The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-03
FINANCES OF THE STATE.

How they Stand as Presented by Repre-
sentative Bach.
In the house, last Tuesday, Judge T. C.
Bach mad an interesting statement con-
corning the finances of the state. 1t was
made while the bill for the establishment
of a bureau OF labor, agriculture and i'm
dustry was under consideration. and slough
the judge was not opposed to that bill he
took the occasion to put on record the re-
suits of a ca eful investigation into the
status of the state treasury. His figures
we o taken from the Official statement of
ex-Audltor X nney, and were as follows:
Cash on hand + ON receipts of last year.
SIT. l27. 9S. From this 1t would SEEM
SAID the judge, that the receipts of the
last fiscal year exceeded the expenditures by
that sum; uut the cha imam of the ways
and means con ui.tee repo ts a deficiency
appropriation last year amounting to
$500, coo, while another member COM
rutes tie deficiency at $4,000. The above
hgares refer to the genetsl fund. The
special funds can be omitted, because they
cannot be touched for general expenses"
He also stated TINT upon the authority OF
tia ex-audltor, the houss might assume
that all expenses of last year cha Qed to the
general fund would be repeated this year;
end that ia calculating the expenses of thus
year the house might start with not only
what was drawn from that fund as shown
by the report. but also an amount equal to
tho deficiency appropriation, thus making
the following q necessary expense for the
state, for the fiscal year ending Dec. /,
1888, upon the general fund, for expenses
similar to those OF last year.
First As shown by warrants drawn. -. 1896, 375
he smallest amount gwen az deficiency. 1900
Ihen, the deficiency of la year must be
aided, D-caure Al must bJ paid .-..... 1900
| ! IdltlOgiI OK IPnBes Tor cur elt fiscal
yasr, lnclu ing eomc contemplated
now Of. ces and legislature at leasl. -. 10000
tate examiner (feqnIrcd by c~pnstitu-
tion. including travelling e4pcn-esl.. -. G,O0o
Wo ne . Judges OF supreme couft.--.. 1900
toInlnts'lo lar of IahOr, .... .--........ Gg0Ol
Mineral Iahd commissioner -........... 600
lotal SB22, 375
Upon conIaring thcse figures with the
estimates of the governor in his Official
mess ge. Mr.. Bach said he called upon his
ercellencv. and was by him authorized to
say that the governor, owing to thu fact
that he assumed Office the sams d ~ upon
which his measaRe was due. hrd not then
had time to roach the proper figures, and
that he found that the estimat q were TOO
low. and that he might quote him as stat
lnp Tint tho estimate was too low by abou.
SlOU,UoO, with the fair item at $50, 000, and
the new CtEcr mentioned in tls above &C.
count taken into confederation,
'stlHiste OK inc governor as In his
ne sac 1851. $50
htr7"Ne as move nj ifast ............ 10D.0 900
deficiency OF last year, which must 10
paid 75.o00
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Total s62e. $50
MIR. Bnch explained that the above figures
do not include many bills providing for
further and new ext enses OF the state: for
instance, the board of education, Gle zeal
nssiatants to attorney general. state auditor
and state treasurer; neither does IL include
the cost of an extra session of the lsgisla-
ture which Is talked of, In order that tho
codes may be enacted. Neither does il in
clude the extra expenses arising from the
eight or nine now counties. or the tat least
two) new judicial districts. 1t fixes the