The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-09
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available cash on hand. los, ,793 7O
Or In other words the the po-
pulists began with avail
able cash. .......... .l75,111 76|
And closed with indebted
ness above available cash. 1O8, ,7l3 20
A difference in the treasury
between the times the po-
pulists began and quit of. 283,885 46
This is independent Of the perma-
nent school fund and counting the
paid warrants turned over to Nichols
as cash items.
There were warrants outstanding
and no money In the general fund on
which they had been drawn to pay the
same, amounting to $2O,979.1O. The
fourth legislative session was about
to convene, and did one day after the
populists had surrendered the state
administration, without cent in the
general fund of the treasury to pay
mileage and per diem of members
and the current expenses of the ses-
sion which it was estimated would
amount to 100000. The governor, au-
dltor and treasurer, acting under Sec
tion of chapter 81, of the session
laws of 1891, authorizing the issuance,
issued funding warrants to the
amount of $4,000.
These warrants, however, only pro-
vided for the outstanding unpaid war
rants that had been issued by Audi
tor Porter, and the estimated expen-
ses of the legislative session, leaving
the $129. 600 of unpaid bills left on Au-
ditor Porter's desk unprovided for.
The expenses of the several institu-
tions were from five to eight months
behind, and employees in the several
public institutions were compelled to
hawk their vouchers about at at dis.
count to meet their individual ex-
penses. Bills of the state institu-
tions were unpaid amounting to $77,-
lQQ and cred ditQgs to the extent.of e51,-
|1JOtEe clan6f iings Tor their money.
The credit Of the state.was about TO be
seriously impaired; to prevent which,
immldiate action was necessary.
A concurrent resolution known as
chapter III of the session laws of 1895.
was passed by both house and senate,
authorizing the governor, auditor and
treasurer "to fund the floating indebt-
edness of the state, consisting Of un-
paid bills now Chem on filesin the Of
flee Of the auditor of the state to an
amount not exceeding $4,000" Un-
der this provision there was issued
such warrants. $13O, 600. making a
total amount of $21O, 600 funding war
rants, the issuance Of which was made
necessary by the depleted. condition
in which the treasury had been left
by the populist administration.
OF this amount there has already
been paid $145, 900, and by Nov. / the
last cent will have been discharged,
apd the state freed Of the legacy Of
Indebtedness beQueathed US by the
populist administration of two years
ago. In addition to this every legal
obligation incurred in running the
state government and its public in
stitutions under the present admins
tration has been paid in full and to
date.
By a wise and economic manage
ment Of the states affairs, the pres
ent administration has not only been
enabled to pay of the Indebtedness of
of tie former administration, besides
paying in full Indebtedness incurred
by the state during their term of Of
flee. but there was also q total of cash
on hand in the treasury, Oct. 1, 1895,
$245, ,21O.26.
The state board of equalization,
consisting OF the governor. treasurer,
auditor, attorney general and COM
missioner of agricultural and labor
we're enabled this wear not only to
lower che assessed value of farm lands
but were also enabled to lower tho
sta te levy of taxes to 4.3 mills. 81 ,OsO.
600 were added to the assessed value
of railroads and the burdens Of other
taxpayers reduced. = i.
With such d showing as this, there
ought to be no doubt Of the election
NJ tho rnnl,hlican r fickot