White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-01-20

Te,sl receipts from oil .o-r-.s. 81. .a3y 3H ns
Total disbursements. all sources. 81 2e7 ,951t3
R.manns in treasury tiess amount borro aea from sink
ing fnnd) s.s.09l 9.
Warrants our"anding Nov aoth lssa, s4ao7Ii 81.
From this it will he seen that there il
still large amount OF outstanding war
rants /; but it is also 10 be understood
that there is 10 meet them. the levy oil
1859 for gener-l revenue, amounting to
the sum OF S534 6S5 80. sai delinquent
taxes o. the levies of 1861 to 1868 incln-
sive. amounting in the aggregate to the
sum of s2ll 33l 81 The collections
now being made will probably be suffi
cient to NEE, ncsrly sll the dem ands out
standing against The Revenue fund.
desire to call yosr attention to the fact
that tn, constitutional reqn rcment rela-
tive to the levy AMI collection of taxes
each year. for the creation Of sinking
fund adequate for the liq1id ,tion Of the
State dsbt. hss not been complied with
in former years, and that tho levy for
that purpose the pas, yasr is inadequate.
You will find the facts in relation 10 this
matter fully set forth. and the proper
calculations msde. in the report of the
An'li'or. Each law creating any part Of
Of the State debt cont .ins ths provision
required by the 5 h section of Articls XI
of the Constitution; Int in making the
yearly lvvies. legislatures have failed to
include in the revenue bill smoua.s Sci
apart Tor this purpose srffi to rom
p,lu tth ha 81 L.. L.
made in pursuance thereof hope anil
believe. that no argumant is necessary to
convince yon that this fund nu.t be rails.
ed and sacredly applied tn ito lrgitim ate
purpose. Honor and interest alike de-.
dem and it.
Akin to this m alter is another. which
also demands your attention. In conse
quence of the neglect of former legisla.
lures. sllnded to above. the interest fond
in the treasury on the 1t of January is
yearly insufficient to meet the semi annusl
interest accrued at that date; and as the
settlement with County treasurers can
not be effected before the 25 h of January,
it becomes necessary for the State Treas
urer to effect temporary loan to meet the
interest on the State debt, which is pay
able in New York The remedy for this
difficulty seems to be levy sufficient to
increase the interest fund until the semi.
annual demand msy be anticipated.
MILITARY CLAIMS.
The legislature at the last session, su.
,borized the appointment Of an sgent to
collect the military claims Of the State
sgainst the general government, allowing
him three per cent upon the amount col
lected. Upon visiting Washington last
spring. I learned that nothing could be
done by the agent until further legislation
was had. and that the custom was for
Congress to provide for the adjustment
Of the accounts BY commissioners apoint.
ed and paid BY ths United States. This
being the case. il did not seem advisable
to appoint IN agent and pay to him .
large sum which could a. well he saved
to the State It was also snggesied to
me that to have the claim prosecuted by
an sgen, having large contingent inter-
est in it's liquidation. might prevent or
delay the legislation necessary to secure
an equitable settlement. / therefore re.
Trained from making the appointment
| am satisfied that our congressional del
CATION will make an earnest effort to se-
cure . So tlemeut this year. These claims
amount 10 the aggregate to sS46 600.
ASSESSMENTS.
By reference to the Treasurer's report.
you will percsive that he calls attention
10 the fact that the law gives the Auditor
no right to reject claim made BY sny
Comfy for an abatement OF an account OF
double and erroneous assessments. 1t
would seem that the Auditor should have
pow Or % require evidence and specifca-
tions a. to such claims. especially when
tbey or. made years after the alleged er.
rors we're charged.
The Auditor also calls stteption to the
propriety Of making the sssesssd value Of
property spproxims,e to the cash .alne.
Il is evident that return of SlO0. .OO0,-
600 of taxable property. with lew Of
e;obs ,;lls -crId m Aka better showing