The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-23
THAT APPRoPRIATIoN BILL
For Transferring the 1,Ooo-Why
It is to Be Passed.

The action of the senate today in
originating and passing an apprOpria-
tiOn bill with reference to the current
university fund was for the purpose of
placing in the general revenue fund a
sufficient amount of money to meet the
expenses of the special session of the
legislature and avoid the humiliation of
compelling the state treasurer to stamp
the warrants unpaid for want of
funds.''
At the opening of business today the
treasury books showed a balance of a
little more than $1,000 in the general
fund. By noon outstanding warrants to
the amount of $4,000 had been paid,
leaving a balance of a little more than
SO. 900.
State taxes from the various counties
are now due and expected to come in
every day. These amounts are due the
state after Dec. 20, which is the time
prescribed by law for the county treas
urers to close their books, Immediately
after which it is the duty of such Off
GERS to pay the taxes due the state with
as much promptness as the citizen is
compelled to pay taxes in the respective
counties.
At this time there are no outstanding
warrants of any consequence against
the general revenue fund. When the
house Of representatives RECEIVERS from
the shock of Speaker Streets ruling
with reference to the three days re-
Quirement for the reading and passage
of bills, the senate bill which was today
originated and passed In the upper
house, will be passed, and the $4,000
from the current university fund will
be transferred to the general revenue
fund
With So, 900 in the treasury and no out
standing warrants, the treasurer be-
lieves that there is no cause for the cry
that the treasury IS about to go "brOke. -
When the small balance in the general
revenue fund became known among the
enemies of the administrator a, rumor
was Immediately put in circulation to
the effect that there was no money in
the treasury and none in sight" 1t
was therefore urged that Governor
Leedy had called the special session
without sufficient funds to pay the ex-
penses, and among many of the mem
bers the per diem and mileage which
they will draw is more important than
the legislation which is proposed.
The settlement with the state board
of charities for the present month,
which has been partially made, will be
postponed for few days, although it is
said that the settlement today would
compel the treasurer to announce that
he could pay no further warrants until
money comes in. However, this con-
tingency is not possible, because the
settlement will not be made. Thousands
of dollars due the state as taxes
from the various counties will come in
in time to relieve the stringency. Mr..
Williams, assistant treasurer, said this
afternoon:
"I am confident that we will be able
to pay all the warrants which are out
standing and that it will not be neces-
Sary for US to stamp any warrants I'M
paid for lack of funds. There is plenty
of money coming in and the bill Origi-
mated in the senate today will give us
$50, 900 next week, so there is not the
slightest prospect of the treasury go
ing broke as the opposition has been
saying