Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-04

ana il Is now working llleit anu 4
| surely is not cumbersome.
Surely also. the State treasurer is th'
proper official to pay any bills con
tfacted against this State Nov then
/ lo, lis say that there Is carload o
-four bought for this institution, or To-
| the Institution at Bangor. The bill goes
| To the official ordering it, to tie stew
ard er treasurer OF the institution--hs
/ che ks up that bill, audits it. sends /
10 the state auditor. 1t goes through
| the regular channel as provided by tht
Constitution and of course this bill can
Iot set aside the provisions OF the Con
| stitution.
After il has been properly audited
| by the State auditor, then 1t goes &c
! the treasurer, who pays the bill Ism
| that much better than having an ON
cial of an Institution miles away from
the treasury of the State pay the bill
and having that bill perhaps lay IN
his office for weeks and months be-
fore the auditing officer of the State
sees II. before it passes through his
hands before he knows that the bill Is
correct
Surely no one will seriously object to
that.
Now. Mr.. President. as to this little
irfria,e across the river | do not be-
Iieye that any senator thinks for one
Instant that he is sent here to arbi-
trate on that We are not here for that
purpose. We are here to make good
PROVISIONS for handling the affairs OF
ibis State.
Ia tho renart of the State auditor for
the wear t0-lo are these recommends
tio,. ,,5ft.r Hatch make some -
recommendations fer the improvement
l,r tba conduct of the business of this
state The second one on the list and
therefore | conceive that it Is thought
70 IL, or some Importance. is as fol-
;ows.
:, nroyIsiop of law recurring that all
MONEYS or funds coming into the pos
session eff any institution. department.
or administrative branch of the gov
erament should be promptly raid into
the State treasury under such regula-
TORS as the auditor may prescribe,
nd thai the payment of all expenses
and charges incurred by or on account
of such institutions. departments, etc,
should be paid from The State treas
pry under such regulations as the au-
ditor may prescribe.
Now that was written and reported
10 the Legislature of this State as
for the Improvement
If the business affairs of this state
before as | understand 1t. the present
surgeon OF physician had taken ms
place
Again. we have report sio'h .iae
auditor. Mr.. Stevens shaii deots
briefly from his recommendation ""'eh =
now being put INTO Pflilt. MIN
spectfull* feeeiliiiieiiu qua,
enacted to the end tha' 'iie eNpeiiaes u
all the state departments a.a
lions be paid direct from the s.a..
ary to these to "hom II Il eue' o'
see that covers All tue eiieuiiif'
Naturally. therefore. Ill inc
from the INSTITUTIONS mus eo'ie -
The hands OF the state treasure pass
through the AUDITORS Rahos.
Two years ago, as some Oh us anu PEI
maps all of us know, TINS Lesisie'"ie
sent committee across the river 10 III
the institution anu heie
heir recommendation: we ieso,'i,'e"e
hat all funds Tor use OF the iilsaiie ass
uii stiaii 'et''stih - -
md that funas received run
'ale OF farm produce anu aii o''ei -
;ome. shall be deposieo 10 'ne aeeoui.'
IF the hospitals III tiie o.a'e ,'e' ..i,
and that all piiis AGAINST tue ''os p'''1.'
should be paio ps the e.a.e
after having been approves W Tue go
auditor, as these INSTITUTIONS
not private ana shouio NC
treated as such. Ana that reeoi'iiiienu
alton Is signed py three sena'o's 80
seven representatives maki'is up '"a'
committee.
Mr.. President, why shouio TINS uiseu
sion be narrowed 10 one ihs'''us'o''
There are eight state institutions a,d
just want to call the atte1tioii Vi r'ia
Senate to the fact that II 'his piopo'eu
law had been IN force Two years o7o :.
would nave peeh apparent u Tue piop0'
officials of TINS state long peiore ,"o
years had elapsed that the aHahs VI ~
State prison We're IN an ihuescii ap'e
condition. that the institution was iosihe
money regularly VINO knew y. ~
body. 1t would nave oeeh appaleii. "
the auditor II the niils OF tHat i'lsei'"-
ion had monthly come to the haios "
he auditor for AUDITING ana Tue. reef.p's
had been sent TO the Std.c 8 3raes' VA