The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-10-14
appropriations made by Legislature
The state Treasury used as
a Party Fund.-

NneO the hepubncan party nrSt 90
tanned the control of the Legislative and
Executive power in this State, they made
an immediate onslaught upon the Treas
ury to use it for party purposes.
Twenty-Five thousand five hundred dol
lars was voted by the Republican majority
in the Assembly as "kansas Aid Fund"
to be used under the direction Of Coy.
Bashford, for party purposes, and was de-
teated in the Senate only by two Republi
cans, Hanchett and Bull, voting with the
Democrats, against the bill. Samuel d.
Hastings, the Republican candidate for
Treasurer, then in the Assembly, and L. p.
Harvey, the Republican candidate for Sec
retary of State, then in the Senate, both
voted for the bill. kSee Legislative Jour
mails of 1857.
Nine thousand dollars was appropriated
at the same session of the Legislature,
principally as gratuity to Gov Bashford
though ostensibly to pay his expenses in
contestins the election Of Gov. Barstow.
Hastings and Harvey voted for this bill.
Two thousand dollars was voted by the
Assembly st the same session to Sherman
NJ. Booth, as a contribution to tha 4" Res
cue Fund" Hastings voting for the bill.
This bill was strsngled in the Senate be
fore it reached direct vote, hence Harvey
was saved the odium Of having his name
recorded among the ayes on this bill.
Thirty six thousand dollars was appo
prtated at the same session, at the instiga-
ton of one Ed Daniels, the Secretary of
the 4" Kansas Aid Society" $4,000 TO be
| drawn annually for Blk years, ostensibly for
the purpose Of a
state Geological Survey.
This act provided for the appointment
of the Commissioners, James IL Hall, of
| Albany, Ezra S. Carr, of the Wisconsin
University, aud the aforesaid Edward
Daniels, to make Geological Survey oI
| the State that the Governor should enter
! into I, written contract with each Commis
sioner; that the compensation of each
should not exceed two thousand dollars
per annum land that PAYMENT SHOULD BE
| MADE FOR SUCH PART OF THE YEAR AS SUCH
! COMMISSIONER NAY ACTUALLY BE ENGAGED
| COMMISSIONER" "to be drawn from the
treasury quarterly on WARRANTS OF THE
! GovERNoR." The Governor was also en-
powered to remove either of the Commis
sioners b" for iDcompetency or neglect Of
duty" In consequence of disagr reement
between the Commissioners, Daniels only
signed the contract contemplated by the
law, during Gov. Bashford's term, and was
| only allowed to draw during that term of
part of year, 81 ,292 81. On the 81
| of July '5S, a contract was entered into be-
tween the Commissioners and Gov. Ran
dali, and at the end of every quarter, from
that time to Sd of September, 80, Gov.
Randall has given his warrant to each one
Of these Commissioners for $500, which
each has drawn from the treasury. In
stead of drawing pay for the time actu.
ally engaged" according to law, the Gov
ernor ha. given his warrant for the full
term During the time for which these
Commissioners have drawn pay, Mr.. Hall
has only been in the State once, and then
only for about three weeks Prof. Carr
has been actively engaged in the duties ot
his Professorship in the University, and has
drawn the salary of that place reguarl y J
Prof. Daniels has been part of the time oc
cupied as Professor in the Waukesha Col
lege, and much more Of the time making
stump speeches and electioneering through
the State Gov. Randall knew all this
he knew that Hall had been almost con
stantly out of the State; he almost daily
saw Carr about the streets Of Madison he
knew that Carr was drawing his full pay
as Professor; he stumped the Third Con
gressional District last fall IN company
with Daniels and yet he certifies to the
Treasurer that each Of these men have "ac
tually been engaged in the discharge o
their duties as snch Commissioners" from
the 81 day Of June, '5S, to the 81 day o
September, 90, and he has allowed then
90 so each out q the pub!!c treasury. e