Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-04-15

S4,OOo, HcluulHp tne allowances Hluue' u
.himseli-and thereby had assaulted the cor
idence VIII 'ch | had placed in his former
declarations for The sum paid to the Dis
trict Attorney being Sl,750. and his own
allowances Sl.6S4 s. making an aggre-
gate of So, 434 it became apparent that
he and his deputies had paid TO others only
about $l.100; his own allowances with
his and their disbursements being only
"a, 5OO-and consequently about $685.
81 part of SlO.lS7 81, for which he had
taken and presented receipts and claimed
credits, had most probably net been paid
by him. or his deputies.
Under these circumstances, Marshall Hu,
quinn departed from Washington for his
home and was informed ea,ly in the month
of September that Charles M. Provost was
appointed on the 3lst of August as his sue.
cessor; Mr., Provost executed his official
bond on the 2Oih Sept; it was approved
BY Judge Damn on the 2nd Oct; copy
thereof having been certified by the Clerk,
on the 5lh Of November, was received here
on the 10Th Nov; and the SUN of $4,000
YVES advanced TO Marshall Provost in Treas
urv drafts RENTED to him on the ooh day
of November, to defiay the current expen-
ses at Counts and pay off arrearages, and,up-
on the 22d OF Nov, | addressed to him a
letter of instructions, authorizing and direct
ing him 10 pay such of the expenses of the
aforesaid March, April, May, and June
Terms of Court, tina: were allowed per First
Auditors Report No. S9,603, but suspend
ed by me. as Marshall Hugunin should &C,
knowledge had not been paid by him, or by
any o. his epulies-taking care to recall
and cancel, simultaneously, the scrip or GER
tiicates which Marshall Hugunin, or his
deputies had issued to the persons from
whom he or they had ob,a ned upon the
bills Or abstracts relating TO the services rem
dered or supplies furnished at the said terms
of Court, or either Of them; and to facilitate
such settlements, transmitted TO Marshall
Provost copies of said bills and abstracts
with those Instructions
Whether Marshall Hugunin has applied
any part of the sum Of five thousand dollars,
advanced to I'm III the month of Angus
last, a. the Trea,u Of the United S es
TO pay ior the services rendered or supplies
| furnished at the terms of Court last afore-
S i'd, dc not know-but, as have learned
with equal surprise and regre', f ON W and
other authc ntic sources, that he has perverse,
ly retarded the settlement thereof by Mar
shall Provost, by refusing to DIES gnale tnosc
which had been paid for. from such as were
still owing-and thus made it my Guty to
act, without further delay and final upon
the aforesaid Report, No. e9,603, ,f tn
FIRST Auditor upon his ;c:ounts, ! have &C
cord,ngIy this day so acted, and allowed him
ofihe sum of $lO,lS7 57cts, for which h
had presented lecoiped bills and ais rac;s
and claimed credits, on account Of The ex
penses Of said terms OF Court-Sl $50 foI
the payments made TO and acknowledged by
the District Attorney, and 81 ,6Si ST cs
for his own fees and comm, ssjons-being an
aggregate of So, 434 S6cts., and disaowcd
the remainder, amounting 10 SO, 742 7lcts:
as a preparatory step, 10 the institution of Il
suit, upon his official bond, agains, himself
and his sureties, 10 coerce settlement oil
his accounts; and as preliminary TO instruc,
tons which will be given to Marshall Rock
well, as soon as copy Of his official bond
| is received, when an advance can be made
to him TO pay for the services and supplies
specified in bills and abstracts, which have
been so disa lowed by me, but we've allowed
by the First Auditor-upon the surrender OF
the Scrip or certificates, which were issued
by Marshall Hugunin or his deputies, as Il
consideration for the receipts given to h m
upon said bills and abstracts, by or on be-
half of the persons who rendered the seryI-
ccs or furnished the supplies, TO which sad
scrip, certificates and receipts respectively
relate.
BY the last Treasury adjustment of Mar
sha! tlugunin's accounts 1t appears that Il
balance OF S;3,73i O7cts is due from him TO
the United States that the sum of former
suspensions and dIsalowances is 81 033 and
26 cts. that of recent suspensions and DIS
allowances is $6,75l 93cts.-together 49,
7S5 25--but, for what part Of this sum he
may furnish proper vouchers, to entltle him
to further credi,s,I do not knows at pres
probably more-lor if he has performed but
the one half part Of the promises given by
him 20 obtain the advance Of SIS 600, which
was made TO him in August last, there nigh,
be balance due to him from the United
States.
Secon ly.-WMr reference to the arrear-
ages Of Legislative ErpenseS:-
That ii revision Of all OF the accounts of
the Legislative expenses of the Territory of
Wisconsin rendered by its Fiscal Agents
and Secretaries, which were payable out of
the appropriations made by Congress, and
have been or should be adjusted at The
Treasury ofthe United States-havng been
found indispcnsably necessary, before in
struc,ions could be given, by which the pres
cnt Secretary could distinguish such of said
arrearages as may still be so payable. from
those which are not-and consequently be-
fore he could proceed with safety TO himself
to pay the iormer-thercf)re that revision
was undertaken, and has been so nearly com
pleted, that it may and will be finished so
soon as the account Of one Of said Fiscal
Agents, and of an early Secretary shall be
finally adjusted; as they will be within a
few days. at this Experimentation the as
ceItaincd amount of said auearages will be