Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-28

1s.vsaslsa, vAida ~ - d Dss Noises,
August ga, 1855. Your eoanittee found
hi vsechse 0lsd among Governor Ssses's
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Dpea ID Fud8 induis ~ a1nittss -
Duspsct Others, e the vouchers Ne have
sxs0insd would admit Of such . construc>
lisnsI 6seh, fes instance, - bank checks
made payable to bearer. and individual re.
ceipts even without recitiug the purpose By
whseAthS money ~ tai6: tY6st cehmM
tee ars unable 70 say but that considerable
sups ny have beea paid - private 90
count. In several instances We end vouch>
ere duplicated. Al On example Of this
VA, ne anl, ~ the testimony Of DR..
Udelf, who gave IN order to John p. Grant
ham on Gov. Stone for 800, and directed
y - - eAasesa - hin sn Seminary 49,
count.
Il ss(uss oranthan lost ~ srdsr sd
made certified copy, and drew bis money
on the copy, and subssquenAly the original
order came to light, and We hnd both the
priginal asd the copy on Gle, one marked
No. II Aad the Other No. 81. There re
other Implications in payment made SAM
tary agents, amounting 70 ssvHAl hundred
dollars.
There ~ another class Of vouebss which
have the resemblance Of being manufactuf>
ed for the occasion. They involve . con-
siderable amount. These vouches are
mere statements, made without any knowl-
edge Of the sum having been paid. The
failure to comply with chapter s., sec. Z.
Acts Of the 9Th Gensssl ASSEMBLY, requir
ing 1eG3tary Agenn - render dsta led
stated5ent % the disbursements Of Sanitary
funds, and the duty Of the 0syesnss under
the Act, referred to, to lay such de
tsiisd Aatensnts befoes the Legkhture,
has embarrassed your committee much,
aud we are unable to inform you whether
the Sums estruated TO Sanitary agents
have been faithfully disbufseds q not.
Among the vouchers on fils We have bsen
able 20 find but one detail statement Of the
entks ding Of but one SCENT upon which
aoosy hse bssa drawn, aDd this l. Mrs.
Annie Wittenmyer. Your committee note
this as an honorable exception to all other
Sanitary agents, ~ complying to what We
deem to be the letter Of the law in render
ing an itemized statement Of their doings
Some others have given monthly states
ments, but not the entire doings OF their
agency. Major North gave an itemized
statement Of . sanitary tour he took in
March, 1875, in voucher No. "a. One or
two other attempts have been made by
other agents, but nothing in detail whereby
we can give you an intelligent idea Of their
doing. The aggregate sum expended for
Sanitary purposes, as alleged by the Gov
ernor IN his report of Feb. 9th, is OIL
"a. Your committee have sought to learn
the comparative amounts expended by
the Sanitary agents for salary and
personal expenses, and the amount
expended directly for the relief Of sick
and wounded soldiers. Voucher No
IL recites an itemized statement OF
the month ending Jan. 9th, 1864, Of the
expenditure of $l127O, 81. so Of which vas
expended for the relief Of sick ahd wound
ed soldiers, and the balance for salary and
personal expenses. Voucher, No. Is, sum
for personal expenses and salary was 500.
70. and $l.75 for the relief Of the soldier
direct. Voucher No. 90, for salary and
personal expenses $l03.S0, end direct for
the relief Of the soldiers $l.75. Voucher
No. 20, for salary and personal expenses
$S475, and $3.50 for the sick and wounded
soldiers. Voucher No. "a, for salary and
personal expenses $3.50, and $3.50 fer
the direct benefit Of the sick soldiers.
The vouchers above alluded to arc the
monthly statements of j. Dial, Sanitary
agent. The statement OF Major North,
voucher "A, recites an expenditure an Sans
,tary account for personal and travelling ex
penses, $l47.7O, and for the direct beneti,
Of sick and wounded soldiers, - so. To
aggregate these sums, we have an amount
Oh personal of $634.OO, and direct for the
benefit OF sick and wounded soldiers, Sl4.>
30. Your committee have selected these
vouchers as being the only ones in detail
that give an intelligent statement Of the dis
bursements of the money which was drawn
IN them, with the exception of Mrs. Witten
myers as above referred to- We are not
able to say in the aggregate of money pur-
porting to be expended for Sanitary purpo
'es, being $l7,O7l.s5, will bear the same
'atio as S634.OO is to $l4.SO, as in the ca
'es above referred, but as far as We could
CLEAN any light on this subject, We are in>
,lined to think 1t will.
There is another class Of vouchers. in
7olving an expenditure of 81, 800. GO, which
ias attracted the attention of your commit
zee, from the popularity of their numbers
,elng fractional, and the disbursements be.
ng made for sundry purposes TO sundry
persons. The idea Of these vouchers being
designated by fractional numbers creates
he suspicion that they are interpolated
vouchers, as an after thought subsequent
10 numbering the others, in their regular
order. The absence OF any record evidence
IN detail OF the disbursement of this sum
claimed leads your committee to look upon
this class of vouchers with disfavor. The
recitation OF these vouchers are for travels
ing expenses ofGov. Stone and his suits ir
paying sundry visits to the army and look,
ing after State business at Washington.
and travelling over the State at large.
That each individual member of your
honorable body, may judge for himself the
character OF these vouchers, styled for sun.
Try purposes, and for sundry persons, we
herewith give you o,py Of two Of which
We hnd on file. The two cited, involve the
argest sums claimed: :
cory OF VOUCHER NO 522.
On the llth day of July, 1864, I started
Tor Sherman's army to look after the sick
md wounded, Of Iowa regiments, taking
nth me DR.. Hoffman and Lieut.. Duncan.
sOm Iowa, and securing the services of j |
'aImer on the way, visited all the hospitals
t keokuk. st. Louis, Benton and Jefferson |
Barracks, Jeiierso,villc, Nashville, Louis
Tile, Chattanooga, ard all places between
here and Atlanta, relieving tho wants Of
lex and wounded soldiers, procuring them
0 DC transported to Iowa, returning home
August 10Th, 1865. Expended for all pur.
uses, while absest, $S7i.75.
certify that the foregoing sum was ex
ended for the purpose stated.
lSigned W. NJ. SroSx.
August l4th, 1864, started for Wash.
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