Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 10Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 - United States |
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Page 460
... treasury was mulcted of about $ 14,000,000 , though the exact total was never known . The State school fund in 1873 was also found to be short $ 1,260,511.92 , all of which the legislature had illegally diverted to other purposes , and ...
... treasury was mulcted of about $ 14,000,000 , though the exact total was never known . The State school fund in 1873 was also found to be short $ 1,260,511.92 , all of which the legislature had illegally diverted to other purposes , and ...
Page 467
... treasury was looted by the " legislators " who made no pretense of honesty . These patri- otic statesmen openly said that they intended to “ squeeze the state as dry * Mayes , Lamar , p . 208 et seq .; Godwin , Life of W. C. Bryant ...
... treasury was looted by the " legislators " who made no pretense of honesty . These patri- otic statesmen openly said that they intended to “ squeeze the state as dry * Mayes , Lamar , p . 208 et seq .; Godwin , Life of W. C. Bryant ...
Page 471
... Treasury forcing balances in the public accounts ; a late Attorney - General misappropriating public funds ; a Secretary of the Navy enriched or enriching friends by percentages levied off the profits of contractors with his De ...
... Treasury forcing balances in the public accounts ; a late Attorney - General misappropriating public funds ; a Secretary of the Navy enriched or enriching friends by percentages levied off the profits of contractors with his De ...
Page 472
... treasury , and McKee , proprietor of the St. Louis Democrat were tried , convicted and sentenced to heavy fines and long terms of imprisonment . McGuire , the revenue collector at St. Louis , pleaded guilty , but Babcock , through the ...
... treasury , and McKee , proprietor of the St. Louis Democrat were tried , convicted and sentenced to heavy fines and long terms of imprisonment . McGuire , the revenue collector at St. Louis , pleaded guilty , but Babcock , through the ...
Page 483
... Treasury gold reserve - Political changes Elections of 1880 - Party platforms- Garfield and Arthur elected funding bill introduced - Fails to pass over veto- New apportionment of Representatives . OLLOWING his inauguration President ...
... Treasury gold reserve - Political changes Elections of 1880 - Party platforms- Garfield and Arthur elected funding bill introduced - Fails to pass over veto- New apportionment of Representatives . OLLOWING his inauguration President ...
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