Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-02-26
MATE FINANCES.
Comparative Statement Of the
Balances and DEFICIENCIES for
the Past Four Years.

There has been very much said of late
regarding the State finances and the ap-
preparations, expenditures and def
ciencies under different Legislatures
DIR. Scott has been examining the figu.
ring of the gentleman from Richland
and without making any special re-
buttal to his calculations, has prepar-
ed the following statements from official
reports:
There came into the hands of the Re-
publicans in 1876 and 1877 balances in
excess of deficiencies amounting to
S45o, o,5SS.O6; by appropriations for eur
rent expenses and ordinary repairs foI
benevolent, penal and reformatory insti-
tutions S2,57S,52s.50; for building, fur,
nishing and permanent endowment OF
State institutions, s1.OO6, ,62s.5s; for ex-
penses of the Legislature, salaries of
State officers, judges, etc, 81 ,443, ,159.19
Total, S5,474,S51.33.
There came into the hands of the
Democratic Legislature in 1878 from the
former administration by appropriation
balances in excess of deficiencies, $247,-
056 so; for current expenses and repairs
of institutions. S2,499,672.S5; permanent
improvements of same, $394,755.12; for
Legislature and State officers, S1,77S,-
s9s.61. Total, S4,92O,3S3.Os.
The Democratic Legislature Of that
year went out of office leaving def
cheney in excess of balances on hand of
Sl3, ,793.s4, making a total of S4,034,-
1854.
1t will be seen by this that the Re
publicans expended in the years 1876
and 1877 more than the Democrats cid
in 1878 and 1879, for current expenses
and ordinary repairs for State Institu-
tions, the sum of S73,s55.6s. The price
of labor, supplies and material in 1878
and 1879 were at least 20 per cent lower
than in 1876 and 1877. and the expendi-
lures in 1878 and 1879 should have been
S426, ,07s.s9 less in those years than in
1876 and 1877, instead of being only $72,-
S55.65.
1t will also be seen that the Republi-
cans in 1876 and 1877, expended for
buildings and improvements at State In
stitutions, S612,s72.46 more than the
Democrats did in the years 1878 and
1879, This expenditure in the build
ings and permanent improvements of
our Asylums and other State Institu-
tions is an investment of the peoples
fssSlsey that will by No means be lost to
them, but will in the future pay them a
large per cent upon the investment.
1t will also be seen that the Demo-
Gratis in 1878 and 1879 expended for ex-
penses of the General Assembly and sal
aries of State officers, $336,742.54 more
than the Republicans did in the years
1876 and 1877. This excess was expend-
ed almost entirely in the payment of the
pei VI tiC OCIAOCIdOiC .
and its officers. There was appropria-
ted in 1875 and 1877 by the Republican
Legislature for schools $3.l67, ,655.90, and
by the Democrats in 1878 and 1879 for
schools; S3,041, ,149.50. In the years 1876
and 1877 the Republicans appropriated
for the interest on the public debt ST.
3O3, ,343, is, and in 1878 and 1879 the Dem
ocrats appropriated for the interest on
the public debt $1,9O6,615.59. In 1876
III there was paid On the principal of
the State debt S1.474,3O7.49 by the Re
publicars. In 1S7S-79 the Democrats
paid nothing on the principal of the
State debt and one of the number, Mr..
Bloom, who is making out figures for
the Democratic apology and showing,
has already introduced bill to have
the present Legislature do what the last
Legislature left undone in this respect.
%. S. Journal.