Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-04-10

b IN .ikt rth. Tie tS,iorsi Esrhatr
bank ~ JefsFfon, GDd The Firt Nxiicnss
hank at War; nssurg,. the public funds .
the Stata in direct violation Of Law. etc.
AftcIe Z. That ne did vllnllg, knowinr-
AZ aud nnlaw oily assist and permit diver
persons ana cprporatiohs ~ Divers times. he.
tween the 3 , ~ ] tfuafy, 1871, q the l5td
Il October. 1873. 20 eomblns ard coal edesate
together Tor this purpose u getting control ~
tbs public monet of ths State and did alio4
aud permh said pefaons and corporations e
use. invest and loan ssld public fund Tor De
pr a. Ene gain Of said petsQns and eOrposs.
lions
Article 9. That no dsd on sue f&.h, dsv 81
January, 1879, uulswiuilt coutinueihR and
intending y conceal ,bs true condition 81 The
Treasury Of The State, and Of bin accounts a.
aurh Treasurer, did ialeely reprhesnt state
and report TO the General Assembly n tho
oista .of Missouri, that be had receised ffom
JDteph w. NJ reef The iosmer 1rnAsurer OF
tue STATE ard the predecessor OF eald Gates, A
sum OF MONEY 10 settlement With said Mercer.
TO. wits $500 COS, whea 10 truth ard In fact
aid Ga,rs did not receive taid sum o. money.
Jus received from sai1 mercer two chez,
drafts or evsdenres Of ibdebtodn ess drawn by
SAID joseph W. Mercer, np0h two 6ankin,
tustituh. ne, IN cirecl violation Of law.
Article g. Tat he did on the-day Of
1878, sccept receive rnd take from Jaaaes ~.
Bufks.N p. Ogden aud the bank ofSt Je,enh
L IbTtN HtU ~ WHY 99nAE VI Kt1kN HNtI
in rtloase and discharge Of I'll liabilities { x
.asd psttics 70 Ne State u M,saouri, on-ee.
/ oounts OF public moneys Of the State. he
by said parties tor and 10 the place OF lay
moneys % the United states. In direct IiC.
gion o. law &C.
A,sicle 10 That be did on the 2o,h. Of.
Jabusry 1878 aid. sssis, and ab.t by use O.
public monsy aud the credit CT The State, Il
the purchase, sale, trAfis and transfer. DO.
tween John j.. Mastln, ThnmAs II 4ssun,
ThA' Mastin Bank, james N. Basnf, N z.
Old n aad tbs bank Of 81. JOseph, OF caftsin
ciaims AEd evidences OF iniebvednesa, 10 di.
rect v~iolation Of Law.
Article ~. That he did IN, on he 2sth Of
j ,suary 1878, execute. make out, sign and
deliv,r TO jamie ". Burns Two checks, drafts
or evidences ol Indebtedness tor large sums o.
money seAinsi The public fund Of tho State o.
Missouti, theu and there being 10 tbs Biul
OF 81. eeah, without ineiiry or kuOwieds'
a. to tie pdrpose OK intsnde1 nse Of said pub
lie money ard ms msnheT not sAictioBsc OF
authorized bS Law; whereby The said Gate
was guilty o. official misconduct.
Article II TnAi he did on the-dsy Of
1917. take ~ tha.puhlio iund OF the State. the
sum OF $t3l 600 sod deposit the game ia the
Maslin idk, well-knowiDg At the tune Of
making the said deposi, that Said bank was
insolveot and In failing circumstances and
that ssid public funds were In great danger Of
being Loaf TO tbs State, AL this, 10 direct vio-
Aitlcfe Is. Tha, be did permit, allow and
consent 10 the reloening, use and parcelliug
out ard distribution 81 The public mOney Of
! the SAFE BY bim IN toe back OF ST. joseph TO
various persons, corporations ADd banking
: in stitutions, thereby b zArdinR an endan-
usrinR sad public iutd, and causing a part
VI said fund 70 be Involved IN the failure OF
sAidpersohs, etc, TO the detriment OF the
treasury, std Ia diree, violation OF law.
Article "A Tat he ord, between, ibs
) sth day OF January. 1917, and October IS b.
1873, wiliully Snd khoSingiy violate The pro.
visions OF section 10, article 10 of The cor.
~stitutiop OF the State, wbert By the pablo
: fund could have been loaned, ~ thsrsin pro
yided, to the ute-And benefit Of ihe state, ps4
a large Sum OF money saved 20 the Stats
which the said EiiSh Gates whol y neglect
ed, isi'ed and refused 10 do, 10 direct Vlo'a'
tiot OF law.
Afticle 10. Thst be failed and neglected
10 keep toe fu ds and publ c moneys Of the
State, aud to ditburte tie tame, only upon
safrants dsaEa b. the . ste Auditor, but o.
: diyrR times sincs tbe s q Of January, 49,,
+ entrusted their custody 70 various per.oG'
and corporations, thereby causing In tha iAH-
+, IRE and suspsnsiOn OF tsit prrsons Aud cot
poratIo 10. tbs wl,hdrawa1 rom the Tceasu-.
OF the State, sad the deficiency Ia ire
amounts OF public monies, subject % cal
and dem and OF tho State OF large snun c.
money to-Wlts 1850 w W t9c INJURY ~
tbs credit OF tbs 3 .aIo 10 diiec: VIOLATION o.
law.
And the House OF Representatives s4yIn-
70 themselves the right OF exhibiting a. A.
lime hereafter, any nlheror further e'.lelas
: " accusations OF lhpeachments Against Tar
said Elijah Gates, and also Of repfyiug I'd
nis answers hereto as 20 any OF the forsgIiug
articles, or To any that may be hereafter eK-
hibitsd against hin, aai OF offering prooti -
all aud every said article An1 10 Any thEl
! nay DO exnIo5s1 agaIaN him "a the case
3 may REQUIRE, do demand thEt said "a Jan
Haies may be put 70 answer the said Grim =,
. uisdsmoAnors and official misconduct, AMI
that such pFocgedIpgs, eyAm nations, Tisll
and judgments 1Eytbs had and given a. arr
and may Be Agreeable 70 Law and justice
. Sigbsd.
J y. p. wrLxY Chairman,
w. +. TAYloR,
! J. ID. s. DRrDEs,
JHO. j. LoUTHAN.
Resolved further: That the Clerk OF tbs
: House, transmit 10 the Senate these resolu'
lions and the said articles OF Impeachment.
Mr.. TAYLOR, then moved that action o.
: this resolu Ion aud the report Of tue Comm't
lee Oh Impeachment be postponed until wed
nes lay morui Y, Aprii 9th.
pos poning ~ toe 2lst day OF April, a. ter
1 O'Clock. Toe syeS ami noas being dernaldr.
!, Toe following vas the result: Ayes o., noee
1 So. Lost.
4 TIE motion Of Nj. Taylor vas thcn trcr,
Cd.
4 HENRY w. BOSS,