Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-24
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Mr.. Pattersonis resolution was tabled.
Mr.. Head introduced House joint resolution
that the joint committee heretofore appointed to
settle with the treasurer and other state officers,
be instructed to send for persons and papers and
able them to report 10 that body what DISPOSITION
had been made by NJ. T. Polk OF the s50,000
him. hi Un aha t States n sSRds tb received
any other moneys of the State which may have
been misappropriated by him. Said committee
will also report fully into whose hands any of
this money of the State may have gone, and under
what circumstances and until said committee
shall have reported all action under the report Of
the committee appointed to confer with the attor-
neys Of Pok is hereby suspended.
Mr. Head arose and said that the House was GER
tainl6 anxious 10 act intelligently upon that mat
ter, and until that information was received it
would be impossible for them to do so. He had
the proof could be taken within three or four
days. he asked Mr.. Milliken if the statement had
not been made before the committee that Col.
issue.
Mr.. Mnliken said that Capt. Fleming had stated
that Col Polk had never given up or lost hope till
the United States Supreme Court had adjourned
without reaching the issue case and that he owned
a large amount of new issue, and hoped to save
the State harmless. Some member OF the commit
tee then asked Capt. Fleming what he considered
the large amount to be. Capt. Fleming replied,
Messrs. Burrus and Ballentine corroborated Mr.
Milliken's statement.
Mr.. Gregg offered an amendment by inserting:
ITO instruct the committee to give public notice
TO all parties in the purchase OF any of the bonds
taken by Mr.. Polk and misapplied by him; and
that they also notify the treasurer of the United
States not to pay any of the bonds"
The amendment was accepted by Mr.. Gregg.
Mr.. Swope offered the following amendment to
to amend by adding,
Resolred, That the comptroller of the treasury of
the United States be notified of the abstraction of
$4,000 of United States bonds from the treasury
OF the State, giving numbers and description, and
request them not to pay said bonds or the coupons
thereof and to enter proceedings in the nature Of a
eaveat to prevent their payment and to request
them to give all the Information they can as 10
said bonds and their whereabouts. Tabled.
Mr.. Swope said, in explanation CT his amend
ment, that he had learned from the comptroller
that there was a receipt in existence which gave
the number and description of those bonds. His
understanding of the laws was that If property of
this kind had been stolen misappropria ted,
and was traced and detected by the number, it
could be placed in the hands of the rghtful owner
Col. Gaines held the receipt.
Mr.. Milliken did not think the bonds could be
taken from the innocent holder ii they were traced
and proven.
Mr.. swope-Could they not if they had been
registered
Mr.. Milliken-I don't know about that
Mr.. Heads resolution, with the amendment,
was adopted and transmitted to the Senate.
The House bill to provide for the organization
of corporations to save wrecked vessels, passed its
third reading.
A number OF new bills were introduced and
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