The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-18

COnpslIeu 10 uelault the payment OF It's
semi annual interest due the Common
School Fund, due in April. But there was
no authority for it's payment.
PAYMENTS BY THE STATE TREASURER.
What are the rules which govern the pay
ment of money out of the State Treasury?
| will be very careful and explicit in my
remarks on this point, for feel that am
instructing babe in his knowledge of these
matters. aud it were better. perhaps that 1
should have milestone tied about my neck
and be cast into the sea than that should
mislead him.
mo money shall be drawn from the Treas
ury but in pursuance of appropriations
made by law" Constitution of the State,
article 10, section 3; G. q d.,
page 30.) Payments can only be
made on warrants of the Auditor" q G. &
II sec. Z, p. 647.) Warrants can only be
drawn upon the Treasurer OF State when
there is money in the Treasury. belonging to
the fund and in conform
ity to appropriations made by law, and on
money actually in the Treasury subject to
the payment of the same" Il G. & H sec.
s, p 647 Lest my friend msy think that
any money in the Treasury may be used in
paying the debts of the State, as infer from
what he has said, l will state that ell
moneys but those of the general fund
are appropriated for specific purposes.
The school revenue is appropriated to the
support of the common schools in the fol-
lowing language The statute referring to
the revenues which shall constitute this
fund goes on TO say they shall be dsnorsin-
sted the school revenue for tuition, the
whole of which is hereby appropriated and
shall be applied exclusively TO furnishing
tuition to the common schools of the State"
Sec 2. act approved March 6 1863.
The new State House fund is set apart in
this language: Which money, when col
lected AMI paid into the State Treasury shall
be kept ana known as the new State House
fund, and the proceeds Of the tax herein
levied is hereby appropriated to the use OF
the State House Commissioners as herein
provided" Act approved March IA 1877.
All the other funds are also appropriated
by similar enactments.
The late Auditor of State, MIR. Henderson,
thought that the loan falling due last De-
cember. should be paid, and so recommend
ed In his report (see Auditors Report OF 1878,
page 14) but the Legislature directed other
wise. and ordered 5000 600 transferred to the
new State House fund He anticipated Mr..
Curry about eighteen months.
The Legislatures of 1875, 1877 and 1879 no
doubt wisely determined to apply such sur
plus as might accrue in the State Treasury to
building some much needed institutions and
the repairing of others, and continue the loans
for which they were not responsible on as
favorable terms as possible. The people
have not been in a condition to bear
any increase in taxation. Now
all the State institutions are in good
condition-better than they have been for
many years, and of sufficient capacity 10
meet the wants of the State. The revenues
will be largely reduced in the future, be-
cause of the reduced appraisement of prop
erty, but il is not likely that the present levy
for State purposes will have to be increased
to either meet current expenditures or to
redeem these loans OF which / have been
writing, when they become due.
1t is necessary to keep balance of more
than SLY 900 ia the general fund all the
time 20 pay the interest on the non-negotis-
BILE bonds due the school fund, because
of the times fixed for such payment
April 10 and October 10. The money to pay
the pril installment comes into the Treas
ury in December previous and that to pay
the October iDstallment is paid in the pre-
ceding May. Now, that the
JOURNAL. NEWS AND HON. W w. CURRY
have criticised the present Democratic man
agement of State affairs, if they will take the
trouble to turn back the historic
page" they will find that the Demo-
Gratis have taken theliberty of criticisipg the
management of their predecessors, not in
the perishable material Of newspaper arti
cles, but in the lasting records of official re-
ports, and in order to aid them in their re-
searches, will give few references.
Auditor of States report for 1875, PIP. 10
IL, pp. 80 35, PIP. 1888, PIP. 45-46 PIP. % 50,
PIP 54-55.
Safe Treasurer's report for 1875, PIP. "a 55
Auditor of States report for 1876. DIP. Is
%. aud State Treasursr's report for 1876, PIP.
1926. INVESTIGATION.
PS-Mr. Curry says that instead of pay
ing this loan they have appropriated out of
the general fund. which stands pledged to
nav this loan, for a new Insane Asylum,
$3.50, 000 for a new State House, 5000 600 for
. new State offic srs' Building, and a new
State prison chapel 500, 900. / will add that
besides this Sl55, S72.34 was paid out OF the
general fund to the school revenue for
tuition, to correct errors and make payments
which the Republican officers had permitted
to default. /.