The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-14
Mr.. HOGG ON THE STAND
Explained Deficiency Which Occurred
During His Administration.
THE PEOPLE WERE THE BENEFICIARIES
As the Tax Rate Was Materially Lowered
and No One Suffered Peounary Loss.
Tribute to Mccall and Wortham.

Austin, Texas, June 13.-Ex- Governor
Hogg appeared before the legislative com
mittee late this evening for the purpose
Of explaining the deficiency In the treas.
ury department during his administration
aud testified in part as follows:
II am glad enough to havo every item
and act in sny way connected with my two
administrations as governor thoroughly In.
vestigated, weighed and passed upon by
this or any other committee. have never
had the slightest doubt that my associates
in office were as capable and honest off
Gals as could be picked from the state of
Texas. / have always been grateful for
the assistance they rendered me and /
have occasion to be porund Of the record
they assisted in making.
"A careful examination OF the books will
show that for the four years ending Au-
gust 81, 1894 the expenditures exceeded
the receipts by S1,Ol5l7sSI. This was
caused by the following conditions:
The legislature for those years made
e ,S r, g appropriations to the amount
OF Sls9l 90 for the purpose uf pnvlnr
the public debt for construrtlng man
i'lulhg ana improving public buildings the
Items or which are set forth lu nv la I
2nuual message Of date January 3. is95.
inc revenues would have exceeded the OK
pehSes OF the government during tho fou,
years by sS7J.S547s '''
ro,, Ano5her cause was that the legislature
reduced the tax rate the hrst ySar Of nv
HuhlmStratlon from 20 cents 10 1B1.3 cont
ana IN each Of the three succeadino ,enrs
10 Ia cents on the 500 valuation Of prop.
crty. This reduction alone saved Ia TX
Tour years to the people Tho net , ~ ~
ol Sl'5OIuuo. But for these redurtions Tho
revenue would not only have CXcscded tho
ury of $4,000. "eas
.,, Ihcre remained due to tine State nt tho
une several millions Of dollars OF deiin
H qsya poll occupation and ad yalorrm
than once ne' a a sySoem 81 laws which I more
NV, avs that We're inadequate for the enforro
,.p VI inc collection Of these taxes
hetarS olu .hese leading causes the treasury
w. w. ihe amount OF several hundred tbnns,nd
t' o'a ~, Most OF these warrants hrinnseJ
NO Ins olhcials aud entailed substantlIIlv
earned them in most instances oyer =" so,E,
!muohths until the tax collectors rcs,n,,Iia6
cpc tTSaSury: II YOU will recollect' these
maInt,iIHo were discussed at the time
~, i,utaincu-and the people Supporf"I mo
IN t-that n deficiency In tbe' rni ii,r
Saused by reduction OF taxes Uo $50
W., Was 'I pnt pq tb than large surplus which
rate Of taxes. So far as I know "SueI
ever heard. no one lost a d"ii,r v, nave
iaUts some othcer who shaved his war.
dHGn,s ny reason Of this tempororv IA
Cheney. For my part. / thongKt IL u'u'
5000 thlng, and advised NV assori,t MS q
t nSe INV evetT ,egitimate effort TO prevent loss
growing out of this condition W. 9'ate
Sulrd an address to tho officials tou H.
f,on. their warrants from collection m nntn
srotifed at A ~ ohlne Ia. was very much
y from all quarters. ComptroIIer NY nyrtn0
ana treasurer WORKMAN werc ca ,v, Mvl az
,nI n nnisatioh with me during thar f,na
and each OF them exhibited ia az. Iiue
nuslty and solcitude which marted on
.n1tnniF IN my mind MS friends ~ MIN
81 Nv ui texas. As they were each eicrf
his depSrtmepptte anu nna each Mt the head Of
uuSt ltutlonal oath. I had nt nus
NJ since 10 question that they discb , men
feient,v taithinliy. honorsbly and or
me treasurer and conlptrolIor n'Sult Tor !
~ system 10 establish and potnt 'he
"a .... hionious system Of bookkeenInr E |
Iannsrr 10 $3.50 the calendar year began |
on5 ~ a, tne appropriation wear NnTch ! |
anu the hseal year began Sentsn,ho.H "tcn L |
tI any clear legislative direction es WIZ.
h n' pu,lS accounts should begin and orS 5V ~.
ontborioo any period, The law aid NOT |
my consistent method OF haIo n p.vSctios
Ihecks at all Therefore II was nroe., nmu
~ nhosslnle With moro lust or inyor 'V ~.
,vc ,"I No cw,nhont large surplus TO tide
.o,,aua tne hnhlts or the State during tbese
several periods without creatIngS 'HS S
ISn Hc. n my last message reitcrot u
'besa itrss or making corrections along
lone. 'h's mas been |
.,Iihse revenues Of the state. n, coursa
should never be more or less tbnr oo,s,
neSt 20 Scd meet me demands OF the govern.
II me treasury, according 10 my tJn''n,
,ovet ~ en-, Is worse than deficiency IN.
esS The deficiency Is caused nv In5s,,,,n, WI
ncnt or criminal copdtc4 % - "'smNnnse'