The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-12-21
GEORGIA'S MONEY.
President Clay Explains
Where it Goes.
RUNNING A STATE is VERY COSTLY
The Yearly Revenues Amount to Near.
ly $S,0OO,OOO-.It is DISTRIBUTE.
ed in Many Channels,


low senators, President Clay gave re-
view of the work done by the legislature
and presented some figures showing
where the money of the state goes, all of
which will prove of interest to the peo-
pie of Georgia.
II often hear the question asked:
What amount of money the state an
nually collects by way of taxes and what
becomes of this money! said Mr.. Clay.
The people are entitled to know how
much money they pay and how every
dollar Of it is expended find from an
examination of the report of the comp
| troller general and state treasurer, that
commencing with the fiscal year, Sep
TENDER 80, 1892, and ending September
3O,s1S93, that the general taxes of the
state, collected from the people, amount.
ed Ito $1,926, 954.69 Add to this the
special taxes; and the rental from the
state railroad, and other property be-
longing to the state, which amounts to
S929, Ol9. 45-making the total amount of
money! paid by the people, to support
the state government and its institutions,
81, 55,974.4. In fact, nearly $4,000, 600
an exceedingly large sum of money. l
wish our people, plain, common people,
could all see how this money is paid out
and how this money has been applied.
1t is our duty to understand it, as legis-
lators. And it is right belonging to
the people to understand how their fin
ances have been managed. When they
understand how this sum of money has
been consumed and see that it has been
applied to proper and legitimate pur-
poses, it will result in doing away with
a large amount of prejudice existing
among the people, as to the payment of
taxes"
Mr.. Clay then gave statement of how
50, 464, 1882 of this money was paid out
by the state treasurer's annual report.
This shows the following disbursements
Academy blind, 1892, $4,000; 1888,
$4,000. Agricultural department, 1892,
$4,000; 1893, So, 600 Civil establishment,
1892, $50, 1886; 1898, $4,000. Con-
tingent fund, 1892, S10,459.57; 1898,
S6,207.11. Contingent fund, railroad com
missioners, 1892, 5000; 1898, $500. Con-
tingent fund supreme court, 1892, 1928, 80;
1893, $S45,S5. Clerk supreme court cost,
$3.50. Chemicals, etc., state chemist,
81 900. Deaf and dumb institute, 1892,
81, $50; 1893, $14,250. Direct tax refun-
ded, $4,000. Experimental station, 81
O80.F. Geological survey, S6,650.58. In
surance public buildings, 1892, 81, 022. 35
1893, $3,OS7.72. Lunatic asylum, 1892,
SAT, 1890; 1893, $15O,OO003. Lunatic
asylum trustees, 81 1884. Library fund
| 81, 794.36. Lessees Western and Atlantic
railroad claims, $99,O44.O4. Land scrip
fund, 1893, $6,31414. Military fund,
1892. S., 1888; 1893, $14,S51.s6. Manned
confederate soldiers, 1893, $1s5, 600. Nor
NAL school visitors expenses, S107.19
Overpaid taxes refunded, S25, 338. ~.
Penitentiary fund general account), 3d..
3S2.42; Especial account), 1892, $445. 72
Especial account), 1893, $653.49. Print.
ing fund, 1892, SS94.53; 1893, S1O,35 II.
Printing fund railroad commissioners,
1892, 1854; 1898, $4,000. Public debt,
$2sO,2S Public building REPAIRS, etc. J,
1892, "a, 1854; 1893, S4,353.S9. Solicitor
generals, S3,645. School fund, 1892,
$947, 001.71; 1893, 81 ,OO5. 10; 1894, 81, 191,.
Is. Salary of chemist, 81 ,99992. Special
appropriations, $113,957.10. Supreme
court reports, $1,000. Trustees state uni
versity, 1892, $1O2.25; 1893, s460.12. Uni
versity of Georgia, 1893, $1,000. Univer-
sity for colored people, 1892, 81, 600; 1893,
$4,000. Widows of confederate soldiers,
1892, 5000; 1893, $243, 900. Legislative
pay roll session, 1892, 6J,5e7.99. Max
ing a total of 81, 464, 1882 Balance in
treasury October /, 1893, 81, 139, S37.4j.
Grand total, SO, 4O4, 025.S7.
II find, he continued, ''that 1864, 199,-
OS has been paid out for county schools.
Nearly one-third of the amount paid into
the state treasury has gone for this lauda-
bic purpose; and no one can object to
this appropriation, and we have now
demonstrated that the teachers can be
paid quarterly, and hereafter. they will
receive their pay quarterly, as provided
by this general assembly. also find
that during this same year $243, 800 was
paid to widows of confederate soldiers.
And that 1885, 900 was paid to manned
confederate soldiers, and who viii crit
else these appropriations Then taket the
intesafess A. ~ 4slIi,iGh debt, paid for The