The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-10

The statement o. the expert acountanti
shows that G average balance bank.
at the nrst Of each month Tor twenty
months to The credit Of the governor Out
/ OF this funo rs S54.O57 a. We may suggesl
that on March IN in pursuance OF an tct
/ VI tins legislature the governor has TURN
ID over 10 the territorial treasurer Tn,
sum Of So .35lU2 of these school laui lease
monies In his hands. derived from the
ieasing OF section - and charged TO the
pubiic bulloang fund
THOSE MILITARY WARRANTS
We find that ...ere has been various
warrants issued In payment OF active mil
,tary service for the year isgi and 1898 tht
totai sum OF sl1s4 ~ almost nll Of which
- wholly unauthorized by law as salap
ior a detailed lieutenant acting ac Adju-
,ant General aud not in fact under mli-
cary law in active service.
DEPUTY AUDITOR
We lind there has been paid Tor ID drp
uty auditor and clerk hire for the .yyar
1896 and iSss the total sum OF 81 tsioi there
being no appropriation for the hire of
a deputy auditor except considered as a
clerk This would exceed the appropria-
tion made for the years 1886 and 1898 uy
fiS for which warrants have been drawn
for this purpose, IL seems that there
was no appropriation made Tor she veqrs
!s-., and iSaS for the salary OF the super
IL anfent Of public Instruction. IL being
evidently the intention of ths .crislatu. e.
to consolidate thus ofnce with the terri
toral auditor for whom am appropriation
was made OF SlS0O.O0 per year. aud yet the
territorial superintendent for these two
years draws rom the territorial treasur,
by warrants numbered 2ii6 TO 253 inclus-
I've t2}000O and the records OF the audi
tors office show that this amount was
drawn under the provision OF general Sec
tion 5Ss7 Of the statutes OF 1898 which
makes no appropriation for the salary
the territorial superintendent but simply
fixes the amount thereof. These warrants
therefore are for their full amount In
excess Of any appropriation or setting
aside Of public funds for their payment.
CARE OF INSANE.
We find that there was appropriated
for the care oI the insane for the years
1897 and 1898 under contract OF the ter
ritory with the Oklahoma sanItarium
company the sum OF SOL 10000 and that
there have been issued warrants for that
purpose In the sum Of 81. .7i0.Si IN excess
OF the appropriation, and that by roas in
OF a defective provision Of chapter Ii or
the session laws Of 1897 these warrants
were not on,y authorized but required &,
be issued quarterly
MILITARY AFFAIRS INVESTIGATED
The committee made a searching and
exhaustive investigation into the mana ge-
ment Of military affairs OF the territory
and find that gross extravaganza ana
great fraud has been committed IN IN,
adjutant generals and quartermaster
generals office.
A large number of witnesses we're e,
amined and also the military vouchers
and records In the auditors office and re-
ports and boards Of survey in the aiIu.
tant generals Office.
The evidence goes to show that dutirE
the incumbency OF Phil Rosenbaum as
quertermaster general and later as A.
iutant general that vouchers were pre-
sented by him and warrants issued ana
paid for large sums In excess Of the Ap-
propriations Many OF these vouchers
were for postage. stationery. office furn,.
ture, carpets, drayage. hardware. repairs
and salaries. far tn excess OF the wants
Of the service and without authority of
law. Enough postage ana stationery was
paid for according TO the vouchers. TO rom
nearly the whole administration Desks
office furniture, carpets and wire screen.
were furnished sufficient for several OF
fees.
undlsputablc evidences of forgery wac
found ana vouchers wers examined that
had been altered and raised evidently
after approval by the governor
by law all vouchers require the approv-
al OF the governor as commander va chief
and many OF theshe presented evidently
contained forgeries OF the govern1r'a
name and some were not signed hJ the
governor at all
SALARY VOUCHERS
Vouchers for the payment OF sallry O.
Bert @, Orner as acting adiu,ant general
AT the rate Of sliGG6 per month were p1i0
by the auditor without any authority n
law All vouchers for services are requir'
ed by law TO be approved ana signeI bS
what is called the auditing board, con
sistlng OF the governor treasurer ard
secretary At first these vouchers wer
approved by governor Barnes. Treasure
Thompson ana Eecretary jenkins. bul
| since July 1895 the name OF Secretary Jen.
kins does not appear on them. he hayina
declined 10 sign them. believing they were
issued unidwfully; yet notwithstanding
this 'he auditor continued to pay these
youchers well knowing they were Illegal
| ~ issued md having had abundant evi
dence Of the fact from competent iocd
and military authority.
MAJOR ROsENBAUM.
| The military stores used by the 1tttona
| guard are the property OF the Unite
States and are simply loaned 10 the ict
/ ritOry for the use of the troops The evi
dence shows that muoh ~ this property
was loaned out by Rosenhaum and use'
personally by the officials. clerks ana 9th
ers about the territorial offices On fac
boards Of survey show that militia.
equipments were loaned by Ros-nhaua
a liverymen IN Guthrie in return ia
which he received carriage hire; ina
some Of this property $50 loaned. wa
stolen and somed estroyed by Gre boy M
burning of ! livery barn. The military ur
forms and cloth were sold and that n
uniforms lost by members OF the nations
guard. ROsenbaum made them pay hiI
money for which he did not account an
an OF which was contrary to law Ho.
eubaum as well as other officials Of N
I national guard had 90 give bond for q.
safe keeping OF this property. yet blart
: OF survey show that hundreds OF dl'a
: worth ~ military stores were lost stnl,
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