The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1879-01-23

These figures are taken from the Audi.
tors report and are doubles correct. But
the Governor goes on to say that deduct.
ing the amount OF 1874 and 1875 warrant s
paid, $I,927.77, from the total amount Of
warrants paid by Treasurer, $29, ,140.S7,
and it would leave 27,2O3.10 applicable,
as he states to the payment Of 1877 and
1878 warrants paid Us shown above to
amount $9,S0S.42.
He then states that the amount outstand.
ing should be $15,lSO.30, instead Of the
amount outstanding registered warrants
AS shown by Treasurer, to.wit: $23.53247.
The governor attemps to account for this
alleged deficiency on my part by stating
that have taken to myself credit the sum
of $3,O4sso, paid for interest, and have re.
port warrants paid on file in my office
81, ,463.08 and warrants notified for pay.
ment, $3, ,637 80, making warrants to the
amount of $6, 6,iOO.5s that | have taken
credit for from money received, and then
charged them as Outstanding warrants.
l am at loss to imagine how the Cover
nor would have accounted for MY alleged
deficiency if these three amounts that he
claims me to have taken credit for hadn' t
by chance footed up to nearly the amount
that the Governor, by his blunder, had
left out. The payment of $3,049.99 inter.
est was just, and should have been take n
from amount OF money received, as have
done. This amount of interest $3,O07.S9
with the amount Of warrants that [ had
paid and on file in my office 81, 2,46a06, and
the amount of warrants notified for lpRy.
ment, money set apart for that purpose,
$3,63. 80, together with the amount OF
warrants paid and on file with Auditor as
shown by his report, to.wit: $40, l4O.87
and the cash balance reported 60 to max q
up and account for the $3S, ,S05 50, collect
ed. reported the amount of outstanding
registered warrants, exclusive Of those no.
titled for payment, as 423, ,e38.47 as shown
by warrant register, and If the Governor
had but compared this statement with the
Auditors report he world have seen the
correctness of it,
Auditor reports warrants issued in 1877
Amount Of 1s77 1878 vsrr.nts redeemed ~ .oS 7s
Amount of warrants outstanding IS shown
Dedusting amount on alo with treasurer '''' :
ana not1hed ed......................... 6,1oO u
Actual smount of outstanding warrants
Amount Of registered outstanding warrants 2s Il
leaving balance Of .............s l,eol Is
Which shows the amount Of warrants is
sued that have no: been presented to
Treasurer for registration.
The public will sec, trust, where the
error lies. The Governor, by the publica-
ton OF this unfortunate blundcr on his
part, has done me a an irrepairable injury.
am willing to bear the responsibility Of
any error in my own,accounts, IL any exist,
and invite a full examination by the prop
er authorities. 1t is a bitter experience,
however, to be made to suffer as l have
done for the unpardonablc mistake of 9th
ers. The Governor can not claim any OK
cuse from the incompletcness Of my report
as his error is in deductions made from
the Auditors report. My statement to him
Dec. Ia, was a summary account Of re-
ceipts, expenditures, and outstanding IN.
debtedness, and my detailed report was
made up at his suggestion received Dec.
81, for the purpose as stated in his letter,
of being presented to the Legislature for
their examination. 1t was mailed at this
Office the 10th inst, in ample time, as |
supposed, for the purpose for which was
asked. | had hoped ere this to receive
some acknowledgment, by public cor
rected statement from the Governor, IN
answer to my letters and kilograms, but up
to this hour it has not come to hand, and
feel called upon therefore TO speak in
my own defense.
e, A. SHERMAN.