The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-06

sition he has been sd socating I. not Law
sUd never has been. R-sas Viii Sn.
tors undertake 10 saw ne siafuta .ioea ma.
mean what IL says2 Isr't mat lnngosgs
plain and specific? IL is couceI.d hath :
Treasurer OF State has besn violating the
Law IN the discharge Of his dates. That
TACT alone Creates IN imperative demand
for fall aud ccmplste Investigation.
Mr. MAGEE: / desire to address myself
rather from an individual. standpoint than
any other. find il impossible for me 70
agree with the msioritv on this question. T
have been assured This war not political
question, and / take IL that il is not II
reaches beyond political question. IL il a
question that involves the integrity of an
officer OF State. and the safe keeping of the
FUNDS which the people Of the State have
contributed Tor the maintenance OF the Gov.
eminent OF the State; a question as IN
whether the funds are In tha custody of the
proper officer or Dot-as 70 whether the
Treasurer OF State is able at any tisae to pro-
duce the money with which he is
chergeable; and can not conceive how IL
10 that there could be any distraction or aav
delay in that inquiry, or why il should not
be SO full and complete as 10 make il as sat
isfectoTy as II would be 10 inquire into the
trust oil any other citizen or Why this Ia.
quiTy IS not - be met
in that spirit of fairness which a man
would want to meet and show that be Do.
question as to whether TIE Treasurer has
been guilty OF felony, neither is 1t cues
ton of an attack on Ex-Governor Porter /
care not IL the iDsinuation of Governor u.
was begotten in malace the people have the
right TO know whether the moneys they
Dave paid N Tor taxes are on hand OF not.
lie majority report says II ia. Tnet may be.
Eut hat BARN would ii be 10 certain
whether II is there or not2 ! undertake 20
say IL Is Dot there. / charge that no longer
theD to-day q warrant drawn against tue
general fun has been protested, and have
the authority OF the gentleman who holds
tnet warrant Tor saving so. Whether that
be true or false 1 make the statement that
the general fund, which ought
TO be ar hand. failed TO respond 10 war
rant drawn IN favor of the gentleman who is
entitled to have the SUN OF money named in
hls warrant. do not know anything about
the truth of the reports that the Treasurer is
delinquent, but il seems to me when therei is
such report il would be the duty of the
Treasurer OF State at once TO address the
General Assembly letter in viting them TO
make as full aud complete Investigation IS
IL is IN their power 10 maze. 1t is the duty
OF the Treasurer of State to meet his obliga-
ticns promptly and at ell times withouthss-
itatOn. There are some nsinuations in this
minority report t1st hardly thiDk props~
and that is why 1 have hesiiated, and some
of by friends ON the Democratic side nave
hssitated. in this matter.
Mr.. HlLLIGAS3: The report OF the minor.
ity IL based almost exclusively upon rs
paper rnmors or rumors upon the streets Of
Indianapolis There is sought to be made
cut of this by the minority aud oy the ex.
Governor OF the State some political capital
for the future. We bad no knoHIed % Of
what the minority report woald Contain.
while they had the fall benefit OF the maj sr-
ity report on this question. No bAsar false.
hood gas ever concOcted on paper than here
exists In this minority report
Mr.. FOULKE: l have felt IL TO be at
honor to be siogled ont hy gentlemen who
signed the minority re port a. the objsct of
their attack. As far as the accusations
made IN the minority report are concerned,
we stated every fact JUST as Ts learned H.
Ia is said that we have broQght in this
minority report for 8 partisan and a poit-
cal effect. Why is il that the Democratic
organ OF Indiana published at indianapolis.
and the Democratic organ Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, published ct Cincinnati, both took
the same view. OF the minority OF the CON-
mittee took? Why is ID that the Senator
from Csss and men who have stood as leaders
OF the Democratic parry say the Treasurer
OF State courts an honest Investigation?
When he concluded
The Senate aGinurned