The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-07


same thoroughly.
81. That. without The aid Of the rsgisiel
ri bond accounts al collectors. required b.
Law and Treasury circular In be KEPT b.
The Auditor. 10 enable him 10 de,erl iraCd,
ard defalesliSas. i. any exist. Ihe sad
AaaiIor could have thoroughly examined
said SwaHwuuI's quarterly accounts dur,
ing any quarter said Auditor has bren "a
aiiiee. Inssmueh IS The original qasrlsrly
accounts were retained. against Law. On
hls afiine. and furnished the same means
ni comparison A. = register would haze
/ furnished.
4lh. That. in the eulpable disregard 81
Ian and neglect If duty. a. aforesaid. By
said Auditor. is found . primary cause
~hy the deisleslians Of said Sxsrlw0u' In
1897. and subsequently,. esraped early
detection. and have resulted IN The PrOba
bic loss Of the public treasure.
cArsE nv. CulpabIe disregard 0f law
and neglect Of duty nv the late and present
compIrollers Of The Treasury.
Conclusions IF The Committee.
lsL That the late Comptroller of the
Treasury. George Wolf. Esq. nov col
lecinr Of the port If Philsdrlrhis. was
guilty. n lille in said office nl complIolIer.
II eulpable disregard af lay and neglect
Of duiy. bath in regard tn lhe bnnds oil
collectors iiled in his office. and lhe re-
cords Iherenf required BY law. and IN
settling and certifying In The Register the
acennnis Of Samuel SsartSouI. late col.
lee.nr. without having transmitted 10 him
the vouchers lhrrefor required BY POSITIVE
iulnnriinns of law.
81. That The present Comptroller of
the Treasury has been Guilty. Of cuIpable
Of law and neglect Of duty in
settling and certifying III the Register the
quarterly accounts nf Samuel Swariwout. |
late collector. wiIhnui having Transmitted
10 him the E"urhers therefor by po.ilise
iniunriians oi the law.
81. That said Comptroller is also
guilty. Of culpAble disregard of law and
neglect of duiy-lsI. In mt having
sought and asceriainea from the - invoices /.
and appraisemrnIs' At The custom house, ]
eiIher through the Solicitor of the Treas1-
" nr otherwise. The true amount of
SwariwouI's claim upon the S20I 900. /
retained By HIM 10 going nni Of 0tlice. /
IS suggested IN the litter of the district
attorney that vas before him, dated April /
IS. 1893. 2ily. IT, not causing the ac-
counts Of said SNariwnuI 10 be lMlhwith /
itsled. or insiIiumng measures ihrrefur. /
immediately Gn the neglect Of said
SwartwOui TO return and settle his accounts
Il the expiration Of the time alinWrd him
" law fur that purpnse, To vii: in the
'arly par, Of July, 1891. 3Ily. In con.
lnuIng the same neglect. and fnrbearng
n issue warrants nf distress against sand
swarlsout and his suretcs lrnm Tie 3lst
'f August. 1898, when apprizsd hy tie
eIier of the FIRST Auditor that said ar.
cunts s,ili remained unsettled. until the
Month Of November. when the detection
+ SwanwouI's larger de'aIcatinn was
from New York.
4lh. That the administration IL il j.
marked with such signal in-flicIenry. 49,
rell az neglect nf duty. a. render ungatnry
nany al the must Important cheeks upon
he First Auditor. and collectors. rrceivers,
nj dIsbursrrs ol the public moneys,
Inch the laws creating au,l regnlatng u.
ut,ss contemplated and have sufficiently
rasi!ed.
5th. That. in said disregard nflsw anil
eg!ect of duty by the SAID CompIrollers.
nd lnrfficieney 0f the office as now -.
administered, il 10 be inund a primary
anse af the immense defaIcauons of The
he collector Al the part Of New Ymk.
nd consequen, loss uf public money.
Cause Y. The hIscanllnuance uf the /,
sc al hanks rs depnsil,rIes "f The pIblic :
inneys. and permitting Tie same to Z
IN the hands oil Sir. Swart-
out. Z
Cause VI. The negligence and failure
the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 DIS /
Iarg his duty. as the heal aiIhe freasu- .
! Department, charged BY law with the Z
IperInleHdence Ol the collection Of The I
venue. Ir
Coariusion, of The Commiaes. IL
ls,. Tuat oIIa,e vrars. important books d
records. designed IL contain cpn,Ien 4
ri ststementof tie accounts and liabiII- {
- of collectors of customs. weakly, 4
IonlllIv aud quarterly. have been permit. I
j 10 tall in,o dIsuse in the Dsparlmen, h
the Secretary Of the Treasury. and h
Ierehy rpnderHuga'ory many Of the e.. [
initial checks upon the dsiIIcsno1s Of
II, rlass of officers arising from existing Il
'ws AMI Treasury regulsIi"ns. =
2. the Negligence aud future NJ the d
pcrrtary &c the Treasury tn disrharge 4,
IS du,y, as the head Of The Treasury Il
apartment. charged BY Law With the su- n
Of the collection If the re. q
niue, and his want 81 a correct apnre- /,
alton Uf the befnre-uamed records ia The
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