The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-30
INQUIRY CONCERNING THE STATES
MONEY SAID TO BE TN
NETWORK
Is the State Treasurer Getting the Interest

mittee appointed by the House to count
the money in the State Treasury have COM
pleted their work. The committee men
agreed to the proposition that ifthey coun-
ted the money except on the invitation OF
the Treasurer his official bond would be VI
tiated, and that he was the unquestionable
custodian OF the funds during his term OF
office. He, however, extended this invita-
ton, counted the money, examined the
books and papers, and reported among
other items 1858, BAG. 33 deposited IN New
York to pay interest.
THE MONEY IN NEW YORK.
There should not be 800 cents of this
money in New York, and the deposit OF
this amount there is probably unacounta-
BILE, unless it is drawing interest for the
Treasurer. According to the Auditor $ re-
port for 1872, it required $23l ,42o.77 to
pay the interest on the State debt for the
two years, ending Nov. 80, 1872. This
amount must be decreasing year by year,
as the installments on the principal OF the
debt are paid The January interest has
just been paid, and no more interest will be
paid till July next, And even then, no such
amount as the above will be required. But
the ''act to regulate the payments of inter
est on the public debt and the purchase OF
State bonds requires, in proviso of the
first section, that the money applicable to
the payment of such interest shall not be
withdrawn from the Treasury more than
thirty days before the time fixed for such
payment.
THE TREASURY wATCHMAN,
Halpin introduced in the House to-day, q
resolution, which was adopted, referring
| that portion of the report of the Finance
Committee regarding the Waterman in the
Treasury Department to the COMMITTEES
on Contingent Expenses, with instructions
to inquire how the annual appropriation Of
81, 99O made for this purpose last winter
is expended, and report to the House.
The Canal Project.
On Tuesday, Governor Beveridge sent !,
message to our General Assembly a
Springfield, suggesting that congress b,
memorialized on the subject of opening thu
Illinois and Michigan canal to the Missis
sippi river, and making a national high
way. AS under the State law the cana
cannot pass out of the hands of the Stat
without the consent of majority of tn
people expressed at general election, h
advises the Legislature to take tn
question under consideration and decid
upon the quickest and best means of &C
complishing the desired object. Accom-
panying the message he transmits com
munication from prominent civil eng;
neer, Mr.. Thos. E. Prosser, in which i
preached a plan for improving and operat
ing the canal by building railway on tn
heel-path, upon which to run engines tina
will draw trains of boats The cost of thi
contemplated improvement is stated a
$10,210 per mile, and the calculation i
that freight can be handled by means of j
at two mills per ton per mile Mr. Pros
sor states that 100000 can be had iron
the general government wherewith to ex
pertinent upon his plan, if the Legislator
would ask for it.
With this canal completed to Rock Is
and this point would become the most i'm
portant shipping point in the northwest
west of Chicago.
/ The Investigation of the Roatch Case Farce
The Mayor held what he called an inveS
tigation of the charges against Roatch, thi
afternoon He declined to hear any ev
dence 10 relation to the charges of the It
inst, saying that he had inquired int
, them and didn't regard the proof of thel
sufficient for Roatch' removal
In relation to the charge made on th
the 9th, ofeXtorting money from a poe
stranger and then taking him to saloo
: and dance house, and afterwards assault
ing him, he refused to hear the testimon
t of Marshal Kimball, Deputy Marshal Brer
man, and of Policeman Murrin, as to whs
the stranger told them in regard to tn
matter-the Mayor said they must produc
the stranger and let him testify, but tn;
) was impossible as he left town the neg
| day after it occurred. The only testimon
admitted was that of Policeman Anthem
who saw the assault. That was all thel
was to the case, and the Mayor took it III
! der advisement.
a Alderman Bell will see what the Coul
2 ell will do about it next Monday.
Victoria C. Woodruff will lecture
! Hills Oprea House, Davenport, Saturda
I night, Jan. 3lst, at s o clock. 29-d3t