, 1874-02-22
KANSAS.
Tho State Treasurer Tmpcnched by the
House OF Hepresentntivea-

Tho State Treasurer fmpenched by tn
House OF Representatives
Special Dispaseh to The Chicago Tribune.
TOPEKA, Ean. Feb. 11.-Tt will Be remembered tha
the Last annual report Of the State Auditor contatne
grave charges OF nasmanagenent and siolauon Of la
on tho part of the s:ata Treasurer. Upon the a.
sembhng the Legislature, committee waa appoint
I'd, with the Hon. A. II. Horton Of Atchlson, Chair
man, to investigate the a4trs Of ths State officers
That Committee have made searching Investigation
Of the State Teasury and to-day submitted report
signed by four Of the FIVE members, which conclude
With The following resolutions:
RfsJfGed, That Josiah E. Hsyes, Treasurer OF tn
State Of Kansas be and is hereby impeached for hgl
crfmea ard tnfdemcanors in Office.
Tha Committee say that there have been
GROSS IRREGULARITIES
IN the manner Of psying out the funds appropriated
By Congress- for the payment Of military expenditures
tailed investigation Be- made. They furthe,
ol:ee .have tesn conducted in. pubut
Treasurer to loan TO- deposit with, uny bank IN
dvidua any funds At the State, and makes tho yiola-
ton Of this law felony. L t. shown that
terest State bonds, depoais last year With
Gilman Co.: Of Nav York. Tbs Treasurer Il Preai-
among It's correspondents. It is also shown That
LARGE AMOUNTS RAvE uERs LOANED
to banks in this city and elsewhere, aud to private in
often bid In the Treasury for several months and
dnzJ been taken up by the drawers upon tho return
f ns of il. ua ons Of e4e 1' sd
am1ng tho asseta 1 draft Of country bank
on Henry CIewa Co. for upwards Of 5000, which
eas drawn two reeks after the bank knew Clc~s L.
Co. had suspended husineAa. The bank subsequently,
took mp the paEez Upon IN examination made In De-
ceruber LAST tnere appeared
CREDIT ABorr $4,000,
and the voucher therefor WAS letter from the Caah-
for Of the 6hawnee County Bank to the Treasurer,
ststing that SO 0oo had beea placed to the Treasurer
rany in .ynent for exchange purposng to ha7e been
given to the bank for collection.
Tue evidence befora the Committee hlovs conclu-
sIvely that no such deposit waa ever made, and thu
the ITO QUO WIS simply loan from the Treasury. The
general bond CT the Treasurer Is only for 500 900,
while there ia Ut the present uno than $500 600
In currency In tho vault.
The House
ADOPTED tn. HE=oLUr1oN OF IMPEACHMENT,
and rrec.;n articles Will To presented. Tbs
Treasurer ta9 always been deemed honest n1a. He
wns Cnonr! OF the Twsfth Kansas Regiment, and lost
leg In batt:c- He his given but lite attention 10
the duties of tho ofaes, Int hss ntrused them to
II is no. thought that any loss will
au to the Treasury. but there e discrimination On
tho part Of the Legislature put stop to unlawful
speculation in State fundz.
rovex r. . H. = oa'sa ,rna.: r, ., r,ao, Ho,
tons COMMITTEES closes with resolution that Joetnh
Hsyes Trc@~ngcr Of the State Of Ksusas, be- and il
hershy, impeachcd for high crimea and MS
Tpo II n,agns 9 h. conaues no' Of fss
T.oasrrcr, and charging that tho investf-
CATION had been conducted to elicit such
facts only Intended to ts raszvorne 10 the Tre.s
urer, rejected refrsc 10 hear al evidence which
In any manner tended to explain, excuse or justify
he Treasurer in his management Of the affairs Ut Ls
md cl:trua that there haA only been
ecnntcal violatlon Of tue law.
There Of Irregularities In the 1ururuare
Dep7 rnent, .ud, il rne an investigation will be hsd
Into the Affairs OF The S.ste Insurance Com missioner
ToPExA, Ean.. Feb. of.--TAe 9tnats hxa passed the
Joint resolution TO suht the question Of feuAla suf
gruRa to : voto Of the peorla.