The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-01-23

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ing fund and other permanent funds In
the treasury, 50 that the actual bonded
of the State, aside from
that due to its own funds is only
$685., $50,
The receipts in the treasury during
the fiscal year, from all sources, ex-
elusive of balances, were 1896, 1O2.S9;
and the expenditures, exclusive of trans
fers, 1915, S05.92. The amount received
from direct taxes only was $3.50, 1855
while from all other sources, including
interest on school lands, interest on per-
manent school fund bonds, principal on
sale of school lands, five per cent. on sale
of public lands, collections on school fund
bonds, and the insurance department,
WIS derived the remaining 1901, 1880.
Of the amount received from taxes,
$491, 095.59 was for general revenue
purposes, $22, 9Ss, sS for the sinking fund,
$9l, 1873 for payment of interest on the
public debt, and $114, 453.Ss for the
annual school fund. The receipts from
other sources than taxes are credited,
with the exception of a very small
amount, to the permanent and annual
school funds.
OF the disbursements, 4S3, 217 20 were
from the general revenue fund; 255, 800
Sc from the annual school fund; $50, 939-
rs belonged to the permanent school
fund, and was invested in securities;
$S1.7Ss.5O was for pay ment of interest
on the public debt; s52.694.15 was a part
of the sinking fund, and was invested in
State bonds; the remainder belonged to
minor specific funds.
The total balance in the treasury, at
the beginning of the fiscal year, was
$2)7, 33334 SO; at the end Of the fiscal year,
$222, SSO.O5.
The permanent school fund on the
Both of November, 1873, amounted to
$1,OOS, 1859; on the 30th of November
1874, 81 Ia, 500 .32-an increase during
the year ofs117, 163.73.
For the past Two years, the levy to
supply the general revenue fund has
been four mills on the dollar. The
general decrease in values throughout
the country has kept the total valuation
of taxable property in the State at about
the figure which it had reached three
years ago, notwithstanding the large act
ual increase of wealth. I had desired
and expected reduction in the levy this
year, but unless the appropriations shall
be reduced beyond what now seem prac.
ticable. this cannot safely he done. This
year the appropriations will. 1 fear, ne
cessarily be somewhat larger than usual
mainly because of the expenses incurred
by the militia on account of Indian
troubles, and the probable disposition OF
the legislature to assist, at least with
seed for spring planting, those who have
suffered in the disasters Of the past season
Expenditures growing out of these two
causes are extraordinary in their cha: &C
ter, and it would be wrong, in my
Judgment, in the present financial con
dition of the people, toimpose upon them
the necessity of paying in one year, in
addition to the other expenses of govern
m (, the sum which seems TO be required
for this exigencv. The issuance o.
bonds to meet the ordinary expenses o
the government, should never be tolelat
ed, under any circumstances-indeed, il
prohibited in the Constitution. But III,
expenditures referred to are not of tbi
character, and it is proper that tht
credit of the State should, as far as it cal
within the limitations of the Conslitu
ton, be pledged in raising tho neccssll
money. As elsewhere stated, only I
small portion of the bonds authorized b.
the Legislature, in special session. to b.
Issued for relief pun poses have been is
sued, and the remainder may be mad
available in the discretion OF the Legis
lature.
HOW TO RETRENCn.
The expenses of the State government
are mainly betrayed from the genera
revenue fund. From this fund are pai'
all the ordinary current expenses. 4
careful consideration by you of variou
items covered in its disbursement coul,
scarcely fail to he of essential service il
the interest of economy. To the ex
penses incident to the session Of the Leg
stature, the public printing, and the SUP
port of the state institutions, can b
traced the practical part Of this disburse
ment, if we leave out of consideration
the payment of salaries fixed by law.
an inclined to think that little earnes
work, having for its object proper cul
tailment of these expenses, would resul
to advantage to the tax payers, an
prove highly creditable to the Legisla
ture.
The public printing costs entirely to
much, and you will not, it is to be hoped
permit the session to expire wilhou
providing for its reduction. The entir
printing and binding ought not to co:
to exceed thirty thousand dolla,s pc
annum, and perhaps it might be done ft
much less. Not only tue price estab!is
but also the laws regulating printing al
binding, the measurement of work, til
allowance of accounts, etc, ought to !