The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-20
condition of the state treasury.
Democrats Blame Republicans.


After the startling message was.
read in the two houses search was
started for the bill to which the gov
ernor referred which was to require
county treasurers to make advance
ments. or in other words, to pay the
state the states share of the taxes
collected as rapidly as they are col
lected but the bill could not be found.
No such bill had been introduced. Then
1t was learned that yesterday forenoon
the governor placed such a bill in the
hands of Representative Garrard. the
democratic floor leader in the house.
with the request that it be introduced
at once. But Garrard said he had not
introduced the bill and did not know
that he would introduce 1t.
Il have the BILL" he said. but I am
not sure that I will introduce IL. The
republicans got the state into this hole
and it is not up to the democrats to
help them out of it.
Governor Marshall evidently, was
under the impression when he wrote
his special message TO the Legislature
that the bill had been introduced, as
per his request.
Spent Money Too Fast.
1t is said that during the Hanly ad-
ministration the state went too fast
and spent money too freely and that
| this is what has caused this condition
| Of the states finances at this time. i
/ is said that some of the money thai
should have been used for the pay
ment of state expenses during the siz
months ending the first Of June, 1909
was caused in paying expenses during
the previous six months 1t is saiC
also, that if this gait is continued the
deficit during the next year would grow
to very large proportions. 1t is ever
said that the deficit for the present sil
| months will be something like $500,
600 and that If the present rate of ex
pending money and anticipating tn
revenues is followed in a mother yea
1t would amount to the enormous sun
of $1.soO.oOO.
State in a Quandry.
When Governor Marshall discov
cred the situation he made it public a
once He did not propose to wait unit
later in his administration and Civ
people a chance to say that his admin
istration was to blame for it.
But just what will be done, nov
that the facts are made known, can
not be told. If Garrard refuses to in
troduce the bill which Governor Mar
shall referred to perhaps some othe
representative will introduce 1t. If nc
then it is up to the state board {
l finance to make a bond issue or boz
5 row money in some other way to carr
: the state through until the first {
3 June. when the next semi-annual sci
Element of the county treasurers wi
s be made.
j The state auditor blames the troubl
e to the depository law. He says tha
4 the practice of anticipating the rev
e enues Of the state started away bac
t under the old law. which gave the al
: ditor the right to call on the count
treasurers for money at any time. BIZ
when the depository law went into e
Q feet, he said, there was some doubt {
o to whether the county treasurers wei
: authorized to settle oftener than twit
y year, and they have been holdir
o back the money,npreferring to be c
: the safe side. He says that the fau
for the deficit does not rest with Il
e Hanly administration, but that it star
e ed farther back than that. The aud
t tor saysl, also that the estimated re-
: enues for the coming year and Il
t next year will be more than sutficie
r to pay all Of the states expenses
e the state can just get the money in {
: time.