The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-01-14
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the Governor September 4, 1874, and with
the testimony taken by the committee Is
herewith transmitted.
The substance of the conclusions to which
the committee arrived was that the late State
Auditor had received for timber cut on State |
lands 81, 04i. l3 more than ne had PAID to
the State Treasurer; that there had been
such management IN other Transactions;
that the State had suffered further damage
in the sum of sl2, $3.50; that certain trans
actions with the banking firm OF P. NJ. My
.rs Il Co., OF New York, raise strong pre-
SUMPTION that the State has an interest in
them and that the conduct of the exa:Iiin-
ers of the State lands had been grossly cor
rupt. Such showing as this demanded the
in,erposition of the Courts, and | therefore
requested the Attorney General TO bring suit
against the late Auditor, and to otherwise
assert in the Courts all the rights of the
| State which an examination OF the report
and evidence should bring to his atten-
/ ton.
The At orney General has brought suit
| against the late Auditor 70 recover the sum
| OF xe4, 64l.69. It will be speeded to its trial.
The completely oil the facts, and the inn
portance OF the issues persuaded the At
tarney General that this is \ ease where
the public interests demand the employ
| rent of assistant counsel He accordingly.
the Hon. VIM. Lochren. The Attorney
General states that suitable appropriation
| will lie necessary TO meet the expenses OF
procuring the attendance OF the many wit
| nesses whom the State will he Obliged to
call An appropriation for that purpose.
and also to compensate Mr. Lochren, IS re-
specially recommended
EDUCATIONAL
The report of the Superintendent. of Pub
lie instruction Is replete with information
upon subjects connected with his Depart
lneut He is convinced of the importance
OF making more efficient the means by which
teachers who have not had the benefit o.
: training by the Normal Schools, may be in
: structed in the most advanced educational
!, methods. His views upon this subject are
worthy OF your earnest consideration. HI
|. favors the continuance of the present sys-
ten OF County SuperintendentA- He main.
tains that the plan of district school manage
, ment by township board presents man,
, advantages over the mixed system " hici
!. now prevails. but it is very questionable
: whether the objections to this plan which
have been made valid by long acquiescenc
:. in the present mode OF governing schools, tn
: establishment OF small independent district
+ and the large expenditures which the TAX
: | PAYERS OF those districts have made upo
the assurance o. permanencv in their power
OF seli-goverrment, do not overweight the in
: herent and abstract merits OF any othe
n scheme. He is opposed to an enforced VII
: .ormity OF text books. He attests the bane
s icent and increasing influence OF the Norrns
S Schools and in these views | entirely con
: cur. Much OF the obloeuv which has bee
expended upon these institutions has lee
excited by undue expectations that tie
a general benefits ought 10 he more inmed
Of ate. That this is not reasonable Is spyare,
o., from the fact that while in the year ISL
>e 5,+sa teachers were employed in the con
n mon schools. the total enrichment IN Il
70 Normal Schools, an enrolsnent don b.le
b limited ty their capacity. was Se. To ii