Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-12

Nil no, De required to rag these e1pcnsrs with HI.
own money, n viii be necessary 20 furnish him. from
tine ~ ttFaci with P.3tic ElcHsy an udtanc.. This or
GRAFTON (making an advanced will require ah e1plana-
n'n' With an estimai, OF the amounts Necessary to be
advanced fcr each OF tao q derent kinds OF expenses a.
they ne required ny law. or regulation. to be classed.
\ warrant 's Toe issued. Registered. posted, and sIgn-
ed 10y the Secretary, spceif, ins the amount Tor each
class Of eNieusssi To 10 rtgis.ered. signed. and posted.
a. above, and aisU ia the great buck OF receipts aud
expenditures, as a charge against the Treasurer. by the
Register Upon this warrant the Treasurer Inust -
re aud sign u drail; must register nnj rJSt the same
. his lescf, must remit i; to tho party. witt, private
NOTICE. az not ON 'hs party kinsclil with letter ct nc
Sno~ledgeIneni to be returned aud fled; must rseov.
ar the same wih the eadorsenen, of;ho party rOesi-
wing; must credit !ae parry paying. rresrrSS and nj
tach the drsh IN the warrant, rs a vOut her for the paw.
na"ni thereof IA The settlement of hts own accounts
aud the drai must be. moreover. q, gisieTed and cOun.
IcisiSneJ by Tho Register, uni entered IA his weekly
ISIS Of drafts issued. Under Iae.0 circumstances, the
depositary must act IA A third capaCity-ihAi vi dul-
bursting agent Of his own eIpenscs; aud. as such mus,
rendet an account, charging himself with the sdNaH.
css made 10 him, and claiming credit by the vouShen
Cor hs disbursements; and ths account must under.
x, the same examination. report. revision and regis.
try. by the AndiiOr AID Comptroller. a. others
The account Of a dePlsi,sry with the Treasurer can
not come under the ccgnizaEce OF the accoontng OH
cers until a ds'aui1 occurs; when it should be closed on
the rroasurer's books. and raised b. the accounting
effects as a personal debt, 10 be recovered by legal
process. The occurrence of sack cases will produce
las they have in times past. IN relation to deiaultiny
State bonksl inc1ircable eonfusi.n, unles, they are
managed wIh the greatest care. regularity, aud sys-
tern.
The iorcgnng details. and perhsT. other minuiir
which have escaped my recollection. will. under the
new law, De- applicable IN full to every solicitor and
1a"d emo reoeIeer, and. Il Treasury principles are to
soNsrn the fcsI Otiee business. la every deputy post.
master m the United States. wbo acts only IN the ca
Pacity oicoiectur Of public aues, disburser Of hi. own
contingent eipenses, and dcposiiary of public mon.
eys.
These several duties. may be deyolved upon one
peTsnn, but IN my opinion, no torn Ut account can
possibly be adopted, with any hope of success. for
bringing them into one view; and certainly none can
bs. Il long established Treasury principles are TO be
observed.
Succincty, then. this n~w feature Of covering the
grss' revenue into tho Treasury. and paying the erssn.
'es 81 collection ihereoui. will alone involve the nsess-
SIT ot going through the aforesaid details Tor cover
inS IN, exceeding thirteen thousand times a quarter,
AID for paying out, in all probability. fifteen thousand
mora wIh quarterly settlement oiIhe Treasurer nc.
count, having ON rs TWO sides items oqualling the az.
Sregaie of the foregoing unbers-eIcecding thirty
cighi thousand, (oi which ~tuphcaie copies ar. r.quir.
cd BY lawD 10 which must be added more lhan
tSeaiy thousand warrants which will DO required 10
dls6uEsc the net reVsaHe and - return incorporated al.
vaacos, sc.
But, besides The duties growing out OF their original
S-I-SiitH' CCPoAlarier are expressly required TO be
agents Tor paying pensions. military and naval. Tbey
must, % course, keep separate accounts for these du.
'icN; aud ~ the number of these agencies - multiplied
80 iiso must be muliiylied the number of warrant.
with all their entries, aud the number of settlements
aud re, q en- accounts.
Moreover, they are required 10 perform The du,ios
oieisoursing agents., ofallsnd every hind, at the dis
cre'ion OF each and every head Of q department
How lar this power may be exercised, IL Is impossible
Tor n'e 10 eSInms',; but II may De made to afjrd the
sumo iaelhiiOs TO Sisi'ursIny officer. whether sla,iona.
~ or smbulllory, which have been heretofore, and
are now. atiorled ~ banks, for tho depo-ite Of money,
advanced 10 them to b. paid out on heir cheeks IN
amounts 10 sniI lheir convenience; OF II may be used
10 c:eais substitutes for all the stationary disburs,ns
agents. civil, military, and naval, whoss duties in al
oi'er capacities would, nevertheless, retain them in
service.
Again: The agents Clone department may ne requir
cd to receive aud keep funds belonging to the othel
departments, and vice versa" In every such case
an additional account must he kept with the Treasu
reT; aud these accounts, with the warrants 10 cove
IN u take ou, the money ~ deposited, may be iAdsfn
Eely multiplied, Tor the convenience Of plieniees
marsha!s, district attorneys, and Others, having sum
1 10 pay into the Treasury.
p l shall make M estimate of the clerical fore,
which will be required Ivy the receivers general ant
Y deFusiisrie', holding large sums. especially wher
these sums are ga be counted ia and out actsally n
% specie; but ] ain satisfied that The provisions of IN.
|. bill, whom applied 10 the Tr~asIry proper. in conner
c ION with the revenue from customs and lands alone
viii increase the duties OF the Secretary. First Comp
: troller. FIRST Auditor. Register. and Treasurer. 30 as Il
! require additional force IN each of those offices, cane
! c.ally liz the latter; and they may be applied to In,
e Treas: y proper. in conneXion with the disbursement
e of the several departments. 50 as 10 render necessar
Q an Increrse in several other offices. IL applied To IN,
, general post office Department Oh Treasury principle
!! thcy would greatly increase the duties OF the Posi
master General and the Auditor OF the Post Oaic,
and impose a new duty ppm the Treasurer, which n.
cannot perform without an assistant, as on occasions
> or permanent substitute for signing papers; and whicI
u ] should be 10th TO undertake, under a promise q
= prompt conPletion, with less ih m friy or fnyeHcier
clerks. such rs IL would be unreasonable To expect I
obtain Hra compensation Of $500 per annum.
e have considered il necessary 10 go so much int
j. detli, ~ we'll that The Subject may be better ar
dcrstonl Ivy you, rs to justify my opinion that a larg
and effective force will he required 10 carry out ia,
J. provisions VI the bill as I understand them that J. DO
! you not TO infer. even, any doub; on my mind a. IN IN
q Prac'icabiliiy OF he operation. The undo rtakinz wi
e indeed be formidable. covering, as il will. 80 mucI
= space. and depending upon the prompiness, and accr
:, rae OF 20 m any tIOIsaud individual; but the prime
r p es OF action are few and simple in each case; I'd
multiplication % cases alone presents the difficult,
e But a sufficient number Of clear heads and ~.llin
hands. with systematic action, can overcome great,
i difficulties Than these.
D am, sir, &c.
D Wa n. RANDOLPH.
J. WnLfas SgLDEy. Esq, Treasurer United States.