, 1874-01-09

Tho report Of tho State Auditor of Iowa has
just made its appearance, and is M extremely
interesting document. Unlike previous re-
ports, it doa1s not only with receipts aud OK
pendlturcs, revenues and tax levies. hut 1t fur
nishcs faces and figures, in Which groat moral
lossonB are coneoaied, In this respect, its Bhow-
ing is ~ eloquent indicator Of tho official turpi-
tude which prevails 30 generally at the present
time in the Offices Of City and County Treas
urora,
Tho report, therefore, readily divides itself
nato two SECTIONS: Firat. tho financial; acoond.
il.e moral aspoets Of tbs County Trsaauries as
focdors to tue State Troasury. The first will be
OF interest to otr Iowa renders; tho second to
roadors everywhere, az breaches Of ollicia trust
are not confined to tile narrow limxB Of Iowa,
but embrace the whole boundiess continent"
On Nov. 4, 1871, the amount in tlse State Treas
ury WAS S05,9g9. There wero received into the
State Treasury during the next two years
ss,4o7,o3o; disbursements th,ring the same
time, S2,446.0so; leaving in the Treas-
ury Nov. !, 1873, e57,2a8. Some Of
the leading toms ot the receipts were Us folowa:
Railroad taxes. ssa,2st ina1ranco companies
ta2os, s76,721; insurance foes, 1,0a1. The
Auditor estimates tint the receipts OF The Treaa
usy for the two ensuing fiscal years will ba
81, 800, and that tho ordinary expenditures,
including that Of the new Capitol, which is m
annual standing appropriation, will DO 91,474,-
600. leaving $49o,800 available for extraordinary
appropriations.
The above dguros comprise the material
financial exhibitor the condition oftho Iowa State
Treasury. Wo come now to tile moral aspects
Of tho case. At the last oloctiou. twenty-throo
County Treasusera failed to ma1ap connections
with thofr Offices, and wero consequently loft
out in the cold, aud the.o tweuty-three Tseasur-
ers, according to tho Auditors atatenleut, arc In
arroars Us followa Alla1nakoe County Cropliff,
Treasurcr), s3,8s4J)9; Audubon (Hamlin),
II l,023.6G; Bronaer lNorriH). a20SG.7S; Duena
Vista (sandersou). ea2.o7; CLAY {Ic1inelD. GEO.
28; Decatur (1&ompson), Sa6.s4; Franklin
(Alilior), s8as.sA; Fremont (Driggs). s1,1oi.50;
Hardin (pardeo), 800; Harrisou (Ford),
a2,869.6G; Howard (h1oon), sl,t2l.7o; Ida
(sloorohoad), s1sG,85; Lucas (EdginRton),
s1,G22.e7; Marion Cunningham. s1o7.51
Monana (Durtou), S9G0o7; o'Driou (Crogo),
scao,78; psf:o (connor). sG9o.82 Shelby (1yy-
land), a3i.N5; Sioux (Drown), s1,6o7.a5; Sioux
(stono), :2G75.a9; Taylor CRose), s593.a2
Total. $40, ,3G23A. To tleso must be added tho
Jedaleatiell III Jackson County, tho Treasurer OF
which did not get in arrears Hoon enough to
| take hin place In tho above cheorful procession
a1nouu ting 10 {s41, 900; thus making tho grand
| total sal, ,a8a.sA. How many more shou]a bs
atldol to those 1t is impossible to say, until the
| people ahall turn out present occupants and
| thus furnish an opportunity Of counting the
ulo..oy. The list. however. is q suficiont war.
rsnty Tor tho people to tllrn out oyory oficia.
who hae heon III office any considerable period
90 that tho Auditor can got into tho county safek
| aud examine their condition. py eing,l
lar coincidence, these arc mostly reported
robherios. which mny be accounted fol
by tha fact that, where tlloro is proof that ssaa
lug nas occurred, the eountiea arc credited will
the anaoants duo thom. Under such comfort
lug provision AZ this, 1t Ia tho safeat plan tt
raise thc hlla.and.cry Of robbery. The Auditor
however, 1oes not share IN tho boliof TINT bur
glars have bean operating 80 o.1aualvaly in tht
rural districts; 1t they had. thoy would undoubt
saly havs atsaxaa . larger taal than thu arssag'