The Red Cloud chief., 1894-10-19
his Excellent Record While Acting a,
Chief Executive An Indication Of
What lie will DO When
Elected.
ECONOMICAL RULES ADOPTED by
THE STATE BOARD.
An Absolute Check on All Dishonesty
Planned and Put Into Execution
BY Honest Tom Majors,

49,
grief because Governor Crounse was
not accorded a nomination for n second
term. and Congressman Bryan tool &C.
casion, while presenting tho name OF
Judge Holcomb to the recent demo.pop
convention, to take the republican par
the present chief executive Of the state.
The fact that Governor Crounse was
not a candidate and declined to stand
for a second term is pcrsistently and
wilfully ignored by these enemies OF
the lieutenant governor. That Cover
nor Crounse repeatedly expressed his
unwillingness to longer continue in the
~gubernatorial field cannot be denied,
and his assertions to that end, made
privately to personal friends as well rs
publicly through the press, were sim.
ply accorded the consideration 10y the
republican convention TO which they
were entitled.
The assertions that the nomination
Of Majors was q rebuke to the honest
and efficient administration of Cover
nor Crounse is the shcerest political
buncombe, and this is most conclusively
shown to be the case when n stops
to consider that it has so happened that
the lieutenant governor has occupied
the ~gubernatorial chair ON numerous
occasions during the past two years as
acting governor, and is really entitled
to personal credit for much of the good
work of the present administration.
y A striking example of this is to be
found in the records of the state board
Of purchase II supplies. No n has
the temerity to deny that the state in
situations have been conducted for the
past I'VE years on a remarkably eco
nomical basis, or that the business
methods in vogue could be emulated to
advantage by many IA private enterprise
or institution. New rules regulating
the purchases OF all supplies were
adopted, and additional safeguards
We're thrown about the annual eNpen-
diture of hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars for this purpose.
The records at the state house show
that this new system was i~naugurated
during h absence of Governor rouns
from the state, when Lieutenant Gov
ernor Majors, by virtue of his position
as acting governor, was a member OF
- WIG a oath abA ANciNAN WV shS
deliberations of its meetings, To him,
rs mach as to any n individual. is
due credit for the new system, and his
vote is recorded in favor of the adop-
ton Of such rules as would throw the
most stringent Supervision o the
expenditure of subtle funds Appended
Is the official record, showing the posi-
ton taken by the lieutenant governor,
as well as by the other republican mem
bers of the board, in favor Of business
methods in public affairs:
OFFICE OF BOARD OF PURCHASE
AND SUPPLIES,
June 10, 1893.
The board of purchase and supplies
met pursuant to call of Hon. I. j.
Majors, acting governor.
Present Il. j. Majors, acting COVER
ner, and president of said board, A. X,
Humphrey, commissioner OF public
lands and buildings. j. G.. Allen, sect
of state, George II. Hastings, attorney
general, and j. 5. Barley, state treas
urer. The following rules for the gov
eminent Of state institutions were read
and considered as follows, viz:
I. The Nebraska hospital of insane.
Z, The Asylum for the incurable in
sane.
~ nBht khS ihD
4. Soldiers II sailors home.
s. State industrial school for juve-
nile offenders.
o. Institute for the deaf and dumb.
z. Institute for feeble minded youth.
.. Institute for the blind.
o. Industrial home ut Milford.
10. Home for the %friendless.
IL. Girls industrial school for juve.
nile ,delinquents.
FIRsT.-Each of said institutions
shall make out the estimate for sup.
plies as near as can be ascertained tC
meet h requirements of the institu'
tions for the quarter, and all goods
named in the contract shall be pur
:. chased within ten days after the con
a shall be'awarded, where storl
gooms are provided, except those good.
which are of a p%erishable nature, ant
manufactured clothing.
In case goods of the same character
are purchased as those under contract
but which have not been included il
the contract, the person having the con
tract for that quarter shall have tn,
preference provided always that h,
will furnish said goods at rs reasonabl,
q rate as the same can DC purchase,
elsewhere.
Second-A bill or invoice shall accom-
pany bill Of goods delivered to each o
said institutions, and the superintend
ent shall compare goods with the bill
or invoice at the time the goods are re
,ceived. and he shall definitely ascer
tain If weights, prices, quantities
brands, quality and the like are correc
and in strict accordance with the term
of the contract, and if found To be col
rect in every particular, he shall dull,
make and indorse upon such invoice
certificate showing that he has care
1 fully compared said bill with the good
y therein named, which have all been dc
livered To the institution and that tn
same is just, true and correct and tina
the prices therein charged are in q,
cordance with the contract price. Afte
which the bill shall be turned over
the bookkeper, who shall enter tn
same upon the books of the institutio
in a proper manner. All OF such bill
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