Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-25
THE STATE AUDITOR
ON STATE EXPENSES
Mr.. Carroll Tells the Facts About ES
penditures and Defends the REQ
ord of the Republican Party.

state Auditor B. r. Carroll:
The impression seems TO prevail that
the executive council Is responsible for
the amount Of money raised and expended
for state purposes. The council simply
carries into effect the express will OF tho
legislature.
The duty OF the council Is to see that
expenditures have been authorized and
are made in compliance with law. Ie
should be borne in mind. however. that
large per cent Of the states funds arc not
under control Of the council either direct
ly or indirectly.
The expenditures for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1906, were In round numbers
s3,S56,0OO More than s. per cent of this
entire amount or g, 900. was expended
for the benefit Of the state institutions.
no part of which even requires the ap.
prevail of the council. OF the last amount
named about 81. $780, 900 went to INSTITUTIONS
the three educational institutions. Tho
remaining 81, 087 600 was expended as Iot-
lows: For the general assembly, Ns!vvs
for the maintenance OF the various ae-
state militia, 1900; for miscellaneous ap-
preparations, such as capitol improve
Inents, historical building. monuments on
about sioo 600 for the purchase OF supplies,
fuel, furniture and fixtures, POSTAGE OK
The item of $4,000 designated as n1ain-
tenance for the various departments. IN.
cludes all Of the salaries and expenses of
all officers and employees OF the state aIA
of the expenses connected with the va
rious departments and also inciuoes the
salaries of the district Judges OF the state
There has been a considerable Increase In
this item during the last few years py
reason Of the increase In salaries OF tne
district judges; whish IN tne ns aSgres9 mS
each and for the further reason tnat the
bank examiners, insurance examiners
building and loan examiners, OIL inspect
Ors pharmacy commission, board or
health. board Of dental examiners, board
OF medical examiners and veterinary med
teal examiners formerly collected ana re-
tanned fees for their services and expenses
and no account was kept OF the same oy
the state except as to fees In excess or
the amounts that were allowed to be re-
tanned and were turned into the state
treasury. Now all such fees are conecteo
and turned into the state treasury ana tho
examiners, commissions and boards are
paid by warrants drawn upon the treas
ury in the Same manner as all other ONT
GERS and employees OF the state. thing
no one will question the wisdom exercised
by the legislature IN the enactmshe OF
the law providing for the change In Sys-
tenn, but by reason OF the change chers
is an increase in the amount or money ex-
pended under the above item, which IN.
crease for the last fiscal year amounted
to nearly $4,000.
The increase, however, is moro than Oh
set by the amount OF fees turned into the
treasury. which for the last year was Ii.
round numbers $4,000, 80 that, as a mat.
ter Of fact, the state realized . pront OK
$47 900 from these sources.
Deducting the items of increase In thy
salaries of the Judges and tho amount
paid to the examiners, boards, OF al, un-
der the changed provisions OF the law
from the item Of cost of maintenance OF
the various departments OF state, and not
withstanding che vast increase IN the
states business II shows net tncreas seq
expenditure for the last year over that
OF five years ago OF less than per cent,
which is mach more than offset by the
profit to the state as above shown.
That there has been an increase In the
expenses Of the state In general need nov
be denied but that this purposes fog
which the expenses have been tncurred
are generally commendaele think WIN
be conceded. Very much OF the Increase
has been for the maintenance and sap
port OF our educational. penal and char
table or eleemosynary Institutions. The
legislature may have been liberal In ita
appropriations for these purposes but no
one, think, who IL familiar with the cir
cumstances, will say that II has been too
liberal He who object6 should make his
ton should not have received IT'S ard.
IOwa's pride Is the richness OF her SOIL
her magnificent state institutions and thu
cNaFaCt Of her citizenship. Nature gave
us the soil we build onr own characters
but our state Institutions will flourish or
fan according TO our liberalIty In pro-
viding for them.