Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-03-26

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tnr compared the,a Thoroughly whh the vouchers &C
complaining llse sane and Aso N usnsmitiing SAID
accoaBs the ffsi Comptroller, coriihed 'ot fefse"
uhilf important vouchers thcfsioi we're sAh
ed Ia his oiiiec. 80
That 10 aad prao,ised by the SAD collector IN hs
weekly returns Of the Secretary o the feasHry
coad ssoi pa ,Bd true settlement OF me accounts
Of sad Collector the Aodors office, AZ sad wreAy
return. form no part Of the basis Of the settlement OF
said quarterly accounts by the Auditor ahd therefore
iufnssh apology for the nesse' OF oe "a
anime the same thoroughly
That without the sd u the register OF bond ae-
counts Of Collectors, required by law AND treasury CIR
eaat be kept by the Auditor, 10 enable hon TO detect
DDS and defacsons II any ersi, the ssfd AUDITOR
could have thorou ghy examined said swarwo1s quar-
terry accounts dufng any quarter said Auditor has been
ia office, inssmUch az the original quarterly accounts
Nsre retained against law IN his oibce and furnished
the OF comparison as register would have
furnished.
That IN the eslpable disregard Of Law and neglect
Of duty as aforesaid by said Auditor, IL found Prma
~ oause why the delaleations Of SAID SwartWout IN
1857 and subsequently,, escaped early detection, and
have resulted 10 the probable loss Of the Pobe treasure
Cause w CulPabie disregard OF law s"d nesseto OF
duty BY the late aud present ComPtroiers OF the Iea
suIy.
| Conoiu,OHs Of The COMMITTEE.
J. Tha, the late Comptroller OF the Treasury, George
Wolf ESQ now Collector of the Port OF Philadel pha,
wa. guilty while in sad Office Of Comptroller Of cui.
pable disregard of law and neglect Of duty, both IN
gard the bonds OF Collectors filed IN M Office, aud
toe records thereof required by law. aud IN settling aud
ruJ TO the Register the accounts OF Samuel Swat
won't late Collector, without having transmitted to bim
the therefor required BY positive niunciions
Of law.
That the present Comptroller Of the Treasury has
been guilty Of cupabe disregard of law and Deglect OF
dutv 10 settling and certifying to the Register the quar-
itrrly accounts of Samuel Swsrwout late Collector
without having transmitted to him the vouchers there for
required by yostis. Injunction of law.
| 5 That said Comptroller Is also guilty Of cu pabe
disregard OF law and neglect of du,y-st In not hav-
ing sought and ascertnined from the invoices and APP
praisemehs a' tne custom mouse, e"htt ,hious" the
S"snol VI 'oe , " sas. me Nue
OF e"A''"oe' e'' upon 'Ie gu wv !eta,neu oy
hIm N gong oo' o. once as SUGGESTED IN We 'e"et o.
ne Dsu'es h'oihey 'ae' was before nun, oatea Aptl,
-, icoo. guy ~ nor eausns ,ie accounts u '"e sau
eeaf,"ou. 10 os io'snwI,n e'a.ea' o' s'euhg n'eas
ofes the'e or On the heg'ect OF sau af''
~out 70 return anu ,' m aovouh' ul lhe .hpiaion
o. 'ne ,iie NV @ 10. tpa' 10 WI ~
VI. ea'y Pa,' Y. 80 $1,000 80 !" eo"."'''s i'e
ress ans, said swsrlwoui and his surelrs from the
3lsi Of August, 1888 when apprsed by the letter OF
the FRS, Auditor that said accounts still remained
settled, until the month Of November, when the de,ec
ton OF Swattwouts larger deialcaiion was communi-
Gated from New York.
That the administration of it IS marked with such
sgnsi inefhcacy as weas neglect OF duty, as renLer
nugatery many oil the most important checks upon the
tsl Auditor and collectors, receivers and dsbursers
OF the puoic moneys, which The laws creating and reg
oiahng us dulles contemplated ana have su!iici nty
PROVIDED
D. That m said disregard OF law and neglect OF duty
py be said Somptroiers, ana neiciency oil the oice
as now administered, Is to he found primary
the immense defacsuons OF the late Collector at the
port OF fork, ana consequent loss OF public money
Cause v Inc discontinuance OF the use of banks al
depositores OF the public moneys, and permitting the
same to accumulate IN the hands OF Mr. Swnrtwout
Csuse vi The negligence and failure OF the Secre
tary Of the Treasury to discharge his duty as the heat
OF the Treasury Department charged by law with thu
superinlendence OF the collection OF the revenue
Conclusions Of The Committee
Thu, of late vt,,s imnor,,n, hanks of ,eoo,d. A..
.;n.d g. ,on,,;n . con i.nssd s,,,on.n, Of ,h $500,
"a II. s;I,;as IS ro,,.o,or. ~ ons,,ns oaLI ,h
L. - an.,,s.i, hs. - s.,n,a1 10 m 10 49,,
'snu So'ety ha'e ueen p.t'e' W ian mo n olsus'
checks upon the defulcatons OF ha, class of officers
rising from existing laws and Treasury regulations
2. The negligence and failure Of the Secretary OF th
Treasury To discharge his duty as e head OF the rea
-p Department charged by law with the SUPER n
un. % .ea collection Of the revenue, and his want o
pp'es'a.~- If the before named rec Irds il
o' .he .~'iA"tion OF the public rev
nu '"e SUBSEQUENT neglect 10 co,.-'"se and com
p.e .ae"' sIs Jus.y regarded as primary eanse o
n , 1917 run oeeenoh, io' so long period, OF tn
a 1b,, m. S.c,.,.x, or ,h. T.o.- l., -.
inc in , n,on., d,..h.sa - - 80. " a oeeh "a"'
m'i,ine samuel swartwout. late coec,a, of WI
quietly 10 retain the sum OF 2Ol 900 dollars after b-nl
os' OF once under pre'ext oil indemnifyng himself a