, 1876-11-17
IOWA.
The State Treasury $500, 900 in
Debt.
Land-swindling.--Y. III. G. A....suprcme
Court Decisions.

LIES MONIES, ln.s NOV. 10.-NOW That election
Is oscr, mud political statements cannot DO lin
bio to Tho Charge OF being made for effect or
party purpose IL Is In order 10 tell tho people Of
this State
HOW THEY STAND F1NANcIAtLr,
and the condition Of their strong-box. On the
7th Of this month, sent yUu tho annual state
nacnt Of the State Treasurer, in which II appears
there had been received into tho General Neve-
nue. Fund, for tho gear ending Nov. 4,
81 ,00s, $50, md paid out sl,0O0,02O, or
does not show tho true condition Of the Trcas-
ury. Tha Treasurer, liko my other prudent
mnn, finding that his casl,-l>ox would not supply
all tho demands which the Legislature l,as1
maile upou II, distributed tho money, as CHI.
cngo did hot soup after tic Mig Fire, to tho
actually needy, aud where It would do tho most
good; while to those who could walt, or who
could probably mako raiso at d
bank thereof, warrants wcro issued
on the Treasury, and indorscd. These bcar In
tcrcst, and There has been issucd, up to The 18Th
tnst., $3.50, QUO Of these warrants. Bankcrs md
n'oney-lendcrs ara glad to get them, hut It 10
not very profitable to the Taxpayers, who will
vrry naturally inquire,
wIir Is This Tnusl
Tho answer Is easy md plain. The Legislature
created tho debt. Tho Auditor has only to issue
this warraiits when demanded, md the Treas-
urer to pay them when prc:entcl. At the lust
session Uf the Legislature, the whote tax-systcm
aud financial condition Of tile 8tatu was Thor
onghiy discussed The State Auditor prepared
catcfdlty-dravn estimates Of expenditures for
sta,c in.t!tuslons. BesIdes t6is, t!iu Commit
tees Of Ways ami Mcans In both Houses were
furnished with detailed estimates of expenses,
from other nt.d rclfablc sources. THO Auditor
estlmateti the expenditures for two years at
-. .NW nt1j1 thH rnrf.1OtA. nnirf $!Yte,fnt1
tax. at $1,073,8p0. The ctirrcnt expenses Of the
State are about 81, BOZ, 900 fur two years, which
would leayu 6810, 100 to be expended 10 special
approximations tor State institutions. 11istcad
for special purposes, 0utslde the expenses Of
the State government s9l5,3u3. This does not
Include tho expenses Ut tho Legislature, or the
yarious eomm'ttecs thereof wltci, are INCLUDED
not be supposed that tho Legislature could not
ald aud subtract; but, when you add to atdI-
tion and subtraction silence, you have
THE TRUE sTArH or THE CASE.
It Is q notorious fart that, Mt each session Of
tho Legislature, thcrc !s formed what is known
as the Appropriation Ring, composed Ut mctn-
bcrs representing the localities Of tho various
State Institutions They are numerous enough
Their rnotto IS: !" You vote for me, anl pll
vuto for you.' 1t wns, Of course, highly i'm
portant that each Representative should secure
the largest possloio sum for his pct institution,
@ especaly @ % o a Ind Eousrcssuual % asp[patIons' @ @
ns was tho case very dcelucdly last winter. Tho
seattcration of tho public institutions nil over
the State Ia most nllwfee aud detrimental poll
cy, md will grow worse eaeh year.
When tho Legislature was informed by tho
Executive Council md tho Auditor TINT It had
appropriated uvcr $300,D00 more than could
possibly DO paid, blIl was PREPARED to
for State puEposcs to two-aud-a-aail mills, Tho
Hpuse tlnally liked it at two and IL 0ilnrtcr and
possetl the bill. It went 10 tho Senate. Where
thu bill was defeated; and l have II on good au-
members of it, wero requested by Senators Who
ilclped to defrat the tax.bIil to incrcaso
tho valuation OF proncrty and tic
tax-lcvy, 30 as to provide funds
to paY tho APPROXIMATIONS n1Blc, Tho
Council would not Il ti,cy could and could not
II they would, as tic statute defines their duty;
and ti1cy lett tho valuation and Tux low as TIC
statute liked tt, and let thc responsibility Of tic
bankrupt treasury rest
with the Legislature,
Thu State is paving interest on q debt OF
S250, 900, created within ths year, md tlege s
money to nay It, When the ueople send Repre-
than to rIdo cougrcsss[unal l,ubojea. t,turc vii
be- W end to tits, mo INST two SESSIONS of
tho Legislature were grossly aud notorIousy
prossItutcd to Congrcss-nuntlig.
sp<ea, cp31e:5ssssls 1sxnsswase'sS T. SS. Tribune.
DIES Alo1sEs, a., Nov. 13-A gang with
hca.l9uartcrs at Cleveland, u, nrc operating II!
Michigan, Indiana, md Ohio, selling Iowa ln,ld
which they DO not own. They present their
customer with an nbstract showing tic claini OF
title from the Goyernmout patent through ya-
rioss transfers, whicl, purport to BE- re-
corded III records A to II. As Ida
County is comparatively new, her records have
only reached tho letter ?. Fraudulent salcs Of
ready been discovered.
r. ii. 9. ASSOCIATION.
The Iowa Young Mems Christian Association
will meet At Mafshalltown on the 1tIth inst.
Thu Hon. John Y. Farwell, J. W. Dean, n. u.
Spolford, aud Robert Weldensall, OF Chicago,
will bc present aud deliver aildrrsses,-hIr, Fur
well speaking oil the evening ol the 10th.
supREME-couHr DECISIONS.
Ono Church brought IN actio,,, t.for tho use
Of tho School Fund,n aga1nst ono bingham, for
violation Of thu Liquor lAw. Judgment was
rendered. against Nihghum for $lU5. Tbs d.
fense sot Up TINT u private citizen could not
bring III action in Ills own Mans for u public
benefit. Thu court below decided that 10 could,
md tho Supreme Court aillrmed tho decision.
Que ueldls bcra.no surety for tue appeartllco
OF his son for exa.,lluatlon in cri,nfoal proso-