The Arkansas advocate., 1833-11-13

ssand seyenty-two dollars and elghty-eight ssand half cents; and deduct that amount ssfrom seventeen thousand three hundred "and twenty-tlree dollars and seyenty-one "cents. and there will be a balance which athe Territory yet owes of seven thousand stuo hundred and fifty dollars and eighty stso and 6 half cents." The subsequent report, at the session Of 1925, iii print ed Journals, page 16, states, that, sson the I"I6th day of October, 1923, there was
 sbalance of seven thousand two hundred
 ssand fifty dollars and oighty-two and a halt
 ssecnts against the Territory, as reported ssby the Committee raised to examine the
 sssubject at the last session of the Legs sslature.r This sum of seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars and eighty two and a half cents is added to the amount of warrants drawn on the Treasury, inter- est on Scrip and amount overpald by col lectors of the revenue, making the total amount of expenditures twenty-teur thou sand t4so hundred and thirty one dollars and twenty-eight and one-foufth cents The Committee then go on to state, that sssI he recf.ipts Of inc Treasury, since the ssfeport of the last Committee, amount to
 ssfiiteen thousand nine hundred and ninety
 tone dollars and thirteen cents, to which
 "add one hundred and seventy-seyen dol sslars charged to the Auditor, and 1t makes fssthe sum of sixteen thousand one hundred
 "and ssxty-cight dollars and thirteen cents,
 sswhicli sum, deducted from twenty-four ssthousand two hundred and thirty-one dol-
 elars twenty-eight and one-quarter cents, 'sthe amount of expenditures since the 18th ss0ctober, 1923, 1t viii leave a balance of ssei9ht thousand and three dollars and fif- s.teen and one-quarter cents, the sum ''which IS now due by the Teritery."- From inc extracts here given from the re- ports of the Committees at the sessions of 1923 and 1925, ii will appear evident that
 the revenue or amounts due by the Shey-
 ifs in 1923, was anticipated, and included
 iii the report as moneys or Scrip paid into the Treasury. Taking the latter report
 literally, 1t would appear that the Commit tee of 1925 based their report on that of the preceding Committee, ard credited all
 the Scrip received in the Treasury from the preceding report, of the 10th of Octo- ber 1923. Should such be the fact, the amount collected or paid into the Treasu- " by the Sherifs Tn 1923, must have been twice credited, which would make differ enee of between two and three thousand dollars, including the amount still due from defaulters, large portion of which was due at the time of the reportin 1923. Ad- mitting such to be the facts, and the Com mittee have no other data to govern them in their conclusions, 1t would appear that portion of the Scrip issued prior to the pas sage of the act of the Tth November, has not returned to the Treasury. The Com mittees of 1923 and 1925 having failed to balance the Treasurer's books at the time rlfeJ iiIittie thoif report. the precise differ enee cannot be ascertained without deyot- ing much time and labor to the subject The Gommittee, however, deem 1t unirn- poftant, as they feel assured that there is less Scrip in circulation than the general receipts and expenditures of the Territory from the commencement of the Govern ment III 1919, would seem to justify.
 The annexed statement, marked E. shows the gross amount of warrants drawn on the Treasury since the last report. to the 20th of September, 1883, and to what pur- pose they have been applied.
 A warrant has been drawn OH the eontin- gent fund for witnesses fees Ill the case of 'sHouse and Woods.'' The Committee have examined the voucher on which the warrant issued, and have passed it, but there being no appropriation for the purposes, the Auditor is accountable; they, therefore, re- commend, that the same be included in an act for his relief. On examination of the Scrip issued on the Auditors warrants, the Committee have discovered, by the register, that the sum of four dollars has been issu- ed to N. Menefee more than the warrant called for. The Treasurer being account able for the same, he has paid the Commit tee the amount, four dollars, which is inclu- ded Tn the receipt.
 Iheannexed statement marked c, shows the receipts and expenditures of the Terri tory, from tie isi day ot October, 1851, to the Both day of September, 1883.
 The Committee, in closing their report, cannot torbear comment on the annual de- l cline of the Territorial revenue, whilst the l Territory IS rapidly advancing in wealth and population. We witness solecis,a in the iseal operations of tue Government The receipts in the Treasury continue to de- crease yearly, without relieving the people from the burthen of taxes which they now labor under, and calls loudly, in the opinion ot the Committee, for Legislative enact ments. The Committee would, therefore. recommend the passage of an act supple mentary to laws providing for the redemp- ton of lands stricken off to the Territory. and directing the sale of those that have 1, been five years and upwards stricken off; also, resolution to the officers of the differ ent Land-ofices, requesting them to trans mt transcript of the lands within their districts, on which the patent certificates