Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-19

tue bauh iof announcer man, who went
south. The owner of the money. and
not the agent, lost it. had nearly the
same experience. The only question IS.
what would you have done under the
circumstances Last year tax was
voted to make up the deficiency. This
year it is the same. | have voted to re-
lieve the treasurer and shall do il again.
| haven't asked my people how | shall /
vote. When an official has taken all !
the care you could have taken yourself.
you cannot make him responsible. The I
people have elected Mr. Mcmahon again.
They have said, "Well done, good and
faithful servant. You have been faith |
full over few things; we will give Won |
more Why should any man ask him /
to pay even half Of it? Do You think |
he ought to pay 81 500, or any other
sum? don't care to what party man
belongs Republican, Democrat or
Greeuback question is, What is
right in this matter?-no matter what
our constituents may think.
Mr. HOLLOWAY said he hoped this
resolution would pass. Mr.. McMahon
had been faithful soldier and a faith
full official. He had done the best he
could-done as any other business man
would have done. In Iowa county they
have relieved the county treasurer in
circumstances similar to ours. That
county has good safe place in which
to deposit, but the county treasurer
didn't see fit to use it, and put the money
in Henry's bank and it was lost. Mr..
Mcmahon should be relieved of this
debt.
Mr., WATSON; My opinion is that the
treasurer and his sureties are not held;
but am not going to vote to take those
vouchers for cash. [ have no right to
vote that and shall not vote on it: or if
/ vote at all it will be against it, Men
in my town have lost much money bv
this bank failure and shall not vote to
make them pay this. Let the matter
alone The board has no right to clear
the treasurer, but the courts can and I
think will do it.
Mr.. BARLEY said the treasurer had
been in doubt and suspense long enough
and the board ought to set the matter
at rest. Last year the question was
lodged, and it should not be this year.
Every member ought TO show his hand
Some of them are pushing this matter
out of self-interest. He believed the
treasurer to be an honest man, but the
suspense was wearing on him and ought
to be relieved
Mr.. WATSON: Suppose this board
votes to refuse these vouchers it
hold the treasurer? No, but if we vote
to clear him it will clear him. But [
wish to leave the matter just as it was.
Mr. Mcmahon is in no worse case than
the other depostors in the Platteville
bank, but | don't wish to prejudice his
case. We cannot hold him; he can 90
to the courts and get relief
Mr. CoMsToCK wished the resolution
read again. The resolution was read.
The ayes and noes were taken on the
resolution as follows:
AYES Messrs. Grimm. McFal,
O'Neill. HER, Ryland, Whitcher, Brem-
mer, Doyle, A. Brown. Wall, Glynn.
Holloway. Robbins and Kleinpell-l4.
Noes-Messrs. Smith. BARLEY. Kicks.
Bowden, Watson. Mcpherson, Marsden,
Ryan, Kreul, Heberlien, Cairns, Murphy,
Kidd, Day, Arnold, Marvel. Paul, Hamp-
ton. Eastman, Calkius, Cemstock, ID
+. Brown, Cox and Wehrle-24.
Mr.. HER brought up the case of the
paupel, Bernard Spielan, and after
about the same debate, by the same
members, as Thursday evening, Mr..
HER moved that Spielan be sent to the
poorhouse as a county pauper; but the
chairman ruled the motion out of order
Mr. O'NEILL introduced the follow
| ing resolution:
Rescued, That the statements vouchers or certii-
Gates of deposit issued by the pIatteviIe bant of
| Hodges & Co. to Thomas Mcmahon treasurer Of
Grant county for the money of said couatv there ON
deposit with said Plattevile bank to his credit as
county treasurer Of said Grant county, be by this
board accepted and accredited to said Thomas Nc
Mahon as so much cash at half their face value
ED. O'NEILL
Mr.. LEWIS HOLLOWAY, speaking for
the bondsmen, said they would accept
an offer of 90 per cent. reduction or 25
per cent. They threw themselves on
the mercy of the board.
AFR. O'NEILL said they threw them
selves on the mercy of hard masters.
Mr. hartley said probably they were
not so hard personally, but it was not
the money of the board, but of the
people they were voting away. II the
board were TO pay 1T, he would take his
share with Mr.. O'Neill or any other
member. He couldn't say, as the gentle
man from Lima did, that he didn't care
fer his constituents.
Mr.. WHITcHER denied that he had
said so, but should vote on his indie
pendent judgment.
Mr. ROBBINS said his people were the
principal sufferers by the bank failure.
but he thought they would be satisfied
TO relieve the treasurer entirely or in
part.
Mr.. DAY said he voted against the
other resolution and should vote against
this one, because nineteen-twentieths of
his constituents were opposed to it. He
believed the treasurer to be honest, but
he didn' believe in doubling that tax.
Mr.. HEBERLEIN said he was in
strucied to vote for the county to take
half the loss.
Mr.. EASTMAN said he was not in
structed. Mr.. Mcmahon was receiving
a good deal of pity, but that alone
would starve any man. He didn't be-
lieve the treasurer would ever have to
pay any part of the loss, but he should
vote for this resolution.
Mr.. KIDD: Mr.. Mcmahon doesn't
ask for pity, but justice. The most re-
luctant vote | ever cast was against
the ether resolution. This is a fair
resolution. If the treasurer can afford
to lose $500, Grant county, with all