The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-27

complete statement q the disbursements
OF the .oThce from oct. ]. 1875. l nave
prepared as complete a statement tnereOI
as have been able to do. in the time linn
tied me. from data in my office. This data
consists or checks. and a few other memo
fandd. 10 which reference Is made IN the
statement, and the originals are filed here
with. But In addition TO this j know that
paid very considerable sums IN currency.
or memorandum of any kind. and
which. IL L ever discover it. will
De by patient thought and rejection
and exercise of my memory. An i!lustra-
ton of such payment is found ia the pay
ments made 10 Clarence Worrell. of July Q.
1896, So; of Oct. !, $50. and of $3.50 there
after by me paid to Clarence Worrell to
complete his salary for that month. and
for all Of which there is no check. stub OF
De found IN the office. And doubtless In
time | can gather up such payments;
meme can. however, do SO TO explain
the entire amount OF the discrepancy un-
explained by the now sub
mltted, is very doubtful from the very ma
tunlty 10 DO so as far as / can.
AFTER this general statement, i now de-
sire 10 make this particular statement, in
scented herewith. In the summer of 1896,
a meeting. of the state statisticians was
heid ar Albany. n: Y. where the matter
or gathering additional facts and data.
than which had heretofore been the scope
OF their work. was considered. and il was
determined In the year 1891 to make their
'.CAh AAHNh lOl COMPREHENSIVE. n 1ODy
OF the resolution passed at that conven-
ton Is filed herewith. which will show the
scope OF the work that was proposed TO be
zone during the ensuing year. / then en-
tered upon the work Of making prepara-
items for such widened scope of investiga-
Ilon. as the files of the office will show.
rms OF course. meant a largely increased
expenditure of money in field work. In
ADDITION TO this. | know that at the very
beginning or the fiscal year the biennial
report of the state statistIclan would be
for distribution, and that would be the oc-
caslon for several hundred dollars addi-
tlonal Office expense.
TO BE USED IN 1897.
The Legislature had made its appropria-
tons for the year 1886 and 1861, by
which the sums had been appropriated for
the work of the office for the two years
named. TIL expense for the year 1896 had
been kept at the minimum. Acting upon
the impression / had Though doubtless err
roneously received) from my predecessors
in applying the appropriations for one year
TO the expense OF another. at the close of
the flScal year OF 1885 / determined to
Withdraw from the unexpendod balance of
the appropriations Tor that year for office
expenses the sum of 1925, TO be used for
Such expenses in the coming year. and also
IN like manner to withdraw from the UNI
expended balance of the appropriation of
that year for the field work the sum of
SS25, for the purpose of using the same in
that work in the coming year. | did so,
anu lutSt Two sums nave Deen npld bX ME
untouched for that purpose. i am now add
vised that my impression that / had the
right TO do this was erroneous; that 1 had
no right to do this, and L now propose
through you at once to turn back into the
treasury of the State the said sum of 81 80.
Aside from this, the statement now sub
mitted shows that, commencing with Oct.
i, 1895. | am not able at this time on ac-
count OF the absence of said statements and
account books TO account i'm office expenses
for the sum of Sl62. 81, and in office EXPENSE
for the fiscal year 1885 in the sum of
slls.!2. and in field expenses the sum of
After you shall have made such allow
ance TO me for postage and expressage as
you may think just and reasonable under
the evidence before you for the month of
October, 1895, and such additional expenses
for postage and expressage for the fiscal
year of 1s95-96 as under the evidence you
think Is just and reasonable, L propose to
pay into the hands of the Governor, audi
tor of state or such other person as the
Governor may direct. the full amount of
such sum, not. however. to be at once COW
cred into the treasury, but to be held for n
reasonable time to enable me. so far as |
may be able. to recall and learn as to fur
Their cash payments made by me, and pro-
cure such evidence of having made the
same as will satisfy the Governor or such
other person as he may designate that L
have made such Then, If there
is any sum remaining for which / cannot
make proper showing. and for which | can
not show | am justly entitled to. 10 the salts
faction of the Governor or other person SO
III od1h lulu. tIC alilt Ctttll IAlCi bC
turned into the State treasury"
OFFERED HIS RESIGNATION.
Accompanying the copy of this statement
Mr.. Thompson sent the following note TO
the Governor:
.Sir-I have the honor to present you
herewith a copy of a statement which l
shall Immediately present to the attorney
general of the state and the auditor of
state, whom you have requested to examine
into the truth of the charges preferred
against my administrator of the office of
state statistician by Mr.. Worrell- 1t ex-
plains itself, and i desire to add nothing TO
it further than this: If upon considering
this statement. and comforting with the at
torney general and auditor of state as to
the matters developed upon such hearing,
you shall feel yourself embarrassed as Gov
ernor of the State. charged with the duty
of seeing that the laws are executed, by my
continuing in office, and desire that /
should do so, upon a suggestion by you to
that effect, | will place my resignation in
your hands"