The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-11-14

or the amount redeemed during the pc
ttpA, AEaitoT Thompson, IN his report Lof
1879 lfefefffhm ~ the rhr denkl, says. 30
data have bsta tsrnishse 70 ihs sndltor .
once. ] avn, theFelotsi uFsabiei however
much must regret Il, TO Teffaes Z sgvreet
and satisfactory account Of thls inF"''
-,'Ths payment Of sazs 900 TO the railroad
-.hAt-a Y f.pt MACS els-f. although the bal
ance was dropped frnfh The torts
The payment Of Tis.7ii.8 fof hofes f9t
sinking fund. ihe number purchased "
'.fhe '''pa paynssnt ME sf sszs.iss!7 for sun.
"a pssfiis7t IL Il 81, ses q, Hlads through
the National Bank ol chsnfHeTss N New
York. the states fiscal agent. TOT r""pOsis.
shown on the state books, but not on sfiF
bank statement which could De locateo.
u "a possible that tbs fund eomnisslon-
ttr deposited .es money with the bank
for the fiasmkui 5f thess coupons, WHEN
were returned carcelcc @itt.oHs sn as
comranyinE statement. bot an eAsfsilisa.
ton Of the banks records IN New Seff
does net show the receipt OF disbursement
.s'rhf iiapr,sn, of ss,ssLas on account Of
dctrnse warrants lsna Inion military
bonds, In tho h5ennial period sndiBs DO.
ccmbsr "a. iS11. although the ea1isaT
report ef The state debt q neeeme,sir .,,i,..s sh
Errars wsre also made during ,lr period
Of liberal republican control, running
from January J, iSii' 40 Decsussr y, ~.
STbe payment Of tGzp, ss5.5 for bonds
for sinking fund. without explanation as
% ihs puuaeer of bonds purchased or Their
'srhe balance Of Ei.sasss nsainst the
fund commlssioherH,, dropped from the
acepunis December ~. MA, was prnpsbig
oaset by rsmlttanccr made 90 'he Nation;
al nank OF Contmetce IN Ncw YORK, and
not ehrgged ON the books"
DuriuE this period numbrf OF FetHlt.
tAnees were made 70 the Sationni bahh
Of .c0mmciDc, iac states hscal agent
which tae auditor failed 10 charge SO ihe
kaph and frudl: To She fund commission
ers But n ia apparent trat thcrc Was no
loss 90 the state By reason OF ihess etfcfs
The irr-guiafitlos noted during the pc.
flod OF democratic control are as toiiows
The report nf the auditor for lNs''s
shows g5s Hannibal ~ Joseph railroad
I bonds redeemed. whereas there were oniy
l a2S of these bonds outstanding January y
I 1851. This was merely a clerical error
which corrected itfclf In the following
! rsportn'l
'The auditcfs report for the biennial
period ending nccrmhNf q. IVA shows
Z the issue af a warrant for tisi.d@ " pay
I interest on school certihcatcs instead ~
/ transfer IN the usual form an error ~
distribution only which did not ancet tho
l total" .
'sThs ersdl, balance OF ! ccuts Of the
fund eommissloners dfgpped from tbs ac-
/ counts. December u, iSse. -.
'The apparent unsettled balance ~
HAAS Against the firrl Of kohn, Pnppcr
Neariy an of the ofnciais connected with
/ the state administration from January J.
/ iSN, 70 December ~, 1877, have long since
/ passed away, and ! would be fccrshnt 20
houof and to the facts as shown By the
| books IL should by Inference lmpute dIs-
honesty 90 them. II " true, however thht
/ there vas Negligent bookkeeping especial.
I Isl during the four years to which | nave
I adverted but having carefully reviewed
/ the reports OF the auditor and inc e1prrlH,
I concur with Me lurs. itaskins a Sells Ia
I the statement that.
any gulsappr1pfiatiOu ~ the funds Of the
Z state or ny irregularities other than
Z thnsr heretofore mentioned
! During the last = yrara, under demo-
cratic admin stfRtionS. sa,3p,sit,J have
1 been expended 10 meet the obligations IN.
l rident to thc bonded debt, exclusive OF
Z bonds issued 10 refund the public
/ debt. Of this amount, 1lst9l .S'i.s,
/ was for the purchase and redemption VI
! bonds. siGNsi .tstE for the payment bf In.
I tercHt on bonds, Sl0. .25i.Sl for prcmiuna
! on bonds. ft,lio. i3s3 for the payment oi
| Interest on the school and seminary Ger.
/ tihcstrs, and aipo. tf3.ea for pay 0t uAtal
| aHetss engraving. cxpTcasaEc and oihtr
| Incidental exptascs Every dollar Of in-
I trrcst has been paid, aud the bonded debt.
al the beginning Of this ycar. Including
| certificates OF indebtedness, reduced 10
l q. ~. So A.
During the same period there has been
| dlabuFHed through the revenue fund sab,-
SI5, ,os7.si 20 meet the various expenses OF
the State government. This money has
| gone to maintain the schools. for Cfim-
| NAL costs; for pay Of the general ASSEM-
bly,: 20 maintain educational eleom0'
, synary and penal Institutions, for assess
| ing and collecting the revenue; erecting
and repairing state buildings. public
| printing. for the expenses Of the general
state government and for other purposes,
shown By the auditors exhibit. IL thls
! connection I desire TO note that the entire
cost OF maintaining the state government
proper during the last = ycarH was hnl
q. 81. IS. loan average yearly expense OF
| only fs5i.S1kb
Will not now submit comparative re-
View of the expenditures OF the various
departments Og the state government dur
ing the three periods covered by the nu.
ditorH statement. The exhibit supplies all
necessary information, and comparisons
nre invited and can be easily made. IL ID
conclusivcly shown that the adfninistra'
tinn of hacai AFFAIRS, under demosTgtie
control. has been honest and frugal. New
Institutions have been established. and
others have been enlarged 10 meet the
growing dcmanfs OF this great common
/ wealth. ample provision hAs been made
for the care Of the insane. the deaf, the
blind, the feeble minded and other un-
fortunate classes OF cur people, the state
university, the normal schools, and out
sa!=nald public school system have beer
generously fostsred ana prUroiea, t.;;:'
| experiment station has been established
rcformatory and penal institutions have
been provided: Hnd the iniebtedneEs OF
the state. except the amnunt due ths
school funds, will BE- fully paid at ths
| close Of the coming year. All thesa
achievements have been accomplished al
a reduced tax rate. the pres mt rate beins
one-half OF that imposed b. republican
state administrations. This tax rate vii
be still further reduced with the ilquiea
lion Of our InLed debt. MisJ1uTlans, Oi
whatever poll lesl faith, should be proud
of this financial record.
/ know that fair-minded Missouriana o.
all parties have confidence IN the fiHnn
cial integrity OF the sdmtnistrntion oi
state affairs, but the auditors statement
was necessary, that our credit might moi
he pat under suspicion In other states o.
the linton. The examination Of the book
has fully maintained the honor OF th'
state. and those who have DETAINED hel
~" f' ALEX. M. DocRERY,
1 nsyerDpr