Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-12-03
GLAUSEN BAlEED Oh
PAYING Of HARTLEY
EXPENSE VOUCHER



land H. Hartley, from April !, 1925 to
March 81, 1926. Ss.115.e was submit
ted to Auditor CIausen for the purpose
Of having him DR. q warrant on the
state treasury for payment Of the
amount to the chief executive.
Instead Of approving the voucher
and drawing the warrant, the auditor
wrote the word rejected across the
face Of the voucher.
There followed brief corresponds
enee between The governor and the
auditor, the governor demanding to-
know why his expense account had
not been honored, and the latter ex-
planning that the warrant would Be
drawn when the requirements Of the
law were complied with, and that the
voucher would be held until the nee
essary data was furnished. the rec
ords show.
The letter Of Governor Hartley to
Auditor Clausen with reference to
the. matter, under date Of May /.
1925, reads:
II would like to know in writing
the reason for the refusal Of my ex-
pense account. covering the govern
or's travelling expenses, investigations,
surveys, ETC.. for the fiscal year clos
ing March 81. 1926. as filed in your
office. yesterday. Please state in de-
tail just what you require in this
case. An immediate reply win be
appreciated"
The immediate reply from the audi
tor stating in detail just what he
required, follows;
"Yonr expense voucher Is refused
ON account Of Noncompliance with
section 5512 l5Oa5) Remington's 1922
Code.
IF you viii itenize the voucher and
furnish receipts where necessary, We
VIII draw the warrant il your favor,
and hold the same until the necessary
data is furnished ,,
There Is no record Of any further
correspondence, but the voucher in
question is still on file in the auditors
office, and the auditor apparently is
waiting for the dHta the law re-
quires he must have before he can
authorize the payment Of the money.
The regular session Of the legisla-
ture in 1925, which Governor Hartley
interrupted with the request that the
Legislators go home until he had
made q business survey of the state,
gave him an appropriation Of $4,000
for investigation and emergency"
At the same time his department. Of
efficiency was given $4,000 for tex
animation Of state affairs" making
q total of $4,000 to study state con-
ditions during the year. During the
last two years of the administration
Of Governor Louis F. Hart he was
given only $500 for Investigation
and survey or public lands"
When the Legislature met in extra
ordinary session yecr ago, Governor
Hartley requested another $4,000 for
his second year in office. This re-
quest was cut by the Legislature to
81, 10000.
In the first two years of his adj
ministration, Governor Hartley was
given $50, 500 for investigations, and
his department Of efficiency $4,000
for examinations, q total Of Sb2,5O0
for obtaining information about state
conditions. This Is more than the
total state tax for 1926, including
higher education, paid BY either Fer
y, Island, Mason, San Juan, Ska
mania or Wahkiakum counties.
Since the appropriations have been
made, a number Of new recruits have
been added to the payroll brigade
many Of which are openly engaging
in political activities. Before his cleo
ton lsnuarnor Harflau declared That