The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-08

except $780, &C., ser which salt has be-. sfteAsd st
Coumbu', Ohio, and y still ps.di.g. pledgs Of stocks
$50 o. but none had bssn taken for the In suit
in Ohio, and thsrs v spprshsnsion that that
Upon : careful sxaminatioa and ssasidseatsa Of the
Treasury acts It eoAsidsred within the power and
duty Of the department not absolutely required to
in the custody of the Assistant Trsasursrs AID dsposa
res designated BY law, until ulary Withdrawn for TIE
Rupos: o. IN WITH .pproptn
relation to the collection safe keeping transfer and dis
burseneHt t the public money, should Be entrusted TO
ard adhered to, and difficulty inconvenience has
arisen from the working Of the system and 1t is believed
none can ariee.
The 9th section Of the oct to provide for the better
ganzaon Of the Treasury, and for the safe keeping,
transfer and disbursement OF the public money requires
it to be safely kept without oanng using dcpositing
in banks exchanging for other funds The section
only ques the Assistant Tressurers &c to per-
form the duties specially imposed BY the act bit aso
requires them to perform all other duties which should
be by Congress regulation of the Treasury
Department made in nformity to Jaw The disbursns
without places of deposit for the public money en-
trusted to them it deemed right and within ths pro-
visions and the spirit of the law TO qre the treasurer
and the and depositaries designated
BY law to receive deposits from the dsbursing agents OF
the and to out the same on their checks
regulation that effect was issued and Is In operation
and ACCOMPANIES this report 1t is great convenience
10 Disturbing agents. and also secures the safety of the
tet heen embraced by all the disbursnE agents and it
has suggested that some OF them deposit with banks
and brokers' under an dea That the &C does not
apply to them reIe'eu snas Suon uepoaim sIe ~
conuav' nton OF tne law w ioss vou... 70 i.Aoy '"
occur in prosperous tin butt in adverse times, the
ney might not be ottne9nns 70 0o. a %, Pt s S,h
II TINS regulation hnouiu cou.us, s 81 W.
agents avail themselves of its advantages the assistant
tieasnIes al ,ns plno,p saa iii ron % .daor:I
ceri competent salary, to act for the assistant
treasurer in OF necessary absence.
II me treasury va ' rsnSsrsd md eetiS
LOIS uspuir,nS "svse, 49, - 49,; sanat 80
~ law ~ 10 - rsarra ,ha" os,
10y put aH-.s i. - - al. a. .a,an~,Is
"a ,p. 90 ~. sfon,s rsra rsndered ouar,srly hut
o. coiec'orh ol we custois WIZ os
eu no' gene'anEr .'.o va up . "a go ~ ~.
teiinhalon o. tne Iu@. i, a VIZ ao s
ted py tne accounting oces aos some se t' re,
or even more months ION tne emo OF me quarter LOT
when lney were I'm ersu ms iet eu ac.ouhs
., su1 Sat over $40 900
oOu ~ lt. IA tie hs ia o ou ~ nV h sent ran
until the settlement OF Their accounts me prompt rem
vital Importance TO the CO. Of the same ana inc
SAFETY o. the revenue y Wa iInousns ts o ;s
tleu!u De enteea y pof s,o.e. ~ ily s- $50, h
gaton, WAS conscertd lnas theso accouss couo %
ieioeIed monthly ana set.ea within WY Suseeeuihe
month regulation 10 tnat eieet Waa ssueu,
an conecors 10 noer ontulJ accoun.s o W. me- ~
tho lst OF Jsy, 1885, which tis report ins
accounts !or tne moh'Rs OF July Aueust, anu
were Ieneeleo, arc setteo unaer ms on snu
for the month OF September all except ,hose OF the "a
cihc coast md some mall olstrcts en- The tasc were
Iepeersd and etiea within tn month OF OCTOBER me
10 have the accounts al so renderea ana setLea Sin
the month except thcso o. the Pacihc coast which WIZ
require about two seess ltnger.
Ihsrc sle other reforms as 10 the manner OF keeping
the cocks and the statistical information 10 De derived
from re custom houses and tAe regsteng OF y ~ lia
tle public service but which 0e aud are acquired
10 brig about and enforce properly.
Attention also given TO these branches OF Inc de-
paf where tho accounts OF disbursing agents and
others ewing money to having claims against thu co.
verumept adjusted aad settled. It vas found that
the teal CORPS was disorsapized, and Of the bu
very much out Of rder and greatly IN artear With
the bu illness cor faed to them.
The table " which accom- panies this report exhibits
the aggregate accounts rendered and unsettled in each
Office in the month Of March, 1862 and the amount OF
tbs which outstanding the books OF the Soiic
tor Of the Treasury This table shows that Tiers were
accour unsettled the aggregate of 1892 ST. 704 Co.,
and that there had been settled aggregate OF $40 500
154 So leaving balance Of sio2 o2 b49 % st
ps but there 02 80 on the books of
the Solicitor Of the Treasury, most OF the accounts
having been stated by the Auditors For the pur-
ing letter was sent TO the First and Second Comp
trolltrs of the Treasury and the Commissioner of
practicable In 1872 after the duties became payable in
the duty bonds remaining unpaid to the debit OF the
several collectors passed the debit OF ths success
ses and contin u.d to cucumber their accounts and
bartass settlements On the 9th September last the
Of Customs directed to credit the Col
ecors accounts with these bonds and open an
70. Them on the books OF the treasury. The bonds
situts an sddt outstanding the books OF the
Solicitor All claims due the United safes after failure
~,
parties or some of them reside and, except post Office
su &c upon the books Of the Solicitor Of the Treasury
and are c, llacleo under his direction.
lhese unccected claims including duty Acnds on the
hook, OF the .oioitor have lated from the
nebcenept OF ths govern meat and now amount to me
large aggregate OF 81, $40 49, No commission er
coptnsation Ia allowed to es'ric. attorneys for their
collection and hory given to the Secretary upon
the SUBJECT to dsencumber the accounts OF these &C
ulatr hasnccs 1t is submitted to Congress- that
authority might be given to allow compeL Ion Tor ha
collection OF these oe0s and 10 compound Tor them when
The parties are unable to pay in fun and thercis 70 fraud
ard 10 have the lost balances carreo 10 an appropriate
account.
i was also ascertaned that many disoursng ohcers
had not rendered their accounts the three months
required ~ law, whist many OF the accounts IN lne
Tid Auditors office had been in the Office unsettled Tor
one two three four hye ana even more yeas Ana the
work was greatly behind 10 most Oh the tces ~ was
dttermind to reform the conaion o. THESE oh;es as
soon as practicable The hrst OBJECT 70 De ehsctee ras
the prompt transaction OF the current business and the
employment OF large force as could De spared 10 onS
up tie arrearaSts.
The Third Auditors Office under the newly appointed
Auditor, r. Burt charged with ths settlement OK por.
ton or the accounts OF the War was greatly
in arrear tie vas required 70 ascertain tns s,ate o ~