The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-05

Of the losery usually and annually purchased bv
w., IN October Of ssrb wear, but small qoA.tty Of
ft paper and the psDdttur~ for the pre- cut
pS year Includes the WIZ h OF 'ha present and
q, what ,bcud have bssu provided paid for end
Aand on he irst OF January last
The amount received from this OF revenue n
sll5i So 43 viii BE- by the s@ent msrsod U,
showing the paid during the year and ~ whom.
Thee ouisr constitute an Important Item OF tho
revenue Of The dsDesl Pund and the frauds shich we're
Iraetec In The city OF Mes Yors BY persons axercSiag
the busnes Of petit, sueiiopes leo to the passage OF
the Law Il l4u chap 400 OF tbnr year IL snthortzss
the Cempireli.r % appoint an agent whose duty,t
ST all 20 exsmne the books end acoonn sales kept
ky Auctionesrs 10 ascerise ~b-her honest accouots
we're h-p aoS returns msda to the Comptroller OF she
sslss MADE BY them
1t Is believed hat mscA good h.s resulted from thess
txsmDs'sOni spa that the State has been ed large
ployed
william Nahum Esq Of the city Of Albany .ss
sppoiBtnd by tho Comp roller In January ast Nbo n~s
performed the duty uDjired BY The Law, 70 his snsrs
Subtraction,
STATE PRISONS
Tables w exhibit the operations ana the pro-
sent condition Of sas prisons for the Ssar ending ssPs
They show innroyemept in their financial sGafrs
vbch with tn. ad Of the State 1t Il hoped may b. oon-
ipued for tie There balance In the Treasury
in iavor Of the AID pI,son at he ciss OF tn. yssr
OF s4 1917 co. IN Of the Clinton pri~on Of $la o5
and in favor b siDa sing prkon " 81 ss6 VI
The State PrSon c-ed Ise after hon Of the
Comptroller m september iast to the oaEts OF the
late agent Of he Cn,o priseo, they sound
a., tie 30 July 1854 WHEN be ~ft rAs otiss
The books this Shoe eba. apparent
balance ID fvor OF saac CONS ock she .at~ agent,
on The ~ July 1904 Of SIS % II IN Dov sscsr-
taipto u there demsn3s outstandiog and IN tbs
hapds arous persons for articles solo TO Cumstock
III 10 obout siSso and hat ta.ee persona nod
DIS Dc Tea signed for tnee charms large
poiti 'b.of The present ssnt Of he prison nas
Deer satedi, called upon pay Tina outstanding In
re e do rne late agent obtained receipt. f) the
o. msf il thus n. aud gave Bis agent
pa. m.nt Thee reesiors we're re'nraed TO his Office
. yunchtrs ana w.re, Of cour.e allowed
SO Jar tbs parnn. Mt is coooe,Det there Ia no do
honepcy IN be lac sgeDt whish es'saea proceedings
him or tbs ball. MT the D. losis Of these notes
the late agent III ist that gooa faith tae OF
sste quI.s Ia; pFoshicn should ee made for th-i'
pe- Dtpt IL Ia undoubtedly equitable claim, viii ID
de- ives the attention Of the Lrei iature
eiore closing TIL report the Conpol oess leave
lS47 by ~bih he IL required in adt itior the sL4ts
faLt OF toe the o.e sithe close Of The 6o
ssr 10 ,ms as IN bis usl report traa sco 1unt q
for Ne the Is practicable II the funds and nts
OF which he has chge TO the termination OF the our
= cnt calendar yer
give the Legislature the benefit Of change in the
condition OF he Treasury up 70 tie latest period before
th.ir milling But 1t 10 wholly Dprscticabe 30 far
Is this Office IL concerned srd The omission Il
Comptroller since the passage of ne La comply With
A. u,pbes the evidence that II t. The books 1t The
ONCE are written 10 the coseof the fiscal year. and
then ne~ account rs opsDed with cash item of sxpoodi
tnre spd appropriation and unless the CLERKS clos ne
sccopLts al and receipts day which hoy
csbno. do sent WITH their orauarS daily duiies
spc cons,eDil, occurring interruptions accurate
h eDd OF ns year But .ae
avaDs him'elt OF the occasion 10 Say that from
very careful estimata Of toe receipts and payments
since rbe 5Uih September into sDd frtm the general
fund ths meDte have exceeded the recsips and Will
continue until The svals Of TIE Of this
come into The treasury They due and payable
IN the month March but through Intervention Of
the Legislature in annually paotpou,Dg their collection
and the general willingness o. the county trsaursrs
to ply. until specially rquteted by this cepsrtmf MT
very little bep derived from this toe main #
until May June The result OF thi. system
dufir this bus be. lea. Comptroller with.
out ans money Belonging 10 nsy fund duripg half the
month Of February, meet The ordinary Of
govern The thing occurred slighls IN
March, ard fer more than tUo Thirds Of the month Of
May. and tor = few days in June. He left to the
alternative OF stopping all tnepss the treasury
city who the depository by OF the general
fund revenue In paying all his upon the faith
OF receipts 20 come in from the ordinary Of the
| Stare
ruch must Numerically and necessarily be the condi
oD OF the treasury during The oext four months and
80 far as the general fund concerned must continue
10 over0raw entire It's present
cannot pay up It's ndtbteopees ober funds and ais
charge the oidipsry claims upon i tor the year.
The Comptroller only that he does not possess
the power 10 ItpeDih exhausted treasury. he can
only ohure the fun de Of Ine State psced az his dso
sal by the constitution according 70 law.
All which Is respectfully submitted
G. WRIGHT. Comp>roller.
Ri TIE annual report Of the Sup r,ntendent Of
| Common Schools is published on the eighth page.