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Tin* entire balance due by Buss U* Che Treasury is $b5 CtMJ. The import adds that lie rpfuaed to ajpear before die Commission, paid no alter.nan to siibpmnjus,aiifl was fin,illy waited nyviu, nt tlie lows of Elyria* by tljt* t lt;miiii***i* in i* in t»ci«on — afu r the manner of Jmaih'MH glt; ifJ|5 llt; Cl v inn int.mi, vrlnn the mountain n fuslt; 0 to * lt;»mc* to Maihikit 11 j t even then* M r. IlLim m fu-i d id prodmc piper* u mcmor.mUd. Tin rlt; i ort dt -li.* n ry m \i n iv Wiih this prriUemtn.11. The ca^r of Jwi.n G. 11mm 15 w.is ueit tiarnlnedThe condition of the Treasury management whimuch Che Mirii1 under this glt; ntlenun'*administrationThe report says of IlixaiiM's previous character, thajc had fallen U the lot of flt;iw young men in die State to attain Che prominent and Influential position occupied by turn previous to his eiet lion an Treasurer of Mate, lie had bn n Speaker *d the llmi*e of Kepre-s* nudit* upon his hm election to It . and no man, however ambitious* could hate doired a brighter future Until ihai opcnim: before him.The report lays of Buarj.Vu operations Mr. BiZrtUif. at the time of Ill's settlement wlih Mr. Buna, received from him a certificate of deposit of W. E. (’mttzmi;«, banker, JNew Yorlt;t. for $4H,464 TO, as money, which was in violation of law and of every just rule of oflit lai conduct, and either by hivowa re-imtsncss, or by the advice of Mr. Buss* the larger portion of it was lost to the State. Iu our opinion* inis turn was not in fact available to Mr. Bliss as money when he sought to transfer ii to BreMln, and hence his solicitation thut it should be ner.nltted to remain unrilMuibtd In Mr. CijittisdzjTh hands until the July following. Inducements to withhold a demand, were undoubU dly held out to Mr. Hrsslin. not disclosed in the U siiinoii), for, unfortunate iv fur the reputation of ih« tc rr.m, as well a** for the interests of the Stale, they arc unwilling witnesses.lh *ides the ;rosfl v iolanon of oflh U1 duty on the part of Mr. Bbisuw, on bis ugrecirem to conceal tbe dcfsih tub n of Mr. Buss, he still further aggravated It b pcriinitlr k the sureties to give their checks for $A5,-00d, payuble in two years, without Interest*The report dclalls the financial operations of Uass-uh . lue connection with the Akrou Branch Railroad Joan, the City Bank of Cincinnati, lhe Central Bank of Indianapolis, the firm of VV. Y\ Coais Co-, and numerous outside ope rations by nearly ail ofwhich the State was a loser, UaieLi* having employed the Stale finanres for his financial schemes. The Commissioners also state that the propositionswere mode to them, on behalf of Bus us, having In view his return to Ohio, and appearance before the Commission, to give hla testimony In ielation to the defalcation. Upon consultation with the Attorney-General, it was deemed advisable to make the effort to procure Mr. Busuk’s attendance, and one of theCommlsalon went to Canada, whliher hadfled, in the expectation that he would Immediately return to Ohio , but on the presentation of the p*jer5 •n him he ncremntorllv declined to return.
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New York, New York, US
Sat, Mar 12, 1859
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