The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-06-19
~FOREWARNED, FOREARM
ED.
Gov. Lowry COnstitutiOnaIly In
eligible.
Lexington Advertiser.

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nually appropriated for the col
tlngent expenses of the ExectiV
department, to be expended unde
the direction of the Governor, an
to be accounted for by him in til
: Legislature at each session !; an,
the Auditor shall issue his wal
rant on the Treasurer for such sum
as the Governor may from time t,
time, by his written order, direct
but no part of such fund shall bt
expended for the private purposes
OF the Governor, and Tor his indi
vidual expense.
The general appropriation bills
passed in 1882 and 1884, made spec.
lal appropriations of $4,25O,OO a
year 10 the Executive contingent
fund, and authorized the Governor
to pay his gas and fuel bills from
this fund. As the general statue
in the Code of 1880, and unrepeal.
ed, provided for the annual appro-
prlatiOn of $4,000 to this fund, it is
not certain that the special apprO.
priatlonS did not raise it to $3.50,
% a year, and that amount may
have been used BY the Governor,
for aught We know or can learn
from such reports or documents as
are accessible to us.
This fund was primarialy intend.
ed, and by other Governors, was
chiefly used in paying rewards for
arrests of criminals and defraying
expenses for their arrest and cap
tnre. Gov. Stone used no part of
it in paying the gas aud fuel bills
Tor his mansion, and he expended
only about $3.50 of it a year, as
shown by his accounting with the
Legislature of 1882 for the portion
used in the two preceding years.
The amount of this fund was
raised as soon as Gov. Lowry CON-
menced his term, and he was au.
thorlzed to draw on 1t for indefi-
mite sums for his gasand fuel. He
found 1t Insufficient for the uses to
which be had applied it, and in his
message to the Legislature OF 1884,
be recommended "that in addition
to the usual contingentfund placed
at the disposal of the Executive,
that the Governor, with the concur.
renee of the Attorney.G General, be
authorized in any case to offer Il re. [
ward or otherwise incur expenses |
n the pursuit, apprehension, aud I
bringing to trial Of persons charc- /
with high crimes in the State y
Tot to exceed for any crime s 800 t
o DO expended in such sums as {
ana officers may concur in approx. t
ng, to be drawn from the State il
treasury on warrants fl ON the Au. s
Iitor, to be issued GU the Joint req "
OF the Governor, and AT 0
orney. General. Tie concurrence Il
t both officials in any such expen, "
.iLure may justly be expected to "
udrantee dJadici0nS use Of the mo. t,
ey IN the cases mentioned. al
There is no other word from Gov. OF
rnor Lowry in regard to the con IL
ngent fund, under different man.
cement, be created for that pnr.
DSe. If it was not so used for til
hat purpose was it used ? He a
lplledly states that the concur. Il,
nee of two officials is necessary IT
guarantee a ~judicious use of the Cl
oney but proposes to leave the ty
.penditure of at least 81, 250,0G of pc
is same money without any such mi
.larantee. mt
That any officer who improperly Ell
es, or fails to account for when lie. gr'
lily required, public money to au'
N IS liable for the same is "a legal gu
OPPOSITION too plain to be disDu. zee
l. The disposal of so much of Che
? contingent fund as became nee.
'ary was intrusted TO the Govern.
and he was required to account rec
Its expenditure to each session bas
the Legislature. Gov. Lowry tai
y have spent large sums of this Sta
ney in 1882 and 1888. He rem. wal
ed no account of it to the Legis. {
Ire OF 1884. The word "account.1 maj
Gas may be- necessary" imply @
t the Legislature could approve mal
lisapprOve of any of the items tiOn
account, and for what they dis. o
wed he would certainly be liza. mar
o account was rendered. bv died
3. What are the cOnsequenceSf D
&c. 10. Art. " of onr State was
stitution provides that "no Der. D
liable for public money ma won
tied for shall be eligible TO a d
in either house of the Leeisla. ed, c
, or to any o6iceJ trust on profit
be shall have accounted, and ~
over all sums for which he SAID
liable.H day,
= Cor Touru ell. had
"a T'or;sIot i ~ account III W,
nditures prior to that time, IT tooI"
)ubtfui II he can relieve him. ~
rom that liability By account ~I;cd
o any other Legislature and if P
so account aud be thus re-. Mr.
! : oons'nues ilaDie for that Engl;
! e "nen ne does SO ac- Spirit
i,oh;Iito 9t9er puOllc officers, diet,
aIS uiu nOC commence till last.
me at which he was required 10
G9u od,ne iuto iuII opera Elk
= - .a'.u.e 70 10 So Gov. shOwT
!. e. = oS@ns''u.ionalIy mel said 1
bold the Office of Governor If a lei
d. nun
fOV. Lowry Is eo-nefifp4;o,.1