St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-03

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Thos. H. Lewis Of st. Landry at q
meeting held in New Orleans at the
Grunewald Hotel on Aug. %. Among
other charges that are made by him
in his speech against the State adj
ministration | find the following:
1t (the administration has d.
verted the public funds from their
legitimate purposes and has not only
cut down the meager pension allowed
Confederate soldiers, but has stinted
the support that should go to the
maintenance of our charitable insti-
tutions.'
will you please advise me, at
your earliest convenience, what
amounts have been appropriated for
Confederate veterans since the Con-
stitutional Convention of 1898? In
addition to the amount appropriated
for pensions, / would like for you also
to let me know the amounts that
have been appropriated for other
Confederate purposes, if any.
Please advise me what amounts
have beer appropriated during the
same time for the charitable institu-
tions Of the State.
Further on in Mr.. Lewis speech I
find this charge: Xxx We are to-
day confronted with the humiliating
spectacle Of the administration pay
ing compound interest for a loan Of
100000 to meet the current in
terest on the State debt
Please advise me as to whether
this statement of Mr.. Lewis is cor
rect or not.
Thanking you for your prompt at
tention, | am, respectfully yours,
=. Y. SANDERS, Governor
TREASURER'S ANSWER.
Baton Rouge, La, Aug. "a, 1910.
Gov. J. 7. Sanders, Baton Rouge,
La:
Dear j r.-Replying to your favor
of even date, / beg to state that the
following amounts have been appro-
priated for the Confederate veterans
during the administrations Of Gov.
Heard, 1900-l904; Gov. Blanchard,
l9041908, and your administration,
1908-1912:
Heard. Blanch'd. Sanders.
Pensions $4,000 $450,000 $650,000
Memorial
Hall. $500 6.4oo 6,4oo
Home. 88.l4o llo,ls5 l25,5oo
Pension
Commits
sion.... 5000
Totals 341, TAO 57l,585 $4,000.
During the same period of time
the following amounts have been ap.
propriated for the charitable institu-
tons Of the State:
Appropriations.
Heard - $1,459, $4,000
Blanchard 1,983,410.00I
Sanders 2,044, 255.7
AS to the statement relative to
the payment of interest on the A per
cent bonded debt, | would say that
under the system which has prevailed
since the adoption of the Constitu-
tion in 1879, which provides for the
collection Of taxes ID the same year
in which the assessment is made, the
rolls are not filed until late in the
year, and no large amount reaches
the State treasury until January Of
the succeeding year. The Board Of
Liquidation, therefore, is required by
law to arrange with the fiscal banks
for the carrying Of maturing coupons.
Under Acts Nos. So Of 1877, ST
IF 1884 and Is and "a Of 1886, Cows.
Witt, MeEnery and Nichols ar
ranged with the fiscal banks for the
carrying of the coupons, paving on
he amount carried from 4 to 5 pei
cent interest for the years prior to
1890, and 3 per cent from 1890 to
1892, without receiving any interest
IN the States deposits. During Gov.
fosters first term the banks paid
$4,000 per annum for the use of
he States deposits, with the under
standing that all public moneys and
he funds Of all the tax collect
RS be deposited with them; and dur
ne his second term they paid $15,
700 annually and carried the cou-
IONS. During Gov. Heard's admins
ration the banks paid $4,000 and
.arried the coupons; while during
1ov. Blanchard's administration they
,aid 2 per cent per annum Now,
your administration, 3 per
ent is paid, giving the State from
$4,000 to $4,000 more annually
han was received during Heards
nd Fosters administrations and con
ilerahly more than was received
uring the previous administration,
fter %deducting from the balances
he amount IF coupons carried by the