Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-08-13

THE DOYLE CLAIM swINDLH.

THE DOYLE CLAIM sWINDLEl.
One OF. the -m0st Outrageous swindles
-perpetrated by the late lsmented Demo-
cratic Legislature Was the allowance
of a a1clgiul which had been adjusted
Land settled and for which recaipt in
aaIlsOfralt demsnds had been aivan. by
the CLAIMANT Democratic party
hack named Samuel Doyle-seveny years
aROL The resolution to pay this claim
waalntruduce1 by. Mr.. Ball. OF Mus
blinneul, "a biuerrpariiBau. 6 IT. Eepites
Lthat boyle in 1855 entered into q Cu-
N tract for keeping a division Of the pnb-
II tic works for the consideration oE@a,-
| 795.T Tbat the sum Or g, ,T0i. a WAS paid
/ thereon by resolution Of the General
| Assembly in 1861, and that the balance
hot the cOutraou sum was still unpaid
Y AVID that the Auditor pc diracteu 60
I draw an order on The Treasury for said
loaiance with the interest. THIS nice
.bfafdsehenne provoked discussion, which
4 kdnye1apeii the kiot n hat tbeh said CON-
lTaet was illegal % decidsd by the su-
1 al a7th o. 81. ~. and Therefore before
1EGnel 6oa traet WAS 6executed 'it was aet
/ u In the sessions Of 1861, Samuel DOYLE
p sDFgEeuteu MS CAAAAAA A0A A0ANNA HaAl aaf4
/ Legislature. That General Assembly
/ nully investigated the claim and passed
4 a Joint resolution, found in the b6th
/ volume OF Ohio laws, page l8S, wherein
q balance of e2,76l.A4 was found Que
said Eoyle, and aha lAudtur was de
frectedeto draw en- norder ON the Treasury
j .or that sum, and reciles, (which mon
I ey Vvhea so received shall be In full OF
tail demands on the part Of Samuel
4 .DoRle, aud Samuel DOWte a. Co, against
ihs State of Ohio, Qf every kind end
i fdescrfption, growing outofth6 contract
bet tveensa DOYLE q Co, and the state
Lof Ohio" hF f-aa.s lr.
IT,, LIpon this resolution DOYLE went go
I the Treasurer and drew the same
iamouut and gave his receiLt ia full OF
UllrdesnAhds, which is stl on ME I'm
Atbe Audit0rH office sarsn
In view OF these facts presented 70
/ the House in q mastprly oNplan4M n4tivN M ui
/ the whole affair by Hon. > h. A4heh-
| hrod, of Columb bianas VINO WAs Ntso =
4.fietnnor or the House iu the session pl
kof sfs8l. the resolution Of Mr.Balt. met
/ gglfb stnrdy opposition aud was reier-
red- on motion of Mr.. Bali, 20 the a-
1iile Com uiittee on E4mUnc0, on whom
4ITons lS. Lecte IS chairman. The scheme
q pay agi'in was nll Dead pot careIul-
! lY worked up. LeCfe prepared report
I endoavoring to show Chat tmotWithstaud-
/ ing u full aud fair settlement and O re-
tBeIht iu nlll for pay nent, VET tho State
kshould go behind ifflAl and reopen The
affair and REPAY. s
Ne. BAH then worked up his Doyle
efhim, leaving out eg the resolution the
amount 90 be paid 10 Doyle, SO that ii
need not teQuire aftV-three votes 90
pass IL, but simply amajoIity. 10 pro-
vide for the amount by inserting DC lu
the appropriation bin, could be dout
lbYR nt,rb niaiort1y ol those voting,
j thaa colnpallia ag, th6sa ufho are opposed
80 this scheme ~ vote tor tt or N"e
awatnst any upprupriation, ...f
frae resolution otl Ehe uuul fQll Iasn-
ed bva a voie or hHy-one toFs 20 soue
Lthfrfy-uuH against ~ H-.
M. DOYLE is an CID party manager tl
krsfnplsliii c0uuty. NO other reason ctu
be given for the donation of 5000 Vol-
81 him BY ihis DQu0erauo kegiaiaturo
senator Thurman IS about goiue to
California. He leaves the Ohio Danife'
rRcy to prosecute the caWpaien N
they can. The lolnmuua Den0ef4tA
wear yerv long faces these daYta