Evening journal., 1891-03-03

falcation and mtsmanagement we ought
TO make some inquiries.
Constituents Exeroi ed.
Il would not have brought this up /
| Just at this time were II not for the |
prospect that we will do little business |
this week l don't know what the feel |
/ ing Is with your constituents, but my |
people are very much exercised over It, |
| They feel that great wrong has been
done. Tho question they ask is. Why
has not some action been tskeng | would
have asked that question too, but you
know my position. will
give you my word that II
shall be made public through the as
sistance Of the Senate There Is some
thing wrong aud unless we take prompt
steps some Innocent person is to suffer
Again / say | want those stocks, bonds
and mortgages discovered and put into
the hands OF the state treasurer, He
should take care Of them Be Is bonded
to do It and he is expected TO do it Mr..
Herbert says he has never seen large
part of this paper At least his son has
said 10 and he Is the one who has done
the business Now, ask, Mr.. Speaker,
is this duty for our Finance Committee
or would Il be better to appoint special
committeeg'
Mr. Speaker-"I know that there is a
Committee Of Investigation and II has
been at work some time A joint resolu-
zion looking to the action you propose IN
this matter has been prepared In the
other house and will be sent into this
body in short time for concurrence.
The matter is public and the people de-
mand IL"
= Mr.. PiIing-'I am glad to hear you
r say II"
Mr.. Speaker-"All this has been done.
: The committee is now with State Treas
urer Burnite, and will report In a few
: minutes The committee now waiting
n uoon Mr.. Burnlte are Mesars. z. J.
e Morris and Hutson."
The House ehsws Its Hand.
d While Mr.. Pilling was arguing thu
,. matter In the Senate the House took
> positive stand In the matter. MIR
Norris offered the following resolution:
u whereas, Certain rumors eonoernin
the accounts of William Herbert. Esq.
re as late state treasurer have obtained put
rs licity in the public prints, and
Whereas II is important that th
General Assembly should be placed !
possession OF the real facts In regard
OF the same. Now. therefore, be IL
mr. Resolved, That Wilbur Il. Burnit
. ESQ our state treasurer, be and he
hereby requested to furnish this Hous
y With any inform alton in his possession
zee relating to said rumor.
ur Resolved, Further that a committee
srs two be appointed to Immediately wa
,ie upon the said state treasurer and reque
= that he transmit through them su'
se Information AS he may possess respectil
~ ~ the same.
mo This resolution was unanimous
IN adopted and Messrs. e J. Morris a
ATE autson we're appointed the committee.
ing The committee went to the Office
and State Treasurer Burnite. Through q
you committee he transmitted the f0llowi
1er. statement to the House:
TO The state TreAsuIer's Reply.
sin response to the request embodied
resolution relating to certain rune
- afoat In regard TO the accounts of G
state Treasurer Herbert, l respectful
submit the following The books Of e
t state Treasurer Herbert were deliver
"a TO me on Thursday, February 20, and
them II appears that the balance due
80 state at the time Of my entrance uT
the duties of the Office of state treasu
s,n was STAG, 142 H. On the 10th day
'ant February received a check for t94, 725
90 On the 26th day Of February recei'
M two checks. one for $50 600 and anot
me for $31, All 81
a,fs n5 The check for 800, 600 was auth
.ook lied TO use at once and presented
an" an same the following day at the New {
80 tie Bank on which 1t was drawn, and :
% informed that there we're not suth cl
q 4, funds to meet it. Whereupon l wal
: -, upon William Herbert and advised
80 Of the situation, and he told me that
M an, said check would be made good on
a 9s following day Saturday. With
,.b understanding, / left the check with
ts,,a bank officers, aud have just been
80 formed by telegram that he had subst
-o' ted for this check one for $l7, 600, WI
WAS paid, and one for e.. 600 which wo
be sent to me by mail
take "The check for $3i All 81 still b.
man having presented IL the same day at
our same bank. payment Of which was
been fused, and 1t WAS marked not sutic
He funds. WILBUR Il. BURNITE,
ious state Treasurer
'nce March 2, 1891"
.s The Final Step.
aonIe AZ soon as the com mittee reported
fart document to the House. Mr.. Hut
(Oem ) took the fnsl step that sho
from that the General Assembly did not
IN Of the same confidence in Mr.. Herbert
some Of the papers have professed to b
He offered Joint resolution directing
Il the secretary OF state to proceed aud 9
nrnal Judgment on ex-Treasurer Herb
official bond.
tbe This resolution was adopted by
House without dissenting vote.
not This Joint resolution with the acc
after panying documents from State Treas