The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-18
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Total receipts, general revenue, $780,
PA 70. Expenditures Including amount
borrowed from sinking fund for payment
of Legislaturel, $252,43 SO. Total re-
ceipts from all sources, $l,335,34l 05.
Disbursements, $1,2S7, 250 03. Remain
ing in treasury Qess amount borrowed
from sinking fund.-, $4s,O9l OF. War
rants outstanding Nov. 80, 1869, $780,
I'll 81.
From this it will be seen that there
is still large amount of outstanding war
rants but it is still TO be understood that
there is to meet them, the levy of 1868 for
general revenue, amounting to the sum OF
$534.686 90, and delinquent taxes of the
Ieyies of 1861 to 1868 inclusive, amount
ing in the aggregate to the sum OF $2ll,
33l 81. The collections now being made
will probably be sufficient to meet nearly
all tie demands outstanding against the
general revenue fund. / desire to call
YOUR attention to the fact that the consti-
tutional requirement relative to the levy
and collection of taxes each year, for the
creation of a sinking fund, adequate for
the liquidation of the State debt, has not
been complied with in former years, and
that the levy for that purpose the past
year is inadequate. You will ind the
facts in relation to this matter fully set
forth, and the proper calculations made,
in the report of the Auditor. Each law
creating any part of the State debt con
tains the provision required by the 9th
section of article XI of the Constitution
but in making the yearly levies, legisla'
lures have failed to include in the revenue
bill, amounts set apart for this purpose
sufficient to comply with the constitution
Al L.. do IN thaFanf
hope, and believe, that no argument is
necessary to convince you that this fund
must be raised and sacredly applied to Its
legitimate purpose. Honor and Interest
alike demand it.
Akin to this matter is another, which
also demands your attention. In conse
quence of the neglect of former legisla
lures, alluded to above, the interest fune
in the treasury on the LIST of January i!
yearly insufficient to meet the semi-annua
interest accrued at that date and as the
settlement with county treasurers canno
be affected before the 18th of January, i
becomes necessary for the State Treas
urer to effect temporary loan to meet tn
interest on the State debt, which is paya
BILE in New York. The remedy for thi
difficulty seems to be, levy sufficient t
increase the interest fund until the sem
annual demand may be anticipated.
MILITARY CLAIMS.
The legislature, at the last session, al
thorized the appointment of an agent
collect the military claims OF the Stat
against the general government, allowin
him three per cent. upon the amount co
lected. Upon visiting Washington la
spring, learned that nothing could
done by the agent until further legislatiO
was had, and that the custom was for Co
gress to provide for the adjustment of Il
accounts by commissioners appointed an
paid by the United States. This being Il
case, it did not seem advisable to appOil
an agent and pay to him a large su
which could as well be saved TO the Stat
Il was also suggested to me that to ha'
the claim prosecuted by an agent having
large contingent interest in its liquidatio
might prevent or delay the legislatiC
necessary to secure an equitable sett
emit. / therefore RETAINED from makil
appointment. am satisfied that o
ngrsssional delegation will make