The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-09-28

whose name appears therein, Il; on
the pay role and served a certain
number Of dAys, and d entitled TO
"a warrant for q certain amount.
This scrip II nst . demand for
money, but but simply an evidence
OF indebtedness and OF no value
until the appropriations are made.
II may have been the custom Of the
state sreasurers, upon the request
of both houses OF the general vs.
sembly, and for the accommodate
ton Of members and clerks, to
cash pay accounts' before an ap-
preparation by the legislature but
the custom Is wholly voluntary In
contemplation Of law.
Section 10, Of articles 10, of the
constitution Of this state provides
for the disbursement Of public
money, and to quote It's language.
Upon warrants drawn by the state
auditor and not otherwise
Section 10, of the same article,
also declares that mo money shall
ever Ne paid out Of the treasury of
this state, or any other funds under
its management except in pursu-
ance of an appropriation by law.
It may not be the occasion for
surprise that some republican cam
didatcs for office should seem to
desire to break down the safe
guards Of the treasury fixed by the
constitution
Here Is an admission by the cam
didate of the party that for years
his party has been disobcying the
constitution of the state, for II is a
notorious fact that the state officers
have always paid the pay certif-
Gates of the General Assembly
when issued. II Mr.. Dockery Think
he has won credit for his party by
the association that the sworn
officers of the state have habitually
violated the law in this respect,
rather than admit a deficiency In
the treasury, which MI. Seibert on
page rs OF his report admits ex-
listed, as he says the appropriation
for the preceding years exceeded
the revenue by sos, 1893. 81, he Is
welcome thereto. Then the Legis-
lature appropriated $780, 600 to pay
the deficiencies in the matter OF
criminal costs alone, besides enor-
nous sums for other deficiencies.
(See pages IS, IA, 10, IS and II,
Session Acts, f9O0.)
Again and agaiu has been point
Qpt clear violations Of the law
E@@t ou>es OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -.
openly admit this JchArs not
ais predecessor has done h the /,
'ollowing words, and IUukte an f,
Interview with Governor .Stehhens
n the st. Louis Republic.
For many years the various state
Treasurers, including Chapel,
'eibert and myself, have been |
attimes perhaps of technical
'iolations, by meeting and paying
warrants on the revenue fund when
he fund was exhausted, and by !
Varying the warrants as cash :
, Xhis could only be done by using 4
tnTfunds as the school and semi
rWunds have been used and ex- :,
rsNd, with this difference, there 6
%tiflcates to show in the 2
n,g' Nnds, but what appears in
neNofr funds, heaven and the II
on,rRc ring at Jefferson City Y
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s Ssa 22ckty's. He has been
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p;mself preA and has made p'
is can be fgetfor reply. If he a
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the sense wouI- Any man of al
pom knave that be known asa 'e
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g,Vs speechmaker, this great We
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ies = thread of imprration, the O.
M mildest term, to use the Gu
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