The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-12

1.-The legislature of 1901 appropri-
ated $1,000 year to maintain the ex-
ecutive residence. Governor Stanley
paid no grocery bills out of that fund
and when he went out of Office, turned
over S179.65 subject to the lnainte-
nance of Governor Bailey's administra-
iton. 49,.
ton for an executive residence pro-
vides that the maintenance fund shall
be expended under the direction of
the executive council 1t was so ex-
pended under Governor Stanley's ad-
Ininistration. There has never been
a bill presented to the executive coun-
Gil for allowance against that fund
during Governor Bailey's administra-
ton.
Article 2, section 1881, of the Cen
eral Statutes, provides: That when
ever an appropriation shall be made
by the state for any purpose to be
expended by the state, the official or
person having charge of such fund
shall keep an account, thereby show
ing when, to whom, and for what
purpose any portion of said fund has
been expended, and, If any official,
agent, trustee, director, or any other
person shall grant, allow, audit, take
or present any voucher for greater
sum of money than was actually ap-
propriated, paid or expended, for a
purpose stated, or indicated, in such
appropriation, he shall be deemed
guilty of embezzlement and shall be
Dor. not exceeding five years. or in
county Jail not less than six months
There is not a single voucher filed
against the executive residence &C
count for the purchasing of groceries
that complies with this provision of
the law. They are audited on a re-
ceipt presented from the party who
sold the goods and the warrants then
drawn in favor of Mr.. Bailey. AS stat
ed, Governor Stanley, at the time of
his retirement from office, turned over
to Governor Bailey $179.65 unexpend-
ed maintenance fund Nineteen days
after Governor Bailey was installed
bill for $123.40 was paid out of that
fund to Walter Sperling of Seneca,
kan, for Silverware- This prac-
tically exhausted the maintenance
fund, and, before anything could be
available, the governor then proceed
ed to pay the private help at the ex-
ecu1Ve residence out of the COVER
Por's official contingent fund In Feb
szary, alone, $149.97 was paid out of
this official contingent fund for pri-
vate help at the executive residence -
other statements made by Kelly are
as follows
Article Is. paragraph 7341, of the
general statutes, created the office of a
state accountant, fixing the salary at
ing expenses. Chapter Is, section l. of
the laws of 1908. appropriated 81 900
salary for state accountant, and $500
for travelling expenses. Mr.. Rowett
takes advantage and fixes a. construc-
ton upon the law and draws a salary
for the largest amount that he can re-
ceive. ignoring the law fixing the sal
airy, which created the office. The APP
preparation of $500 for travelling expen-
ses, a construction is put upon that law
whereby Mr. Rowett pays his board
bill at the Copeland hotel out of it
The legislature of 1903 appropriated
$1,000 for salary of a first assistant
physician at the Topeka hospital for
the insane for 1904 and 1905; and APP
propriated for an assistant physician
$500 for 1904 and 1905. c. w. Myers
holds the position of first assistant
physician and drew a salary each
month of $S3.33. Mr.. c. W. VanNuys,
as assistant physician, drew his salar Y
accordingly. On June 80, 1903, the
voucher is approved by the state board
of charities, and a warrant issued in
compliance thereto to Mr.. Myers for
an additional 5000, and for c. w. Van
Mugs for an additional 800 above the
amount appropriated by the legislature
and the same was paid and charged to
the salary account of the Topeka hos
pftaI. This certainly is q violation of
law for the reason that there is $500