The record-union., 1896-12-22
SOME HIGH-PRICED LUXURIES.
State Examiners Have Their Weekly
MroStle With Bills.
fasn Commissioner Emeric Declines
to Submit Vouchers for His
Demands.

Wnat promised to be a prosy meet
Ing OF the State Board of Examiners
yesterday afternoon developed a few
points not entirely devoid of spice when
cne expense bills of President of the
Hosh Commission Emeric and Commits
sioner Vogelsang were taken up and
Lald aside without action.
Only Secretary of State Brown and
Secretary of the Board John Markley
We're present, but when the bills in
Question were taken up Secretary of
State Brown could find no vouchers for
the hotel charges, and drew his pen
Through the signature he had already
affixed
The bill of Emeric was for $4S 80,
and that of vogelsang for $37 30.
Secretary of the board Markley ex
planned that he had recently returned
the bill to Emeric inclosing the rules
regulating such matters, as follows:
Dear Sir: AT meeting of the State
Board of Examiners, held on Septem-
Der 20, 1895, the following order was
adopted and entered in the minutes:
1T is ordered that the resolution re-
latdng to receipts and vouchers, passed
ON June ID, 1895. he and<the same is
hereby amended to read as follows, to
wit:
Resolved, That all boards, COM
missions, officers and agents of the
State presenting claims against the
State to the State Board of Examiners
for it's approval, must itenlize said
claims, giving dates and amounts,
stating specif1callythe services rendered,
and attaching thereto receipts for all
sums paid for travelling and other ex-
penses, including hotel bills, hack hire,
postage, expressage, freight, etc., ex-
cept receipts need not be produced for
railroad fare paid within the State, or
when the sum paid for any of the above
items is one dollar or less. Claims
without vouchers will be returned" ="
Mr.. Markley said he had supposed
that the vouchers would be presented
case. Instead. he had received a letter
from Ernerdc. as follows:
John Markley. Secretary Board of
Examiners, Sacranento-Dear Sir:
Your favor of the I'd inst to our Mr..
Fletcher was handed to me this morn
ing with the inclosed bills and attached
circular.
Permit me to say that one object of
my business ITO Sacramento on August
Goth was to talk to the Governor in re-
gard to my bill of $S6 90, which was
returned tonne as this one has been.
At that time the Governor Informed me
that this order was not intended for
and did not apply TO members of this
board. My bill was returned to your
board and passed without any vouchers
attached.
"As I understand this matter Of liv-
ing expenses, 1 am only allowed So
per day while engaged In matters of
State business. This amount does not
cover my expenditures in this connec-
tfon, and / must and do protest against
being required to procure vouchers for
my expenditures while so engaged. If
my sworn statement that such amounts
were paid leaves a doubt regarding the
fact, 1 am not a. fit man to hold the
position to which the Governor has ap-
pointed me. I return these bills with
out vouchers. Very respectfully,
H. F. EMERIC, President"
Secretary of State Brown asserted
that he knew half a hundred men as
good as Erneric who had complied with
the requirements of the law governing
the presentation of vouchers, and that
if Emeric expected TO have his bills ap-
proved he had better attach vouchers
for hotel fare 1t was barely possible
. the Board of Examiners had approved
the bill referred to by Emeric, but that
such an action was irregular. One law
j !
yet 10 learn why the Fish Commission
ers were exempt from its provisions
So the bills remain on file without ap-
proval.
Then the monthly bill for the main
tenance of the School of Mechanical
Trades for the Adult Blind ait Oak
land was taken up and also laid aside
without signature.