The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-03-12
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The 26th inst, made the Following state
nents: i. ! H. sG-4 r.. e.z. E,z. :
..The House adopted resolution cali
ing for information in relation to the
sanitary affairs of the State. Before the
Governor had time to report on the sub
isct, Mrs. Annie Wittenfnser dropped
down among the people Representatives
and volunteered unsolicited "a commune
cation to the General Assembly, la yindi-
cation of her eondaet as the principal
Sanitary Agent of the State. In the ex-
pressive language of Nh. Russell of NEash-
ineton, she bolted into the breechas of
the Governor to aecomp plish what he was
unable to de. The impression had been
conveyed by Mrs. Witennayer before the
sanitary convention in this city that she
had received no compensation for her
services. when the facts showed that she
had received $3.5a0, in, fifteen months 2
The facts in the matter are substantial
IL these: Mrs. Wittenmyer. in accord; !;
anee with the statute, sepofted to the
Governor statement of her doings as
Sanitary Agent. and the Governor. as re
quired by law, sent this report to the Sen
ste in the early part Of the session. The
Senate passeda joint resolution ordering
1900 copies Of this report printed and
sent to the House for concurrence. By
parliamentary rule the report went to the.
House with the resolution. The House
referred it to q committee Of which Mr..
Russell of Washington was chairman,
Atthe request of this committee the
House called upon the Governor to an.
swer several questions in reference to
Sanitary matters. expenses and fees, f&e..
of Sanitary Agents The Governor re-
piled by answering some of the questions
and stating that there were no records OF
vouchers in his Office TO enable him to
answer the Others. This was referred to
the same cnumittee The committee,
neglecting to report. the House directed
it to make report. Mr. Russell made q
report recommending that 600 copies of
Mrs. VS. report and the special message
be printed and bound together. This
was adopted by the House. This was
not sent back 70 the Senate for concur
renee, but was sent directly to the print
er. The Senate had never seen the mes
sage Of the Governor.
Upon being informed of the unusual
proceeding by message from the House.
the Senate ordered its resolution returned
from the Housesto the Senate. The re.
port was then recalled by the House from,
the printer, and the Honse instead OF re
turning the resolutions Of the Senate,
adopted the Senate resolution with an
amendment that the said message be pub
Iished and bound with the report, and
returned to the Senate The Senate re
ferred the whole matter to q committee.
This COMMITTEES took the whole subject
to Mrs w. and explained to her the pro,
ceeding and asked for further informa
ton In answer to this she sent o com
muncation to the Senate, answering all
the inquiries of the House, which was re-
fefred to the same committee.
While the House was discussing its bill
on the 23d inst, TO repeal the actofsept.
llth, 1862, by which Mrs. w. was ap
pointed Sanitary Agent, one ef As Mem.
btrs oftAe House went to this Senate com
snittee and obtained these papers and
caused this communication of Mrs. ".
to DO read in the House. This is the ev-
dence and these are the facts upon which
Mrs. W. is charged with 'bolting into the
boots of the Governor" and intruding a
message upon the General Assembly -
Nay God have mercy on the authors OF
such cowardly lies ......s..... ~.
The statement that Mrs. W. said in the
convention in this town last Nov, that
she had received no compensation for
her seryices,when the fact showed that
she had received $500. in fifteen
months" is not true. She had not re-
eeived $500 nor $4,000. She did say
she bad received. no compensation for
her services, and & .pas true, She was
charged in that Convention with making
great expenses. and pocketing q great
! sum. of money: These charges we're
male, th, n as now, not for the good Of
the cause, bat to uVGrs Asr. She was apz
pointed agent by o special statute and dl-
rcted TO account 70 the Governor. Tha.
Convention undertook to. bring her I"
account and actually appointed . com
niitee to make "a candid and thorough
Examination other accounts and called
for her vouchers: Mrs. ". said she 'sad
received no pay for her services and de !, !
aied the right OF the Convention to cali
asF 70 account. She had received no