Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-09-15
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Substance Of the Charges Against
Louls sKossuth Church.
GRAND FoRKs, Sept. 8.-The report Of
the committee appointed by the Day
faction Of the two-headsd Democratic
territorial convention at Watertown to
formulate the charges against Coy.
Church and forward them to the presi-
dent. is now practically complete. The
afidayits and the recorded evidence
are in Chairman w. r. Biorloy's hands
and he Is now engaged In the work Of
preparation, To the Journal CORES.
pondent he said today:
"The specifications, which arc sus-
tanned by affidavit. 1t would not DO
proper to publish at this time, but 1 will
cheerfully explain the general charges
against the Dakota executive.
"The governor is charged with hay.
ing openly violated the presidents
order Of July II, 1885, by offensively en-
gaglng in attempts to pack caacussss
and the territorial Democratic conven-
ton, going 90 far as to write personal
letters to officers in the employ Of the
government and raiify bargains with
them f0rt the delivery Of their own and
other votes, for his own personal en-
dorsement. This 10 sustained by afi-
davits and the governors own letters.
"The governor 10 charged with using
his position ~ governor and his veto
power to intimidste the peoples rep-
resentattvos, making The passage Of
necessary bills dependent upon his will.
This Is supported by affidavit Of q lead
ing and reputable member Of the council.
"He Is further charged with appoint
ing persons to once unit by educa-
ton and nature and in some cases
not citizens. while In other cases persons
disqualified by tho very law under
which they were appointed, and this
against the protests Of u best citizens.
HE Is charged with wllfully and
knowingly violating the organic law, In
that his salary being limited by SAID
law to $500 per annum. he Indirectly
draws from the treasury, besides $1,000
clerk hire appropriated by the legisla-
ture for his Office. the further compen-
sation. from March II, 1887, to July 81,
1883, Of q. 397. IN the shape Of notary
commissions. all paii him in direct
violation of section 1865 Of tho organic
act.
HE is further charged with violat.
ing the military law OF the territory,
under which annual encampments Of
our militia, numbering about 900, sre
required to be held, and for which, to-
gether with the OK pense Of maintaining
the militia, the legislature appropriated
$4,000 per annum. The governor %
commander-in-chief has caused to be
spent to date the sum Of go, sos. 90, and
in direct violation Of law refuses to
hold the annual encampment for this
year.
"He Is further charged with hayinK
improvidently s%quandered the entire
receipts Of tho stock indemnity fund Of
the territory accrued under . law passed
by tho last legislature, levying . tax
upon all live stock In the territory, for
the purpose Of indsmnifying tho own.
ers OF livestock from loss by In
fictitious disease. Receipts from this
source to date have bsen ye,022. 90.
Under tho governors management no
indemnity has been paid. On the CON
trary it has been refused, yet the dis
bursements Of that fund TO date are g..
l50.6O aud the owners Of stock in infect.
cd districts are unable to obtain either
indemnity or prote ction.
Under . Law passed by the last leeis.
lature. the revision and compilation Of
the laws was authorized to be performed
The law authoriziag'it delegated TO the
commissioners, n of whom was NOT &
lawyer nor learned In the law, powaI
which the legislature could not delegate.
It also limited the cost Of the compils.
ton, including salaries sod expenses Of
compilation, to the sur OF 5000. The
amount paid to date on ccou Of this
compilation M Of the territorial treas.
ury IL $4,000, yet the governor has
meyer complied with the law by Issuing
his proclamation announcing such fact
and his acceptance OF such compilation,
but is himself engaged in the dubious
business Of hawking the books over the
territory 1t S2.3O per volume. The com
piiatIon has been severely criticised by
lawyers and those competent to Judge,
and pronounced to be . useless expendi-
ture Of territorial money"
Mr.. Bierley aided: "Tbess are tho
main charges, supported by sfidavita
and the public records Of the territory,
upon which tho committee will rely for
Church's removal. The specifications
have not yet been fully completed, but
hope 70 have sufficient time to finish
them this week and submit copies to
the other members Of the committee and
to present the charges personally to the
president before the end of this month -
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