The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-30

SVSUIAGE-
The uefsleatiaa ~ K~ns.rl...
tr~ssnrsr Grows - sh~ Exp~rs. c
Fess 80 me - animation III Hl~ A..'.'
A"r~ Isvesssgssssns 10 b~ Made -r.'-'
Ass~ts attached 's'et
LOUISVILLE ky., March n The 49,,
cation Of State Treasurer Fate rror. !.
amount - the experts exsmininr ~
counts progress. Wednesday af,.,..
Auditor Hewitt announc a Ia ~. c--
ernor that tue amount OF the d.fc 80
$iN,sct 60. hut later this sum i"
increasrib BY fi9. go. and 10 Is nov tbo, n.
the total shortage viii not b. ~ 80 III
two hundred and fifty THOUSAND XVI
lars Tho books OF the tr.a.,---,
once show extreme IooSsness ami . ~,
and 4 viii be weeks before ori,r can \.
trour M out Of the existing chaos VIVA.
the money went Il still - much ~.
terry - ever. That Mr.. Tate accom,n'
dated his friends II Ill times Is ad nl,,.t
nus that he loaned snch sum a. ihi.
nardly believed. Hs pr vate rap.r.
have not a. vet bssn looksl into.
A story toll TODAY illustrates III.
tremeiv careless methods which obtsl,.,
With Mr.. Tate in his adn,inistrat.o, q
business affairs. In 1883 the State flnsne..
ran low. aud II Wa found necessary !,
borrow one hundred AMI ffty fhouss,a
dollars The loan was ratifei 4
December 80. 1854 Tho interest IN 4.
loan. amounting 20 nine thcussrs
dollars fell due. when a hank IA
ciai arrived with the claim m.
Auditors Office WAS closed. IL BE- ny aft.-
FIVE O'Clock In the evening. Treaspr.,
Tate was still a. headquarters. howevsr
He knew that the amount was due. and 4.
the banker pretend "a to b. in a hnrrv
about the election. Mr.. Tate offered Il
oblige him by furnishing his personal
check for the amount He lad away tha
receipts. and only : week or 50 ago rsn
across IL. He had forgotten the transae.
fion en- fireIy. and remarked that be con
sidered himself ist that much better Of.
The special committee appointed 10 ar
range articles Of imreachmsns 10 IA
lodged against Treasurer Tate Is finishing
up It's business preparatory 20 submitting
it, report 10 the LegisIature. II the r.
port il adopted Il will be IN order for III
House 70 appoint . COMMITTEES 20 frame an
indictment containing the full charges 70
be add -esssd 20 the Senate Upon receip,
OF this the Senate viii ix . day when Il
will resolve itself in'o . high court Of i'm.
parchment A precent VIII either b.
served upon Treasurer Tate or left al his
home with some white person over six.
teen YEARS Of e. Reasonable time-tii
about Wednesday Of n II w.ek--will h
given 70 him 70 respond. and II he failsn
do this In person or send q represen,a-
tive. 10 Is probable that Speaker Bryan. As
in a case in the courts. will appoint some
one % appear In his behalf q for a non
resident
On the day fixed for the trial, each Sem
afor will BE- required 20 take an additional
cath. and In the name OF each m .mber OF
the General Assembly and Of every per-
son in the commonwealth. the proceed
ing< will b. entered upou, the COMMITTEES
from the House serving in the caracitv q
p-osecutcr<- II the impeachment stands.
then the sfice OF Treasurer Of state will
Be declared vacant
The Attornsv General has caused 70 b
issued attachments against the known
assets OF the Ascending treasurer.
A Especial from Frankfort saws: A Demo
cratic caucus was held last evening which
acted on two very important matters
Resolut ons were offered requiring the
Democratic party TO thoroughly invest
gate the accounts Of all state officers sai
the administration Of the affairs Of IL
State Institutions This the caucus con-
sidered sbsosdtely necessary 20 tn H.
terests OF the party. IL was further r.
solved that . committee be appointed e
oct In tho matter and present resolution
before the House requiring an examina'
sion Of state Offices by expert accountants.
Mr.. Theirman. Of this c ~, arrived
home from Canada Wednesday night and
says that be saw Treasurer Tate in Can
ada
A special 20 the Ersaiag Tines from
Frankfort KY, saws: "Senafor Wright
has just offered . resolution in the state
Senate for the appointment Of commit
tee 70 investigate Auditor Hewt's Il
legged failure 70 discharge his full duty IN
the matter Of supervising The affairs o.
the Treasury. This may prove the pre-
iiminary step toward an Impeachment "a
the Auditor. The resolution mas Deem
uns mi vuousIv adopfair