Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-06

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,pon the subject matter of the motion. snti
hat The timc ia which the rules Of; ihe
house permitted itagain 10 be brought up g
dSinteryenelf
I f,otas III e1dss Ea I oysrraled ax the /,
,hair, and Mr. Clarksou appealed from the
iecislpn
Upon vote. the ayes and noes helng11
salled aud ordered The decision Of tbs E
chair vas sustained.
The ntotion then being before The house,
Mr.. coddiugam proceeded TO address the
house and 10 read, part Of The evideness
taken before The committee, when ne waaa
called 10 order, and motion inside and
carried, that all The testimony taken in thai
case be read to, the house, and that the at
torneys in the case be invited to seats with
In the bar of the house as attorneys for
their respective clients
The house then took recess for thiriyi
minutes, and tfpon The reassemhllag Of the
house the clerk proceeded 10. read the cyi. !
.dence in the case.
Afses reading portion Of thetes,imony.
the house adioarued nn,l Gam. to-mof.
row.
Tuesday, Feb Q.
+ The house met at 9o'clock, a. nj and
was called TO order BY the speaker. @
Prayer by chaplain.
| Roll called K
Members ali present. +
/ Minutes read and approved
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee ou enrolment reported
that house fle No Q, correctly enrolled.
4 The committee on ways and means made
the following report;
MR. SpEAKER-- Your commltee on
ways and means to whom was referred the
matter OF Investigation of the finances Of
4 The Territory, and who were authorized TO
send for persons apd papers, beg leave to
submit the following partial re poIi
4 Your committee fnd that The method hy
II which accounts have been kept nave not
!, been systematic to the necessary extent in
order to shaw the financial standing of the
Territory. No sys,em has been used hy
which balances can be accurately exhibited
nor by Nhich errors in accounts might be
known 10 exis, ON accounts of failures II
balance accounts Erroneous entries ar,
found In the day book, and corrections arr
not discovered.
On page 10 of day l,uok is found an eniF,
stating that on May 18Th, 1872, there va
y paid on warran, No, 153, seventy tiveS dol
d lars and on page AZ In an entry shown
that on June eo,h on slie ssne warrant wa
paid one hundred dollars, aud seventy cent
) interest. The warrSn, was drawn for on
i hundred dollars, dated Apri 20.h, 1877
thus showing that on u warrnnt fore
q hundred dollars there WAS paid one hu,
! dred and seventy five dollars and seyent
cents.
70 These errors are so far back 10 the pat
le ,ha, they are probably beyond our reaci
r Tie irregulerpy OF The method OF account
IN the later years and espcciaffy durin
\ tae las, fiscal term has not, SO far as can 4
. ascertained, resulted In loss To The Ter
Of tory and ypnr committee expect 10 |
&. able BY 10 morrow 10 report to this hou.
tie amoun, Of outstanding warrants
Il IssaE- eegs.,ait.ss. submit with this repo
Fl statement made by the Territorial treas
- rcr. Hon Z. A. Sherman. regarding Il
" cash ha tancc received by him fram Il
70 former treasurer, Hon. John Clsmentso
Gu al the hands OF his depu,y, Alexand
Hughes.
IN Your committee submit als1 the fact tli
ed chapters aud s be the political code ha'
rs, been prepared, with particular reference
I'd the pf HE # aat
IL tor and treasurer so thattheir accounts al
1t. the biennial reports required of the
- shall exhibit the true financial condition
II the territory.
Respectfully submitted,
G. s. CopDrNeToN, Oh u
= =. he fellexipg is the statement alluded
=. In the foregoing report:
of Balance reported January 10Th. 1877,
!, Alex Hughes, deputy treasurer, on ha
ha January lat. 1877 ....... SOUS.
!. Cash rcmitled BY draft On Sioux
st. City 1888. ............,.,.... sol.
nf Balance reported in Hotiman's
bank k.,................. loo
an ass
~ Mr. Hughes reported that this alno,
~ Sl6652 would be forwarded " eergsooa 2
ap- Mr., Clemcutson. Up to this date, #
for 1st, 1877, It has not come to hand.