The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-03-27
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I Tie is#n, committee ~ sha seass
ALL llfn~e ~ Il ltly snfht8s T.
which was utetted ihs rata sssela
'i,ai asking Ma s.fnittse IL is.
scttigain the aifaits II tlpe Nj ii.
tatal 'tAlsge nlti latu,, " Wsali
respectfully relsai ,flai. ii artssisl
nnss. with sail resolution. thy ralis
VA hrfrr ,hrin enl examined ~
witnesses, in detail anil unlvt .ath.
t,esHNr IN. nas~rtt. John Il. Ilnif.
.hln VI la@n. ipnra II. Nti4ht,
\ l. \ Nil, hrlN M. W. N,uu,,. Iu..
II. llr~~r,, ! :, l.p.. ,luhn ~.ttti. NJ.
NJ, RpFtinsnu, \. h, Gr,ilp~. i x.
pie,sun. II. y, kilIlnrn. u. II. L.
Buchanan. &, W.Tnnnrs,M ~. 4, VII
spn. u. 4. Gnr. Samnri II l,ankhn.
Y. l.. sherman. ulisrr Mills. l.. ".
Stanton, j. ". Martanhrr. Mr.. l.. :.
Tuppor. WIN. Menhannr,. t.lns
Sinuous, J.. l.. Porter, II. i. lle1ltea,,
VI. NJ. Thompson, Tt~. j. Stpr..
Cicero Closr, VIM. West, II. l..
l,ig,low, Gro. W. jones, y. 4.
Fuote, ~ Stalker, 4. NJ. Hunger.
ford, I. W. t'awc.,,, T.. /. Harvey.
Miss Matte A. loke, Miss Haiti.
l,aybnrn, Miss Fannie Richards.
Hon. l.. u. lingga,t anil llon. Gpa.
NJ. Maxwell, relative t. tl,n rhnrgr.
SGT fenih II ,hr Joint resolution
First. The charge ~ illegal nr
improper nsc ~ funds helunvinv IL
sai'l College, from whatever snnr,,
arising.
On tn financial hanul, ur ,le If
fairs ~ tho College, your committee
employed en experienced accountant,
and nn assistant, WIN have nia,lr il
full exhibit ~ nll receipts ansl Ill liz.
hnrsctnonts, from Whatever hu,ret.
and nn account ui sui,l College nnl
farm since IL organization.
Each appropriation III the t,.u1al
.\ssombl,, and al recnipts lls dnin.
tiou, and from rent III luntlr, receipt !
from sale ol lauI., Hna interest .tt
SAINT, and all disbursements, iaf
whatever purposes tuNapl il. ninted
", u note ~ Llr nce.nintl, have Iern
arranged w ihn accountant. anl ,hr
mnn N herewith transmitted ioi
your information.
Your committee ua, examined II
large number ~ witnesses ,s,i th,t
question ~ tlin ilnn,trn III Ill til
lrRn. nu,t hul that III li,o,ti,,s. IT
every description nI ffs8.. Hhaie,er
Autit," lm,r l,rpn accounted IN bs
iha Irustnns md officers rfnttis,iliii.z
the nnmplnsreli the matter Il loss
l,s Tho lnta Treas, sstnnal Il. kanainl
al,d that al tie appropriations nn,l
receipts, from whatever source, hasn
been honestly used iaf tts Ien.iit 1T
tho college, though W. lilnt tint III
siine cnpn. money received lnf t.s,lt
oi laudp, called iha "intrf.st inn.l. :
hns been usol in erecting certain
buildings aud In thr pn4llata, II
land, deemed necessary i, lhf, rlns.
tenA lnr ilr interests ~ liz .,,llrun
npl farm, without nuil,otit, IL III,
rsir,ng Legislative enactment.
l'.sl,r,iinR llr lifs, rha,gn. nalu..
~. tlMi certain ntansa nIpnl,riat.
.L ~ tin 18th General Assembly ior
,dl.rr pntl"'s"s We're expended ii The
erection ~ pn~ works, ,,nr commit.
TIE find, frin tlun r,i.ipnrr II llMI
&. h~o paHn tint "l''n tn 's.n.
IT. liill asking fH an appropriation
l,t tlW Agricultural College WA ~.
teuei to the Committee III Way.
AMI Means IN liz IIu,rn. al which
eei,lniitee lie Mns a member. il MA
recommended tu ,he liuuan hs thu
committee il,at M appropriation ii
s.3.nnp l,a made i'V il Physical In.
hon,uty and that liz ..,si II Inp
works was understood ~ III ,a,,,,,
miiteo ~ included III thu, rnu,.
/ This evidence IN confirmed Ii, il,e
irs,i'u,sa. ~ l'npf t;rn. ", Jones ~
given hrfnrr thu Committee III lhp
Financial standing II tla ~tatr Iii.
rtitn,i,u~ lnnt winter, 800 r.luii
~ said committee.
| II " nbnnianily proved .lInt ll,e
lini,l ~ Trustees hnse t,flea a,,,f.,
printed tha moneys II iln s,,lleu.
without legal authority. W vi
rite u few instances.
| lat. A. - gus works building
(reir,rei 10 abuss) there In. be,a
expended ~ shown by tlln h,s,l.s d
ihe college u, tl,e erection, IT m.
works, IL tho ynar ls.s, nn.l liz ~
to account of min lsbnn,far. hi /
my, and drawn ffnm tii al.unlsI..
tio ~ thr litL q. 4. tho p,.,i !. a
lai.ry. Il II in evidence lIun rs.
run worh. !. entirely M,lnrni. II, i
.i,n "I.nl'ontury" building, MI Ii i
nni iuiir.oL ,y ,.alf rntnln.il.,. ,l..
ilo la" ~ thr lIth NJ. 4 nn,isa tit.
such expenditure, l'rur II /. IT,
thr Hon. Cicero Il,sr tastils. Ting.
- ~ csidrnrr) tint Ii uua unI.r
stood by thn llourn Committee i
Ways and Mrans li4th Il. Al tin
thu appropriation Was made fr III,
| erection and covering VI thr building
hut nos ~ complete Ii, .'nmi fr III.
9as w.,rkn also," Int ,m,r r.an. ea,l
not ALLOW snpl understanding to mi
weigh thu positive declaration nh.
plain reading ~ thu statute. Aani,i
~ ls,3, W. iind TINT ts..l.ts M WI
aslWnlcd tvr shr completion ii iii,
Igas works, ari W. knpw IL nu fun.
~ which tl,o expenditure can Le h
gally el,argcl. There appear ~ i,
over drafts paiI mt III tlr n,..allet
interest fund III 1870 nnd ls.I, IL iii,
amount III VII ,j',D.Jt. Alao, III III,
same ycar~, mainly for III. eol,plr