Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-15

MS term oil ONCE, constitute the aggregate OF
his defacations al The ptesent period bsf
B. THE CAUSES OF MR. swAErsvoUT's
DEfkLchTioNs. t4t
CAUSE !. The irfesponsibiliiy Of Mr..
swartwout 10 pecuniary character at the
lime Of his appointment 10 Office.
Conclusions cfhe Comminee
LIST. That at the time Of Mr. Swartwoul's
appointment, and Of his reappoiniment 10
Office, he was wholly irresponsible in pee
unlary reputation, and was involved ia
debt 7i} s
I'd. That at the time Of his appoin,mebs
and Of his reappointment and for the whole
period he was ia Office, he was nolofously
engaged in large and hazardous speculaiions.
and deeply embarrassed by them. xs
Sd. That his prcuniary responsibility and
consequent invovements by hazardo6s spec
ulatons. constitute one OF the primary caus-
es OF his deialcaiions 10 the Government
CAUSE III. Culpable disregard of lr~,
and neglect Of official duty, by the late naval
officer at Newly York r.
Conclusions offhe Committee
| LIST. That the late naval officer at the
port Of N. York. throughout the term OF bis
service, from 1929 to 1888. wholly disregar-
ded the requirements OF law prescribing The
duties Of his Office.
| 3D. That said naval officer, for The same
period. wholly dsregarded the inslrpctoos
Of the Comptroller OF the Treasury OF No
venber 10. 1921.
4 Sd. That said naval officer. by so disre-
| garding the requirements Of law and the
instructions of the Treasury Department
culpably neglected 10 keep the accounts and
records appertaining 10 his Office. aud there
Y hxrr r..H III ofTe II.
on the accounts of the collector
4ih. That il the duties OF said naval Off
Ger, as authorized and directed by existing
laws. had been executed with proper care
and vigilance, they would have rendered it
Iimpracticable for any fraud or error 10 any
OF the accounts of the collector Of said port
to escape immediate detection.
II 5ih That The culpable disregard of the
plain requirements OF law and Of Treasury
instructions prescribing the duties OF naval
iinued neglect OF official duty. is primary
cause Of The immense defalcaiions of tho
late collector Of New York
/ CAUSE Ill. Culpable disregard,of law
and neglect Of official duty by the First
RI Auditor OF the Treasury.
} Conclusions offhe Commiifee
isl inattne fifs' AUDITOR OF the Treas
ury mas been guilty Oh cuipable disregard OF
law. and neglect OF duty in examining and
the late collector at Newly ork without ,hav.
ing compared Them Thoroughly with The
youch hers ACCOMMODATING the same and also
in transmitting said accounts Of The Frs,
Comptroller certified, for revision, while
the most important vouchers therefore were
retained in his own Office.
, I'd. That no fraud prac.ised by the said
collector in his weekly returns Of cash 10
the Secretary OF the Treasury could affe.,
the Just and true settlement OF the accounls
of said collector at The Auditors office. as
! said weekly returns form no par, Of tho
basis OF The settlement OF said quar.erly &C.
counts by the Auditor; and therefore furnish
! no apology for the neglect Of the Auditor 10
! examine The same thoroughly
3d. That, without the aid Of the register
of bond accounts of collectors, required by
> law and Treasury circular to be kept4by i6e
Auditor 10 enable him 10 detec, frauds and
defalcations, if any exists, the said Auditor
could have thoroughly examined said Swar-
wouts quarterly accounts during anv omar
ter said Auditor has been in Office, inns
7 much as the original quarterly accounts
e were retained, against law, in his Office. and
: furnished the same means of comparison as
register would have furnished.
Alb. That. in the culpabIe DISREGARD If