The Arkansas advocate., 1831-11-30


 deem the warrants 10 have been drawn contrary to law, and the Auditor. R. (. Byrd, accountable. There also ap- pears, on the eRerlii's account book, to have been credited to James Aelleam, SaeriH, the sum Of 9 79 cents, over the amount of the Treasarer's receipts; which sum, added to the said sum of
 sz5as3 30, makes the suun of 262 dollars Iaed S9cents chargeable 10 the Auditor, land fer which your committee consider Jim accountable. The committee also
 discovered voucher, certified bY the Judge of the I'd Judicial Circuit, for sae sum of 22+ dollars, guard hire in the case of the United States ys. House and Woods, under the " Act to regulate the payment ef costs in certain cases,n passed 5aHe 98, i8}0. This act gives power to the Judges ''to make a reas soaa6le compensation for guards, to aid the sheriff q any county, for tfle safe keeping CT conveying any prisoner as required by law and was, in the opin- lon of the committee, repealed by "An
 act providing more ei4ectually for the 5aie keeping of prisoners guilty, or sup posed guilty, of capital offences, pass ed 59tl October, 1923; the Last reeited iet, allowing a compensation Of one dol
 .sf per day, aud travelling expenses,
 2c. The account so certified, allowed ti4e sum of two dollars per day. The committee, however, in passing on tdis account, have allowed if under tic last racited act, viewing the additional
 charge of one dollar per day, as reason able compensation for the expenses of board, under the depreciated state of scrip at that time. Tie committe also i0aa3 vouchers on which warrants have been drawn on the contingent fund fof; a<thc accounts certified Jy the Isxecu- tive ) bal there being no precedent or ia1, heretofore, authorizing the aliow-
 saee of such claims, the committee feel ] il their duty to notice them, viz: an ae- count for books and stationary for the Adjutant General Office, g. G4 cents.
 This account seems just and reasona- ole, viewing as w9 must, the small sala- l fY of that officer. Itcould never have been the intention of the law that be
 should find his own stationary. Your ] anilaiitse, therefore recommend. tbat | provision be made by law for this purpose, either by an increase of saIa- l ry, or sp appropriation for the contia-
 gent expenses Of that office. An ae- count for Executive postage, $40 62 ee9ts, from the lst of April, to the sth November, 1880. No accounts of this Prescription nave ever been presented by the Executive Of this Territory, ex- eept that for postage on election returns,
 authorized by "An act providing for
 De election of all civil officers of this Territory GJc. passed the IGfh of No- venber, 1899. This act required the Clerks of tue different counties to trans nit returns of elections by mail, and an account of postage on the same, has
 been allowed and drawn for. The Ex- eeHtiye heretofore, 50 far as your corn 'nittee have understood, have either paid t out of ther own fuods, or taken it from the contingent fund appropriate ed by Congress f5rthe expenses of the seeretary's Office. Such being the case, your committee have come to the conclusion, that it never could have been the intention of Congress, in the creation of the office of Governor of this Territory, to tax the people with the payment of contingent expenses of this nature. The office and it's necessa- " expenses are inseparable, and unless where the law makes special proYis. ion, the contingent expenses and salar4 come from the same offers. Conse- qacat!y, there being ao provision ii, ouT laws for the allowance, and no former precedent to justify it, we are eonstrain- ed to say that the payment is unauthor- ized, and submit the same for your con sideration.
 statement B, ,hereuntoa annexed. shows the gross amount of warrants drawn on the Treasury since the report in 1929,