, 1874-09-05
a Legislative Committaa Ro.
ports a Deficit Of
$89,569.
No Accounts {, Kept Of Receipts from
:: the Sale and Rent Of State
Lands.
ra''oFe OF McIlrath to Execute the
customary Bonds.
responsibility Of Ex-Goy. Auet3r
Tor This Failure.

= e. npee'a D1spatch 70 Tho chtcaqo 7+zbun.
, ~. tAo1'' Mton., Sept. 4.-Tho Disnohr1 t,,.
> " ov,1o.. Pup4lsloe tlo report aud part Of t},r
tim n,'n., saAen ny tho Committee Of Inyestirn.
, fur;nr ~ W the scnato Inst wntor to pft
or tba nt., AVIATION anu inquire into tho affairs
Auutor Charles A1o1lrath. Ilis i,yoat;c,tia, ia.
"ee supplementary to, anl iutlIroct1v rro;.
.-on' saae by which tho State Treoanr,. euv" ,ro"
lonooou from tho Munch-secger n;uo ,r,,a rLas
o"4, n4'1oo conalsta Of Senators Macdono,1 ~
aaopee hubbard, of Rod Wing anl s1cIyu-
o4sa, y. ssl1"ator,-tho first Iibora1. non,o-
Aa, A.lo LUG others Republicans. In thu oourao
ol:sno inquiry they havo examined 100 wiincauos
anu without being ablo to aycorlor Lin fnnu ;,'
"t soe tsansactious in State andy. havo fiuco,,-
c.eo IN snch transactions Of which proos IL f,,,,
nlshad that ''oo1 l" luz
| 4. !, 3hh S1A7E las BEEN DIRECTLY wnosorn
me amont OF about 990,00u during n1c1Jrat1,,.,
administration, OF which amount Acllrat,, ID
alsootly charged with deficiency Of s;Y nm
sens INC difference betweon moneys paid tn lin
tof hsompage On State lands, and tho amounts ra.
.utnco pg MIN to tho stato Troasury. In addition.
saeto ase noted losses Of about $4,000 by sus-
picloas trnnaactions In which ho docs mr. nm
rn4s lst TO h@Vo derived any advantage; besides
"hloa 1t appears to hayo boen tho prnctico
under his administration, Which contnno1
tweiVo years, for 1umbermen to talo plno fron,
ssafo lands on verbal permits. eon,etimca
'1om NJ molIrath, and sometimes from oxam;nara
sens ont by Linn TO look up trespassors, md moro
latnoor was cut on such illegal permits and bv
actpal trespaas than was cut On written contracts
plescf1oed ny law. It was tho practico
70 eet'le oil such stumpago by pay-
"ent OF about one.third to opo-holf II,
"afkot Valuo, payments being divided into ubout
oq"ai pafse' one"half being pnid to tho Exam
NOR for hinRolf and McI11ath: aud thu othor
half to h1c1llath for tho state Tim ascor,o;no5
1oss Is divided between tho several funds ubout
as follows; School fund, $4,000: Uuivorajtv
aana, V1o,oooi Internal improyct:,,nt fuui
So'ooo' r.
THE uNABcEnTAIHED LOSS
e"n1os 70 estimated under hundreds or tho,.
ao'' 1nc4u"ea Ill tho ]attor must bo couutol
,'s.s,9 e - 'anaS nua timber to favored persons.
business associates Of McIlrath. or NJ arnno,,
thon State Treasurer at Iesa tl,nn yoln., ,rt,a.
chanco for competition, and on torma ,,nt ~
lo"eo other buyers. In ono instance Mc1,roth
10 directly charged with rocoiyjnr
orabo OF $500 for milking nr;vo,o.
saio OF mineral lands on tho north uhoro Of ra,Eo
Superior. 0''SAS - '-''Ao
.oTHEn8 IMPLICATED.
tnatfeotly tho expose brings into theso ouca.
y I'sot transactions most OF the State ocors
q =. past yoafs md numerous prominent noIif-
INNS. generally Of the o1ass sonotilncs rraiicl
lero "sawdust po1iticfana.p An,onv thaae !" H.
eaat ;a one one candidate for Congress- on tho iepubs
Considerable ia added, also, to tho informa.
'o LOU OF lasI qoar concerning the stato Treasury
s1l soanlaeemene during Mcllratla's period. who;,
;Inii ;a !. l, Maneh was Troaaurer, and niterwarl ward
icH
'st year. Tho Treasury anpoars '''iava to Eava
con tho banking g-louso, its princjpal hmr.
osa 9, being the loaning and advancing Of money
e sno benefit Of tho state~Houso Ring aud tloir
managed aa to koop largo balonbes nyailabio
'r TINT purpose. "'A''"0'o
AMONG THE LATER TRANSACTIONS EXPOSED
ao spoGHaeo9 naao u stocks BY cllrath through tho
sing, held With State funds, md llnni,y uoIi
TOR TWO years interest paid to ArcIiratll to tho
ornament school fund at the advance caused in
ow ena YORK by IT bolng mado known TINT tho State
antod to buy securities Of TINT class This
ansaotion is supposed to account for tho 100
'nda discovered at the time Of soogors impenci.-
ent M not to hayo boon registered by tho Slate
1altor ae required by 1aw; also for tic faot TINT
her bondA wero found III tho Treasury, w1oeo
toa OF issue weTo subsequent to tno Intes at
l,oh i y, t1o Bame wero Of record on tie Auditors
lreasareI'a books, rs having been purchased
r4tIAH44Ioas 4AtiAa"
Ii ls too carly yot to estimate
i FULL EPFKoT OF THIS EXPOSE UPON THE pEo~
pLK
sno state; but tho talk upon tho streets this
oning is that it will complete tho overthrow Of
,; ;hepublican party In Minnesota.
[1e Oonmttteoa report ]. closely con-
81 to Its Immediate. subject, but tho
luminous Testimony Is full Of col
corruption widespread among ollicais
ough yours whom tho party was most trusted
lonorod, and whom no ploa waa moro Dpwor-
In favor OF candidate for ofco, aud nohniv
I'D Charge him with wrong doing MoIirat,
! thus ro-oloctod noyorul times; blunc|, nlsn
!, when beth retired, tLoir influence put
Gor In tho Treasury.
'hcn tho silent partners In tic biz lumborinr
land fr7na involved arc nnnc knn.v,, liz