The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-02-22

of all the evidence proper IN the premises,
would commend it to tia attention of the
House.
or the $40, 900 issued under the act of
May 7th, your committee are clearly of the
opinion that $4,000 are illegal, and the
House should take some action regarding
them.
Your committee also are clearly of the
opinion that the Treasurer had no authority
to sell any of the ten per cent. bonds at less
than par, and is liable to the State for the
face of all ten per cent. bonds sold, aud of
which $12,400 have been paid into the
Treasury, leaving a deficiency on bonds
sold, to be accounted for, of 1880
Of the seven per cent. bonds sold your
committee would call attention to the fact
that they are sold by Nc. Stevens as State
agent. he deriving his authority from the
State officers authorized by law to sell these
bonds. It appears on evidence, that be was
authorized by them to have all he could re-
alize over sixty cents on the dollar. Your
committee are of the opinion that the State
officers are not authorized by law to make
any such agreement, and believe Mr.. Ste
vens liable to the State for all bonds sold
by him, for tie full amount for achich he
negotiated tie bonds, Viz :: eighty Ve cents on
| the dollar. An unlawful act cannot be rem
dered lawful by any sanction given it by
State officers, in the opinion of your COM
mittee. We would further state, that from
the evidence before US, it appears that the
$87, 200 of seven per cent. bonds were not
negotiated with the Interior Department I'M
| Ill after the smi-annual interest had matured
the bonds having been issued on July 1st,
1861, and negotiated on or about January
| 1st, 1869. This interest, amounting to
$3,052, it appears upon evidence, has been
paid to r. S. Stevens, and thus the State
has realized on bonds sold but Sc 12 cents
, on the dollar. Your committee are of the
opinion that this interest properly belongs to
the State.
We would further state, that Of the $751;
| 200 of bonds placed in the hands of r. S.
Stevens, it appears upon evidence that he
has accounted to the State for $50, 200, at
sixty cents on the dollar, by the payment
into the treasury of $33, 72O-the balance
of the bonds 1881 ,OOO) being negotiated
with but not paid for by the Interior De-
partment at Washington. Your committee
would recommend that an act be at once
created appointing an agent to go to Wash
ington to take charge of this property, with
full power to transact all further business
necessary in the matter on behalf of the
State.
Your committee call special attention to
the extracts from letters, and tie receipts,
copies of contract, and appointment, &C
companying the evidence.
In reference to the State Treasurer the
committee ask time to take further testimo.
ny, which, in their opinion, is necessary tc
a proper disposal of the case.
From the evidence which your commit
tee submit with this report, they are of the
f opinion that there has been collision O.
Charles Robinson, George S. Hillyer, anC
John w. Robinson, with R. S. Stevens, tc
defraud the State of Kansas of large sum
eff money.
Yonr committee therefore unanimously
report the following resolution, and recon
mend its adoption, as measure demanded
by public justice and proper regard for the
rights of the people of Kansas.
RESOLVED, That Charles Robinson, Gov
ernor, John Robinson, Secretary of State
and George S. Hillyer, Auditor of the State
of Kansas, be and they are hereby impeach
ed of high misdemeanor in Office.
MARTIN ANDERSON, Gin.
H. L. JONES,
B. w. HARTLEY,
/ THOMAS CARNEY,
/ SIDNEY CLARKE.