Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-12-10

ou1fuHkpo' okUs oAe HI - lie "uuso oLe nsW sos&r
case. The particular poirt is that the
allowance to the guard by me, amounting
to $19OS, is made by the report part OF
INV executive expenses and the allowance
to the guard by Governor Dillirg ham Of
$3192, is not made part OF his executi. e
expenses nor Goes the fact that the guard
acl ed as his escort in New York appear in
III, report l also wish to call attention
to the fact that my account is otherwise
1922 too large, made SO by evident errol S
in two it. ms and that Governor Dliag-
hams is $446 too small. also clam that
the allowances to the guard by both Gov
ernor Dillingham; and my self are not exec
utive expenses and should be treated the
same in both instances.
Section 4417 V. S. gives the governor
power to order each year three days parade
OF the guard, by regimt mt or company, at
such time and place as he directs and sub
Jet to such regulations as he prescrihes
Pursuant to tuis authority | gave eight
companies parade in New York of two
days with allowance to correspond. L
these companies had been given parade
in Vermont probably the committee would
not have thought of making the cost an
executive expense. The governor having
right to put the parade when and where
he pleased renders it as much militia
expense in one place as another.
Then l protest that the cost of sucf
| a parade is no more an executive expense
than was the cost of the Chester muster
which was author zed by the same sect I
of law and does not any more belong tt
my official expenses than the balance o
what the militia cost the state in the yea
1897.
In connection with the Washington Cen
tennial in 1889, Governor Dlllinghan
ordered two-days' parade of the guarc
in New York and it was there used as Iii
escort. On account of this parade ht
allowed the guard two days pay out o
the treasury, amounting to $3192. | de
not claim this sum should be part of BIZ
fiji cial expenses but that the fact belong
in the report and that the amount belong
as much to his official expense account a
the $l908 does to mine.
| Alter stating the different items of Gov
ernor Dlllingham's expenses the report ha
| the following paragraph =" In ADDITION tt
the above functions Governor Dillingham;
atte nded tae centennial anniversary o
| Washington's Inauguration, in New York
and some other official functions within
and without the state, without expense tt
the treasury" The committee could no
have intended this statement, after haVns
found an item OF 1914 So as the governor
staff expenses IN attending the Centennial
The report makes the entire executiv
expens, Of Governor Dilingham's perlot
$1774 IA !; while the auditors reports pu
them as shown in my statement before tn
committee at 1872 81; in his last nance
sum there are two months and few day
of Governor Ornsbee's expenses whic
were 1915 As; deduct this sum and tn
amount remains at $1797.l6; also tire
months and few days OF Governor D
lingbam's expenses, amounting to 1928 Z
went into Governor Pages period ;add thi
sum to the $l797 16 above remaining an
you have $2226 So the exact sum total {
Governor Dbl ngham's executive expense.
which sum is $446.74 larger than given
the commit ee's report. This discrepanc
rests entirely between the auditors an
con mlttee's classifcations and since som
OF Governor Dllir gham's vouchers are fo
salary and executive expenses in one eros
sum the auditors had the best chance t
know how much was for salary and no
much tor expense.
Il Nothing need be said about the expense
of the other governors, unless to say thu
the total Of Governor Pages period as give
!; in my statement to the committee, after d,
due ing the 1923, carried to Governt
DilLDgham's expenses, drops to the amour
stated in the report.
1t is however, fair to say that Governt
Page practically had no expense at II
Bennington celebration, because it was
come ton with the muster, and the sta
expenses were merged in the muster a.
count had be executed the function GU
side the state, or not In connection wit
the muster, very considerable executi,
expense would have been unavoidable.
Before the committee | gave my eta
and ex. cutive expenses except the Na,l
vile trip, at $l067 81, and my other e,
l ecutlve expenses at $l044 60, both sun
{ amounting to SPILL 81, and to these item
should be added S227 81 coming from tw
OF General Peck's bills as necessary e,
: pense, inclden al to the Washington an
New York trips, making $2339.7S,to VIII,
amount add $2o3O.OO tor the Nashvil
trip aud you have $5169.78 as the SUI
total OF my executive expenses and in 4
possible view OF the case can they be mao
S7238 SO as tie report gives them.
The sum OF 1892 SO mentioned in Il
: report as natio al guard expense on Il
trips to New York and Washington and ,
pending claim against the state, to cove
which house bill No. 345 was introduc.
can have o possible relation to the exec'
tive expenses OF my term and l cannot St
e why it is mentioned In this connection. III
less intended as an intimation that my e.
penses should be S1156l %, which sum