Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-08-04

10 see If there was any action proposed after the
lefeat of this motion, and ! would now move
that the report of the auditing committee De
recommittcd TO them for any changes that they
might see I'll TO make,
This motion seconded by Mr.. Thomas
Mr.. Rewey:) 1t doesn't seem TO me that II
would be in order at this late date TO return that
report to this committee. Anyone who has
heard u once has heard it a great many uneS
tnat the committee are going to stand by their
report They had all the time that they
desired to 10 Into this matter. They have said
that 1t has been very complete and they are go
ing TO stand there with both feet and two hands
on that report; that IL cannot be amended chat
the report must be adopted or rejected as u IL.
If IL was true then l think it ought to be true
I now, aud after they have found that they cam
not make that report stand up and that y VIII
not be adopted by this board, 10 give them per
mission to 90 back aud correct it and then hold
rs here another two or three days would be I'M
necessary. | move the previous question.
Mr. Dickinson takes the chair.
Mr. Penhallegou:) | have stated here on this
floor gentlemen. that the auditing committee
are perfectly willing to eliminate from their re-
port any language that might be construed TO
reflect upon the honesty or integrity OF any
trustees past or present. / have repeated that.
want 20 go record as being disposed To be
fair and honest with myself and my conSutu-
ents, and when certain member OF this Board
approached me yesterday and stated that y
certain clauses IN our report were stricken out,
that IL weuld be perfectly agreeable 20 at least
good portion Of the members of this Board.
readily consented TO II, acting for the commit
| tee. / merely aCquesCed in this to suhstautiate
the position that / have taken all along. ! have
told the trustees personally that ! have only
the highest regard for them and that do not
charge them with any intent To do wrong, that
believe they are as honest a set OF men as can
| be- found IN Iowa County. and meant every
word ! said. Now, tile reason asked for re
commitment of this report was to strike out
certain clauses there which ! had shown will
4 iuguesS to do. / have already. at the SupgeS-
! tiOu of mem ber Of this Board, stricken this
ont and would like to be given an opportunity
To read or state the parts in our report that we
/ want or are willing al least to strike out.
/ think it has been clearly shown by the fact
| that when we as a subcommittee went over the
/ matter of items that were charged to the super
! iuteudent. satisfied this Board and every
reasonable person that the items charged there
| were la the main correct, and the fact that the
| superintendent agreed to this unequivocally
aud paid oyer fhe money was the strongest ar
! Eumeut that an be advanced. Again, the tud-
! ings of this subcommittee in the report of the
! receipts from sales and private patients as eX-
hibited by this table have been substautiated.
I We agreed Yesterday that a supplementary re-
! port should be made ont and received and We
/ have taken that into consideration. We have
I stated IN our report that we ind no actual
shortage for 1909 | don't know gentlemen,
! why there should be any reason for delaying
| the ad jnstmeut of all these matters, | don't
| know what there is ia our report that can be
! taken exception TO. If yuu can show this conf
/ mttcc that We are in error would like to be
shown. but stated before, until we are shown,
| until IL is proven that wrong, l reiterate
4 the statement that we do stand that report
with 10th feet aud both hands.
Mr.. Crawford:1 l rise to a question of per
soual privilege aud wish TO introduce what |
have TO say by little story. As there have
been a number Of stories told on this floor, aud
as / have not told any 50 TAR, think might be
! permitted to tell one now; and here it is:
IAN lrshmru and a Jew formed a partner
ship for conducting real estate business. 1t
was agreed that the lrishman was to have
charge OF the advertising and all announce
| ments, bat nothing was 20 be sent out until it
was suomlttcd 90 both the partners. The Irish
man was young and enthusiastic, and he went
TO his desk and wrote au announcement which
he thought wontd be fitting. Ii began as fol-
lows: Napoleon not only met opportunity, but
he created it.' The lrishman took il to his
parlue aud said. Mr. Jacobs, what do You think
of thatF A tter reading it his partners inquiry
was, What is the use of advertising that man
Napoleon with our money!
am afraid. gentlemen, that we have been
advertising ourselves with the County's money.
charge that members OF the auditing commit
tee have not been fair. They made their report
to us and we state that we can find that money
Der of the auditing committee says, II don't
care II you can find ten thousand dollars there
now, II II was not received before Juue 3Oth,
Gentlemen of this convention, submit ii to
YOU, have we bceu just and fair to the trustees
who SIT there and patiently bear the affrouts Of
the auditing committee
who steals my purse steals trash; It's some
Twas mine; It's his, and has been slave 10
thousands;
But lie that hlches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not euriches him
And makes me poor indeed"
Gentlemen Of the auditing committee you ave
done THIS. You have robbed these men OF their
good name. Your committee IN my presence
tried to b ,mbouzle, and affronted an oi friend
Of mine, Mr.. James Speuslcy. Such treatment
Of an aged man, | have been taught from m 9
youth up, TO regard as nngeutlemanly. Aud