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

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sessfe tho ussee sts,es 10 esch cssc snd wbs'
setssiie-s ,~ rttibrd 10 tie ssu,e rsa'ess IN Wheh
they bersme erssliefs or base eceh tpfolnisd TO
Other efscc,."
lie soeeusps nlsd {, ~ish - feqoes, th., all tho
Information essired ,hssd lee ptooafsd IS early a.
practicable snd sssmiird by mo 10 the Committee.
Accordingly, on the ssme dsy. I enclosed copies #
" to The ether Departments. snd slso the proper
byfssss 70 the Treasury Department. add dcslted
that vpisss NIGH, be furnished, far as IN their
poser. 10 the sevsui inqaI'es msee. further
requested the bureaus connected ~ith this Depart.
nsst "a employ any er'rs assistance that eo0ld be
adrsntsgeossIY applied N hssteuiug their answers.
would now tsform tho COMMITTEE that great
progress has bcta made 10 respect to those parts
Of The Anssefs connected With tide Registers Of
ice. and ell Whieh could be made, consistent with
the efflculty aud extent Of the labor. the third
Asditors ossoe. Bot It 10 feared that. on account
Of ibis labor. and The great mass of previous eslls
by committees and the two Houses Of Congress,
which are slso 10 be answered besides irsnssetng
the current business 10 the different bureaus, the
whole deisilsj end the tubular statement required
cannot be completed during the session. Every
effort, however, sbieh under the circumstance
can be ,osee, Is believed 10 be exerled TO ueet the
call Ell tbe earliest day practicable.
10 respect TO the las, branch Of the resolution,
asking ''wbs, defsulters are re,sined In tho same
Offices IN which they became dcfaulters, or have
been appointed to other offces" sm able to pre-
sent the report Of the Register. from his office,
which exhibits such as arc on his books
connected with the Stale and Treasury Depart.
meDt. IL 70 snnexed, and con.s,ns no names 10
this, and but one as 10 the State Department. That
one ia Commodore d. Porter and by the corres-
pondeuce Smoked. II will be seen that he does not
consider himself defsulter though he STANDS
charged on Tho Registers books for considerable
sun on seeoUn, Of PRIZE money, az explained in the
pspsS mos. l and 81
Respectfully,
LRyi WooDBuRr
Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon. Jsmes Harlan Chairman of the Ipsesti-
PAN1 1.-The defaicatons Of Mr. swartwout
!. Tax xXrEsr or Nh swAsrworr's DrrALcArio.,
Ceneiusion, Of tho Co,nmiaes.
ist That Mr. swsrwout is q defaul,er to Govrrn.
mens, ~ appears by hts own returns, usted from
time 10 time at the Treasury Department in the
one million two hundred aud twenty five thousand
even hundred and FIVE dollars and sixty nine cents
20. That this amount OF Indebtedness has sccumula
ted upon the face Of tie quarterly sceodns regularly
returned by him for dusnent The Treasury Depart
menf, without the omission OF any of either items
detot credit thereon, until i, became absolute de.
faica,ion
. TmE DuNATios or Ma SwAnrwours
rALeAToss.
Conclusions Of ne Committee
LIST That all moneys received by Mr. SwArtwout q.
collector prior TO is7, regularly accounted for b,
him IN his quarterly returns 10 tho Treasury Depart
%. That much Of all moneys received by ~,
6wHiwoui prior TO 1857, and accounted for the rea
safy Department IN bis quarterly returns, rs moi
paid By him into the Tressuiy, retained by him
pdf the taeii acqusncence Of the accounting officer
cd to h,m..s * and regularly carried forward, debit
ssy account rendered BY 5n1 q essn ,uo.squsn, quar-
ment TO thu close Of the term Of his ons DeP'''
90 Ih.. his omission TO carry debit to n..-.f o.
other sources PRIOR 10 1877 To the close Of account
kept only si the custom house called his cash
and has carrying debit to himself OF any such item
20 any other class Of kept oniy al he custom
Aonss called suspense and unsettled Accounts or by an
other name, would operate as conce lime Mt ipno
cen! o. fraudulent, from the Treasury Department, o
me true cash balance in his hands. First because mel
shsf MS cash seeouni, nor his suspense and
count nor any other subordinate account kent AT th
custom hosse was ever exhibited TO, formed the ba
ss OF any quarterly settlement made by him with tn
accounting o'cers OF the Treasury Secondly us.
IN Mo quarterly accounts settled ut the Tressury De
Pssmen the aggregate and true balance OF all his sub
ssooee secoun1 Kept al the custom house, includn
both he cssh account and suspense account, was uni
iosny PRIOR TO le37 carried into his quarterly sccou
uso.' ,ne Hem OF "Sash, and sHscfitd accohnts -
sta That the defslcslions Of AIR Swsrxout bx me m
OF haoa and sise returns CONNIE need IN 1897 and no
SCORER, and have existence since that period spd III.
oeialeai,ons thus scerung added moneys pts vi
Sesy retained BY him. according TO his return. 10 In
treasury Department, and by the silent me-
OF the Cheers Of tina, Department until the clos. Of ~
Term o. once eonstituis the sggegss Of his dehlea
tons ct the present. period
y Tia oasses IF N, ssaytooui's Dsfalest,en,
Cause ]. The irrespon slbiIity of Mr. sw.nxop, !,
pseaniaiy ehafscsss 81 1s time Of his sppontmeo t 1,
Ceaeissiens Of hs Corsmin..
ta The. ths osss % NJ s~-..,-..,'. ....;a,....
and Of bis netPPointmeni 10 Office he was wholly 4,
refponnbs IN PeeSnary reputation, and was invoyes
That al the time Of his sppo Tine nj md o4 nj, ~.
sPronimsn, and for the whole period he Wa. in
be ~as noior'ousy engaged in large and
nisuons. aad deeply embarrassed BY them
ID That hiss pecaniary responsibility and con.eousn
'asoiremenis by hsrsrdoss specuiaons cons,n,s an,
OF The primary causes q has d-f.caiions 20 The Gov
ernmenl wv
Stsss II Cslpabs disregard Of l4w, and nexlee, a
oheaAi as'y' BY the late naval officer al New YORK
Coafiss'sns IF hs Cemmiass
u That the late naval ofierr at the Dor, Of y Val
thsoorooni The term al bis srrsie. from Isa n Iss-
heiy esfsgafeea Ia. requirements Of law pte.erih
ing the ogliss Of his oh.ee 49, P'e'S''"
Y That bsld naval oficsf to,, L.. ,