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The Commoner,
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 13
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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb.
Tho Payne bill is already giving the republi
can -reformers "that tired feeling."
Thero aro those who wish Mr. Roosevelt a
long a very long and happy visit in Africa.
Tho republican party is driven to-extremities
stoclcin S th taX " b0th gloves and
n Co1nS!,SB8 wI now begin the work of revising
the tariffmaybe up, maybe down with the
accent on the up.
vonllct Ztw i unan,lmous in returning the
yoiuict that Theodore Iloosovelt is our greatest
living ex-presidont. fereatest
''The railroads deserve six per cent," declares
Judge McPherson. What on actual iiivest
mont or on tho water? mvest-
Jf gloves aro made too expensive to wear ir
ni n? GaSlT f0r th0 voters to handlo the r"
Publican party "without gloves" next election.
The wave of Taft prosperity seems to bo float
ing up an unusually large lot of notices of wacre
reductions in variousjmomifactuAng indusK!
tenuis cabinet m&SS
John Mitchell urges tho actors to onra-nir n
union, We recommend the idea if ?t n?T
in restricting the output ; o certain casT'o
plays now offered to tho public.
I1tho money spent dn the Panama ennni
could be liquified and forced through a hSSl
under proper pressure it would excavate fL SIS
more rapidly than the steam shoved t doling
According to the press dispatches th
SS H?Ing, 'iV prote8t Winst tho ne Mil
"The hand that rocks the cradle hiL i!
s; H,canagbeon sgosted ssb5srs:
Federal Judge McPherson has decided tw
the two-cent faro law in Mis ih if ? :hat
tho railroads. The railrolf Z,L 8i unjUBt to
teed a fair return on thovestm n evef K"
Government Money Deposited with the States in 1836
The Commoner received several inquiries the United States as shall by law author!
asking what had become of the proposition made their treasurers, or other competent authoHfin
by Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas in to receive the same on the terms hereinofr '
regard to the government money deposited with specified; and the secretary of the treastirv Linn
several states in 183G. Mr. Murdock introduced deliver the same to such treasurers or o Iip
a bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury competent authorities, on receiving ' cerrifWn
to demand the repayment of these funds. At of deposit therefore, signed by such commS
The Commoner's request Mr. Murdock has writ- authorities in such form as may be nreriwj
ton a statement in reference to this proposition. by the secretary aforesaid; which certified
Tho statement is hereinafter printed: shall express the usual and legal oblteSS
THE STORY OP THE FUNDS Pd Pledge the- faith of the state for the safe
Washington, D. C, March 26, 1909. Editor fiffI)lnfVt?nde)ayment thereof and shall pledge
Commoner: In answer to your recent communi- , tne states receiving the same to
cation asking what had become of my proposi- Paytne . said moneys and every part thereof,
tion in regard to the government money deposit- "m, tlme1t0 tme whenever tho same shall bo
od with the states in 183G, permit me to say Jfulred bv the secretary of the treasury for
that I have introduced a bill authorizing the ;tPUrpose f defravIn& any wants of the
secretary of the treasury to demand the repay- P4""C reasi"7, bevonl the amount of five mil
ment of these funds. The story of the funds H esaid."
is this: ry 0I tne lunds The states frequently draw upon the federal
Deposits of public money in the banks amount- f?frnmnt fo moneys under the form of va-
ed in 1836 to thirty-nine million dollars, an im- TJ laims' , Wy should not th"e federal gov-
mense sum of money in those days. The states thlJnlJ ?lvt,t5e5.oney justly due ifc from
themselves were tempted and asked for the de- rTf?, Which ifc fre(luently pays so boun-
posits. Congress, by act of June 23, 1836 tllullv?
voted to make distribution in four installments tft nniiC?SneoHonwitl1 this Proposition I wish
of all moneys in the treasury except $5,000,000 of SL hiatUStlJn S the fact that islation
to the states on the formal pledge of their ?, S2;' maitude often turns on a word or
faith for repayment. Three installments were htSlS?6; 7UiS fund of 28.000.000
paid to the states when the government found IV Veen Jeld back from the United States by
its necessities forbade further distention aSd thf f1?? of a Proviso. Following is the
ho policy was stopped by act ; of ! October 2 (??tber 2' 1837' in full:
1837, which also provided that the fundq m' lil fnacted by the senate and house of
ready deposited should "remain with the states rePresentatives of the United States of America
until otherwise directed by congress "So ttw ? co?gi;esi? assembled, that the transfer of the
have remained there to the amount of $28,101 J?S?w ?iBtJiImfl?t f deposits dIrected " be
n4; ' and are carried on the books of the SS? n? tne,stateTs' under the thirteenth sec
department as unavailable funds. The amount? f t,he act of June 23 1836, be and the
due aro as follows: ine amounts same is hereby postponed till the first day of
Newampshire . . v -- tf & -til otherwise6??
Vermont .'. 'Sm' rl'nlHl t But for t?e Provso, the secretary df the
North Carolina . . . . . . .: t JJHSS'JS treasury yould have called for the money But
Massachusetts ....". il I ?2 ?ngress in an act that was apparently saving
South Carolina ..:..' I'nRi'o'nn Jt? gov1r?ment a small sum, added a quaHfica
Connecticut ! ' ' " ' ' J'.OD tion .ich really gave a large sum away
Georgia -, ll 522"S2 arge part of tlle money deposited with the
?! island v. : : : : :::::: mJmb'Xo wesf Tehfjom e saIe f TS
Alabama on'35,30 est' Jt belonged to the nation Tint tn fio
New York . . .V.7.7:; '. . W 4 SJJ'JSo'?! "' be
SyTania ' ' MfcE VIOU MURDOCK.
Mississippi ..'.:::::::::::;:: 21m1 JHS wilmam sulzer
New Jersey . . . .-. ; . ' tf&4,5.30 Democrats are well acauaintfrt with rt,.a
Tennessee ' - 764,670.60 sentative Sulzer of New York and T it P nn
Ohio . 1,433,757.39 surprise to them that Mr ?llr In?
Kentucky 2,007,260.34 when some other New York oon0d tr0
Indiana . . : 1,443,757.39 serted. The PuhlicLOTis P pSf ?!n de"
Missouri ; ; 860-254.44 to William Sulzer, thisesefved tribute? ' Pay
Illinois ... 382,335.30 "Suspicions regarding the FihS?nf i
Arkansas J .' .' .' .' ! ." JIZ'Sl?'14 S the ootiMlnltaU
Michigan ... 286,751.49 verified. The insurgent renuhlwfJ ? V iii
tho revenues of nthoUB?atetereSt """ e03 into notabJe eWtmeJX.eZ? SEJ
be paid back. WitiWtho J: Poney would CONSOMNn
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