Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-21

These, figures are taken from the auditors
report and. are doubtless correct. But the
governor goes on to say that deducting the
amount Of 1874 and 1875 warrants paid,
$l,937.77, from the total amount of warrants
paid by treasurer, $29, l4O.S7, and it would
leave $$27 ,2O3.l0 applicable, as he states to
the payment Of 1877 aud 1878 warrants,
leaving entirely out Of his deductions the
amount of 1876 warrants paid as shown
above to amount $9,707.32
He then states the amount outstanding
should be SIS, 5000, instead Of the amount
outstanding registered warrants. as shown
by treasurer, to.wit: $2S,23S.47. The gov
ernor attempts to account for this alleged
deficiency on my part by stating that / have
taken to myself credit the sum of $3,O49.S9,
paid for interest, and have reported warrants
paid on file in my Office $2,463tS and war
rants notified for payment, $3,637.50, maxi
ing warrants to the amount Of Sc, l00.5S that
| | have taken credit for from money received
and then charged them as outstanding war
rants.
would have accounted for my alleged def
clency if these three amounts that he claims
me to have taken credit for hadn't b7
chance fooled up to nearly the amount that
the governor, by his blunder, had left out.
The payment of $3,049.S9 interest was just,
aud should have been taken from amount OF
money received, as l have done. This
amount OF interest, $3.O49.S9, with the
amount OF warrants that had paida nd 90
file IN my Office $2,463.OS and the
amount of warrants notified for p.ymeo t,
money set apart tor'that purpose. $S,657.5o,
together with the amount Of warrants paid
and on file with auditor as shown by his re-
port, to. wit: $2y, l4O.S7, and cash balance
reported to go 10 make up and account for
the $685. sos IS, collected. l reported the
amount of outstanding registered warrants,
exclusive of those notified for payment, as
1923 Al as shown by warrant register,
and if the governor hau but compared this
statement with the auditors report he
would have seen the correctness OF it.
Auditor reports warrants issued in 1877
Amount Of 1877 and 1873 warrants re-
deemed. lI,195 Is
Amount of warrants outstanding as
shown by auditor. .......... 3O,9s8 20
Deducting amount on file with treasur- -
Ell and nOtlned. CLIO o.
Actual amount Of outstanding war
rants issued. .............. .:......... 24SSl 81
Amount Of registered outstanding wal
| rants. ............... .................. 2S,233 AZ
Leaving a balance of ................ 81 ,G54 IL
Which shows the amount of warrants is
sued that have not been presented to treas
urer for registration.
The public will see, l trust, where the
error lies. The governor, by the publica
ton of this unfortunate blunder on hi
part, has done me an irreparaole injury. ]
am willing to bear tie responsibility Of any
error in my own accounts, if any exist, and
invite a full examination by the proper au
thorities. 1t is a bitter experience, how
ever, to he made to suffer as l have done
for the objectionable mistakes of others. The
governor cannot claim any excuse from the
incompleteness of my report, as his error is
in deductions made from the auditors re.
port. My statement to him Dec. IA, was
summary account of receipts, expenditures
and outstanding indebtedness, and my de
tailed report was made up at his suggestion
received Dec. 81, for the purpose as stated
in his letter, of being presented to the legis
lature for their examination. 1t was mailed
at this Office the 10th inst, in ample time, Al
1 supposed, for the purpose for which it wa
asked. I had hoped ere this to receive SOM
acknowledgment, by a public corrected
statement from the governor, in answer te
my letters and kilograms, but up to this
hour it has not come to hand, and l fee.
called upon therefore to speak in my own
defense. E. A. SHERMAN.