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Show GOV. PATTISON'S OPINION. Uow 1, Would (niuid tli Simii Aiil Its Treaaursr. BlliI.AHEi.l'iiiA, Sept. 4. The 1 gis-laiive gis-laiive committee appointed to investigate investi-gate tho state treasurer's ollice met here this n oruing. Governor 1 attisen p-puared p-puared before the committee. He was asked if ho could atiggest any belter method tiian the present system of auditing au-diting the state accounts. In reply tlie governor said in his opinion the present pres-ent system wjs all wrong. I'nder il the staio treasurer has absoluto control of about t , 000,000, for which the statu only has security to the amount of JOOO.OOO. In the opinion of Governor I'attison the system in vogue in this city of all warrants being counter-signed by the city, the controller should be adopted by the 'state. Governor 1'altison also said ha thought the system of depositing deposit-ing state money wrong. Security should be required by me state for money deposited, about tl.Vj.dtll) lor every $ LOO, 000 being in the governor's opiu-iou opiu-iou aoout the right amount. The most perfect safe guard in the opinion of tho governor lor security to tho state ugainst loss is the system employed by tne federal government. Alter hearing tlie testimony of sove-rat sove-rat cashiers ot banks, wLicti were active ac-tive state depositories, that they bad not paid interest on state deposits or hail any favor or consideration been shown iu rutura for the deposits, the conmittoe adjourned until tomorrow. |