The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-13
THE OONPTROLLER's SUPPLEMENTAL
REPORT

IL Will be remembered that When the
Comptroller made his report for the year
) commencing March !, 1879 and ending
March 7, 1880, It's figures made bad show
! ing for Governor Roberts, making the cost of
his administration greater than that Of Gov
ernor Hubbard the preceding year, and the
Governor asked for au itemzed report, This
report was made and furnished to the Gov
ernor some few days previous to the meeting
Of the State convention on April 10th, and u
copy thereof, not officially furnished, how
ever, we think we can state, appeared in
the Galveston News on the morning
of the Goth of April. In the
same issue of the paper appeared Il letter
from the Governor in answer to commune
cation most opportunely sent him by j. f.
Mason and other gentlemen of Galveston,
under date of April 18th, in which they ask
MIN to give the results of his administration
by speech or letter. This letter was Oppor-
tune under the circumstances, and, of course,
was one OF those happy accidents that will
sometimes happen. The Governor chose
to answer in on open letter pub
lshed in the News usder date of
April 18th, but which, some how
or other, did not got into the News
until the Goth, the same date Of
the publication of the Comptrolers temized
or supplemental report Condolences are
frequent, as every body knows but then it is
so fortunate when they dovetail together
happily. The Governor in his letter attempts
to anticipate the Comptroller's itemized re-
port, but whether he does so or not we shall
not here discuss. The gist of the Governors
letter is that the reports have
been misunderstood and the terms
"Expenditures' misunderstood, We propose
in this article TO treat alone. of the Comp
troler's itemized report. He has no remarks
to make, but gives bare, naked figures alone
which speak for themselves Without Civ
ing the items, MS the Comptroller has done,
we will take aggregates For 1889, under
Hubbard, the expenses in the Executive De-
partment were S84735.75 under Roberts,
SCI ,i65 H. Here Is balance in favor of
Roberts of Sl3,270,5S, Let us anslyze this
now and see wherein Governor Roberts Is en-
titled to credit on this saving. Looking at
the items, we see that the appropriations for
Governors private secretary and clerk was
$500 less than the amount appropriated for
the same officers under Governor
Hubbard On the items of telcgraphing.
books and stationery, postage, gardener, re-
pairs and furniture for Executive mansion, !
yas for mansion, Governor Roberts OK
)Cn led more than Governor Hubbard BY s.
1910 For rewards IA deficiency left over =
or Hubbard to pay Hubbard exceeded Rob- !
,rts $l.250 for rewards for fugitivcs from !,
Justices Hubbard exceeded Roberts S343o %.
or attorneys and informers in land forgeries
hubbard paid $780, and Roberts not cent.
These figures considered and it will be seen h
hat Governor Roberts cost the State more 7
the executive department than Governor =
hubbard did. In the department of +
state, Governor Hubbard expended ST. ;,
1857 less than Governor Roberts did. +
If this $l5,752.37 were for printing :,
he revised statutes, purchasing printing ma A
erial for the deaf and dumb asylum, (it will :.
e remembered Governor Roberts recon- :
neuded in a message that $4,000 be appro-
'riated for this purpose, but he got tor his
rst year only l,o96.10) and for fixing file {
Dom, which Governor Hubbard did not
AVE to expend. Governor Roberts postage
vas S85468 more than Governor Hubbard's.
lis public printing bill was S9,597.9S more
han Hubbard's, because of the extra session, =
hat everybody ought to know was An UNI
thing. Governor Roberts con-
ingent expenses were more and his clerk
lire less by $500. These figures would seem
o show to the unprejudiced mind
hat in the State Department Governor
Roberts was the more expensive Governor, In
he Treasury department the salaries Of clerks
we're less than under Hubbard by $500 and
With this exception, the expenses under Rob :
rts we're heavier than under Hubbard by i,
20 "a, for we do not count the cost Of u safe .
49, 1876 35 purchased under Roberts ms against
lin. In the Comptroler's office the excess
lnder Roberts over Hubbard is S7,04l 3d.
Though there was reduction of clerical :
lire under him for salaries, of $3.50, and :
he expense of publishing and binding alb
tracts of land titles was less by $3.50 81. We I
ire not yet halt through this report, but will
lose to-day at this point, promising to con- |
niue our analysis through all the depart {
nents. {