The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-08-29

able IN the State
And for whose benefit has this extrav
gance been inlroduced!-Lel US examin,
Under the former administration, the d
bentures OF the General Assembly wei
500, l73,4s. Under the reign ofwhigger
sSl ,479 06; difference $l6,3O6 Is, or
little more than $4,000 per annum; DO,
Ilon of this necessarily arises, from tn
difference between the expense of tn
Senate and Council of former years; bu
the greater share arises from the DISPOSE
ton OF whiggery TO ape the extravaganza,
OF Congress. During the former period
the amount paid for the State Prison, wa
81 ,O99 90; under the auspices of moderr
whiggery $780, l5-diference SI53ol
10, IN form off bonus, to prevent Milton
Browns desertion from the whip ranks
During the former period, the amount PAID
the Treasurer, for his services, was SO,
20O 90; during the latter under wing econ,
omy, S3,233 SO; difference 81 ,O33 SO, be-
side the dubenture allowed him during the
late Constitutional Convention. A large
molety OF this excess is in form of alowan-
ces, by that pink of the wing patty, the
Auditor of accounts, who has recently rs.
sumed the prerogative o! dealing out to
himself and his particular friends, potions
from the treasury, in form of compensation
Jor "E1tra serrices." And example of
this is found in the abstract of orders,
drawn by the Auditor as reported in lS43.
Bee his Report, p. 90, no. 59)-"John
Spauldng, Treasurer for Extra services
cash paid in collecting Shoot fund, manag.
ing Safety fund notes, distributing Surplus
revenue. &C." S5S456. Now. let us ex.
anime the law on the subjecI:-By the act
of 1925, the Treasurer was made commits
sloner of the School fund, and it became
his duty to take charge of, and loan or in
vest in stocks, such fund and manage the
same, collecting the interest annually and
Tor this service he is allowed a salary of
Sl0O per annum. 1t is also made the du.
ty of the Treasurer, Ito keep proper ac-
counts of said bank fund" and also "from
time to time, to invest the same and all
monies belonging thereto, in approved bank
stock, or in such other productive or nation.
al securities as he may find opportunity"
&c. See Rerised Statutes, chapt. so. sec.
5 and g. Thus, it is shown that the ser.
vices for which,he Treasurer hasr eceived
an Extra compensation of 1884, are the i
IDENTICAL services, required of him by the
law, and for which hejrecewes specific
salary. But the Auditor orders, and the
Treasurer puts his hand in the strong box
aud helps himself! This is the economy
Of the present whig office-holders.
But again: In the former period, the
Auditor of accounts was paid for his SER
Vises 1875. In the latter period 81 ,4532 %,
difference only ST. 7S 25, or little NOR
than 5000. per annum! Ofthis amount
a very large proportion was received at
The close of tile last session for Extra
serriceS,"
The Treasurer seems indisposed to en-
hlbit his books, or to furnish the precise
amount of this Extra allowance, but guess
rs it at $3.50; the people must, therefore,
remain ignorant of the fact until the next
session of the legislature. 1t is probable.
however, that the amount is about $500.
Now what extra services has tins benevo-
ent wing Auditor performed! None. GER
ainly, which have met the public eye, ex.
,ept the publishing series of articles in
he Woodstock Mercury, urging the obo-
ition Of the SmooL FUND, Ito deprive the
children Of the poor, ofthe pi,ance, which
he economy and benevolenee of former
had reserved for their ed.
lca'ion,) and the drawing of a host of or
iers, for Extra allowances, to his peculiar
friends, and office-holding brethren.
During the former period the amount
'forders drawn by the Auditor ofaccounts,
vas s2O,445 ls. During the latter, sal,
)3l 35-a difference of accounts, of only
s27 1856 II, or about $1,000 per annum.
Should any one enquire the cause Of this
enormous increase of orders upon the
Treasury, satisfactory explanation of a
'ery large portion will be found on refer
,nce TO the profuson of Extra Orders,
which the kind-hearted Auditor has so lib
eally furnished his political friends tor the
purpose Of sustaining in power the do
infant party, and ofinsuring the continued
'xerllons OF the present corrupt and avari-
'ious o.lice.holders and under-strappers
IF the wing party. The amount of Or.
|ers drawn by the Auditor for lS43, as re.
ported at the last session, is worthy of con-
liberation; it is Sl3,262 AZ, nearly three
lines the amount drawn in any one year
in the first table, and exceeding
he amount drawn in any other year EN-
raced in the second table by more than
%, 800 90.
In 1912, this same Auditor, jealous of
he right ofthe legislature, to examine and
ecide upon claims against the State,
proposed and procured the passage of a
aw, authorizing his liberal self to have u-
isdiction of all claims against the State,
With the exception of some special cases,
o that the class of claims, formerly examin.
d and decided upon by the legislature, are
low concealed from the public scrutiny,
nd submitted to the private investigation
# this official dignitary, and one years en-
erience has shown that he has faithfully
xecrised this newly acquired power, in
'estowing iavors upon whom he will mot
o.get,ing even to rep!enish well his own