Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-23
TREAsuRxR rArE's DEFALCArrON.
It Amounts 20 $3.50,
steps towards peachment.
10y telegraph to Che Dispatch,l

by telegraph 70 she Dispatch,l
LOUISVILLE, March 22.-Treasurer
Tates deialcation was made known last
night IL amounts TO $3.50, 600.
Mr.. Theirman, Of this city, who ar
rived home from Canada last night, SAYS
this morning that he saw Treasurer Tate
IN Canada.
The books of the Treasures Office
show extreme looseness and neglect, and
ID will be weeks before order can be
brought out Of the existing chaos. Where
the money went is still a mystery. That
Tate accommodated his friends at all
times is admitted, but that be loaned
such n sum as this is hardly believed.
His private papers have not as yet been
looked into. A story told to-day illus
trates the extremely careless method
which obtained from Tate IN his admins
trstlon of his affairs
Ia 1888 the State finances ran low, and
il was found necessary to borrow $780,
600. The loan was ratified and on De
cember 30, 1851, the interest on the loan,
amounting to $4,000, fell due. When
the bank officials arrived with the
claim tue Auditors Office was
closed, it being after 3 o'clock in the
evening. Tate was still at head
quarters. however. He knew that the
amount WAS due, and as the banker pre-
tended to be in a hurry about the collec-
ton Tate offered to oOlige him by fur
nishing his personal check for the
amount. He laid away the receipt, and
only week or 50 ago ran across IT. lie
had forgotten the transaction entirely,
and remarked that he considered himself
that much better of,
The special committee appointed to
arrange the articles of impeachmentwas
in session to-day finishing up its business
preparatory TO submitting a report to the
Legislature. If thereport is adopted it
will be in order for the House TO appoint
n committee to frame an indictment con-
tanning full charges to be addressed to
the Senate. Upon receipt OF this the
Senate will fix day when it will resolve
itself into o high court of impeachment.
The precept viii be either served
upon Tate or left at bis house with some
white person over sixteen years of age.
Then a reasonable time till about We'd
nesday of next week, will be given TO
him to respond, and if he fails to do this
III person or send q representative 1t IS
probable that Speaker Bryan. as Is the
case in courts, will appoint some one to
appearin his behalf, as for nonresident
On the day fixed for the trial each senator
viii be required to take an additional
oath and IN the name Of each member of
the General Assembly and Of every per
son IN the Commonwealth proceedings
will be entered upon, q committee from
the House serving in the capacity of
prosecutors If the impeachment stands
then the Office Of Treasurer of the State
Will he declared vacant. The Attorney
General has caused TO be issued attach
mcuts against the known assets OF tho
absconding Treasurer.
4 special from Frankfort says: a
Democratic caucus was held last evening
which acted on two very important mat
ters. Resolutions were offered requiring
the Democratic party TO thoroughly IN
vestigate the accounts Of all State Off
GERS and the administration Of the affairs
Of all State institutions. This the caucus
considered absolutely necessary to the
interests of the party. 1t was further
resolved that q committee be appointed
to act in the matter and present a reso-
luton before the House requiring an ex-
animation of all State offices by expert
accountants.
The report Of the legislative committee
appointed to prepare and prefer articles
Of Impeachment against Treasurer Tate
was adopted and the Prosecution Com
mittee named in accordance with its re-
commentator.
Public interest now centres in the in
vestigation to be made in the Auditors
office