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

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or and Of HI. ptocssioncl clients " and his return.
not therefore be founded upon them separate and
independent isnd, belonging TO Government, though
10 hes keeping
9Th. That as appears BY the letter of Gorham A.
Worth the cashier OF the CITY Bank, the present col
ecot has deposited public sluneS ~ bts hands with
bank which could not under the law prohibiting The
selection OF any bank depository which has issued
notes under the demon atom OF hVc dollars, he select
ed BY I've Secretary Of the Treasury himself dePos
ofy OF carried the credit Of the Treasurer
Of the uniied States.
9th That the mode adopted and practised by the
said collector, Of keeping aud making returns of The
public money collected toy him for unasoer,sned duties
aud uuder protest. "a the language OF the present Alter
ney Gentrsl Of the United States, "could never have
been the intention Of Congress and bring tolerated
II has made H. IN the language OF the same high ohoer
"ie interest Of the collector TO postpone The ascertain
meni Of duties, ia the time he wonld have the
uncontrolled OF the money IL has, also, an fulfil
ment Of the reasoning of the Attorney General Hereas-
cd The danger OF tahlessnesS Ia the collector by per
mung large amounts Of money to remain with him,
and under his individual control instead Of being IN the
Treasury OF the United States
7th That IN the language Of the Attorney General,
",he tenor aud spirit OF all revenue laws 10 in
cucate the idea that the intention Of Congress has, at
all imes been, that money collected for revenue should
be promptly placed Ia the Treasury, and not be permit
ted to remain IN the hands of the collector.
eth That the returns of the naval officer in N York
have not been correct as It Is found IN the testimony of
the present deputy naval ohcpT thnt the naval officer
under ats oristing system is not enabled either 10 de-
termne what amount Of bonds has been taken by the
collector for duties in any quaer who the par
ties to said bonds the dates of said bonds, when
they are payable, or when such bonds paid,
wheth the collector does does account truly for
such bonds"
PART lV.-Defalca,ions among Receivers OF Public
Moneys
The Committee, in fu6meu, Of that portion of the
/ Inv ,xh thay I'D In in
qure into "any defacaons among receivers &c which
may now exist repof, TO the House, that the limited
period which they had fo a thorough investigation Of
the subjects W ith which they charged and the
me necessarily consumed in the examination OF the
Of the late Collector and District Attorney Of ~
York, have prevented a min ute investigation OF the
tent nature and causes OF the tacaons Of receivers
of public moneys, arising from the sales OF public lands
The Committee have however prepared, from reports
made by the Secretary Of the Treasury al the last and
present session oil Congress, tabular statement eXhib
lung the names Of such defauters the amount due
from each, when due and hs penalties Of their official
bonds respectively also, the correspondence had be-
tween the Treasury Department and fifteen of the in
divduas whose names appear on said s,uement-the
! Committee having called for, and been furnished by
the Department, with the of the receivers 10
the letters Of the Secretary OF the Treasury as contain
ed in House doc. No 297 these fifteen cases are re-
ported specially, examples merely of the in
which the President Of the United States and the Sec
rotary of the Treasury have executed the laws in
spect to the public money and other property of the u
ned States the hands Of this class Of the public of
hc-rs, and IN respect to their official duty.
The law provides for the appointment by the Execu.
tive, with the of the Senate Of Receiver
OF public moneys al each of the places respectively
where the public and private sales Of the lands be
made, who shall give bond with approved security for
the faithful discharge of his trust; who shall transmit
,oitn thirty days in Of public SALE aud quarterly
in of private sale. account OF all the public
les by him received TO the Secretary of tie Treasury and
to the Registers of The Land Offices, the may be
He allowed salary OF five hundred dollars per an
mum, and commission OF one per centum the mon
eys received but his salary for year shall not
exceed $1,000 The Secretary Of the Treasury NAV al.
low TO the several Receivers Of the public money al the
several land Offices reasonable compensation for trans.
porting to and depostng such moneys in any bank or
any other place OF deposit that may from time 10 time
be designated by the Secretary Of the Treasury for that
purpose He also authorized 10 prescribe such further
regulations the OF keeping books nd accounts
by the several officers the land Offices, TO him aav
appear necessary and proper tits made his duty, at
least in year 10 cause the books of Off.
GERS oi the land Offices to be examined ana the balance
of public moneys the hands OF the several Receivers
to lie asceTtained.
The foregoing synopsis Of the law relative to land
Receivers, and the spondence with portion OF
those who have proved deiauers and iahess their
trusts, are submitted, without further comment than
that the facts and circumstances here exhibited show
snch d-elicon oil duty the part Of the Executive
department. as calls loudly for seaching examination
ho this branch Of the public service and for thorough
= reform.
The practice which the foregoing cores ponde nee
hibts, Of retaining in Office alter gross peat
ed violations OF law in keeping and using the public
moneys for private speculation and the character of the
correspondence itself, but too clearly poin, TO the infer
ence that such officers were retained place because
they possessed extensive political Influence and were
useful and active partzans Whether such NAL admin
sraton constitutes official upton in those superior
officers of the Executive departments who knew of and
permitted in their subordinaes the conduct which has
been referred TO- is question which the Committee
submit 10 the House aud the county 10 decide
PART V. Facts connected with the foregoing DefsI.
cations, and deemed material to develope their true
character.
In conclusion, the Committee cannot forbear remark.
ing, that, during their whole investigations they have
not found the which the laws as utu aiready
et,st, do not apply IN which ihey arei defective
The permanent provisions OF the law constitute every
check necessary upon collectors receivers nd dsburs
ers OF public money and thu checks which, by law
have been and may be creaed in the discretion Of the
r"cniYe have only Ia be attended to md spDli.J nv
ose whose GUY II IS To ssPefntend the execution Of
e avs 70 ensure isilhulaeFs, and detect deIelic-
IONS or detslcalipns in public officers
lnoeed, in all thu recomme ndations which la Va
oeen proposed by the Pesden, the Secretary of tb
Treasury, the Committee has found either whai aIad
exss, or what might have AWAY been presc,,hd "A
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