Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-13
Special % The Rertster-


correspondent Of the Register met Col.
3. W. Byrne. one OF tho wisest states
men OF West Virginia, to-day, and said
to him:
Col. Byrne. I see thar Republican
newspapers and some of the members
OF the Legislature claim that there was
Z denclt IN the revenues Of the Safe at
me close OF the fiscal year ending on
the SOth day Of September. 1894. II
You have given the matter your atten-
uonI Will be obliged to you If you wiz
give me the result Of your investiga-
tons"
4 have given the matter such inves-
tlgatlon,' said Col Byrne. as to en-
able me to say. without fear of sue
cessful contradiction. that there was
no deficit in the State treasury at the
close of the fiscal year ending on the
SOth OF September, 1894. but ON the
contrary, there was ample money in
the treasury on that day 20 pay all
charges against the treasury made by
appropriations for that year.
Article y. section 3. of the COnStitu-
tiOn, provides that. NO money shall be
drawn from the treasury but in purSu-
ance or an appropriation made By law.
and on a warrant issued thereon by the
Auditor. nor shall any money or fund
be taken for any other purpose than
that for which il has been, or may be,
appropriated or provided. A complete
and detailed statement of the receipts
R2f expenditures of the public moneys
shall be published annually
In pursuance of this provision of
the constitution, the Auditor makes
complete and detailed statement Of the
receipts and expenditures of all public
moneys annually TO the Governor, who
at the beginning Of eacn session Of the
Legislature has the Auditors annual
reports printed and a copy
FURNISHED TO EACH MEMBER
Of the Legislature. showing the re-
ceiptS and disbursements of the State
treasury since the meeting of the last
Legislature, the examination OF which
reports enables the members Of the
Legislature to understand. collectively
and in detail, the whole transactions Of
the treasury since their last meeting
Keeping in mind the fact that the Au-
ditOr can only draw on money that
was appropriated by the preceding
Legislature, they can turn TO he last
appropriation bills and see tn Mounts
appropriated in the aggree nd in
detail, and compare u the
Auditors reports for years,
and thus determine VIII Audi
tor has honestly and dis
charged his duty.
Looking at the aPprol~ iaJo~@ made
for the fiscal years, ending respectively
ON the 2Otb dav asSSeptember. 1SSG and
on the SOtb dav Of September, 1894
.snd rhat ~ che appropriations f.r the
fiscal years ending on the 30th SEN
TENDER. 1893, have been paid, anC mar
all the appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September S0th, 1S94 that
had been called for, had been maid
leaving a surplus Of S127 1896 il the
treasury not called for up TO the fin ct of
October. 1894. when the Auditors an
nual report of that year was made
But. on further examination, l find
that there has been appropriated N he
paid out Of the revenues of that wear
$4,000 for the second hospital for the
insane. only 81 600 of which had ,een
called for and paid. leaving of the an
preparations not called for that wear
$40 900. There was also appropriated
not drawn out SO, 600; also for cold stor-
age for hospital not drawn 81 900; also
amount due counties on account of re-
demptiOns Of lands not drawn S1S-
762.OS also as money carried on the
book as money in the treasury for
many years. lost by a broken bank
$16601.O7, making total of SS6.563 Is.
Subtract the amount appropriated paw
able out of the revenues for the last
two fiscal years. 1898 and 1894, from
cash or hand. on the S0th of Septem-
Der, 1894. $127.13S.36. This shows lhe
actual amount Of cash that would have
been in the treasury on the 3Oth of Son
TENDER. 1894. if all the appropriations
for that year had been called for and
paid out before the end of that fiscal
wear to be $40. 1921 But this is n t
all. The $40, 900 mentioned above Was
appropriated for the construction iof
the second hospital for the insane. the
use Of which was suspended by the
Board Of Directors OF that institution
in fear that sufficient water could nbt
be obtained to Supnort it. The lakt
Legislature. seeing that this item Ii
SIG 900 would lapse into the treasury
before it could be used (Which it wOUlh
do in three years., reapprOprlated it
FOR THE SAME PURPOSE
10 be paid out of the revenues of 1893
and 1896. SO this amount does not rel
main a charge on the revenues of 1924
Add this SAG. 900 to the balance of $40,
T75.21 left in the treasury after payind.
this and all other charges against thu
fiscal wear ending 30th of September
1891. and YOU will see that there waA
left in the treasury at the end of thd
last fiscal year (this $4,000 havingI
been Withdrawn as a charge on thal
vear) the sum OfSS9. 1921 to be turned
over 10 the fiscal year ending Septem-l
her so 1895. SO. YOU see. there was mol
deficit but surplus in the treasury att
the end Of the fiscal year.
what have YOU TO say of the report
of the Financial Committee of the
IIonse. made February p. and signed
nv II NJ REYNOLDS, chairman, in which
~ committee claim to have shown a
JoGcit in the state treasury at the end
of the fiscal year ending september o.
1892" was asked.
We'll. that committee was L pre-
snme said Col. Byrne, ike an otner
narties long out of power OF the De-
lief that the Democratic OHeerS, 50
Iorq in mower. were set OF thieves
md robbers. and that ali that was
roede5 for their exposure was that
. Poonbl;can party might turn on the
ses.eb -9iobts when corruption WOulu
10 ovrose5 to their hearts content
iI,be session had worn on until one uay
-. 80 loft and no discovery OF cor