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ana Is very FRANK anu hOnptH0.t'
will give you one case more, and then
am done. 1t is the cas- of Linn, recoiv
or Of public money at Van1ala.
AS early as June 90 1854, Mr., fancy
wrote to him, admonishlug him of his neg.
lect in dcposltDg the public money. and
warning him Of the indispensable duty of
doing so.
On the Goth Of October. 1884, Mr..
Woodbury. writes hun OF the same subject
calls to his mind his continued neglect and
violation Of his duty, and tells him that It
he fails any longer in It's performance, lit
will De my painful duty to submit the case
for the acton Of the Executive, and TO re
commend he appointment Of another per-
son as your successor
Again, under date Of 1'h Of December
tie Secretary renews The complaint Of neg
cc in tie deposllc, and non, compance
with the positive directions of the Depart
ment.
las cad however, Of being removed for
this continued contumaCy, Linn receives
TIE following letter from the Secretary:
TREASURY DEpARrMELT, Feb. -, 1895
SIR--AIthough 1t has pleased the Presl-
wthstandng your past neglect in some
cases to deposltG the public moneys as re-
qnircd by law and the instruction of the
! Department, to renOmlnate you Tor the OF
! flee of receiver OF public money at Wanda
| liza, and your nomination has been confirm.
ed, vet 1t is not to be inferred from this
evidence Of his regard, that any future
omission in this respect can be overlooked.
Once for all then, would inform you that
a strict Observance otthe regulations Of the
Department for the perOdicaI depuslte OF
the public money, and the transmission Of
ycuf accounts and returns, are paramount
duties, the neglect Of which vii be report
ed for the action Of the Executive.
am, &C., l.. WOODBURY.,
Sec Treasury.
William Linn, Esq. Receiver &c.
But it seems Mr. Linn though, different
ly; and came to the conclusion that from
this evidence of the Presidents regard,
future omissions would be overlooked -
And it seems his opinion on the subject
turned out to be more correct than that o
Secretary for under The date of fully 25tt
1886, we fnd The interchangeable Mr.. Wood
bury still complaining Of Linn's failure t
deposlte the money on hand; yet be doe
! not have him dismissed
September Q, 1885, he tells him, with al
much gravity as II for the first time:
'The Department trusts to your depos
ties hereafter will be promptly made, ant
''-'' 80, . -'~l.--;:,,r IaitCvC, o; ul1Goy VI
: take place, on any terms, as they open
door to improper practices aud uniUunde
: lmputatlonS,
December 8, 1887, he say:
Again it becomes my duty to call you
attention to the subject Of my former let
:, tets in reference TO the deposie of tn
public money, and TO inform you it. by ID
return mail evidence is not received
, your having complied with the requsrio
y OF my letters Of the 10Th August and
=, November; il will be my unpea SAINT dul
! TO report your neglect TO The Pfeelden
" and recommend your removal from Office
', Well sir, instead OF being removed, h
= is permitted, like Boyd and HarrIS, to re
= tire with honor upon his ODn oo{,mtary re
~ ignaiion as appears by the following at
~ last letter Of this infamous series
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., Jan. &c, 1888
!. SR-Your letter of the 7th instant
!, received and your resignation is accept
- bv the President. regret that SO large
~ balance stands unadusled in your hand
Ia aud trust that certificates of deposte I
the amount With the Bank of Missouri "
i without delay, be forwarded here.
:, | am, &c. Il. WOODBURY.,
=. See. Treasury,
a. William Linn, Esq, VanIalia.
- Now, how dare The President and Sc
~ rotary to say that defaication deserves
n. be punished with the penlteotiary, VIII
n . they did not consider it deserving even
- removal from office in the case of Llr
- who was allowed to resign and retire
10. fautcr for s.
IN, But the Secretary says be was not bou
- to notice these deaIcallons that it "
mt impossible for HIM to scent them out.
II, After reading the foregoing eXtracts--'
,ro giant extracts they may be called
nm ncllHcd 10 think Mr.. Secretary Woodbl
M. has taken his cue IN the matter from
Nv following fable, winch, II my friend tr
Id Virginia Mr. WISE viii do me the la'
M. to read viii afford a moments relief b.
50 to the House and myself, Here
nj, Wise read with much humor, from pa
handed hun by Mr., P,;l
m, And how did it happen, Pat, that N
no, thor Van Buren, always kept IN with
~ ou'd gjnera as be did p
%, why, am thinking Murphy, it was
his cause he always had such bad cot
md Just !!
by Aud what had his having a could to
on with the matter at ALL at all
why, did you never hear, Murphy,