Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-13
FINANCE REPORT,

resolutions towit:
Resolred That the Committee Finance be instructed
report whether hundred thousand dollars apPro
priated Military Contingent Fund has been
expended with the and meaning of the law
making said appropriation.
Resolved That the Committee Finance be instructed
and report whether their opinion there has been NO.
aton of the ENLIGHTENMENT laws and if at what tme and by
whom with leave o report by bill or otherwise;
following report their investigation and respectfully
submit the the Senate:
On the 18th day April 1861 Governor Auditor Treasu
and Secretary of State effected loan OF twenty-five hous
dollars of this city This done before any
law passed authorizing the oan but of that the committee
disposition complain the officers of State were acting
pressing necessity and and paseworhy
In all Investigations will be the aim OF the committee to deal
candidy with all coming before them
For the purpose of legng the loan thus made, and making
payment following bill passed and approved the
4th day of May, 1861:
legze of depositing
bonds of the State Branch Indianapolis of the
Bank of the State of Indiana security for twenty-five thousand
dollars borrowed by the Governor Secretary Auditor and Treasu
State and and provide for the payment of said
sum of money by the State, approved May 4, 1861
Be enacted By the General Assembly Of the State
of Indiana, That whereas became necessary in order to comply
with the equsiOn troops recently made by the President OF
the United States procure large of for the of
the State before the General Assembly could be convened and
whereas Auditor Treasurer and Secretary of
State upon their private credit and responsibility borrowed
indianapolis the Bank of the State of nd
the State the of twenty-five thousand dol
lars be expended of paying
expenses incurred and be incurred raising and sustaining
compliance with the said of the Presidents
and whereas the Governor and other officers of State aforesaid
gave their pomsory for said of dated April H.
payable the order of c. L. Stevenson, Cashier
of said Branch Bank with interest and the payment of
said Auditor deposited said Branch Bank
five per bonds of the State of Indiana the of
thirty dollars, therefore, the borrowing of the said of
thousand dollars and the deposing of said bonds
security for the payment thereof above ced hereby de-
he eOf
debt aforesaid hereby assumed and shall be paid
by Indiana of the Contingent Fund of the Gov
appropriated by this General Assembly for the purpose of de-
fayng the expenses of responding the Proclamation of the
President of the United States and if funds spec
ally provided for the purpose of paying said debt should be in the
Treasury when becomes pay the then the
shall be paid of any money that may be in the
Treasury, and otherwise specifically appropriated.
Section 3 There emergency which requires that this act
should take effect immediately and therefore enacted that
effect and be in force from and after its passage
The will that the wenyve thousand dollars bor
the bank of this before the meeting of the
General Assembly. ordered by law be paid
the Contingent Fund of the Governor there be
that said debt shall be paid out of
the Treasury and Otherwise specifically appro
paed" One of these modes of only could be legal
The sequel will show how and from what fund the paid
prosecuting the history of the laws appopratng for
payment expenses assumed by Indiana find the
following passed by the General Assembly, and
proved the 9th day of May 1861:
making appropriation deay the expense of
pairing respond the call of the President of the United States
for troops, approved May 6, 1861
L. Be enacted By the General assembly Of the State
of Indiana of hundred thousand dollars be- and
the hereby appropriated to the Governors Contingent
the purpose paying the of calling out and
sustaining militia under this equiiton of the President of the
and that the shall be drawn the order of
specifying the articles and from whom purchased
rendered. and by whom and that said order shall be
Auditors office before warrant issued therefor except
be deemed expent by the Gov
but that he keep detailed statement thereof and
ensuing General Assembly all disbursements by him made
of said fund.- specifying each item thereof
Section is hereby declared that emergency exists for
the taking effect of this therefore shall take effect
be n from and after its passage
this ample OF hundred thousand dol
expected that all which had been incurred
paid and certainly that the Governor would have
allowed that requirements of the law of May T. 1861 directing
the payment the loan $4,000 this fund.- That
reasonable expectation, because lawful 1t spe
ca appropriated for the OF paying the expenses OF call
inc out and sustaining the militia &c. and the twenty-five hou
and dollars borrowed in advance for that purpose.
On the 3lst May 1861 the Senate adopted the following