Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-06


list of all the students attending the
Normal schools also to state if there
is in each Or any of said schools a pre-
paratory department for the educa-
ton of children also if the students
cannot teach one month in this school
of practice, and be released from
further teaching adopted. Mr.. Davis,
of Saline substituted q communities
ton from State Treasurer Gates, in
forming the House, that he had insti-
tuted suit for the $286, 900 of the
States money Of which he had not
possession, and was advised that in
order to properly commence proceed
lngs, it is necessary for the General
Assembly to authorize the Attorney
General to use the name of the State
and proposing to furnish substantial
real estate security against loss on
the part of the State. Mr.. DAVIS also
submitted a bill to give efficacy to
the prosecution, which was read a
first time. Mr.. Younger offered a
resolution against sending convicts
through the State and bringing their
labor into competition with that of
honest workmen. Read and referred
to committee on ~penitentiary. Sundry
petitions were presented and bills re-
ported from committees to which
they had been referred.
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
Lieut.-Gcv. Brockmeyer said thatSI
q bond for S., 600, 900 secured by so
of the best taxpayers Of the State
would be good. Nobody would doubt
its value, but such an instrument
would not enable the Governor to
pay interest due on 1st July in New
York. To do that, he must have a
security that could be converted into
money, but no one would deposit
such convertible assets without Sc
curity that they shall be returned.
Deposting money in the State of New
York with men about whom the pcO-
pie of the State of Missouri knew
nothing is very poor security indeed.
He had profound respect for the
~Rnanciers of the State OF New York,
but would prefer to hold it in the
States vaults. We are the laughing
stock of the whole financial world.
THE STATE TREASURER.
1t must be evident " every candid
and intelligent reader, that in deal
ing with the State treasurer the Leg
islaturs has n delicate question on
hand. There can be little doubt that
the State treasurer has disrcgarded
the law, and rs little apart from the
consideration Of corrupt design, that
he is amcnible to punishment. Want
of intelligence and want of mforma-
ton are poor excuses in themselves,
and yet, they will mitigate o~fensc,
and in some cases establish absense
of design. The main aim as we look
at things, is to secure the State from
loss. Ii tue treasurer deserves pun
ishmcnt, after the money Is Gov
ed, that a follow. One of the ma
terial issues is, will the proposition
submitted by Gates rcplenish the
treasury? Will it recover the money
entrusted To the Mastin bank. or fail
ing in that, will it transfer to the
State real estate from which the di-
ficit can be realized? Such questions
can only be answered by eminent
jurists, fortunately existing among
our present legislators. They alone
can decide, whether the State of
Missouri was such a contracting party
through the arrangement Of Mr.. Gates
with the Mastins, AZ to give the ON
monwealth priority Of claim against he
assets of their bank. If it was aOt
if the treasurer was without autlori-
ty to represent the State and acted in
his personal capacity, aud his bonis-
men are irresponsible, and lie can ad
will now give additional security 1t
would seem wise to accept it.
Feb. 2G.-Several petitions were
presented. Mr.. IIarrigan called up
act repeating social evil bill which
passed by q vote of l26 to /. House
bill concerning marriage was then
taken up and ordered to be engross-
ed. The concurrent resolution on
revision was received from the Senate
and read. Mr.. Mcintyre reported
the bill from the Judiciary Committee
requiring the Attoraey-General to
proceed at once to take steps for the
recovery OF the States money lost
through The treasurer with the recon-
mendation that it pass ordered to be
engrossed. On motion of Mr.. Davis
the House went into committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill. Com
mittee arose, reported progress and
asked leave to sit again. Adjourned.