The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-17

4@llGIH OF lEansllliLLdIS were BtIEEQ III l
the hands of the chief clerk and when /
notice of the collection was received, /
which was usually not longer than /
ten days after the receipt of the re-
mittance. it was the duty of the chief
clerk to issue receipt furnish list OF
such receipts to the assistant state /
treasurer, in order that they might be
charged up in the cash account; issue !
original receipt to the party who made
the remittance; issue duplicate receipt
to the state auditor and place a dupli- /
cate in the hands of the boOkkeeper. |
If the chief clerk failed to furnish the
assistant state treasurer with the cor
rect list of receipts issued that day,
or failed to furnish the bookkeeper
with duplicate or the state auditor with
duplicate and only sent out the original
receipt to the party who made the re-
mittance, then there would be an ir-
regularity.
This is evidently the cause of an ir-
regularity of S630.00 in the city of Nor
ton, Brown county. In the matter of
the johnson county discrepancy of
$2,625 the remittance, I understand,
came in the shape of a check on a
/ bank in New York city and was in
dorsed and deposited in the National
Bank of Republic for collection and
was credited to my account on the
goth day of July. 1900. In the natural
course of business this should have
August 1900. The fact that the john
son county bonds were dated July I,
1890, and were paid at their optional
period, ten years later att
an inter paying period, July
terest- paying period. the date of pay
ment of the bonds being August 49,
1900, and as the deal was, as / under
stand, promoted by firm of bond
brokers, / thing Splitter & Co, would
indicate that there must have been
some notice given Gas is the custom)
sixty or ninety days prior to the pay
ment The coupons due July 1, 1900,
being the last coupon due before the
payment very likely was not clipped
and went with the bonds, because, as
have stated, they should have been
receipted for August 9. 1900, but the
fact that the bonds were paid August
10, 1900, four days later would, in all
probability. have had the coupons att
tached to them for this interest pay
ing period and it is quite possible that
this irregularity occurred this way.
Lays Blame On Richey
eff it is determined that this item is
irregular then I feel that my chief clerk
ought to be able, better than any one
else, to explain the facts about it. for
beginning with the 18th day of July
1900, up to and including November
25th, 1900. all the acknowledgment
for remittances and receipts, both or
iginal and duplicate and cash book it
self. were kept by my chief clerk.
/ regret to say that the responsibility Of
this item seem to rest with him.
In the matter of S1.940, apparent
discrepancy to the Annual School fund
from Cowley county, there is this to
say; In 1890 the school commissioners
bought bonds to the amount of $4,000.
Issued by COwley county, dated July
1st. 1890. due July 1st. 1920, bearing
per cent interest, payable Semi-an-
nually January list and July 1st. On
December rs, 1899, these bonds We're
refunded by a like amount of bonds
dated September 1st. 1899. bearing 4
March list and September 1st with
+ the understanding that 1 per cent ad-
ditiOnal interest should be paid to July
/ 1st- 1900. This made it necessary that
! the first coupons on the new issue of
bonds should apply as part of the per
cent interest payment upon the old
/ issue of bonds. so coupons number ,,
which are not accounted for to the
j state. are really the first coupons, after
they began 10 run to the state Though
1 this coupon is numb . yet it is the
/ first coupon due the state after the in
/ terest began to run upon this new is
sue of bonds
Again TIichey Is Blamed.
81 am therefore in doubt whether
/ this coupon was ever the property of
/ the state or not or that I sh Ould be re-
! sponsible for it. It is not charged to
me on the books of the State Auditor
The fact that s1,616.67 was paid Sep
/ TENDER IS, 1899. and that the bonds
were dated September list, 1899. but
+ did not become the property of the
state until December %. 1899, would
/ indicate to me that coupon number ?,
! as state, was the first coupon due the
state which became due September LIST,
4 1 500. If it is found to be an irregu-
i larity, will say that the cash book was
! kept by my chief clerk. Mr. c. r.
/ Richey. from July1Sth. 1900, to No
vember 9th, 1900, and he alone would
! be the best one to explain this matter.
/ Il understand that S1,520.O0 item and
I a in &c n frH
/ coupon and No. 1 and No. 2 having been
/ accounted for, but it is possible that
/ there has been a $.istake in the clipping
/ of this coupon and that No was clip
ped instead of No 1. The same mistake
might have occurred in school district
/ No. /, Kingrnan county in the matter of
S22500. The well known custom which
prevailed under the school fund commits
sion, during the time I was state treas
urer, wherein the interest on bonds pur-
j chased was to begin to run to the state
/ at a future date, resulted in numerous
/ apparent irregularities and as proof that
( this was done refer to the letter of
/ school commissioners and bond brokers.
IF there are any more irregularities
4 that show up in the accountants report,
I would be glad to have the opportunity
/ to look them up and explain, if possible,
how they may have occurred
Defends His Record.
"A word personal: For eighteen years
I have lived in Kansas. During that
1 time / have been engaged in different
/ business enterprises and have held Off
/ ces of public trust, including the posi-
/ ton of state treasurer. In all my deal
4 ings, both private and public, it has
! been the rule of my life to do my duty
as an honest man. It is gratifying to
me, at this time, that this is the testi-
mony of my associates and those for
whom [ have worked. do not believe
that even the men whom I have opposed
in politics will lay a charge of dishon-
esty at my door
THE state treasury is a big business
+ institution During nv four wears
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