The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-02
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The %gS j,y or two ago on the comments
marks 1,s se a4' offered # on Colouel Monrse's
sn,,, when W. comparison between Republican
day' ..'.iou ,,''i 10 refer to the old matter of
'o0AT'.aIEn5ortle So, 900 school money,
a'SpV,' ',% !, avs avs The Republicans borrowed
VlHn IL" tpnd to fan the general expenses
io% ,sa' 'ss s,,,e ,s'' We should suppose that any
'a.a ., IlFsS sSiec, as this would be delicate
'urn i,I, sI' ,he Democracy, in the light OF
oa' w." 'n,a,;es which they have taken with
%s %,s .oS,oo fund in recent years, and espe-
INC S"O% '. ,,s Iisbt Of the fact that the State
m ss Ibis time head over ears in arrears TO
'p% %' ''S 5s,e taken some pains TO go back
,yk oyer the figures in connection
I sh hi. reference on the part OF the Reg
W. WV +, qy, that in 1871 "the Republican
W., W., narrowed about $4,000 from the
rbSol S lund, which Democratic admins
,,,tou had to pay" Let us see what the
Ss,.o,o in this matter. The Republican
n.,,v @ reutout Of office in this State on the
N Of March, 1871. We challenge the
Bars,r to show that it went out owing the
,c6od fund one dollar. Those who have
,cceSto the public documents OF the State
will find on pages a and % Of the Senate
journal for ISL, that on the 3lst Of january
oltbat wear Auditor Boggcssin compliance
with A resolution offered by the Hon. II. G.
Davis made the following statement
a have the honor to furnish the Senate
viii the following statement: Balance in
the Treasury October lst, 1870, report.
nave Il s9l342O Is, all Of which belonged
Ia The school fund, aud was therofote not
subject to appropriations previously made.
About lightweight of said appropriations |
have been paid in whole orin part. All OF
which will be found in my report, table !,
pages q 100, inclusive, amounting to the
sum Of Si9O,0GS l3. The names Of the par
ties 10 whom aud OF what account paid
will be found in my report, from page n
10 page 40, inclusive. BY reference to my
report, page ., it will be seen that there
was standing to the credit Of the
GcaCnl GhOo fund, Oct !, 25
To the credit Of the iUclnciblc iund,.."- ESQ II
Total .,",,'.,,, "
From which deduct amount In the Treas.
ury 10 OS
Showing RdrbtidncSs Of the Treasury, VIZ:
TolheShOOl fund ,,.,..........aS3t O6s II
And to the ifreduclblc fund 1850 II
Notransiers from one fund to any other
fund have been made on the books Of this
office. The said S60,52S34 was used to
meet the extraordinary appropriations
made ut the last session OF the Leg.
stature, which exceeded the Auditors
estimates by more than Sl30OO0, inclnd.
Ing the appropriation OF $4,000 for the
further construction OF the Hospital at
Weston. Said school funds HAVE LONG
SINCE BEEN REIMBURSED by subsequent col
lettiOns o! the revenue"
The reader will notice that between DC.
tOber lst, 1870, and the date OF the Audi
tors statement, viz, January 3lst, 1871, (a
period Of four months} the 100000 over
checked to pay appropriations of 1870, in
excess Of his estimates, was reimbursed to
the school fund; SO that, presumably, the
schools were not delayed in their regular
receipts from the distributable fund.
This report seems to have been so en-
tirely satisfactory to a Democratic Legis-
ature that nothing more was done or said
on the subject.
Auditor Bennett in his report made No.
venber 18th, 1872, on page Z, states: "The
amount Of the Treasury's Indebtedness on
sacount (school fund) at the close Of
the last fiscal year, September 3Oth, 1872,
vas $B,4OO 64, while that of the previous
year ps7N was even greater than that
amount. This Indebtedness is now entirely
discharged, leaving the school fund unim-
paired." From this statement by Bennett,
the Democratic Auditor who succeeded
Bogsess, the Republican Auditor, the reader
will SEQ that he (Bennett) enoroached on
the school fund both in 1871 and 1872. He
came in on the ith Of March 177l, and
found the school fund reimbursed, and yet
on the 18th OF November, 1872, he shows
that during his own administration ior
thee.qaaTleEs Of the year OF 1871, and up
to November 18th, 1872, the fund had been
largely cncroached upon by himself.
From the foregoing citations it will be
seen that Col. Alexander Monroe, the dis
tinguishOd Democratic member of the
HOuseo Delegates from Hampshire county
was considerably of in his little speech ii
the House the other day, when he descanteG
upon lhe year ISL as year OF Republican
administration,
lnasmuch as the Colonel is Of a compar
alive turn OF mind he might turn back ant
examine various little items Of q compare
tive nature. Here, for instance, is an item
for him as follows:
Republican expenditures on secoaat OF
criminal charges, 1870; see Auditors Re-
n NN plge .S u plSS
pm9clHIic expenditures, same account,
MlssV' AUDITORS report page 2s..... ...- 65 SSl.6
In favor Of the Republicans. II $50
Republican expenditures on account o
public buildings in 1870:
SGashall College. grounds and buildings s IL $3.50
40I,4
Met Virginia University. 10000
Mota lor the Insane. 1000
~ D. y u; 26010
Total s,oo 80 =
AoWl ...,-SlOJ ,Si04
Democratic expenditures for some nc
count in 1850 were only $4,000, showing
a difference in favor of Republican,
oil $4,000. In 1870 the none,