The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-23
IOWA ORPnAH,s non1l.
yuAxe CSle,s usnertAi

Judge Csls's msnsrtAls
To tie Honorable The General ns5H "
he STATE Of IoUa:
AZ your memorabilia I would npst -
pectfully represent that, my attend wae -
yesterday evening, called toAe ~
published 10 : Newspaper Of MS city f6.s4ln-
,iion to the funds to the lows SOLDIER. QEpAae
Home: and the former officers Of thok
ton. Such An article, protesting t0g give pab-
W. 8 III " u Is Ma 4 III ekss
able and most deserving institution, u calcu-
lated tope j1diee, - 4 Faat extent, its health
fui suppou and sRccesefnl operations. Th4
Injury 70 he individuals thus rcandslizedis @
nothing compared to that .inhicted upon the
orphans OF our patriotic dead, for whom the
institution provides.
While l, in, common with the benevolent
people of Iowa. feel deep and abiding in
tered ia the success of the Home, Ihave also,
in addition thereto, a feeling for it akin to
that Of parea. for its offspring, an4 fer this
reason, il for no other ] 1ay be julll6ed in
calling the attention. Of your Honorsh!e Body
| to the matters herein contained, which re-
late materially 70 the well bvsng and success.
OF the Home Yosr Honos~bae B9d9 would
not feel like solinga tax upon the people to
| sustain the Home, nor would the people viii
lineiy consentto betaxed therefor, wAila there
| xere funds already in the hands Of its former
officers sufficient therefor, and cof1sPtly or
| improperly withheld thereffcnl.
| While the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home
| as organized and under the cpntrol OF the
officers referred toFwas corporal ~ under
tho laws Of Ie~a, and perhaps net snh5eet
to tie visitorisl poxer Of The legislature,
| yot since the corporation, as sach, profess to
have turned over to the State its~cntire as
sets. whether il has done soaor not, R1omee,
1t would seem, sRsHmats matter leais-
laiive inquiry %nss
In The Eleventh General Assembly, there
was sdded to the Standing eommilttespf the
House, committee on the Iowa SOLDIERS
Orphans Home. See Horse Joursalspages
o. and III. There was also appointed Sc.
lect committee on the matter Of appro-
pration to the iowa Soldiers Orphans
Home pursuant TO resolution, introduced by
Hr. Darwin. the mover OF the resolution, who
assumed position, and manifested feeling
al hosility 10 The then officers and managers
oI tho corporation, was made chairmtR Of
that committee. That COMMITTEES as will be
seen bv The House journal Of the Eleventh
General Assembly. pages 81 TO ESQ, WAS
charged spe cially with the duty of iuvestigat-
mo Thoroughly the financial management Of
the Home, and the fidelity OF those intrussed
therewith That committee did make the in
designations, as will be verified by three mem
bers thereof, who are also members of your
honorable body, and although no written re-
port wss made by the chairman upon the epe i
cia matters referred to the committee Isee
Journal page a6.sl, he took occasion, IN
speech made in opposition to the bill brought
Id by the standing committee, to vindicate
- g 81. .la al nth
asetnent of the Home.
there was also q Joint visiting committee
to said Home, appointed by The Eleventh Gen.
eral Assembly, two members Of which, one
n each, the. House and Senate, are also res
spe,.tiyely members of the Twelfth General
Assembly (See HGnse journal, 1s5, 1873,
senate Journal, 1856. 2i2l. That committee
also performed its duty, AID made report i'd
wiring, which may be foaua at the close OF
the second volume OF the Legislative deea.
merits Of tie Eleventh General Assembly.
saai committee was appointed en- the 3Ist
Gay of January, 1866. aad shortly thereafter
obisired from the Clerk. or cashier Of TIE
Treasurer be being ahsan'l. afatemen. Of
the funds on hand about Feb. l, ISL, shows
lag ;37. 100 in Government bnndE aud 81. 223
casa. besides the unpaid snbscriR tions. That
also thoroughly Investigated the
Of the Home IN its practical work
iugs, as well as its financial management, and |
fully iEietsed tbs same, and the CONDUCT of /
,hoss charged herewith.
At the close of the term Of Office of the |
then President. whieh.was at the third an I,
naal meeting IF the Iowa Soldiers' urphana'
Home association, held at Des Aloines, June
t;rh, 1865, the said President Submitted his |
tunuai Address, accompanied with report
Of the then Treasurer. OF the moneJ received
and disbnrsed by him during the year, and
also 4 report Of the President showing the |
orders drawn by the President and Secretary,
when drawn, TO whom aud for what purpose,
together with the vouchers upon which the
same we're based. 4 cory OF kaid address
ard reports, together with the proceedings OF
said annual meeting, is banded herewith as
pari hereof. IL will appear from said re-
ports that after the statement as TO the money
ia the Treasury was made, there Was received |
npoa subscription, including profits on Gov
elnmant bonds OF 81 BOO. and that there was |
expended for the support of the children ii |
the two Homes at Davenport and Cedar Falls |
about 300 Children IN aii} Tor The months ar /
February, March, April and May sor,eiiiur |
over twenty ,fiFe thousand dvllafsd that there |
was paid for the title in part 10 Camp Kins- |
man and Tor improvements thereon. about
foar thousand dolars; debts previously in
cured for fuel, provisions, arrearaees to en-.
ployes, rent of Pennington House. physi- I
eiass bills, burial expenses, Re ,about Sven |
thousand Enthusiastically fully accouotipr 1
fr Ill the money reported BY jhe visiting /
as in the hands o. the Treasurer I
on OF about tile ist daJ OF February, 1se6. /
These reports and vouchers were referred To
a Committee of ibe Association, One Of whom |
is now q Senator, to examine and sreport
~ aa,- a. =
correct, IS will appear by the copy Of the
Of the annual rpeeiine, hereto
attaehed a. part of this memorial
On June 9ih, 1866, the officers Of he cor
poraton turned over to the care bf the State.
the HNmes, the children, aud i'll proper,s
and thereupon the State Board dc Trustees
made report TO the officers of the corno-a-
bon, showing at that time the n.fh Der Of chill
iren 10 be 555, and The condition DR. the Home
20 be highly satisfactory copy of which il
also embraced in the annual report herewith
s haf
In view Of ahe facts that all these matters
nave been extensively printed and circulated
and easily accessible to and certainly within
he reach OF every citizen of thd State, i. is
not little strange that .'grievous Scandals"
preiudiciai TO the Home, should Still be NIB
lshed and spoken. But IN view of the fact
~ - y " 3os tssettnS 10 ne eminen1iy prppeYj
hat, - one of its ofigiAatofs, and during he
most successful years of it's existencc its
President should call youf attention 70 the
Eact and ask your Honorable Body, through
,ne Of its standing committees, or 81 seIec,
Or joint committee, TO again investigate the
,ntire management Of the Home, aud 10 most
hHonghg inquire into ID 6sassal oners-
ioAs, An AnthofitatiseIy, AsesrtSS whefher
M ofsthe officers oe sesnss haze failed To-
ally account for and faithfully apply seyery
.ent received fur the benefit Df the orphans 4
i Iowa soldiers j ask for the most fuu.
'atient, diligeat, and faithful investigation ms
, the fidelity, or want Of it, Of every pere. =
onnsatsd With its financial operations. -
ardless Of what may have been or wha, NAV
ow be his official tr social position. Lett hc
owa Soldiers Orphans Home and its r;ghts
e yindicated, whatever may be the cnnsas
nences to individuals and as in du,v. vour
penorialist will ever pray, &c.
9. c. co1,s.
Late President Of l. s, r. uana
DEs MONIES, January 18th. aes
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'ss'au' : 1rge Francis TrAin; So
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.,-ss must produce the most deplorable