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MAIL-v I ( The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated. LINCOLN, NE13K., THURSDAY, OCTOllKK f, 1897. NO. 33, VOL. IX. i , 1 BY GOV HOLCOMB Roviews All of His Acts in Uou noction With the Bartloy Bond. WHEEE THE BE8P0N8IBILITY RESTS Bartley's Bond Should Have Boon Approved By Governor Orounsc. A (ainimlgn f Mnniler, (lovornor Jlolcomb hn given out the following atutemont concerning tlio re cent charge inudo by republican lender aud the republican pro concerning hi connection with tho opprovul of Kurt Icy' bond: To tlio Cit'useu of Nebraaka: Smarting under the dufout uffurud by them at tbo luat di ction, diegrucod and humiliated in tlio eye of all liorient people becuuno of the eturtling diaclo urcNand liidieputablo army ofevidouce -ouHtantly being brought to "ght.Hhoiv ing ono coutinuoUM revelry of fraud, corruption and extra vuguneo in office by thoMOput forward an their reproaehtu tivo and ontruHtod with the rnunngo mont of the affair of atuto.tho munugor and ring leaden of the republican purty of Nebrnaku have adopted a policy of guilty ailuuce an to the wrong commit ted oguiimt uu outraged people, and, with tho lUMtinct of the guilty vhoao pocket are lined with Ill-gotten gain, hove rained tho cry of "atop thiol" to ditruct public attention from their own grave offenae, hoping that iu the eon (union thu created they may hide from public giiw and acorn their long train of evils and onoupe tho condemnation of tho people, which they ho richly deaurve. Their poHition now in, Let Hartley go; let Moore go; cover up ull the fraud and extravngunco which i being brought to light every duy; let tho guilty pur Ilea who have been eut runted with theno Im portant affairs of etute und huve proven rocreant to their truel go uuwhipod of jUMticc; givo u Hurrubae, but crucify Jlolcomb. Ia order to curry out thi iugoniouH pluuo. detracting public atteution from the real iMue now before the voter, tbeao aMtute, uucoiiacioniiUo 1I1 feudor of republican fuith and practice hav en gaged in tho moMt diereputuble method ever employed iu nuy campaign in thi atute, or porhup uny other. They have made it a campaign of libel, Blander, falHehood and deceU, ouch an probably han never before been witueNxeiJ iu any political content. The pernon who ih the greuti Ht atrength to truth, honenty and fair dealing; Iho pei-Hou who can utter one fulmihood alter another with the utmoHt abundou uud rcckleHMiuH of character in the one seemingly who ha the higheHl neat in the council of tho party and the moMt potent voice iu the conduct of tho prune nt campaign. Iu liuo with thin policy the com mittee ou reaoluliou at t lie republican etute convention reported a rtHolution, with mock virtue and feigned indignation, condemning certain repub lican ex-etule oltlclul wIiohu wrong dy ing had been thoroughly expoietl und tho proof thereof made ho complete and overwhelming u to require only tne formal introduction in court to eMail linh the luct judicially. And the resolu tion went lurther, auying, "wo condemn tho governor for failing to exeroiee In prerogative In requiring the treuurr to make ail exhibit of und account from time to time for the public laud in hi euntody and by reaaou of tin palpable direlietiou of duty he cannot minim hi nil me ol the rcnpoiieihilily ior III" trmwury defalcation." I van readily uu dentaud Low aremduliou ol Ihouhitriu' tir repo"ml tu the rouvvutioil would b adopted without diminution or tuquiry, aud to the actum of the convention I have li eve mi con mint to initke, Hut to the I'ommittew who drafted and ri Hrltd the Solution I charge that there u no truth iu the portion Jul quoted, mid no ftUttU'lctlt fouHdation uu Ui t for tie ervatiue, that II atiitved' t in deceive wad lor the purHMM f Molting the rHniitii(iiy lr.nu the republican party,hr 11 ptMly betoug, lt ui.'ll, who ia no wa,l any l r coiiiuillo ol the tut, hid ilieitt able in the kat with mh.V rvapoiKiUtl.tjr d.r Kite tiotliie or ' part tl u. ItirM twite KlUil b! Uew tm' lo tti fouiiioltr, aud ( 'M MH 1 ruii. lbl tt. 1 wre uu d-tieijr ie"l i" uatkralnail tkvlM. lk at tlie mm htl ol Ihel I'oiiimillw uiol ol tlx-m Hit 11 wtm lotte tiwu lUe v l iUiim pit'ti J ivpublhaa mIhimi it rliH Kwue! wf tlitn 4 b.K.ll"ij, bkiit' i4t4 ilt!viW lni, mliul.t witlt lb iIum Ure d iiiipoHnMt 1'ui. h- luur u, tit Imiid lo Hio4ute ii lo tt.x ltnUt IMihhmtI Uol tbvtll, NivW WttU ii ttHid put4tr III Ibw I'Ml' tt.il tulritilr I'.'io-rtl lli 1. 1 lhe iu uu a t'im l'i. r wrewl lent tiuiil I t pul u opiHiva e4Uuieoi mMiel I ii iui. in, tike ol lb(e hU4 i'ld (fvnml Kitu ol IvpuUtna ll.it 4 in bi I j.r tutht Ibe p.ij u i.u n N rk or ikir w'tid 1 begne t- caiiHo Mr. l'artley wnn accounting for und would account to h ih eucccHHor for all moueya he wan chargeable with, when at the very name time Mr. Hartley wan ehort and v. tin uuable to tiroduce the fund which he idiould bavo had an Htato treMNiirer. Another one much Inter arraigned in the mont bitter ternm Judge linker, who prenidod at tho triul of Mr, Hartley, for the manner In which he conducted the trial when to every fairminded man tho defendant' guilt wuh beyond controversy or cavil, and ull th ut, wuh required wuh tho formal Introduction of the tctimouy a to the fact already within the knowledge of all well informed men In the utate. Such are tho men who undertake to condemn me for doing my duty. Never wan a more striking illiiHtratlou of the devil attempting to rebuke ln. Tlioo men if tliey had wanted to bo fair and houi'Ht, would have condemned tlieumelve mid the republican party, lor they alouo are repoiiihlo for thl great wrong to tho people. I do not t'Xp'Ct fair treatment from themi men. Fair I real men t, trut lifiiliion und lioneMy are (juulitie not poneed by thoo who are managing tlio uffair of tho ropubll cun purly to duy. They prefer deceit, falHehood, Blunder, fraud and corrup tion u bcMt milted to their purpow-. It I not to them but to the hommt. fair minded people of tho wtute, ol all political partle that 1 appeal. Let them know the truth mid then pu judgment upon tii.y every act, I chal lenge and court open, fair and honont criticinm from any aourco and havo no fear of the remilt. What are tho fuct regaidiug my con nection with thoMO republican defalca tionV It 1 true I wa governor; that I approved Hartley' bond. It I further true thut 1 lequired In good fuith a full and complain accounting by him of the fund iu the Male treiiHury at the begin ning ol hi Mccond term of olllco und my flrnt term. Jut ho HrHtlilacoI have all along contended and Mill contend that Mr. Hartley eliould have had hi bond approved, hi accounting completed In nil roHtieet and had entered u ion hi Necomi term at the very moment that J entered upon my II rut term. In thi con tention 1 aiaHiipported by the coiiMtltu lion und Matutc which provide that all utato officer mIiuII qualify and outer upon tho dlMcharge ol the dutio of their olfloc for the term beginning the flret ThurHday after tho flret Tuoxduy in January next ufter their election. It will thu bo eeu that Mr. Hartley hould havo qualified for hi Mocond term and entered upon hi dutie at tho name time 1 began my 11 rut (Ci m. A reKpoimibility wa thrown upon too by hi failure to thu qualify prior to the Ud of January, the time fixed by law. which 1 nhould not have been required to n mime and which belonged, a 1 under eland tho law, to my prodeecHMor, Hut tin wa not done and I wan compelled to meet the condition which 1 found to cxil. I did ho to tho bet ol my ability and with perfect fidelity to tho people. It ha le'i'n Haid of Into and often re peated that the bond ol Mr, Hartley wa iiifiiltlciciit when approved and thi IuIhcIiooiI, like many other, ha growu until now it in boldly itHMirted that the lioud wa wurtbloH and that I knew It to be mich when 1 uccepted it. Let U wa about thin. Tho bond wa preented 10 me late 'u the evening of Janiiarv ld. 1 advined Mr. Hartley that I could not poHnihly act iu ho important a matter that night; that I could not puH 1111 In telligent judgmeut regarding IUmuIIIc. iency without careful examination uu I extended inquiry; that the euretie were all Hti iiiigci to me aud I knew but little, if anything, about their lluaneinl renoou Hibilily. 1 then talked with numerou people ubout the llnaucial Mtaudiug of the euretie and all Hpoke favorably a to their being pernou of high buiut'H Htuudiiig aud recoguixxd hnuiicial re HpoiiHihility. I uxked the aid of tho com mercial ugi'iu-ie aud their report, a great many of which I now have on file, gave to thu purtie mgning the bond a ratiug in many iimtance greatly inex cee of the amount lor which they juli lied und iu all iiiHtanee nhowing that all MireticH were llnaucially nwpoiiMiblo and proer itmoii to U acipteil a miretie ou obligatiou ol tin character. The aggregate of the value of the proMrty owned by theee Hurvlie, eubji cl to the execution and fitle on judieil proeefar exetrded ill anmuut llie miiii named a thi' penally of the bond. The report I undertake to uny were reliable, truit worlhy aud me h a any prudent, euruful tiUMio'tt man would have relied upu i to amrluin the rvnpouMbility ol ihimuriH tit' on the bond. Hut further: The amount id the bond wa IixihI w'ihi prwMUitud to nm J.iuuarv .1, at one and one- hall nullum dollar. I n tin r deil llil n lower Ihaultiu pietieM oii, III to Iw, but did not feel warniilixl Hi n ri tiag the bond iiutruibt and, be i'iiumi the aurettce khi'IiknI In lue eHr i r-lti I and piinliikiiig inquiry and iu vmligiitiou Iu le Ixtrvly eultu Wul au I llm auiouul id Mi boa. I etirviiitlv I", I rqaitel Mr, IWtlvy tor additional urviw. Tbw re lurwi.li. and all jutill-J in the anKrenaleby their olutaa iMilUt fur ovrr leu milium dulUr. Wllbuul Kntf lulu dvlWll rvKHldilitf the d !trut ludlidIA: VMiqiMlii( Uimm ur t , nuitii il in ty In il lb y r wiou who bad r puiniiou ior wr i el lnli'Hr and nimid ii and Hiki' il l.lu..t.l.t ut the tvry li Ktefl 11 rii'Ur, a-etiy all t I Urn Iii4 Illill Vtltfarfv-I IM l'Ultll.l l,U'U.t M id b'tiiu; Imii. v.ieioi u. i .ja,l lo tu It elm liihl I M-t'enil . niir. uu uu b tliu id D bie I eii K-r (.) r- titllt lb bM 4 jiHI HM'I luiil - c.mI Itifw, udill"o ilelva Uwnt, ad H" aol w uinl liu tue Mi4pli lu' l..t t h t k i eii ' mi tii .r p.iiM l it il, mi In the hioi id Oajwrtii .iej U iulgttt hd llelhliW id hw if 4 . l v a lit il fie tttt, bt bf. r lhfidu bud la aln rvri M'Mfl I I Ml l r MHH I. I uh lh I etWdiwlbi rw-ci t ua die iuiui and btU'' pi e 1 , anl lhl tin fule charge nnmtlall flat and Nhould react on the head of it author. Jtut thi I not ull: A republican neii ato upou a motion to amend, made by Houutor Campbell of Nance county, on pointed a committee, to Inveellgat the MJlllcieiioy ol thi name bond. Thi com mittee after having the matter under coiiNideralioii for eoveral day und after making u thorough exuminutioti Into the matter, reported a follow; "lu regard to the bond of Joeph H, Hartley, a utato troamiror, we have to report that we have gone Into tho Inves tigation very cnrofully, 'i ho Huretie thereon are with few ex. ception, men ol kuown bimlne eland ing, our Information having been drawn from uon-olllciul, but none the lo relia ble nourcen, aud lu each liihtuuco confi dentially received. "Having given the consideration to ull tho (act proMimted, wo beg to report that In our opinion the bond of mild Hartley, u tuie treuHurer, I good und MUlllcieiit. "All ol which I repcctlully mibrnllted, "VV. It, Akmim, "Wm. Htkukkii." Thl report cannot bo mild to bo fulo und unreliable without Impeaching the republican Mciiato which ordered the In -veHtigatlon. Do theee purveyor of thl faUehood want to bo understood u miylng that tho republican muiuto lalel II ed the condition of thl bond and that It wu worfhlcHMut that time, and that the report of tho ciiiiimllleo wn a lie and made to deceive? 1 uk the honet cliizen ol tho Htato to ay whether I wuHdirolict in my duly regarding thl bond, and to them I unbuilt the matter. Ju the milt on Mr. Hartley ' bond now In progroN lu tho dletrlct court of Doug la county, every Imaginable aud con ceivable dcfeuHO which the Ingenuity, kill mid learning of couneel for the mi rely defendant can bring forth I be lug euiployid. They eek to profit by every Ihmuo and obntncle which can be rained, whether regarding the merit ol tuHCUHOOrNomo dry technicality, and I Can readily conceive how theee delend unt, with a probable judgment of half a million dollar Muring thorn lu tho fane, will through their couiimcI renort to the mot doHporute mean to relievo tliem hcIvcm of thi reiionibility, It ha been UHHitrted during the trial ol thl oae that ex-TieuMircr Hartley wu u defaulter ut tho end of hi tint term, and that I had knowledge of thut luct, Au offer to In troduce evidence to Miitain thl charge w a Hindu by Mr, Cowlu, ono of tlio at torney, l'eoiilo generally know how much Importance attache to an offer ol thi character, eeneciull.v where It I known, a mut huve been known In thl cuho, thut the offer wa ol evidence that did not roNpoud to tho iNMiieln thocae, nud could not relievo the bondmen, even if true. Much ha been eaid about Mr. ItaiiNom, ono of the attorney for tho bondniuon, making a churgo ol tlilo kinu, and ecurrilou noudecript circular, em bodying thoMt UNHortiou a havingcome from Mr. ItuuHom, have been circulated ull over the Mate, prceumably by the re publican campaign inauuger. I delre only to ny thut i have received a pereonal letter Iroin Mr. Itaimoinen cloNing au editorial from tho Oinalia Hee under thu caption, "A Ktnrtling Arraign incut" and embodying the euhManco of theee HtutemeutH, in which Mr. Kuiihoiu hh.vh; "1 notice thu eucloed editorial in the Hee thl morning (Oct. l) and with out thinking it i ueueNHury, becou ol t hi eource, yet I ileeire to miy that the Mutomeni therein cuntalncii are uuquul. Illedly laUii aud II you item re lo inquire 1 releryou to (ieueral I'owiu, the leaijing council iu thocuHO, and the oilier uttor ueiullie cane. l'eroiially 1 made uo offer whatever but argued thu udliilil b lity of uu offer made by other couiimcI, bin uo where wu it claimed in thu offer or argument u Minted in the editorial." Whatever muy be the ti uth a to what wa u tiered in tne court proceeding re garding thi Hubject, aud by whomever uttered, 1 have only to uy that never wa a more heart le and unjuetillatile tulHi'liood uttered by man than the Mute mentor lumiiuation that 1 hud any knowledge directly or Indirectly or iu uuy uiauuer that Mr, Hurl ley wu a do laulter at thu hgiuniug of the eecoud trin of olllue, I pou the contrary I had every reaMoii to believe, Irom a curelul ixauiinatlou ol the condition ol thu elate treasury, that he had every dollar oa hand that he wa properly i-hurge-able with, Thu (act thut the attorney gelierul cuiiwliltnl that the deleliNn might prove thut a hurtage exlled, Il he did, at the t gi fil ing ol the et-eond term irrimHH live ol my kuow ledge r gttrdlutf the matter, and that thu court I rmaied Ihem in oiler prmd ot eui h alleged kbortug", aud their luilure lo ulkir one iH inuliii ol evidence to ulaiu ll.e charge made by them, ought to be coin luilvw pi i Mil I lint iiu urh evideiiee xiakud mid that lliife uo ground lor the rru-i, in pjt ami lul- oiti f made l y Mr, (oma lu prove u U i liarge. a l on ii rmuliitiiy lu llie cum iuniii that an altviiipl waainado by ihiuumI tu tliial'aae In priMtilule llin ciiiHl ut Jualice III order In lliitnulio luie iiiimi i lieop pollliml rapilal lo ItoUl.-t up the waning iaue id a Iborouably lb fxlil'd pail. Il . pnqxM d iu lKinrt r to pioie ttue wiIiiim to Mr li. M IUiiiti. depu'l elale I r. eurr lur in-tuV )vf, Mud y it it I ivi . in Hiiirmif l Ud, VI r Htirl'vii' IiIiimiu uu I III! l " ul'trtiilmtlT tbe in. aud i' f enelvdw id llie atoe iiiiiu llim l.ii ll 'i loimided. Now tiuiii.iii n.iiul i)ttind ia I uii mi. hi it I, UUUHltlUil, UultUllliUi lhiM4l tlM Ih'l I kid . eild id eui linliih-i i'i 1141, 111 III I ! IlllftaihV lb M Hi. u.l' I iiaieid a i'iq id Ihie i!fr i. Mr, I u via b lra pKiiitdaud t. : n-d hi It. t (tutiie 44 jim i uu l i mii.im.i li Ibiuuti.iat lb IU uk i f lulu id u. lblM'lU Ihw I u ld oi ii It u b t le im I .. l.uti aie Hiolty id m n'ini a i,. In Will il I uu I n.i ,d l ( l i I U tt u.tu"'l I ilth J'a ) Ml Practice A. by R. Land Conimiaiiloneri llutuphroy and II. 0, BuhmdIL MOKE THAN $400,000 WASTED Sample of tlio Bills Taid Pontage and Travel ing Expense. for i i Ki'IhmI if lallilliia (,'iiaimlllKe, The legilatlve InvoNtlgatlng eomiiiit ten ha completed iuvetlgutliig tho ofllee of laud i.'ominlloiicr and ha filed II report. Tlioaeeouutaut, Mr, I'Ved. Jew ell, wu nlted lu Iho examination by Heiintor (J. W, Ileal and tho report how a thorough lnvctlgatiou of tho record of the olllco for tin, pant ix year, It coutuin about one hundred and m viiiity-flvo page of ly written matter, portion of which road a fol low Iu tho lnveligaioii ol tho olllco of tho i!ominilouer of nubile laud and build ing und the official m l of A, it. Hum phrey and Henry ('. I(ue, comml Mloner, we di'Niru to lnte that lu order to properly handle mich luvellgatlou we have divided the work Into two part u (ollow, Dot. Expenditure ot fund, placed at the dlnpoNal of the eommlNloiior and I ho evrul board ol which ho I a mem ber, and Hecoud. Tho milling and leaing ol Mate land, of which the commiNiouor nud board of educational land nud fund are rimlodian. In explanation wodeirto elate that tho book rela tive to tho expenditure of the npiiroprl atlnii (or tho c,mmllouerM are Kept In duplicate by tho auditor nud crr clary of Mule, und with the exception of a few clerical error n note ol which you will find on tho margin of our reoorl wo find tho book correct. Tho totul npproprlu tloue for tin ofllco and It everul board for the vour IM'Jl to 1HD7 amount to Htl,0U5.00. Ib'garding the condition lu which wo fin'' tbe appropriation book und claim regleter, we delre to tate, they are neatly and plainly kept und conlderliig the very few clerical error npMiariug lu tho dimiremeut of no largo a mini and continuing over no long u period, wo cannot do otherwise than commend I hone having charge of keeping mild book. We have not, howevi r, re led ut lludiug the account to be correct, but in the liiMpecl Ion of voucher w have con aidered it pur duly to quetion tho an Ihority for drawing warrant in tho pav nient of certain claim and wo ubmit to you herewith a few cuc n example of many exhorbitnnt nud unlawful claim which have been allowed aud paid, to gether with citat ion of law violated. U'a have iiIho Nubimlted the payment of thco voucher to Attorney (Ieueral Hmyth and hand you herewith hi opin ion on the mono, Mating that they are mibject to recovery. We have aeparnted the different clae ol llndiiig Into ec lion to correspond with the quetion and deiiioii of the attorney general, lor the entire period of from January I, IM'Jl, to January 7, 1N07. covering the term ol olllco of Mor. Humphrey und Kuell, a follow: The report of the accountant give iu detail item to the amount ol $d,14 1.00 unlawfully expended by ('oiuinUmoucr Humphrey and 'J,o;i7.(l.'l unlawfully ex pended by rommliomir ltuell, alo fJT.oO ol Mate money not turned Into I, ........ ,,.. I.u .....I two I i.l t I l,.T lll'ltMMIJ I'J ,i ... ' , r j , ,,, y ... elate money not turned into the trea- ii ry by Kuell. eliowlug a total utijecl to recovery ol 'J,) 1.0.1. We copy a lew ol the item of lee colli! ted and money unlawfully exjemded Itoin the re port a follow: Mr, L, ('. Ui dpi ii being called before the committee to give ttwtimoiiy tirli lle that h purehowed a boiler Irout, the proMrtV ol the Mute, front II ', Hue- m il iu July, IMHI, paying him f id lor (he Killlie. Si-Veral letter hoiiig ilrull to have bii'll eiit to the rouiiiiiHioner for Held note mid pbtl, ranging from one dollar to 1 1 i.l each, a' no a large number id li Mur Muling I hey muilauied eiicloniin ol one tu Iwo dollar no b lor reeordiug auiiganieulM and (he ai-kaiwledguiat ol their mi'ipt trmu the eommiioui r, regarding whnu (he miouiilaut rull attention (o the fuel thai II I uul iwlul tu ihaiite aay Ke hatever lor rwordiug OiMrniiteal iu Una oltli. 1(4 wio give a iHipy id llie oaly lee ImiA tuad lit Bald oilic wbedi ai vomita lur but wva did Mr timing lb li ,"' Mr, tluiiiphriy and Ituamli aduiiitiifH I mil, aoue ol wbiidi luiaml into lh litmiirv liul leeUlitied In Ion l a lor p i t igi", etc,, wliu b i eon., I ir. III III l I'iMil b pi b t iiliien uiitr W idle l"f a 'li litoitlti i lid iig f-, 1 . ;J , au l do inil lei la. lu am ! Ii.f riildn.g. whe h ho iielil id f H .'.ii. a I ol lui ii lureo l lulu lb.- Il.i ifr faptnuU r to, i!f. (M g ir bug Una inallf r ut ! llie ''i'iil .u.l i(i Inribi'r ibai he Ret lr nu t.l.i t id lelUI na IT e.tu.J Wbal lie l.,ail.ir ri Hiding dd.Mel tuia I,.. ei I iiM.n.iiir a ( jr idea .ia wet Mali ig tbal IM nWi. i luif J l, ot wbu b ll liiiluaoig t ebt4nt e. j I lin'oirt, Nt i d f li'dO lr, I'. J W bi, Tune.. 1 1 . K Jir i ip una in .! iHiuiitf i lor an oi l'i .ti t i W . 1 1. a" .'. ee i.l h but -ro i't tbHt. 'W b ein a pui ui'l w a Mi id ii uly il m aiaeed I i laii lied la I be eiHnial ae. rvleri j a lb aa dollar, trordei tew a4 t at'l mum uvriM u be placed upon my book. Very Truly Your, II, ('. Hi MKid,, Com. I', L. H. Her. r. It. C. which lead him lo believe thut a largo and lucrative fee hummm waengaged iu by Mr. ltUHNi'lbutatliomifromwliom he collected fee were umiully uon-reHiileiil nud the loe were ol email amount he doe Inveetlgate thu matter lurther but at tuchc the alll davit of Mm Cora Ring, who wa n clerk under CouiuilHMionur Ituwioll lu IHliO, and who, being culled before the legislative lnveiigatiug com inltteo to give evidence, etub that "who aw many lot ten with anolomire ol ono dollar or more a foe for recording dur ing mild period," Under the bead ol money collected and not turned Into tho trcumiry tlio uo cmiulunt oull attention to II, C, Hum Hell' bl enuial report of lHUt, wherein lie report tf'loo collecied for rental ol peub leiillary laud and reported a having been expended lor pontage, etc, The uc countnut' report alo etato regarding thl peultuutiury land that it conil ol (I7'l acre of flret cla farm laud lt tiabid In Luncaler and Howard conn tie which I not Miihjei-t to twenty-year leae but ii it I tho projMirty ol the elatii aud tho uoiuinlloiier I the ciiMtoillau ol all Mate land It clearly became hi duty to rent, mud land from one legiMlativo o Miou to another until audi time a the lcgllu!ure ehould dlfioo of them, und to turn ull profit received from them Into iha etiile Ircumiry. It ulo cite tliftt letter are ou Ilia ho wing fhaf A, It, Humphrey nfued to reuteuld laud although he wa awaro tho purlin were nettling upon tt'oui und lining them and that tho Mtato lot through hi neglect iu thl ono Hem at leant on Ihoumwid dollar a year, or lour thoueand do l ir during hi iuimmboiiey In olllce. Under the head ol money unlawfully drawn from the troamiry Iho report allow that Nome f'IV7,10 wa charged to the ecoiiul lor achool laud ex. ponao aud book und etatlouory, iu lavuient for dwomUon (or thu ntutihouw during l'roldout llarrlnou' receotiou and the reception oi republi can campaign orator, purchalug por trait ol (;iiiiMUiNloiier Humphrey ami JtilHNoll, etc., one of which I deeribod a voucher H.'i7l), Augimt 7, )HW, Ut tho Klate Journal Company for 1,21, regarding which the uu couulant Mtato that be ba made an examination of thu file ol tho Kialo Journal mid find the copy ol AugUNt Olh, J Mild, contained three col urn of republican campaign matter, which "om to account tor the purchne of forty-five copie of the paper on the lollowlug day a hovn by the voucher. lender thi head (be reportulo liow a number ol voucher lor traveling ex- pen e bave been charged, to the (und for book and Ntatlouory, and Mtato tuut (bey would have been properly charg able to the fund for traveling expemei, but tho entire appropriation for that rmrpomi tor the year lMUl and IHM bad been unlawfully exbnuted early iu tho NeuMon of Ink I by voucher a fol. low: April II, 1K!H, to Jonn C. Allen no item, 1500,00; July .'10, IM'Jl, to J, V, Hdl, no item, 500,00, Hoarding which miction 'i'i, urliclo .'I, of the coiihIi tutiou of Nebraeka I quoted a follow: "No allowance ehull be mudo for the Incidental exinmee of uny eta to officer ex iept the mime bo made by general ap propriation ami upon an account npeci- lying each item." After which i given n long lit ot voucher ol which the follow, ing i a Hpt-cimon, O.iOOl, ., . A. il. iiuuiiihrey, lur traveling expeuwe 'iW, U.iiOi, a, au, mui, a. ii. Humphrey, for bruveling expenee, 500. 7.1011. 11.11, 1H'.2. A. It. llumplirey, lor traveling expeue, 150. 75010, a. 1. INo-l, A. ll. Humphrey,! lor traveling expem-, 150. lit) 1 1 it, H, -i., IN'.i.i, J. A. l'iper, lor traveling exM'iie, 55. H75'.i, 11, Vi, IN05. II. C. Ituaaoll, lur traveling expuiie, loo. HJ17M, -, II, iHtid, II. C. Iluell, for traveling imuimoi, O0, H7N.IO, 1, ft, 1HU7, A. H. Churchill, lor traveling ex HUie, 100 The report alo etale regarding thi mibjiM t of traveling expeiiee we nttiwh a table allowing the comparative ooM of thu item during a aerie ol year which may uit you in determining whether nuy ol them loud drawn upou voucher not Iteiniied wereuctually need lur travelling ex'iie or nut, aU.ui Hat ol the couutie vieited liy I oiiiiin. ioner Wolie, ah'iwiug that he ha trav eled over forty nine eouiitic lor in pur poi ol ..uiug M'hool laud d.iriug mil" mouth ending . I, 1 ' 7 . mid Hi aiuiiiiut of land le,.'d by the lornier coiuiuii. Hier a ehiiwn by In bl ellmal reoorl and that lad by I V, W olle a loilow; Tola! ai mig leaH bv II. ( liuil, bom Nov. itu, iv.u lu Nov. an, l-d, twenty. lour mini lli. 1 1 arr Hy, J. J. Wolle Iroai Jaa. I, lo tiel. I, I ''. bia imiulU, 155. Ml acre. la nine month II C. Ituwl leaa-d II, i 7 em-. iiun i iiu n .. I he af' l-"r luoeih ia I I wed .U loi br A It lliiinphrry a4 f),. ;. I MM and I Ml I, ft I . Ibwuteta- aoiMlb uu I-r II I ;,. I wa t J Hi ami- I t le'ii an lr J Unite a l I it, It. r.p.-rl nun ttt In a i.fi M ",i Lr id MMffeuU ill uiiUeliiiif pur puiliiig lo I lor p'KU au I lu'oij ia (. il.na id th iti,iii'pltVlo bill, Una J. i bpl.r mi, ati, dm I iioa J ti. i I. r n I l aa-l gi a U'g ata f . ll.nw lltll, lb In i. Ill i 1. 1 bi h l aa ! ' i.'MT WM I t, I M, I. A It II iai i bn tiby I It H, pilaei ' I I lit I .'I, i J. .. t It It l, ll t 1 1, 1 4 It a ) iHirf liei, IU h-ii I '., Hhj, ui I. lUaph r, p-MUf. I'Hhi tll.' J I, l,,,i t II li i I! I .r l Mliii'. I HI, '. I I ; i 4 Jl. a.t,i I' It4.il .r potagolaiiip, 100, A table alo Hiihmiltud allowing tbe comparative cot for poetago lor a aerie of year and thoiiiimbor of letter Mont from the olllco duringatated period a follow. Com. A, H, Humphrey in 1H01 and lHOa, 1,400.00, Com. A. It. Humphrey lu 1WK1 and 1MM4, i,iuri,oo. (Join. II. C. HumniiII IM'l.1 (.mi iH-iit I,1fi0.i;i. Com..!. V. Wolfe from .luiiiiitrn 1 fi Heiitember 1, lH57,;ja0,00 a verngo oot per mouth in 1D1 and iwrj, frH.;i Averageooat per month In 1801 and lHiM,5U.!J7 Average cot per month lu 1803 ami IrJild, 18.17 Average cot per month In ll7, 10.00 ' Total number of letter ent from the olllco of ComuilNNlonnr ol I'ubllu Land and flnildl II UM ailliti litf nx.tni stt . - ....... .,prr -t nuwnri iry virriT7e Fi II lo during the yean of 1H03 and iHOd it f till a . wcrn uiui; average iwr eight mouth, i'iM. WllPlfltf lUn flltriil.l fi'Miil lanilHUW 1 4 rl HepUoubor I, lN07,olbt month, Com- miMHioiicr none aeiit out HltltJ, Tho report ulmj how that thl ap- firiOHiii. nf Mfili.i,1 I.. ....,m i,u .I. i generally wen allowed exorbitant bill lor apprising achool land , being la dlrwt violation of the alntul which give the OeP dlelll mill nOUnim lli.iv mIiuII receive lu chupUir 45, aeutioo 'MM, ....... ..:i..,l ........ . .li... . a ...,piiFM,Mi nuiiuLi.il in i qui nun give lariii naailiiii' i.u.... ui,i,,l. uinl.l like to publlHh but on account of lu-ik of ini:ir nHivo wn one, u ioiiowm; l.'llieilllV COI'NTV. Twenty-three auction apprulaed, would be nceury to travel f00 mile, At twent V llvu mill, ru, .l tvonlil tu. quire tilvida.t. i win ve nay at .,.uo per day, '10.00; Mi lel Ull at 5 nmlj iu,p ml,,, til ft 111!' Cot per man, 31.00, J nree men at 51.00, ln!.00; Team, twelve day ut d,00, ;il.00; Total neeiary cof, I8!),00 Tho l ate paid a follow: Voucher DOM I ,.,.HI4 20 Voucher 1J0054 J00 (15 Voucher U05D3 ,. 107 Total BH ozn m Totul ncceary coat 4 4JII In a I 'a Id mexc iaaof neceaao ry coat H'.i'.i 70 The report uleo ahow where tliou und of dollai have been apent by al lowing exorbilant price lor goodmr chaod and labor iierlormud, one of which we notice n loilow: Voucher (WJ:J77 aud H 170.1 la ettle moot of a bill for 102.50 lor twenty three feet of ahelvlng with doom (iuthe banking department of tbe atate boue) a dupbeato of the aamo work having been offered to the committee by the con tractor for f'i'i. Jbigarding the micond portion ol tbe fnvtigation of tbe office u divided by the accouutunt or thut portion portalu lug to the leaving und wiling of atute land the accquntuut atate that be finds many error and irrcgularitica upon the book and in the leaning ami milling of the land, thut the atate baa lot the uo ol over a million of acre of luud for a period ranging from six mouth to ix year, the rental ol which amount to nearly 100,000, That ComifiiHidouor KumhoII extended tbe pay ment ol Internet and rental lor wriod averaging one year on over tweuty-elx tuouHuud acre ol land alter hi defeat iu tbe election ol November 1800, there by preventing lawful forf -iiure or tbe enforcing of collection by hi uoceMor. It ubmlt a lint coutuiuiug over 05,000 cawe of tbe violation of law iu the col lection of lutert aud rental, giving the name of holder and d. s riition of laud. Under the beading o error In the book the report eliow a largo num ber of error which aeriounly alfecttbe title a well ua make the report minlend- lug, but atate that the preM'ut coiiimi eiouer bo corrected all error a fur as fouud. ItaUonhow letter from a number of county Ireaeiirer recommending tbe forfeiture of thoumind ol ucreeol nehool land held by MiMi-ulatro and leuei'd lo actual former in their miveral countie. none ol which were forfieted by Loin. I(utili a wr their request. It' g irduig which tin atateuietit I made lu Ih re port. In thi matter ol nou forfeiture iifm hool laud we demro loataieiu Mr. Itunwll' Udiull that be d d uue a lor li'iture lint lo be luude covering a part ol the landi aubj i'l lo birfeit lire but did not mrve the no i ii m until alter hi deleat in the Noveiulx r i lection of 1 Mini, but evu lu Ho lit h ahu ldi'd Irom lurk It- ure by exlnion lor oueyeur or until dauuary.lHtli after he retired lrouioll.e over a.iHHi acre mut uiwhicu ihld by Miuiator, a lew exaniplm ol whiult i niitimit l. la he report aui h aa John T, ltvM br id Way ue, Nebrak i Jl.fU ai r. ui'ii'i iinh inaai'iunl ila J mu r I, till w UJl,;'t and 'a whii h lb lal alu lut la lalwr! evea iliuitgii Die I u iid ebiiuld be red"eaiedl f II J J'd. Judge Job It - III Itroke Ho a l.'JiMI ,rrr amoMUl d'l 7 1 0 J, J. II, M1C4II J.l'i'd acre, aniuuat da 11,010 td I, mi.i,m n M like t' iiiipiioy ."1 IA ai r aaomul d i l,ti'.l ll. AllvC aitllii evrtttl Hoiire.ii( largw I, hI- ol laud hld bf pM-it'aiiir Ih 1 p.iil tir thai V J n iim ol lead la a .114 1'iaalf W ! I u IbeJ-Ma di ol Jeae liM a id Mn wba a Un-i a.ta tr bet puit MiK t iiil.tv a.'ioaul paid air'iitf 011 1 J, I f " r tH iita aa I tb.-re 1 im l.i ua Mi 4iite lo lb tal the ' id I "l, '' I J in. I Mai" lb -! eondii.oa id I vi i iii la ."ii '41 Mtia 1 ile, h. imatv i b b hiv ai".nu. d li ii oaiai V Bn,in,iui l.i Ibe le piu I t w " iv ni r. t lo . iik, lur lr tmi U id lriu, i hiukIIi lit mi jmis a. 1 I if 1 i'Ual oa K 4bH !',