Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-08

THE School Fund Cowmissioners of the sey-
eral Connties-7heir salary Who has
got the money!
In the distribution of the school fund
arising from the interest Of the 5th
per cent; fund for the present year, q
black republican official, whose duty it
was to distribute the same pro-rata
among the several counties retained in
his hands about t,centy thousand dollars
~ we suppose for the purpose Of keep
ing the wheels Of government in
motion. Hear him on the subject-he
says have therefore in making the
apprortionmentl in all cases included
the total amount of Interest, reported
for the county as being in the hands
Of the County Treasury, and reserved
from the interest due from the State,
,chat 1 conceived to be sufficient
amount to pay the salaries of the
School FMnd Commissioners" After
Mr.. Cattell had reserved this large
amount of money from the school
fund, he very coolly informs the
School Fnnd Commissioners that they
cannot get their money until the next
Legislature would meet, and pass some
law for their relief.
We ask Mr.. Cattell by what anthori-
ty, he Withheld this large amount of
money from the several counties of the
State and thereby defrauding the chill.
dren out of the means provided for
their education ! This is a high hand
ed move on the part of the black
republican official ]; but it is only in
keeping with all their acts since they
came into power in this State, where
there was any money to handle. The
State has absorbed about three hundred
thousand dollars. Of the school fund
since the black republicans came into
power. For the year l856-7-S, the
State has paid but little interest on the
money, she had borrowed from the
children Of the State under Grimes
administration, which money was used
indirectly to make Kansas bleed"
and howl-to pay lot of men who
were mere tools of Governor Grimes,
to travel over the State, under pretence
of examining into the condition of the
School Fund, in the hands of the sew
eral School Fund Commissioners of the
State but in fact these men were
jesuites travelling the State over
filings up the pegs to get the proper
men elected to the legislature to vote
for Grimes for United States Senator.
The people may look out for fraud and
corruption, to stalk about in open day,
under black republican rules, and if We
are any judge, We think the new move
OF the Auditor Of State, q pretty good
beginning for = new hand at the bust
nesa, We demand, in the name of the
people, that this money shall be die.
gorged aud that At an early day, it will
help 10 pay the teachers during the
summer. Shell out the cash Mr..
Auditor, if you have no legal right to
pay the School Fund Commissioners
you have no legal right to reserve
what you consider sufiiient pay, &c"
The schools need tho money, and it u
your duty to pay it over, at an early
day. Can not Governor Lowe appoint
Especial agent" to look after this
matter aud pay him about 100 for
his servicess
We trust our friends Porter, Of the
Journal and Tomlinson, Of the Ssatss-
man will look into this matter, and 70.
port on the frat Of July next.
All We know, 10 from what va have
zen from Mr.. Cattelrs own letter., and
It he talsifes the record, We cannot
help it. We shall have something
moro to say on this subject hereafter.
The black Republican press, which
for the past two years has been hovlinr
and ranting about the manner in which
Dr.. kads conducted the school m.ttar.
of the State while he held the Office ..
6tats superintendent will find coma
thing in the above article, which ve
copy from the Fort Madison P2a;s
Dsaltv, that WIN do for them to vosk
o. swhile Ct least.
IN this connection Let ~ state, that
ths only domestic political capital
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