The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-02

should not rave embraced the whole amount in your
possession the time OF such deposte as the inslruc-
III. :" LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus"
Again:
"Treasury Department, Nov %, 1885
Sin: Your letter of the llth instant, and return
for the month OF October, is received As your de-
poSites of public moneys made at Columbus no
reason Whatever can be seen why the whole money
in your hands the end Of the month is notdepo>lted
1t is expected that it will be hereafter. am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus, Miss"
He has escaped But sir, he is soon in tight
place again:
Treasury Department, Jan. 49, 1886.
SIR enclose copy of a letter from Henry
Plalter, complaining of your ofic ia conduct, and
have to request that you will furnish prompt and sa-
tisfactory explanations. am &c
LEVI WOODBURY.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Register of Land Office, ..
Columbus, Mississippi"
Again
"TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT., March %, 1886.
Your letter OF the 18th inst, enclosing your return
for the month Of November is received. Again it be-
comes my unpleasant duty to complain Of your neglect
in this respect, and inform you that the omission
transmit the required monthly statements for whole
quarter after they due cannot be permitted in any
public officer, and especially after having been hereto
fore often reminded of the consequence of such neg
lect On the return Of the mall therefore, if the usual
statements for the other months not
ceived, shall be under the dsagreabe necessity Of
again submitting the subject to the President for his i'm
mediate action. ..|1
liam, &C. LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
"W. P. Harris, Esq.
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus, Miss"
Treasury Department, June 6, 1886
Sir: Your letter Of the 23d ut accompanied by
your returns for the month Of April is received See
ing the balance of public moneys in your hands
amounted to $l2s 1874 70 at the end of that month |
have request that you will explain why that the
whole of the public money IN your hands on the last Of
the previous month deposited instead of part
in conformity to explicit and frequent instructions on
that pou,. |, is painful to be obliged to ask you so
often for explanations
- am, &c LEVI WOODBURY.,
.'Secretary Of the Treasury.
Receiver of Public Money.
columbus Mississippi"
Atast, sir, the fellow, himself cannot be ungraieGl
any longer; he proposes himself to resgn'
Treasury Department Sept 81, 1896
SIR: Your letter of the 9Th ut addressed to the
President. has been referred to this office Your duties
receiver ~tl Of course, have ceased or been sus-
pended after the 3ls ultino the time ,then uou pro-
pose your res,ghai,a. shorH luke effect; immediate
steps II Is hoped viii DC taken TO adjust your accounts
and pay over The balance Soon the President re-
turns further communication viii be made YOU.
~ am, DC. LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treatury
NV. P. Harris, Esq, Columbus, Miss"
And. sir, to cap the climax Of this case, the secrc-
tary's last was as follows
Treasury Department, Nov 10, 1886
SIR have received your letter of the LIST instant
by The mail OF this morning and regret inform YOU
that as long ago. August last, steps were taken by
the Solicitor OF the Treasury attempt secure the
balance due from you
q am, &c LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treasury
"W. P. Harris, Esq, Columbus, Miss"
He "rsgrets," after letting him run on from March 6,
1884, to September 81 ls36-two wears and six
months to inform him that, long ago as August
last steps were ,aken'-taken at last. Mr. Speaker
after the horse stolen! the fellow was full Ito
attempt to secure the balance due from HIM" Was
mere ever such fagraht before confessed under
the official hand and seal, by head of a department?
res SIR Just such one in the instance Of this Har-
us successor: a man named Boyd Sir would YOU
not have reasonably supposed that the Secretary would
have been careful to prevent his successor from
dong the very same thing Was it too much to ex-
pect that he would least have been wachul TO pre-
vent the same abuse Immediately in the otiicel
Sir, it was verse Soon after his appointment,
the Secretary wrote TO him follows
"Treasury Department. Dec &C. 1886
SIR In reply to the inquiry made in your letter OF
the 7h instant, would respectfully refer you the
closed circular lembrace the occasion call your
tention to the necessity Of making your monthly
to this Office after the expiration Of each month
as practicable, WV, oon,n
.. =" Secretary of the Treasury.
&C. D. BOYD. Esq.
Receiver Of Public Money, Columbus, Mi"
1.-THE next letter shows that Boyd was in "thc line
of safe precedents and foiocing in the footsteps of
his llustrous predecessor"
Treasury Department, June 10, 1887
SIR In consequence of your neglect to render your
monthly return, and pay the public moneys as
CURED by law and the instructions OF the Department,
and the further omission to execute your official bonds
in perfect foim the President has directed that the sales
OF public lands within your district be temporarily
pended until your compliance with the duties rcposed
on you, or such other steps the facts may Justify.
The register has been instructed accordingly. Under
these circumstances, have TO require that bond be
renewed in the form required by tho Commissioner OF
tie Land Office, and that your returns be promptly
rendered. and that the whole amount OF public moneys
~ your hands be specially deposited to the credit Of the
Treasurer OF the United States in the Planters Bank
Natchez, end evidence thereof transmitted here with
out delay. am &C.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Receiver Of Public Money,
Columbus, Mississippi"
=, IN me mean time, sir the Secretary had appointed
tn: uaresche, citizen OF Delaware believe an
examiner OF this office a, Columbus and others 10
report upon its condition Amer this last letter to
BOYD Gs Gar made his report on The Irh day Of
June, 1887, directed TO Lew Wuodbnrv sncTeyar,,
OF the Treasury From that renor, a; - S:S
in this official document No e97, extract I ,bs fe
lowing: - ""e ''i-