, 1879-03-24
THE OLD STORY.

aiIs&ourl lAErtculturul.Cotlr9n Cn,nsnfssionrr
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cinnss In Ills Accounts
nnd n1Rnnnr of DOlt,E ssnsinrss.
1T. LOUIS, Mo-, Mnrch 20.-9cantlat No. t,1ol
Of liz present Democratic regime in this State
was developed at Jefferson City tt,.'lay, when
report Was nnle by the Legislative Committee
appointed some time nEU to examine into tie
naturalization of tic Agricultural Cnlcgc lands
of the State, ullu the proceeds Ut sales mud
leases Of said land. Stripped ii tile ponslcrol,s
clreunocution seemingly fnseparab1c froItI doc
tlmcnts uf It's nature, The report s',ows that ilIc
Agricultural College lands ot t'e State have
been wsctcIIctlIy managed, the tU0ks VI Tho
Commissioner loosely kcpi, the !ntesrsLs Of the
Statu University neglected, and tl.nt sntne thuu-
s,nt1s uf luliaEs Ut the 1ht,ilry DERIVED from
snIes anil lenses Uf lands nrc yet 10 e hett,tlnte
for. Ot aio,U,0 urles granted To the Stats by
1s,e Federal tiovrrnn'ent by INC nst ol 1s'a for
been sold, while only 10 0k' acrce arc now under
lease.
been deprived by this management u the ad-
rlatuly apparent. The Co.llnllttee cotnpfatu
also tint tlIe Cetnmfssioncr fatIe'l To c1.mDly
with the Inv. which requires hhs tn t,1nke tr,iu
quarterly settlements. tlat tnonsys tantleIi over
retained unlawtntly IN lIlr i.au's> II tt,c Cum
missioner, nl,d the University thereby suffered.
Tile rc,n,rt says, further IN: "By fnr The
largest itcoinn Is recGived irDn' 'lm annual itl'
wl,c.l,cr Or not all ,noncys obtained from lllh
sourcc lind been rorractly a'rs1t1ntc'l fnr, the
Committee, nftrr addressing circular letters nf
Inquiry IL peraons resitlftg In the scvcrai co1n.
tca IN wl.ic these 1a,u]s o. visited the 'lcc nE
the Commissioner at St. Louis, nnt made carc-
ful examination of Ills accounts. Ills books
wcro found IN q most unsatisfactory conl.-
ton, willie certain notes ni!tl pcnei'-narks on
tic margin of the lease.bop's induced tho Com
m.ttco ~ believe t1lat regular journal or
ledger Of receipts md payments had hcc,, kept
by tho Commissioner. but which hu tailed u
produce hrfnrc tho Committee. though called
upon to do 10. In fnct, the record was 30 H.
complete without such oak 1st thy
A Statistical exhibit compiled frutn suCt,
books MS the Commissioner chose to show, Is
prescribed by The Committee. indicating lin.
thr Commissioner r nbout SS.0oD ahort III lfs
accounts, AS III the case OF the Treasury de-
fulcatiou, the prospect for the rccnyrry vi even
this comparatively small amount Is 1ncngre.
The Committee say, also, Tint tiIG Committee
apuolnted Ia settle with thr Auditor md
Treasurer report the Commissioners bond
worthless, mud VIC only repeat the conclusions
arrived at by them, thut the funds arising from
salcs md leases arc lnsutllcIrntly srcurod
thereby.
Finally the Committee recommend that the
control uni management Ut tlla AEricnltura!
College lAnis be vested III solne Otllcrr Of tile
Executive Department OF the State, Au1 that
the laws In relation 10 the sale md fcnse pt thr
same be so changed or modified as to facllitntu
ro m tic state " wthoat furiScr @ s frs Or earss
than the purchase, null TINT The oi,icrr clargefi
with tl,t co ntrol nu,l disposition of the 1nnds
should be et oDlcfo member ol tile Boarl Of
With tic reports Of said hoard q co.,.
derlsed statement Of tic valuc, locattun, chus-
nctcr, ald general advantages Ut tnia latlda, ami