Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-05-14
TIE i sWTNDLE.


Among the minor schemes for pluck
ing the public goose for private benefts
put through the 1ste democratic Leg
islatule, ose az the most conspicuous
What is known as the Doyle elaim
which is shown up by the c~orrespond-
ent of the Cleveland HsFatd writing
under date OF April 50:
Several days since Mr.. bali intro
dueed a joint resolution for the relief
Of Samuel ncy1e, which recites Eeat
Doyle II 1875 entered into contract
for keeping a division ~ the public
works for the uonsHlefatiCa Of S5.7@.
That the sum CT s1,f61.A was paid
thereon by resolution of the General
Assembly in 1861, and that the balance
Of the contract sum was still unpaid
and that the Auditor be directed to
draw an order on the Treasury Tor said
balance with the interest. This nice
laid scheme provoked discussion.
which developed the fact that the said
contract vas Illegal as decided by the
supreme Court in State VS., Medbery
ct. al. 18th o. st. 90, and therefore be
fore the contract was executed it was
In the sessions of 1851, SAMUEL Doyle
presented his claim Tor relief to the
Legislature. That General Assembly
fully fnvestigatedthe claim and passed
a joint resolution, found In the 5Sth
volume CT Chic lass, page Iss, where
in a balance Of S ,761.4 was found due
said Doyle, and the Auditor was di-
rected to draw an order on the Treas
ury o that sum, and recites, which
money when SC received shall be in
full of all demands on the part of
Samuel Boyle, and Samuel Doyle 81
Co, against the state Of Ohio, of every
kind and description, growing out of
the contract between said Doyle IL Co.,
and the State of Ohio"
Upon this resolution Doyle went to
b Treasurer and drew the same
amount and gave his receipt in full of
all demands, which is still on file in
the Auditors Office.
In view of all these facts presented
to the House in a mastery explanation
of the whole affair by Hons j.. K.
Rukenbrod, of Columhidha, Who was
also a member ofthe House, in the ses-
sion of 1851, the resolution Of AR. Ball
met with sturdy opposition and was
referred, on motion of Mr.. Ball, to the
faci4e Committee o. Finance, OF whom
Hon, f.. Leete is chairman, The scheme
to pay again was not dead, but careful
ly worked up. Leete prepared q re-
port, endeavOring to show that not
Wtthstanding a full and fair settlement
and a receipt In fui for payment, yet
TIC GbnbG HAO4Au EO DcnlhN4 II al a4lu
reopen the affair andrepay.
Yesterday, to the exclusion of the
! appropriation bill and the municipal
Z code, Mr.. Ball worked up his Doyle
claim, leaving out of the resolution
the amount to be paid Doyle, 50 that
it need not require ffty-three votes tC
pass it, but simply a majority. Then
to provide for h mOun by inserting
it in the appropriation bill, can be done
/ by a mere majority Of those voting.
thus compelling those who are opposed
to this scheme to vote for it or vote
against any appropriation.
The resolution on h final vote pass
ed by a vote of Gfty-one for, to some
thirty-One against it, thus inviting
every pIunderer in the State who has
been paid and reeeipted in full therefor
to n his demands upon the Treas
ury. The people of the State should
make a note Of this, it is but a fail
specimen of the manner in which the
public treasury is invested. 1t might
be interesting to know the party af
hliations of Samuel Doyle. My in.
quiries were unnecessarily Samue.
] Doyle was fright" politically to the
] majority OF this General Assembly
not that this fact would have any bear
ing, however, upon the action of the
House.
The State owes a debt of gratitude tt
Mr.. Rukenbrod for his faithful and dill.
igent attention to its interests. Nc
schemes of Treasury depletion escape
his Yigilant attention-its interests are
safe in his hands, so far a. he has
power. He has power and ability Il
expose, but is pOwerless to control
CoLumbiana has Just reason to be proud
| of her representation upon the floor o.
the House and Senate both.