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Topeka. Nav 26, 1873.

TOPEKA, May ~, 1873.
We have examined the books, accounts,
assets, de-, in the Office of the State Treas
urer, and find them to be a. set forth in the
above statement.
THOMAS OSBORN, Gov.
w. II. SNALLwooD, Sec. State.
d. w. WILDER, Auditor.
Section A. chapter 102, of the laws oil
1868, declares " That the Treasurer shall be
required to keep safely in the State Treas.
ury, without losning, using or depositing in
banks or elsewhere, all public moneys of
whatsoever character, paid into such Trsas-
ury or otherwise, and At any time placed in
his possession and custody, till the same 10
ordered by the proper department or officer
of the State government to be transferred or
paid out according to law"
The amount Of money in New York, STA
S7s.67, was unlawfully there, except per
haps, q very small sum due on municipal
bonds. No interest ia due on State bonds in
May. Only SOL, 745 of our State bonds
are now outstanding-the remainder being
owned BY the State. The annual interest on
this cum is less than $4,000; semi-annual
less than $25, Co.,"
The sum Of $29, 1920 was found to be in
different banks in this State. Total amount
with Gilman, Son & Co., New York, and in
Kansas banks, Sl24, S7O.6S.t The Law de-
clares this use of the State money to be Q
high crime and misdemeanor.
The amount actually paid in interest on
State bonds in 1873, has been 500. 4O3. The
sinking fund and permanent school fund
hold bonds on which the interest amounts to
$45, 7sS. The amount then, really paid,
outside of these funds, and outside of the
State, was only S47, 675-For the whole
year.
tSTArE OF ILLINOIS
AUDITORS OFFICE,
SPRINGFIELD, November "a, 1873 J
Hon. D. ". Wilder, Auditor State, Topeka
Kansas.
DEAR SIR:-Yours of 21st Il received,
Illinois does not maintain State agency in
New York. The Law requires the State
Treasurer to be in New York on the first
Mondays of January and July, and fifteen
days thereafter, and pay all demands there
made for interest due. At the expiration of
the term Of fifteen days, the books are return
ed here, and for the balance Of the year all
payments on account Of interest are made
here. See p. 1872. session laws Of 1856, and
p. IS, session lays of 1868.
Very respectfully.
e. E. LIPPrxcorr,
Auditor p. A.
This state of Affairs has confined since
1871, when the following resolution vas
adopted BY the House of Representatives:
House Current Resolution, No. $751;
"WHEREAs, the State Treasurer exhibits
q assets of the State sundry certificates Of
deposit, checks and drafts, amounting to
S2OS, 900, which are constantly exposed to
los BY failure of banks, brokers and indi.
viduale; then, therefore,
Resoircd by the Hossc Of Representatives.,
urer be Instructed TO convert at once all the /
ported and held % asets in the State Treas
Gry In current funds, such - are receivable
under the Law fos taxes, and dsposit ana
safely keep the same in the 6fate Ttsasury.
[See House Journal. 1871, pags ZIG, ~
4s2, 502, 592, 649, 951. 95S.
After the examination in May, called
he attention Of the Governor and Secretary
Of State to he Treasurer's maniiest violatioa
If Law, and to our duty ir the csee. The
Governor wrote 4 letter to The Trsasurse
which seemed to me to Be very mild and
enient 1t was signed BY the Governoe,
secretary and Auditor. The Treasurer did
rot answer the letter. Later there va Q
ieIay of some weeks in turning over The
chool money to county supesintendenh,
1itAout any valid excuse, and with the
treasurer constantly absent from his !
,oat. 4
In September again called The sovernoesI
ttea.tion to this state Of a6ain. He thsa
1rote the following letter, which We both
igned:
Topeka, Sept 20, 1873.
"Hon. J. E. Hayes, Treasurer: fsd
nat there il still on deposit With your New /
'ork bankers q much larger amount oil ,
,oney belonging to the State than thess On ,
E any Justification or even exeuse To-. In . /
,avessation which had with M. CollinA
,ne tvooe three weeks sinos. argsd upoe
in he necesity ofa redaciiaa a lii d