The Grange advance., 1874-09-09

were 1llaOe I)ayaDie TO- tAe oiuci VI tA1o 0c-@to
Treasurer. But all Of them were SO taken
on behalf Of the State, to apply on the
stumpage business.
MIR. Dixie, the present State Treasurer, was |
fully informed by me about the condition OF |
these affairs, before or about the time ne took |
possession OF the office. The present Deputy |
Treasurer was also the deputy OF Mr.. )ike's |
predecessor, and the papers and notes were !!
placed in his. said deputy's hands, with Mr.. |
bikes knowledge and consent.
The whole matter OF the notes and stump
AGE was talked over in the Treasurer's office,
between Mr.. Seeyer, Mr.. Dixie, Mr.. Hurter
and mvselt, and was fully understood by all
Of them.
When retired from Office considered my
responsibility in the matter entirely at all
end; at the same time, | regretted the neces-
sity of leaving unsettled accounts for other
officers to collect, and volunteered my SER
vices to make the burden as light as possible
was very much surprised when informed by
the deputy, Mr.. Hurter, in November, that
no one could Ike found to enforce those con-
tracts, and that he was p .werless in the mat
ter, and that mus take charge of them
again, and made such reply as my time and
opportunity afforded.
Since the date Of that REPLY, some of the
notes have been paid III full; others paid in
part; others extended upon payment of in
terest and the deposit Of additional securities
while all the parties acknowledged the just
ness OF the claims and assure the Treasurer
that they will pay them.
There is no necessity whatever of any loss
to the State on account of these claims. All
the parties are abundantly able to pay, or
ready and willing to furnish further security
if required so to do.
During my administration Of the Office,
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the State, and it will he found that during
the ten years that was Land Commissioner,
the pei elcentaye Of losses to the State Oh
stumpage contracts will be far less than the
average loss in ordinary commercial transac-
tions. Respectfully suhmitted
CHAS. NcILRaTH.
At that time the statement with
other proceedings Of your committce;,
was not intended to be made public un :.
til our report was made; tut a copy { #
the same was Given to one Of the $ t.
Paul newspapers by Mr.. McIl"ath: + ~
presume, and published therein the ay
following its presentation te US. We
make this statement in Justice to 'ii,c
committee: as the fact of it:s publications
was commented upon and criticised at
the time.
After having examined several wit
ncsses and finding it impossible before
adjournment to make a satisfactory in
vestagation, or such an ,one as called
for by the resolution, in consequence
of the vast amount Of labor which is
! imposed, your committo. were a:thor-
ized at their request, to sit after the
adjournment of the Seratc and prose
cute their labors, with instructions tc
submit their report to the Gov
crnor VINO would transmit it to
your body. This we have done, and
we trust and believe that an examina-
tion of The testimony will convince you
that we have made an honest effort to
ascertain and lay before you all the
facts within our reach. Our duties
have been arduous, tedious and often
times unpleasant, in having to procure
testimony from those most reluctant to
give evidence, and we can only say that
! the investigation has proved to be
matter :of much greater magnitude than
We anticipated. and that we have de-
voted :fully as much of our time to it
as proper regard for our private in
tcrests an affairs would warrant. 1t
will be readily understood that in pros
eeuting an investigation of this charac.
ter, voluntary informants Of irregulari-
ties, or frauds. are rare, as few persons
other than the parties to the same are
oognizsnt Of such transactions or acts,
hence the unpleasant duty of becoming
a special detective is. in effect, imposed
upon each member of the committee.
In regard to the unpaid notes de-
se1ibed in the above mentioned COM
munica;ion of; the State Treasurer, the
following communication from that off,
Ger wilt show how many have been paid
since this investigation was ordered,
and what action has been taken by him
with reference to those remaining un-
paid:
ST. PAUL, Aug. 10, 1874.
Hon }: IS. Macdonald, Chairman lnvestigat-
| ing Consnittee:
DEAR Ss::: In reply to your favor Of the
18th inst, i have the honor to enclose here
with q list OF stumpage notes paid since my
; report to the Senate, and a statement OF the
action taken in regard to those remaining in
hand unpa4A:
| NOTES PAID, BELONGING TO PERMANENT
| SCHOOL FUND.
Date Of Payment.
February l9, 1874, Bray, Wilder 4
Co., note due Feb: Is, 1874, se4l SO
February Is, 1874, Crooker Bros
Il Lansa'lreaux, note due Febru-
ary H. 1874, 3o7 rs
February 81, 1874, Bray, Wilder
Co notes due March Is & April
Is, 1874, 1890 SO
April c3, 1874, John Rollins, note
due July 3, 1873, |!
UNPAID NOTES, BELONGING TO PERMANENT
SCHOOL FUND.
;s>noka Lumber Co., dated Nov. 80,
1879, with u per cent interest, $547 So
Turned over to Attorney General
April II, 1874.
Aanger & Gray, dated Dec. |, 1878,
10 ner cant interest due .lnne 1