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

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Comptioller's Office, Mar. "a, AS.
SIk-'n reply TO your several enquiries
relating TO the settlement Of the expenses
OF Courts, and The arrearages Of the ex-
penses of the Legislature for tho Terrific
ny OF Wisconsin, that were or may be
payable out OF appropriations made by
Congress, have the honor to inform you,
First-Wth reference to the crpeRSes OF
said Courts That credits were, on the
l,h day OF June 1874, allowed at this
Office, in his account with the United States
TO Daniel Iiugunin, late Marshal Of the
u. S. for said Territory-per First Audi
tors Report, No. SO, s33-for expenses
of courts, held in said Territory, so paya-
able, that were examined and approved
by their Jud ges and certified by their
Clerks, for September term, 1943, in
Grant and Iowa commission the Oc-
tober tenn, l9l}, in Brown, Crawford,
Green, Rock, and Walworth counties
and for November term, lS43, in Dane
Jefferson, Milwaukee and Racine counties
for which expenses tue said Marshall
delivered bills or abstracts receiPted by or
! for the persons who had read cred the SER
vices or furnished the supplies therein
specified that said credits amounted ,o
$5,ll9 25, being for $4,373 % disburs
ed, and Sl4j OF earned by said Marshal
and that balance was stated by said Re
port, TO be then due from him to the United
States, amounting 10 $3, us 93 yet. that
further credits which he claimed TO the
amount of $3.50 Sc wee by the said re-
port then either di.alowed, as being un-
awful, or suspended for explanation, tor
want Of proper vouchers.
Tha, said Marshal having subsequently
delivered 10 the first Auditor of the Trea'
sury bills and abstracts for expenses o!
Courts, held in the year 1914, within said
Territory. ex mined and approved by their
Judges, certified by their Clerks, and re-
celp,ed by or for the persons who had rem
dered the services or furnished the sup
plies therein mentioned, and amounting in
the aggregate 10 Sl0,lS7 50 for the March
term, IN Grant county for April term in
Green, Iowa, Racine and Rock counties
and for May term. in Crawford. Brown
Dane, Dodge, Fon du Lac, jefferson and
Waworih countles-and for June term,
! in Milwaukee county--the said Auditor by
his report No. SO, Cos, dated 18th August
1914, suspended or disaIlowed sundry
items thereof, amounting to SO ) SO and
certified the residue with 1879 SO, part
Of the aforesaid former suspensions and
disallowances, making an aggregate sum
OF 1861 O8 for my approval. as credits
proper TO be given 10 said Marshall, in his
accounts with the United States.
But, that instead Of allowing. then
suspended all Of said credits, for the fol
loving reasons, which were orally made
known by me to the said Marshall, as h.
was then here.
lst. Because had been informed by
several persons in behalf Of themselves
and others. who had either rendered ser
vices or furnished supplies, at one or ano'
Their of the said terms of Court, that he
had induced them to receipt said bills OF
abstracts, without having paid them for
said services or supplies, respective y
by representing 10 them, as they alleged
that it had been made proper, or indeed
necessary by regulation OF the Treasury
that he should get their receipts Oh sale
, bills and abstracts, and transmit them to
this Department 10 enable him to obtain
money here, wherewiih to pay them
which representations were, as he vel
; knew, erroneous, aud contrary not only &c
! the practice Of this department, but in OPP
position to the wishes and opinions Of ii:
! chief officer.
, I'd. Because the said Marshall had tolc
me on the 10Th day Of August, J644, tina
if would state the situation of his accounts
to the Secretary of the Treasury, and ad
wise him to make The advance of $1,000
, for which he had applied, as did, and thai
sum was accordingly advanced, he coulC
and would Herewith Immediately and fully
pay all Of the persons who had receiptes
said bills and abstracts, and forthwith otil'
cially certify that proceeding to me; anc
until he had SO done, he would not eXpec
10 be credited with the sum of said bills
and abstracts or any part thereof, except
i 81 .6S4 IS. the amount Of his own fees
and commissions, and Sl,750 the sum oi
the payments which he had made to the
District Attorney and S947, the amount oI
former suspensions and disaIlowances, foI
which he had furnished proper vouchers
or satisfactory notwithstanding ar
aggregate sum of S4,35l Sc.
Sd. Because. although the said advance
had been made upon the faith reposed ii
the declaration simultaneously given by
said Marshall in writing TO the effect ,ha
he believed about seven thousand dollars
had been disbursed by himself and his dep
utcs. on accoun, of said bills and abstracts
10 the persons who had receipled them
vet the said Marshall a few days after
wards had entreated me 10 advise the Sec
rotary of the Treasury 10 make him /;
further advance of three, two, or erfn one
thousand dollars, which | refused to do