Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-03

GENERAL FUND
Receipts Of tho General Fund.,.S gs6. GOO D7
Estimated expenditures. ......, 8lD, 556 20
SCHOOL FUND.
Estimated Receipts.
Income from Investments. "a, 200. 20
Appropriation from General
FUND.-. ......s.............. HUFFMAN
Total. 1884, 296,b0
Estimated Expenditures.
Free Text Books. AbO0.OO
Appostionment of divdends... 1874, 698.E0
IL should be borne In mind that
under chapter 275 Of Volume q, Laws
of Delaware. The Farmers Bank paid
into the Treasury for the General Fund
S32, $40, and for the School Fund
S22, OBS. These amounts have previously
been part OF the Investments Of tho
State and II used for general purposes
are an impairment of the capital of
the State The latter sun Is a JaIt OF
the Investments for the benefit Of the
School Fund and should not be used
for general purposes II it can be
safely invested for the School Fund.
The State Treasurer received from the
Secretary Of State In 1899 for State
tax on corporations about 500, 600, and
has collected under the Annual Fran
chise Tax Law So, 291.77. The amount
received from STATE tax on corporations
during 1900 Is about S38, 500 and the
Annual Franchise lax which will be
due next month should amount to
much more than last year. The State
Treasurer has paid off the 1856, 900 OF
indebtedness which was incurred under
chapter II OF Volume q, and chapter
165 of Volume q Laws Of Delaware.
From the estimated receipts and ex-
pen litures given by the State Treas
urer, 1t appears that there will be in
the Stnte treasury surplus OF about
so, 600. / recommend that this sur
plus or 70 much as may be left In case
the annual appropriation to schools be
increased be devoted to the redemption
of the bonds of the State There are
$3.50, 900. of 3 per cent bonds OF the
issue OF 1887 which are redeemable on
any first of June or December and IL
would be wise and provident TO dis
charge interest bearing indebtedness
of the State rather than inc,if new
obligations.
There Is, apprehend, general inn
preston among our people that the
State treasury is suddenly overlooking
frtm the income from our corporation
law and many schemes will be adj
vanccd for your assistance by appro-
priations While the state in less than
| two years has received from corporations
formed under the act OF 1897 about
| Sll5, 600, the Stats Treasurer has fouod
this sum little more than sufficient TO
meet the deficiency that hos existed for
several years in other revenues. Be-
slss the revenue from corporations is
unoei tain and ID would be unwise
indeed for Legislature to make my
permanent or continuous appropria
or undertake any public Improvement,
however beneficial, on tue expectation
OF such an uncertain Income.
APPROPRIATION Fol, DELAWARE voLuN.
TEERs.
In 1893, anticipating the call OF the
President for troops for carrying on
the war with Spain, | asked the Legis-
lature then In session for the appio-
rriation of $40, 900 to cover the expenses
OF an encampment, believing that to
be the best means of mobolizipg our
troops and procuring volunteers. From
mont was organized and responded to
the call.
by a careful and economical manage
meut, but s23. 1906 was expended
out Of this appropriation. During
the month Of July, 1893. tho Federal
government passed an act to, oimburse
the governors of the variouB States for
certain Of the expenses directly con.
nected with raising the trbopa for the
Spanish War and authorized payment
to be made upon presentation of the
proper vouchers by the governors or
their duly authorized agents. In order
TO Gecure the reimbursebnent for the
moneys expended by the Slate OF Della.
ware, IL was necessary that the &C.
counts of the State should he arranged
and our claims presented, Nth proper
vouchers, and urged beforeI the propel
officers at Washington. Toisec1re this,
| appointed as agents t1f take charge
Of the matter, diutant. General Gprret
j. Hart and Col. Andrew Q. Gray, o
my staff, who have, during thet las
two years, spent much time and lAbol
in the matter. To them lie due mpch
OF tho success In obtaining the return
of this money to the State. Thbi
efforts have been untiring and th,
result Is that larger share of Della
J wares claim has been paid than tha
OF any other State. They have securet
In cash, from the vouchers presented
to the Federal government oorerinl
the above expenditure by the State
from the said appropriation, the sun
of $40. $40. 49, and IN addition thefet,
, have secured the return to tho State II
/. kind, various ordinance supplies, which
D the general government refused to re
turn in cash.
have paid TO these officers, for thei
foes and expenses, out OF the sail
moneys secured by them, in presenting
the said claim to the Federal govern
ment, and securing the said allowance
the sum of SO. 100 l now hold the re-
mainder, the sum of SIT, ITO. SO, which
/ will pay into the State treasury, o
otherwise. as you may direct.
INTERSTATE RELATIONS
Our relations with our nsighboriut
States have been most cordial. In tn
last two years. have issued 10 requi
sitions upon governors OF other State
for criminals who have escaped froiI
the jurisdiction Of this State. l hay
9 been requisitioned by governors b
0 other States for the surrender of ssvb
criminals who have escaped into Til
9 jurisdiction. While we have d StatHt
providing for hearing Of sucl
fugtives before a Judge of the State
l have, where i found the requisisio
papers to be in proper form, uniformall
surrendered such fugitives without quo
hearing. In 10Y judgment the Cohsti
tuition and Statute of the United State
contain all necessary regulations o
this subject and / think it would b
Mia, IN amand mr. rapaal ,,,r STATUTE