The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-19

S82 40, lh.s showing that the ETC, cos
The state the snug little amount Of S,3(
40 on this one trip. Now we woulc
like 10 have the Colonel inform the pub.
lie OF the items that went to make VI
this expensive ETC. We would also like
to have him answer those questions:
Did you not, Col. Holloway, Mt the
time you took this pleasure trip, travel
on free passes furnished you 5y the rail.
road companies?
! And if you did, wSh what face could
you, then receiving 5000 month from
! the State for doing nothing, charge the
State with railroad fare that you did
not pay?
But now comes another remarkable
feature III this matter. On the 9TH of
July, one month and one day before the
Colonel put III his bill, Governor Nor
ton issued the following order for its
payment:
| STATE or .SpAsA, Eyrcur,vs DErAarnvSr
Indianapolis, slly :: 1868
AUDITOR Ov STATE: draw war;
rant on the Treasurer of State, in favor
of w. Il. Holloway, for two hundred
dollars, Civil Contingent Fund, for ex-
lpenses TO New York and Washington
City. O. p. MoproN.
Governor of Indiana.
On the 3lst Of August, 1866. Colonel
Holloway put in another bill for $500
salary, and his brOthcr-in-law issued an
other order for its payment. On the
first Of October another bill was render
ed for $500, which was also paid OH or
der of Governor Morton, end SO for
November and December, 1866. In the
meantime, however, the Colonel made
another trip to New York and Wash
ington, which was duly rendered with
all the ETC., accomplishments, which we
here append:
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5, 1866.
State Of Indiana
TO w. r. Holloway, DR..
Expenses to New York, meals, sleeping
car, etc:::: :::::: :::::::: $33 So
Expenses in New York (tcn days. 60 OOI
Fare to Washington, sleeping car: III rs
Expenses in Washington "A days) 26 sol
Fare to New York etc. c.::::::::::: IL rs
Expenses i'll New York Give days. % 45
Expenses home, fare, meals, sleep
lng cars :::::::: 33 5 0
500 s5
Here it will be perceived that after al
lowing The Colonel al IA d.iy for his ho-
t.! bill, the etc, cost the State Indiana
c33 80 Oh this "Trip Il small rise of over
% from the previous bill. How much
more this etc. woald have cost the S,a,ei,
in 1867. had his distinguished brother
ln-law remained in the Gubernatorial
chair, il is not for Us TO say. Bat alas
FOR the cOrmOrants and loatcrs. who ha,
laken refuge under the protective winmIl
Of Governor lIor.on, the o5.il day of
january, 1867, Witnessed lis rct.rin,
rom the Gnbcrnatorial Office and the in
''alla.ion Of Governor Baker. Just be-
fore he left, however, Governor Morton
ssncd orders ilying two OF his Sccre-
aries 5000 extra pay. and IIollowayl
rushed in his account for the remnant of
he month Of January, well knoWiurl
nat Governor Dakcr never would haveIc
ssued an order for is payment if hcI :.
waited untii the end OF the month. Tn \
Ter the circumstances. this account islii
OF u curiosity. It will bcI,,
ecr from the other vouchers that Hol- 1;
o~ay drew his $500 Il month Regularity
It the end o. each msnth. But, as we be. 4
ore remarked, Norton retired from the IF
iovernorsAi., and Bake. was installed ;,
$ Governor OH the 25th of JANUARY, '67.
Well, did tie Secretary, Col. and a r
}. O., OF His Excellency,Gov Nor n
on. know that Ills fate was sealed. Soil
e tooi. time by the forelock, and madetTT
is last grab at the State treasury thus &
INDlANAro1I5, January 90, 1867.
tate of Indiana f
10 William II. Holloway DIR. "
January. 1867. TO "a days services N
Governor Morton, from .Janu- tt
~ Isl 10 January "a, 1867, Gl5S SO. Ia
And his brothcr-in-law made haste TO o
;suc the following order: ei
STATE or lNDrAaA, ExECuTiv- rv- } cl
ARTMrNT, indianapoiis,Jan. %, 1s67.} q
AUDITOR or SAFE: Draw warrant "
II the Treasurer o. State, in favor Of
i!siam X. Holloway for one hundred ),
nd ltty-tour dollars and cightv-,hree q
cnts, Governors Office fund. for twenty
our days i'll January, 1867. !,
O.. i. MoRToY, ~ =,
l54 SO. Governor OF Indiana. \.
EXIT Holloway. The advent of Gown.
rnor Baker into the Gubcrnatorial In,
hair, was the signal for the scattcrmcntIb,
{ the military ring" that surrounded h,
ndiana's "great war Governor" No os
lorc pleasure trips at the expense oflo,
le State. NO more State of Indiana, lfe
o WILLIAM r. hoIIowAy nr- putI