Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-07-13
10 THE TRIBUNE!
400,OO0 LOST!
IOWA LEFT OUT3


Idea of xhak il Aas. oass ahsaa tia past
four yaasa Tor tAs pfisisegs Of lisiug m.
der tho Ieni "a Iala ii al oaltlaa Stats Of.
saials. Read. aad sonspars the condition
BIZ aifAlrs nows with thsse 10 the days Of
lOanaefafis rule, whea the State vas
oosnparasively ont Of dsbt-her credit IL
u premiaass and kaxaa loss. Says the
Coafier:
aI&ough the most reckless negligence
snd Baas Of capacity to de ordinary bns.
meas, % the part Of lbs Governor and
other State officers, lows Is about to lose
mHe than hof a %aaiilion of dollars. We
DO nos remember Of ever reading Tn in.
stancs Of suoh eaipabls neglecs as cur
State eaeers havs been guilty Of. And
in order that we may not be charged With
trampiag mp q case ws Will quota from
the New YORK Tribune Of The 2ssh day Of
June.
"Is appears that The State of Iowa pre-
seated q Slain against the United States
Tor tbs sum Of ssh ,563 IS, money it 10
claimed vas spent in preparing she vari-
Gus regiments for government sersiss.-
The Tsibuaa says ssEs amount thus pre-
seated has beea carefully examined BY the
auditing officers Of the treasury and in
stead of s54T,5S9 SIS claimed as due the
State, there Is due The United States $50
So, making q difference in the a.
mount Is presented and the amount al
lowed and pasaed hy the auditing officers
Of $685. 0S Oh
"Here there is a fair prospect Of the
State Of iowa loseiug nearly 1901, 900,
through the Official negligence and per-
haps corruption Ct the State SERVANTS Of
he people Of Iowa. This sum has al
ready come out OF the pockets Of the
Farmer, mechanic ami day laborer, and
now on account Of blan6ers which are
worse than crimes, the am can't must again
be made through taxation.
"The question naturally arises, how all
this happened? L Us see il the New
York Tribune can answer. By reference
TO that paper We fad the following"
"'IIai those intrusted with the manage
nent of tksse expenditures, ana with
making up the aeeoants against the Uni.
ted States sTeycis d reasonable and oYdi-
nary p~Teczafi0a kRora 20 OIL business
men. this large sum, instead Of being
gh0lig saspeRisd or aisqlf0ursd. cs il n0tg
is, weaii undoubtedly baya hesa- il nnt
entirely. az least in a greRs Tsrf dii0tce
and paid orer 10 The State. But whea it
~ understood that II ali the property
purchased By the State, no; oaa dollars
w0rth II accounted for, or shown 10 have
been issuesi TO the troops, or turned over
30 United States officers authorized to re-
ceiye aad receipt for it; and thst Of Ibe
entire e~xpeuiisafc of mora than one third
of y million Of doiiata there is not tex
eept a general certificate OF the State
authorities that all the sums charged have
bnen paid1 The slightest evidence thai the
State has seer paid @ daliaT Of the frAoIe
n5HoHt, it will 40 Longer be a master Of
that the accounting ~oEicprs, in tte
proper discharge of their duties. haze
been compelled 10 sasgsaE aad aisaAsU
It."
"No 'copperheaa ltg' is al this, bat n
plain black, dismal faat-a fact whiak
sill iupoEsgish, in . measure, our young /
and growing State, just because, In th the
of Greeley, our Republican
statS officers, with Bill stoaa st tHeir
lsGd, did rot 'e4srcise reasonable Ahd or
precautions ksoxn to all business
men,
$50 apparent are the blanders Of these
tia. 1T will no ibpger be a matter
II *ouder that toe accounting officers, in
ha proper discharge II their duties, haze
Teen compelled 10 suspend and dis4iIo1c,
lis large claim.
"BQt The TFitune, 10 order to mect the
nqairiey, WHITTIER this claim nay nos, By
ome means, be hereafter allowed sad lhs
State relieved Of such ! b~uFdensoma debt,
ays'':
"FroE the foregoing it viii uot be diff
5eult to understand however eztraoriina-
il may have at Grst appeared now a
Jain for over a third of a million al doll
should have bern entirely dissllowei
q its passage through the Treasury De-
,artuens. But even If The vital objections
If want Of receipts, and property uEac-
for are satisfactorily arranged,
hsrs ore siiA rsang oiheF objections
He State giII be required 10 do
tgag usfh oB6 erBIa n b foT4 this large
iaa! be aAoteed and passed 10
Ter crsdR."
HfTbis lonks as ii the diEeulsies il tie
ray were sach, TINT the State viii never
,e able to mska the required explanations
0 that fthia large expenditure neay 10 Oh
owed an passed to her eredit.'
asThe Tribune adds, sthat while some
4 these charges may be expi lined The
'Iass officials, and aaas allowed, this viii
squire time, and 50 amount Of t~roulle
investigations on tbs part OF those
ntsustsi With the business Of The State
shieh might hare been wholly obyiated
I the sinapfsss rules Of basipsss acesrary
lad BEEN applied TO the making UP a( Inc
lccouul.'
sin conclusion The Tribune, in order
bat III possible Blarue car attach 10 the
Var Department, says: The people Of
cannot fail 10 ace thai shs govern
aens 10 not responsible far the delay, bot
bat 1t Is eSssFgsnbie rather totlss acaas If
gssea and prrpsr business aernrdey IN
the accounts between the state
md tho asnsrai aaTernmeEt'