Mapleton Item

              ®ije JHopleton
VOL. 9.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1897.
NO. 31
HENNSYLVAN1A RAILROAD.
BogBPCm iu Effect May 17, 1897.
F.H.Night.A.H    A.M. A.M  P.M*
New York.... 8.00
Philadelphia. 11.20
Washington ...10.401
Baltimore 11.40|
12.16
4.30
4.50
7.00
8.30
9.00
12.25
10.50
11.45
i
D'ly D'ly. D'ly.
A.M A. M. A. M.
Harrisburg 8.10  8.00 10.55
Bockville    8.12 11.0'
Marysville 3.24  a 17 11.10.
Duncannon 3.33   8.3911.24
Newport 3.59  9.05 11.441
Millerstown    9.15 11.53
Thompsontown ....   B.26 12.01
Pert Boyal 4.31  9.4412.14
Mifflin 4.37  9.B0I12.18
Lewistown Jc.4.58 10.13jl2.37
McVeytown. ...5.20 10.38:12.57
N.  Hamilton...5.38 11.00
Mount Union...5.4211.08
. Mapleton 5.4911.13
Huntingdon....6.0811.32
Petersburg 62111.47
Birmingham •••6.48 IMS
Tyrone:  6.5512.80
Bellwood 7.1818.41
AltooDa 7.40  1*00
•Pittetarg 12.10 5.60
PM I
1.12
1.17
1.22
1.37
1.50
214
2.20
2.37
2.66
7.00
P. M
D'ly
A. M
11.45
12.57
1.13
2.06
2.45
3.11
7.00
P. M
D'ly.
P. M.
3.50
416
4.36
5.07
6.87
6.08
6.587
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.7.04
7.23
7.40
11.30|
P.M
3.00
4.36
Dly
PH.
5.00
5.13
5.18
5.34
6.02
6.11
6.21
6.38
6.43
7.07
7,30
7.50
7.66
8.02
8.20
8.33
8.68
9.02
9.20
9.35
200
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7;ll
D'ly.
A. M.
8.00
11.40
7.3011.62
7.48112.03 j
7.53
8.17
8.30
8.47
8.63
8.68
9.16
9.35
9.65
9.69
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12.31
1.33
1.50
3.10
BiyjDTly,
Harrisburg 10.20,  Bookville 10.31,  Marysville 10.34, Duncannon  10.47, Newport 11.16,
Millerstown 11.14, Mifflin 11.40, Lewistown
Junction 11,68, p. m. Huntingdon 12.66, Ty-
ssnel.88,  Altoona 2.00, Pittsburg 5.30 a. m.
"a" stops to let off passengers from points
east or south of Harrisburg,
*Dly|D'ly.
AM.
Pittsburg	
Altoona	
Bellwood	
Tyrone	
Birmingham	
Petersburg	
Huntingdon, ...5.30
Mapleton. 5.44
Mt. Union 5.60]
M. Hamilton ...5.55
McVeytown....6.12
Lewiston Jc....6.32
Mifflin 6.51
fort Boyal 6.56
Thorn psonto wn7.12 10.14
Millerstown. ...7.21110.22
Hew port ..7.30J 10.32
Duncunuon 7.57 10.54
Marysville 8.1411.07
Bookville 8.18 11.12
' Harrisburg 8.30111.25
PM
2.10
2.21
i.i'i
2.48
3.13
3.28
3.45
3.52
3.58
4.20
4.46
5.10
5.15
6.33
5.43
6.54
6.23
6.41
6.47
7.00
P. M.
1.00
6.05
6,20
6.37
6.42
7.06
7.20
7.85
7.41
7.46
8.04
8.26
8.47
8.52
9.07
9.16
9.26
9.50
10.04
10.08
10.20
D'ly.
P. M,
4.80
9.06
9.19
9.33
10.12
10.32
11.16
11.37
^^_  1.00
"Pittsburg 3.80, Alt iona 6.50, Tyrone 7.12,
Huntingdon 7,44, Harrisbnrg 10.00 a. m. daily.
P.M.
Baltimore	
Washington..
fhila 12.17
New York 2.43
P. K.IP. M.
13.20
1.25
12.17
2.331
3.10
»4.10
*3.00
•6.58
6.15
6.23
9.23
•10.40
11.15
8.63
4.30
7.33
4.30
7.33
9-
p.m
Additional trains are run as nnder:—
Leave Pittsburg 8.10 P. m. daily, Altoona
18.01 A. m., Huntingdon 12.58 a. m.; arrive
Harrisburg 3.30 a. m., Philadelphia 6,52 a. m.
Leave Pittsburg 7.30 A. M. daily, Altoona
11.05 A. m., Tyrone 11.30 a. m., Huntingdon
V1.03 P. M.. Lewistown Junction 1.02 p. m.,
Newport 1.53 p.  m.; arrive Harrisburg 2.40
m., Philadelphia 5.47 p. m„ New York 8.23
 , Baltimore 6,00 p.m., Washington 7.15p.m.
Leave Altoona 10.60 p. ra. and arrive Huntingdon 11.55 p. m., stopping at all intermediate stations.
•Week-days only, "g" stops to let off passengers from Pittsburg only.
Connecting trains leave as follows:
At Lewistown Junction.—Por Sunbury 7 30
A, M. and 3.16 P. m. week days.
For Milroy 6.35,10.20 a. m. and 8.10 p. m.
Week days.
At Huntingdon—Por Bedford and Cumberland 8.35 A. M. and 6.35 P. M. week days, Bed-
Sid only 8.00 a. m. Sundays.
•   At Tyrone—For Clearfield and Curwensville 8.20 A. m. , 3.15 and 7.20 p. m. week days.
For Bellefonte and Look Haven 6,10 A. M.,
■1.80 and 7.15 p m. week days.
For Scotia 7.50 a.m. and 2.55 p.m. week days.
For further information apply to tioket
scents, or Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Agent,
Western Division, Corner Fifth Avenue, and
Smithfield Street. Pittsburg.
3. B. HUTCHINSON, 3. B. WOOD,
Gen'l Manager. (ieu'l Pass. Agt.
"BIAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD.
*%%      Schedule In effect Nov. 16,1896.
NORTH.
STATIONS.
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Robertsdale
1189
689, 902
124
860 6 32
Cook's
1124
627
149
186
402 6 44
Cole's
1109
615
126
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Saltillo
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5 35
1267
312
936
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Three Springs
1030
628
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948
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•Beersville
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516
1238
139
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Bookhill
953
454
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1018
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Shirley
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439
1168
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481
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828
Mount Union
915
416
1130
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a. m.
a.m
a. ru.
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■ ' No! 9 leaves Bobertsdale 7.22, a. m., Cooks
7.34, Coles 7.46, Saltillo 8.14, Three Springs
4.22, Beersville 8.34, arrives at Rockhill 8.49.
No, 7 leaves Robertsdale 5.03 p. m„ Cooks
' 6 13. Coles 5.26, Saltillo 5.45, Three Spring
5.53, Beersville 6-06, arrives at Bockhill 6.20.
No. 4 leaves Rockhill 6.30 a. in., Beersville
6.42, Three Springs 6.54, Saltillo 7.01, Coles
■7.36, Cooks 7.58. arrives at Bobeitsdale 8.10.
No. 10 leaves Rockhill 5.30 a. rn., Beersville
5.42, Three Springs 5.54, Saltillo 6.01, Coles
"6.44, Cooks 6.54, arrives at Robertsdale 7.04.
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Housekeeping   of
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the
HANDLED MILLIONS:
NEVEE LOST A OENT.
The Whole Nation Might Be Explored and Such a Reoord
Not Be Found.
All trains run daily exoept Sondes	
• Flag stations*     A. W. G KEEN WOOD,
Superintendent.
There has been so much misrepresentation in the present campaign ln
reference to the management of the
state treasury and auditor general's
department that it is due the pubUo
a complete statement should be made
showing how the business is conducted
and what the records of these departments have been. During the last session of the legislature a joint oommittee of the senate and house was appointed for the purpose of Investigating
the departments above named, and
making such report to the legislature
ae their findings would justify. The
oommittee consisted of three senators
and seven members of the house, representing both political parties. It made
a thorough investigation of both departments and made its report to the
legislature on March 28,1897. The oommittee called before it a large number
of witnesses and made a searching examination of the state officials connected with the departments ln question. The report of the investigating
oommittee, together with the testimony
produced and affidavits taken, will be
found in The Legislative Record of the
session of 1897, beginning on page 862.
For the benefit of those interested in
knowing how the accounting officers
of the commonwealth conduct its
business, _ the following report of the
committee ts given in full. This report,
made by officers sworn to perform their
duty, and based upon testimony taken
under oath, is a full and complete
answer to the malicious and unwarranted charges that have been and are
being made by evil disposed persons
against our fiscal officers and their
manner of conducting the business of
the commonwealth.
Every voter should read the following report:
REPORT OF INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Mr. Snyder: Mr. President, I desire
to make a report of the oommittee appointed to investigate the treasurer
and auditor general's departments, and
ask that the same be read.
To the senate and house of representatives of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania: The undersigned oommittee, appointed under concurrent
resolution passed by the legislature and
approved Feb. 9, 1897, to investigate
the management of the state treasury
and auditor general's departments, respectfully report as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
From the testimony produced before
the committee the following facts clear*
ly appear in reference to the management of the state treasury:
BOND GIVEN BY TREASURER AND
HIS DISCRETION IN DEPOSITING STATE FUNDS.
First.—The present etate treasurer
was inducted into office the first Monday of May, A. D, 1896, after having
filed a bond, with sureties approved
by the governor, in the sum of $500,000,
conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as etate treasurer
and a proper accounting for tbe revenue received by him during his official
term. The oommittee, through its
chairman, made a careful examination
of the bond filed by the state treasurer
and found the sureties abundantly
good. We are therefore of the opinion
that the state is amply protected to the
full amount of the bond*
Second.—Your oommittee further reports that under the present law the
state treasurer and his bondsmen are
Individually responsible to the commonwealth for any loss that may occur
by reason of the failure of any banking institution where etate moneys are
deposited.
The system that has grown up under
our statute makes the state treasurer
the custodian of all state funds and
requires him to aocount for every dollar of money received by him in hie
official capacity.
He has unlimited power ln the matter of selecting depositories ln which
to place state funds. There Is nothing
in the law that requires him to deposit
money la any particular bank or banking institution. All this le left to hie
discretion and business Judgment. It
has been the custom of state treasurers, however, to proteot themselves
by requiring each bank or banking institution receiving a deposit of state
money to give a bond in double the
amount of the deposit, conditioned for
the prompt payment of the same, wben
called upon by them. These bonds are
executed by the proper officers of the
bank, and are also guaranteed by the I
directors and others Interested as individuals. This system gives the state j
treasurer double security—first, that of
the bank Itself, and next, the personal
endorsement of the individuals connected with the Institution. The oommittee, through its chairman, made an
examination of the bonds held by the
etate treasurer for security for the
money deposited in the various banking Institutions of the state, and is of
the opinion tbat they are properly executed, and that the principal and the
sureties are sufficient to fully protect
the state treasurer.
Third.-—The law permits the etate
treasurer to pay out money only on
warrants of an officer authorised to
draw the same. There is only one exception to this general rule, and that
is the payroll of the various departments of the state government* The
payroll of each department is made up
monthly, le certified by the head of
the department, and Is authority upon
which the etate treasurer pays the salary of the clerks and employes generally. Most of the warrants are drawn by
the auditor general, but the superintendent of publio Instruction, the adjutant general and some other officers
are authorised by law to draw tbeir
warrants on the state treasurer ln certain matters. It le the duty of the
etate treasurer to receive and pay without delay all warrants presented to
him.
ANNUAL REVENUES ACCOUNTED
FOR.
Fourth.—There was paid into the
state treasury from all sources during
the fiscal year 1896, $12,635,127.59. Of
this amount there was transferred to
the sinking fund, as provided by law,
$369,371.50. There was returned to the
counties three-fourths of the state tax
on personal property received, amounting to $2,038,936.04, thus leaving a balance for general appropriation purposes of $10,226,820.05. According to the
testimony of the state treasurer the
appropriation exceeded the revenues
of the last fiscal year about $2,500,000.
Although a large amount of money has
been reoeived and paid out by the present treasurer, there has not been any
loss to the state. The Chester County
Guarantee, Trust and Safe Deposit
oompany at the time it went into the
hands of a receiver had a deposit of
state funds amounting to $60,000, but
the persons who had given a bond for
the security of this fund paid into the
Btate treasury the full amount of money
held by said trust company, and thus
relieved the treasurer of any further responsibility in connection therewith.
So far as your committee is advised
this is the only banking Institution
having a deposit of state funds that has
become financially embarrassed during
the incumbency of the present treasurer. According to the testimony of
the state treasurer there was ln the
general fund on Jan. 29 last, in the 61 {
depositories named by him, $2,984,104.66.
A list of the banks and amounts deposited with each will be found in the
notes of testimony, which is made a
part of this report. This statement
does not include the sinking fund.
IN FIFTY-SIX YEARS ENTIRE LOSS
TO STATE FROM ALL SOURCES
28 10-1000 OF 1 PER CENTUM.
Fifth,—At the request of the oommittee the state treasurer submitted
a statement showing" the annual receipts and expenditures of the commonwealth from 1840 to 1896, inclusive.
In this period, 56 years, the state has
received from all sources $410,974,961.78.
During the same period lt paid out
$407,181,181.38. The loss to the state in
this time has been very small. So far
as the committee was able to ascertain no loss has ever occurred by
reason of the default of a state treasurer or his bondsmen. Several years
ago an item of $9,432.61, whioh had been
carried along in the sinking fund acoount, was dropped ln pursuance of a
resolution of the board of sinking fund
commissioners. This was done on the
opinion of the attorney general, who
reported the item uncollectable. This
loss was the result of the old system
whioh allowed county officers to deposit fees belonging to the state ln such
home banks as were designated by the
state treasurer. Prior to 1860 the Bank
of Commeroe, of Erie, was designated
as such a depository. The county officers deposited to the credit of tbe state
oertain fees of office. The bank failed,
and the state treasurer took the position that inasmuch as tbe depository
was fixed under authority of law he
was relieved of personal responsibility
by reason of any loss that might occur. The claim was submitted to the
oourt of common pleas of Dauphin
county, No. 309, August term, 1881, and
it was decided that the treasurer was
not personally responsible, yet the fact
remained that the state lost the sum of
$9,432.61, but this is the only loss of
any kind the state has suffered since
1840. Prior to that time the committee could not obtain records giving the
exact data in reference to our finances.
The loss expressed in a fraction is about
28 10-1000 of 1 per centum of the amount
received. It is very doubtful if any
banking institution in this or any otber
country can show so small a percentage of loss in the handling of money,
and lt Will be seen that the recorls
made by the commonwealth and her j
state treasurers, beginning with Almon
H. Reed ln 1840, and continuing down
to and including the term of B. J. Haywood  in  1896,  is  one in whioh  every
Pennsylvanian may feel a Just degree
of pride.
NO INTEREST PAID TO THE STATE
TREASURER FOR USE OF
FUNDS.
Sixth.—Under the law neither the
commonwealth nor the state treasurer
are authorized to receive interest on
deposits. Inasmuch as it has been alleged that interest has been paid on
these deposits, the committee deemed
lt advisable to investigate this question. The state treasurer, cashier, assistant oashler and corporation clerk
all testified that no interest had been
paid to them or any of them on aooount of state moneys deposited in any
banking institution. The testimony of
these officers refutes the charges that
state money had been loaned for political or campaign purposes; that money
had been paid out of the treasury to
persons who did not render service to
the state, and that persons were required to receipt for a larger sum than
they were entitled to reoeive. All these
questions were directly asked by the
committee, and the answers were positive and unequivocal denials of the
several allegations. In order to keep
down expenses the committee deemed
it inexpedient to subpoena officers of
banking institutions to appear in person, but required each banking institution having state funds on deposit
to make an affidavit showing, among
other things, the amount of money on
deposit ln each institution, the length
of time the same had been on deposit,
the opinion of the bank as to the management of the state treasury under the
present incumbent, and whether or not
any interest was paid to or exacted by
the state treasurer, or any arrangement
effected having this object in view.
The affidavits are attached to this report and made a part thereof. They
corroborate the testimony ot* the state
treasurer, and clearly prove that the
management of the treasury is conservative, business like, competent and
honest. The committee deems it but
Just to say that In its Investigation of
the state treasury no fact has been developed that is not creditable to the
state and complimentary to the treasurer.
AUDITOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.
Having oompleted the Investigation
of the state treasury, tbe committee
proceeded to examine witnesses in reference to the management of the
auditor general's department, which resulted as follows:
BISTORT OF ORGANIZATION OF
DEPARTMENTS.
'First.—The original aot creating the
auditing department of the commonwealth was approved April 18, 1782. The
head of the department was tben
known as comptroller general. Under
tbe provisions of the original act of
assembly on this subject the comptroller general was authorised and
empowered to liquidate and settle according to law and equity all claims
against the commonwealth for any
purpose whatever, and he was further
authorised to draw his warrants on the
state treasurer for the amount or balance of all accounts settled agreeable
to law. By the act of March 17, 1809.
the offices of comptroller general and
register general were abolished, and it
was further provided that the governor
should appoint an officer to be called
the auditor general, who was Invested
with all the powers of the comptroller
general and register general. After the
approval of the act of 1809 the auditor
general remained an appointive officer
until 1860, at which time an act of assembly was passed which made the
office of auditor general elective. The
act of March 80, 1811, established a
system of auditing publio accounts,
which, with very few alterations, is ln
force at the present time. Under .this
act the auditor general is authorized
and required to audit, adjust and settle
all publio accounts, and then transmit
the same to the state treasurer, with
papers and documents relating thereto,
for his inspection and approval. The
state treasurer is given as full and
oomplete authority with reference to
the approval and adjustment of public
accounts as the auditor general. If the
state treasurer does not approve the
account as settled by the auditor general the law requires him to return the
same to the auditor general with his
objections.
The whole question is then submitted
to the governor, whose decision is final
and conclusive, unless an appeal is
taken as provided by law.  From the
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creation of the office of auditor genera*)
to 1829 his powers remained unchanged.
In that year authority was given the
governor to draw warrants on the auditor general to pay the salaries of the officers of the Eastern and Western peni-
tentaries. This act was subsequently
repealed, but other legislation was enacted which authorized the heads of
certain departments to draw warrants
Independent of the auditor general. The
act of 1864 authorised the superintendent of common schools to draw his
warrant on the state treasurer for
moneys appropriated to the schools. At
the present time there is appropriated
for school purposes between $6,000,006
and $6,000,000 annually, all of whloh
money is paid out of the state treasury
on the warrant of the superintendent ot
public instruction. The acts of 1878, 1874,
1878, 1819 and 1887 authorised the adjutant general to draw his warrants
upon the state treasurer for the expense
of the National Guard. The governor and
attorney general are also authorized by
law to draw their warrants upon the
etate treasurer to pay certain expenses
incurred. It Will thus be seen that more
than one-half of the entire revenue of
the commonwealth are paid out by
warrants of other officers and not subjeot to the Inspection or supervision of
the auditor general. The act of 1874 authorizes the heads of the departments
to make up a monthly payroll of employes and certify the same to tbe state
treasurer, who is then required to pay
to each employe so certified the amount
due him. The certified payroll is the
only voucher required under the law.
Thus it clearly appears that many encroachments have been made upon tbe
original authority of the auditor general to liquidate and settle accounts
according to law and equity, and draw
warrants for the balances found due.
In addition to the duties imposed
upon the auditor general by the act of
1811 and supplementary legislation its
reference to the same subject, he is ex-
officio member of several important
boards. A reference to the testimony
will show the duties he Is required to
perform in connection with such boards
and will furnish a detailed statement of
the many important duties performed
by this official. The board of aocounts,
which consists of the attorney general,
auditor general and state treasurer, is
a quasi Judicial tribunal with almost
unlimited powers in the resettlement of
public accounts. This Is the only body
that is authorized by law to open and
resettle accounts after the expiration ef
the year in which the original acoount
was settled. Although this board is
clothed with very, great power ln matters In whioh the state has a vital interest, your committee is impressed
with the belief that these powers have
been uniformly exercised with a spirit
of fairness and equity tbat has fully
protected the Interests of the commonwealth and not dealt unjustly or harshly witb individuals or corporations
whose claims were adjusted by it.
REVENUE DERIVED FROM CORPORATIONS.
From the above statement it appears
that the corporations ln 1874 paid $2,-
642,993.09, while in 1896 there were raised
in revenues from the same source $7,-
175,733.71. In other words, of the total
revenues redeived by the state each
year, the corporations bear a large proportion of the burden. No state tax hae
been paid on real estate since 1866, while
the tax on corporations has steadily increased slnqe that time. There have
been Incorporated since 1874 upwards of
12,000 corporations, many of which are
paying taxes to the commonwealth. We
consider this a hopeful sign, and to be
ln keeping with the spirit of the times,
to require corporations which secure
valuable franchises from the state to
bear a large share of the burdens of
taxation. It will be noticed that the tax
on personal property in 1874 amounted
to $646,628.74, while in 1896 this same tax
amounted to $2,716,207.94. Three-fourths
of this latter sum is returned by the
state to the counties for the relief of
local taxation. The tax on persona!
property above referred to is derived
from taxing moneys at interest, bonds,
mortgages and other evidence of indebtedness. It is collected by the local
authorities, paid to the etate, and three-
fourths of the amount returned to the
eountles. In addition to the amount of
the personal property tax returned to
the several counties it has been the
uniform policy of the state to exempt
real estate from taxation for state purposes, and further relief is extended the
Continued on eighth page
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form.—The Banner of Liberty, Liberty-
town, Maryland. The 25 and 50 cent
sizes for sale by J. G. Gillam.
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