The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-25
Majority Report OfJOint Commit tees
On Finance and Claims.


In compliance. with the request con-
tanned in Joint Resolution No. Is, a
copy OF which is attached hereto, call
ing on the joint committees of the two
Houses, of Finance and Claims" and
Taxation and Finance, for q report
on the financial condition Of the State,
the undersigned, on behalf Of said COM
mittees, beg leave to state that they
have had said resolution under consid-
Grafton, and submit the following re-
port:
Your committees have arrived at their
conclusion, as contained herein, from
the annual message of the Governor,
the annual report OF the Auditor, and
from a special report made by him to
the committees, at their request, as also
from personal interviews had with him
by some members Of the committees.
The message Of Governor Stevenson to
the Legislature, and the annual report
of the Auditor, are, we are constrained
to say, well calculated to mislead the
public mind, in regard to the actual
condition Of the treasury, and the
available means for State purposes, as
distinguished from the educational finds.
The latter cannot, and should uot, be
invaded, for the liquidation Of ordinary
charges upon the treasury, without dis
regarding the policy of the State in re-
gard to education. The ordinary
charges subject to Legislative appropria-
tons, have been the subjects sought to
be ascertained.
1t will be perceived that neither the
Governor or Auditor have separated the
balances due to the several funds, and
in that way their message and report
are calculated to mislead, as before
stated. In fact the balances are made
up of the general and irreducible school
fund, which are not subject to the gen
eral purposes Of the treasury, and can
not be so used. The Auditor was called
on, by resolution adopted by the
Senate, on the 3lst day of January,
1871, to separate the funds subject TO
general appropriations from the other
funds, so as to show what sums, if any,
remained in the treasury Of the State,
at the beginning of the present fl cal
year. The Auditor, in compliance
with said resolution, has submitted his
report, and we quote therefrom so much
as relates to the subject under review.
That officer says: 81 have the honor to
furnish the Senate with the following
statement:
Balance in the treasury, October !,
1870 SoI3.42OOS. all of mhich JekoaQS
10 The school fund"
He further saws: 'By reference to
nv report, page five, it will be seen that
there was
standing to the credi, of the gen.
eral school fund, October |, $50 2iS,'Sss .
10 sch tme c fsnd Oh 'he irreuae'oie ESQ II
oao,- -
doJnc; ;Is .s''Si' 4
treasury, October /. 1870 .s2l3, 40 Os
-
91 ireasIv t1 nct ,ae is7 oi I'll" 5ss "a
Tba ArJ;,or's rorort sbovs that the
poaa,n,s 81 ,ho ,raosrry for rho
wear ending October /, is7O, was. .s6i3,975 p
| That the disbursements Tor the
year ending on same uaS, Were."sfp'tt' IL
| Balance October |, 1871, In treas 40,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. uS
All VI "h'',' do 20 JuS' o,"'eu' o.'cS'
| 10 the schoOl iund. oalu report Oh TIE
| Auditor. is herewith flied as part Of
| r. -.
tlls report:
| | have the honor TO furnish the Sen
ave w" VIZ. 1910
Balance IN treasury, OctOper j, loio,
| (renort nape S2l3 400 0S: all OF
WITT oaLool c,,J on1
WAS therefore hot suuJeC' W aPPtoP''"