Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-04
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The communication ppbisiiei iu our paper
OF Thursday. sdseriing to the Iep.,t OF the
balances staufing against Individuals OH the
books OF the Auditors OF The rtea.u.v il has
been suggested to us, may have d ienucucs to
hisiead tie Public MATERIAL, IL 10 the Iacis
which those reports present
Tue COMMUNICATION, 10 which wee refer,
seetI'eh TO take u Tor granted, that he list of
balances referred 10, amounting 10 sixteen
millions OF dollars, consists OF balances out
stanuiug or. IN other wJid,. that il shows a
denctehcy lie ihi' amount -ieaving little hope
~ any, ~ Recovering any part of il Now If
III Jaw nader which he statement il tuIuiS ..
ed Ot referred TO, il will he found 10 COMFORT
WIN thr statement iIs"lf, the caption OF winch
dec'ates u 10 Nc " Statement Of amounts in the
cWce Sc. Wfsich h1re remained unsettled or on
rh,ch butancss appra, to hare been die more thun
fhree gears prisr 10 The SOFA September, iS2U"--
a"i. l. Ihr sums constituting the aget OF
"N'ee" miihons, o. roierrtd -. ~ will he
found that. Of the large anDunls accounts
ATE actually u the office aud unsettled exceed.
'nS IN an unit ten million. OF do.!1rs... TIN.
sum OF course IL to be deducted from the
s'd'em'nIo OF losses, hdependentiy of the great
safte'y "f cases OF smaller amounts, i'm which
ihs money has bsen expended ia part aad
OF Others where want Of Arn in the vouchers
prevents their allowance. YaIiuu. other par
ucniats are also noted IN the list IA causes tor
TIE acrounts not being closed. As we'll uic la
~, therefore, formerly have heeu stated wil,n
The balances amounted to upward, of forty
three millions Of dollars, that deficiencies ~,
u al -
s'nt amount Of sixteen millions, as OF that
ehMacter. The tact II, that the Iedugti lion
from the former 10 the present amount, has
beeh produced by actual settlements, aud the
latter sum will doubtless bc Dropot ,i.,uaiIy
reduces ny The same process b Tie ltGe ano-
ther list /. called for.
Fiat losses, TO considerable amount. will
ultimately be sustained, there il 10 donbt
Such Is more or less Tie case wild, ar .i.br,,e.
meats OF money. whether on pu.Iic or mi.
Vhte account 49,. hal the amount OF Ios.es
VIZ ntlind ely Ne. II IL ai'osv either imptar-
t'abe 30 zscertaia Il is certain how
Sef, tiidt the statement referred To Jaru,.,.s
iD iaia from which a correct estimate can
now be made. To give our readers A clearer
view o! the naiSrr OF those Lists OF 3AIanc,s
we suhIoi" the Letter of the rhrd Anditar
accompanying his List. which throws mn, n
A.ht OF lie SGbj 'ci, and may serve 10 corner
the eiros' Gus iGprt ssions winch la thai ,,,r-
ticu'iT may nave bseu made Nv l.,. max III
statement at The amount OF The Daiances dur
by iudivit!uils
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
THIRD iuDtroRs oFslCE NOV. ~ 1870.
FIR l. p'cseutir. ,BC ,uuEai settlement
OF .srn u - IN the uiii pi The II i.d Irdunt
"hich have rrna I'D nnseiI;ed oror 4G,r,.
Uaia 'csS aprta' @ niY been uae more than
three years. ~ dir, Cted US law il NAV IN
pso?trto "he' some remarks as TO tho na.nr
Iu'e OF th. 3riJh4' asNell IA To the nun,be r
w accounts "nU spp ~ To be unsettled in
ide O'h"c. !, u he recnilecIed thar M, Tho
29ih o. tpsit !Sl6, an act passed au;horizru.
Inc 1PP2ttilr ~ OF an additional \ ccou.,taut
y" thr az Department, whose duty i, was
I" a"Jnst and settle all the accOun.s in that
Department. existing al the conciusion of The
tate war, and were then unsettled incIudiu-
consequently! every unsettled account in The
Ma' Department, from the conmenc emeut of
Nv. present e,nment 10 the Isl of Iuiy
ISIS. tae pe,iod liked mpuu as thar 10 which
hiS settlements sI"nld eNtrud. This 9TH, =
was su ceeded by ihat of tie Third Auditor
OF me treasury, on tho 81 of March 1917.
N M Al Al IL
~. The folowins accounts at the War De.
p'tttnehf, viz: the accounts Tor snl,sis,ino
Tue army. Including those Of contrac,ors
stofekeepers, aud msnipg cOmmssaIies; the
accounts OF ihe qnartermasier department
both az &c none, and public prop.rty flo
accounts for fortfIcatiOns OF ports and bar
bor,; The accounts for payments TO iuyaitd
aud revolutionary, and bnii pay pensioners
ana generally such other accouu.s of The
war department as were not specifically pro.
vided for" ~ The commencement Of ,ha
duueS II Additional Accountant. on the All,
OF May, 1916, tbe outstanding aud unsettled
accounts amounted 10 more than foIfy intpe
millions OF dollars dIstribuicd in the htuds If
several thousand PRISONS, Constituting eyPtv
denomination Of disbursius officers, ~ every
department OF the amy
such % Vie account. IS had bepu render,d
Remained IN thc Office OF Acc1u. iiapi of Tho
war Departmc"t and PAymasfer General
unsettled. These on beng Transferred ~,
this oHce were found 10 br detective i'm ava
nal
had BEEN rendered tor the money sdY,,,c, 4
~ others they had bSen rendered only i'm patt'
anu, ih almost all eases, explanations and adj
ul'""di vouchers we're necessary before SET
Elements could bc made
IL was also found that many of The 6cbiot.
WHO Had received phhlc nIDuey iron, tho
pIlncigd! disbnTsin. officers vyi,os. accnuute
rem tlnrh rhseilied had not consequently
been charged on he books aud il ,hrI.tore
became ,trceS ,dfy, IN tn Gtsf IIace TO invps
tIsate all the accounts, 10 ascertain WHO had
rrceiVtd hg VhuIic money. AID uh .ti,er lie
ihhivhntlS by wiI IN u was - - d,slursed
had rendered then drcpUnIs f,r, TO have a
waited The resuiaf stiiit.n at of each accou,n.
10 ascertain fnc'e rOtDt- u would have EFF
even a. thif iia.e. ni'I 20 fSOns unra led mon
Tor thr.f 1troH<i, nd tie settlements made
woufi 1ass u, en- uurnrinin a. In ,I,,';, -
rary.
IL Ibis state of the business IL became no.
c'ssaiy 4 open a correspondence with every
T,ceiVer oi puhl.c m'"ey Volumes nave been |
Hten WIN Snch .ettefs; an! Nv these and |
Other aus INST srcces,fmi result was
produced. ~ % .1giug fot watd numerous ar.
co".ts Tor ti.emeDt that had soi before hem
rendered >I"ce that peticd Setilcm nts hav, |
prO-'esseh AZ rapidly Is lie Lafutr of Tho |
accounts "onld admit aud thry have fssuitrd
~ ''hncing the outstanding accounts mad |
Ddth"r's 10 tbs AM ,um stdifd
W WIS amount % may al<O he observed |
lhai many OF Tie accounts have been eNamin- |
eu' and Teinain unsettled for want of add,. |
uoDai vouchers and explanations which have |
Oeeh crHed tOt o'Gots ram ~ but a Sbou ,
.m' go com iftt, IND several of tie baIancrs
nav Deeh ieducsa since tie SraIem, u WAS /
commenced. But, independent OF th. l.bofs /
consequent 10 the spiti .neiit of Sucl, ,ulne,ss
accounts Ot long Standing, other dutifs have
sgui'cd d.I"sit'n aId winch have Id+ttef
{" WIZ her seiUsment, When this ogise /
was esiaDii.h'd. u number OF rs, m,,,er, |
aud ott-i a2ents wtre ~ SpTvtte f5r ii,, nm |
pose ~ paying of The 0dis,andiar ciains smr.
iMe 'ht late waf, iBtVrfl pan VI slis Gonnity !
hes' Oihrrrs.~rie spre u. ca sed, and
th' "u. 'dndibg ciaiirs sgaeycf 10 lsr ssBt a.,
M 'nicf 'I,stlIcHaf,i. 8ud ibey have been /
srlticd 80 tIe uG.nbef 81 seSet,I fb,t,sa.d J
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