The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-07-21

e and fixes the censure where it belongs, O
the old Republican officials of Boise county
who sought to cover up their tracks by de
! lfective records. The official report says =.
"If the former Board of County Commissioners Ia
complied with its duties in auditing against h
County, in requringall bills to be temized there
have been no difficulty 10 oncaasertaining thenoun
for which the County became liable for these Terrtora
prisoners. On investigation however, find that
not the case. In many instances and in fact
of them, items statediR hebil and none Ell
tered the record of proceedings Nothing appears
record except the name OF the party preerrng the bill
and the amount allowed in bulk The most incongruou
elements often appear together in of these bills
for instance find in case $640 allowed for makin
out copy of the Delinquent Tax List and boarding
prisoners, without particularizng the amounts Til
manner of tansacting public business of imporan
nature so vitality affecting the interests of the public
calls for the seyerest condemnation the part of you
Committee. This negligence of the Commissioners wa
not only gross but criminal TIL epEqcipa easein which
we find full statement of bills allowed by that Board
appears IN the last proceedings as the last act
that body, written up after the Board had gone
Office in which said Board Markham Geer and Van Pe
paid themselves in cash. by preferred warrants in the
sum of $3.50 00sl FE
AS satisfactory, result could be- drawn from this
source, your Committee compelled to adopt differ
TENT process to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion
purpose have taken the list Of the five Territorial
prisoners the dates of their conviction the length time
in which they held in confinement in the County
JAIL UP TO JANUARY 1ST 1865 together with what is
eved by be reasonable rate of compensation for
board and guard also for Blankets medical attendance
/ irons, &c.
Thus much for the changes made bYf the
Union. There is not one statement, as.We
have shown, that is not false.
The position which the Union and Judge
Waite have taken in regard to this appropriv
ton is a. singular one in, another respect.
The demandfcr this very appropriation was
Originally. made by Republicans. twas Re-
publican officials who retained the Money
claimed by the Territory. tt was a Repub-.
lican Board of County Commissioners who
directed the Clerk to enter upon the minutes
an order on the County Treasurer to retain
the money. It was Republican District
Attorney who advocated, and officially ad-.
vised that action. Itwasa Republican Coun-
~ Treasurer who retained the money: and it
was out of that money that the, appropriation
made by the last Legislature was paid in &C.
cordance with the intention of the Repu alican
party when it retained the money.
Another thing: 1t is generally assumed
to be the duty of the representatives ola coun-
ty to advocate the local interests OF their
constituency. They are manly sent to the
Legislature, fers that purpose. Here was a
claim that was just-asderand for the return
of money which had been paid out by this
county on behalf of the Territory. twas a
claim which on 8 formal examination blythe
of.all the counties was unan-
imously conceded ought to be paid. 1t was
due to the taxpayers of this county whose
money had been used by the Territory. Why
do we now find these Republicans turning
against,the interests of their own county, and
denouncng the men who zealously, earnestly
labored for justice tother constituents,,and
attained it? The Idaho Statesman denounced |
the bill for Obvious. reasons. IT'S interests,
and the interests,ofthe locality where it was
published, were adverse to Boise county, and
the payment of this money. In opposing it, |
the Statesman was consistent, having started
in with that paper with abuse of Democratic
Legislature, the Republicans of this county
havn't sense enough to know when to stop
In fact but few of that party in this county
ever understood, or yet understand the facts.
Even Judge. Matte, after studying the subject
for several months, did not know, or pretend
ed ln,,his speeches not to knpwwhat BECAME
of the Inouey but asserted in general terms
that it went into the pockets of certain midi
viduals. He did not know that that money
purchased the County Hospital Building, and
the Record Books of this County. What do /
these men wish to do g. Do3they want the /
Hospital BCilding decided back to its former
owners? Do they want the County Records
returned to San Francisco? One would sup
pose SO, to hear them .denelncing the bill
The conclusion most men would draw from.
their coarse-is that they denounce the. appro-
priation because it was obtained through
Demoeratic instrum entality, and devoted to
the purchase Of substantial Improvements for
this county, perman ent monuments of aboli-
ton falsehoods, and because they could not
get hold of the money to use it for tt cir own
base purposes. a
LETTER FROM NER. GORMAN.