannot ne written ont and pre-
pared for printing before the adjournment OF this
General Aesembly, aud It is uncertain when the
Same could be examined bJ the committee utter
he adjournment, 80 that it is feared this course
would indefinitely postpone this printing Of said
evidence.
Sd. =, for AZ is known to the undersigned, no
member Of the committee hiss kept nctea Of tho
evidence, but the whole committee has relied
Upon the short hand notes Of the clerk, taken
- they have been uuder the sanction of his
,ath.
Tor these reasons the undersigned has deemed
it necessary to aubnit to the consideration Of
The Senate. and to recommend the passage Of
he following resolution in addition to those sub.
nitted by tho Committee.
Resorcd Thss the clerk Of the Finance Committee Of
g. t1p!o. td 70 taae soxa n .hostasnd beey
srs "a copy of ii .sid evidence. vehsd !, Is ~.
&c
h: sane 70 b p1ipsd fo5 a,'rsu.oe e
lengthy discussion ensued, in which Me.srs.
Post, Cook. Bryan, Underwood, Goudy, Judd,
aigbee, 0Kean, Henderson, Fuller and Martin
}arsicipa.ed.
Mr. Judd offered tho following Is substitute
or The resolution recommended By the Committee:
Reso!red 1thas .sdt That the N7a. ce Committee
ater hs CLUE o.he t.en: session Il r. esy
da1 posso1e and proceed Nth III eInTenleet speei
q
ri ls.s r ,hs s,a'e .ad a ther bsnts
I'D 1hsther eo9ss othsr eyidsa' =
'.Ssat III sd edssa.ts @ ssas4 s Inc oaa'n4 ''"
zss a saa nsys tS ps. I'D .sho.
he;s tnseS kat!oa. IL and t. ,e,d 70. ~aests compel
aploJ III such sts,'ac cce lexa I'D cers i u de- ny
hf ne es.a'y to perform ,e duties tere:n crufrT~d
5s ,esta11 taf nd .see
rinted and Lid before Tho rext 0cIeral 4saeEb3s.
Biz. Post proposed to amend BIZ adding "and to |
ub!ish their acts and doi1gs from time to time in
he State papers, if In tbeir judgmen. the public
ltefest will not be injured thereby"
Mt. Judd accepted the amendment.
The question beiag on the adoption Of the sub (
titnte, the vote stood:
YkAs-hess1s- Adams Of Lee, Addsms of Ste.
henson. App'ington, Bodgett, CofIey, Cook. Fu!.
Il, Goudy, Henderson. Jodd, Knapp, Kuykendau.
!atshall, !arl, Ps5o' Post, Richmond, Underwood,
SATs-Aessss. Bryan, Hlgbee, Martin, o'Kcan