The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-10

ditcr / accordingly appointed a commit
tee or experienced county auditors and
treasurers. who met in the capitol last
month, and in conjunction with the state
auditor and public examiner, with the adj
vice and assistance of the attorney gen
erai, formulated a method of accounting
and handling the public funds on the
lines above suggested, and also prepar-
ed a bill for an act, to amend existing
law SO as to carry the proposed changes
Their report and the proposed bill I
WI VIII deliver 70 the speaker of the mouse
Inc conclusion arrived at by this body
OF teNpsElenced county officials and the
STATE othcerS named, are in my judgment,
emitted TO Your entire confidence I
trust that their recommendations will
be adopted. Ii adopted and put into eff
fect, accounting in our county Offices will
be much slmplifed and the possibility of
detalcations in the treasurer's office with
out immediate discovery removed. An
appropriation should be made to cover
the expenses of the committee.
EXPOSITIONS.
Many invitations have been extended to
the state to participate in eXpositiens in
various parts of the country. OF these 1
only Deem 1t important to call Your at
tention TO two. The exposition to conn
memorate the Louisiana purchase which
will be held at st. Louis in 1898 will be
an eEeEt of such general interest and
peculiarly to lis in this state occupy
ing as we do, part of the territory ac-
quired from France, that I only deem it
necessary TO call ii to your attention,
with the suggestion that If the state IS
TO be adequately represented, action must
be taken at this session The Pan-Amer-
lean exposition TO be opened at Buffalo
next May also promises to be 4 most inn
portant undertaking of that character.
a special effort is being maze by the
management to secure the participation
of ali the countries on this continent. This
in connection with the fact that the pec-
pie of the East, the best customers we
have for our -four and dairy Irodu is, will
makes it important, in my Judgment, that
We should be properly represented at
Buffalo also. A small appropriation would
suffice. bat in view of the shortness OF
is to be represented there, action to that
end he taken by the legislature at the
earliest possible date.
. STATE FINANCES
The last legislature fixed the tax levy
for state revenue purposes at l mills.
1t was found possible to reduce this to
IA mills last year and to 1.3 mills for
the current year. Nevertheless, the
finances OF the state were never in better
condition than at present. Two hundred
and ten thousand dollars of the states
debt has been called in and cancelled since
you last met. The permanent school fund
has been increased by $724, 1853. ~, and large
additions have been made to the other
permanent funds. The balance on hand in
the state treasury al the end of the last
hscal year was $2,l65, $3.50, Of which S744,-
IlI-ff belonged TO the revenue Tund. inns
considerable balance in the revenue fund
viii enable the treasurer TO meet the in
creased expenditures incident to your ses-
sion without resorting to borrowing from
banks. as has frequently been the prac-
tice heretofore at this time of the year
The funds of the state are absolutely Sc
cure. No losses have been sustained dur
ing my term Of office. This gratifying
condition of affairs is, iii a large meas
ure, due to the faithful devotion to duty
and sound business Judgment of cur re-
firing treasurer. Mr.. kosrner, who leaves
behind him a record that may well BE-
emulated by future incumbents of that
office.
THE NEW CAPITOL
Personal inspection Will now enable
you to judge of the gratifying progress
on the new capitol Contracts have mean