New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-04

Va N nv isrt cd, unl import, win statement of tho
usi nee q. q principles &c arH"un'!ng At tue rres-
-urv rsrrtstIiirg the tigh qasit required sad
o.. ,nti.I \. the prrper dI,cbsrge Ut the d.
ties COZ f6ed TO tie Treasury Officers. sol espe
emily So 81 20 the ctlcfs Of burezs- .sc
tss.s ~ rieriuns further ccusferatOd ~ the sub
Il rId is SRA inc 1taVoe conn u me 10 ire sac
90. rss there naSf thsi botb~~ oom AMI 81 'nns tli
f. The sovc, Z emo sblst iaayCrs, Of Iu'e .ri'y sud
administrative qual,i.s 'h- csn be secne ~ n 80
po-Iii ns ~ thot Ire sasrC~ 81 foee cucst ro'd'1
i revised anc ucJea.-6 The chssge M IN" value ~
money uoce OF lyirg price Of prov isioDs. snd other
i-s .iI Ca -rers pessrd uFcu iheir con- o
sh'iuD with tie srts' Increase Ia the rrceps ana eN
verciturs ard crnss qusnt iucnssr OF res J"n'i3ny
rstiiN lei and lLC'skSe II coGl sthsaiV0 thc
sai,s noe yeu are far o. tuau Glsuy oi tht bsaks,
NJ mercaut \. establish merits pay their
confidential compe'ent aud skll,ful offices, wuiie ths
snocn; in ,lvto ard passed sp'n Ii not 1.-THE OF the
Govern Mt r c, p1s a. d expenditures Tue Ferrous
con lt'en 10 tsAo ese post" rs are necessarily hei
ip tie norid gu Of life of esablis red character snd
should posses he high qualities Indicted. Tne se--
vices q such meI ough, oonmal saiaris sdthaen,
70 e. abe IT. m Z ne II -su propr po|on tor iui-
tCvts and aults, atc the education o their cnudrol,
without ri ausing 10. IL priv-te for IT inv yng
then sew in Specializing sbd moue -nnkoe schemes
They are IN the pos IA Of judges sh0se dWy II Is t'
guafa tie interest of the Treasury without prejudice Ia
the right Of II ivdqas, sns should have com steut
50 ars End be abb (" devote Themselves Ia the se zl
duties If their Offices without dstractng interest. rney
st"Rd be slways " place. aLd know tnst the src 'uu
a. T. snd clerks capsule aud attentive tn their du
ties, that sl sr1eaages ere brought up, the records
srd fl.s in COED order, aod toe cirreut business
promptly ard correctly disposed # They sho ali ais
ieel active zeal ahd pride in the proper discharge ut
Il duties OF their Offices, aud Inspire like Zeal aud
pide In all officials uuder them Such officers
entail 10 iust ard prompt setds mens ut the Treasury
aid the proper coudti of that branch If the puoic
sayice. The GOyerbmsL Ii cauoot afford to app lint
To Iet,in mtn in these octs who do not possess these
qualifications " no fail Ia give their whole time %
Il, dutes hded 10 tner cuGrge or who are ndlter
ea,to TIE nJiticn of their fc,s and the msuuec in
Which the duties discharged TO the qualification
int, gritty and attention Of their assistants.
Attention is called 10 the remarks Of the Third Audi
tor upon the act Of the last session, proviing fr he
pa, n.ept OF the California war bonds ant the depart
ure in that sraDce from the hitherto ano-t uDlv,r
Sol PRACTICE of the Government III iuslny all c aim, OF
thai Kind he passed upon by the accounting 9TH erI
OF tie Teasury sfter .n yests alton OF the arts or
b, au,holzod commissioners for the invest CATION of
IT. 'sts. Ii the 'parUre 10 this Instance m9te
precedent for the payment OF such expenditures by the
States add TeTrf,ie5 bordering on the Ind An ecri'
tony md by the States in tin war add insurrectoa
tie Nation al Treasury would be placed at the will OF
State snd Territorial officers. over whom the Govern
uent that peys hss and can have no control. The
precedent ii estabshtd in this class cases, would
SOL BIZ tend, to other classes OF claims where the
Chim6Lts DIES red t. ayOlo the examinations by the
tAl,iis Of tie Treasury. T,is established G ngress
Itself would be the il ye,ig gators and accountants,
wlcre evey thing would be parte. In this connec
top would cali he affection of Congress t. poes
o. -, cin legislation that Us lately had its siicou
II at s. the reference Of particular CLAIM 10 nam"d
nj, or vi ose award s III ,ce conclusive. The cte Ut
Glover & Mather n eired by Act of CJngress 10 tue
First Controller ct The second session OF the fnry hd
C,1grtss and the case Of Carnick 4 Ramsay, atthe
s 81 ssicu Of the Thirty fourth Congress, are cases OF
lis description. The claimants 10 both these cases,
set M lare den ands against The nit.d States The
claim ole based upon alleged breaches Of contracts;
WI ch fact being assumed 10y Cong'tss the auouot OF
damages against the Cove rTment Is tho only question
r.f.n,d Whee II referred to the accounting officers
both question would be open. The action ot The au
Cit1r is dispensed wih The action OF tbo Controller
rot upon appea but thot If an Arbitrator whose DO
cson Dt can revise The ofJeStion 10 tpiS system
of legislation j. that il takes the paTtic cie ont OF
the o, alton If the general law and gives an easier
ald moIo favorable III, de- of reaching the national
tr, asury ard tstes out the soec oce the re poo.
sibliiy 90 lis cia position. II the system aioptei
and enforced fom the beginning OF the pvernin sns
ess ard il espt oiept Just for cue class Ut denaol.
scsiust tho Government, II is equally exptdent ana
lust 10 al be cbses, ND should b Hdheiod to' os "
not the noCe OF settling aud adjusting claims az Nnst
tie II, asury should be changed go as to afford equal
teI,fts bid aovautsg,o u oil.
The lIdrler0eut Treasury act has been carried into
te ct the pat far a. II bas b. en- praetcsbs
for Depa tment IN enforce II. Most oil fhe dlsours-
i, . ,fic,rr uf the GoyeInGtIt, where COW suIy
s,t,,f,f have ard CONTINUE 10 avail Themselves of the
ctuvtDeIce ano security Of ceposr NJ III The van u J
The T., asprr, Assistant 1rarurers and pnohc dePo'
torits viii he by statement No ~ OF tai' T.
Ioit Tho Sc no have not depOpted ia tho vauis Oi
he Government alt opgb eneui. consirae the act
Of 1916 Us allowing the oflc-r discretion upon TIE
~, Jet. Tbs they sometimes exercise by MAKING
What tbey temsP at q, pss WIN chster,o ana u'-
btrtelCo tanke The seCuIng OF the Du Die money,
md the prevention OF it, application 10 any o'hsr than
IL bic use cnL fer eyllic egi-laton upon the sub
let aid u * enson OF the penalties OF ths act oi
Is 6 10 those receiving pubic money from dis6df,u8
,qeuts md others who have Lnbic money III then
hS,ds. Tie Counts lave found difficulty in applying
Tho sc, TO ali cnses nn i's spirit because thought not
10 be teCbn.caly within rs terms.
The an o. nj Transferred for disbursement during the
r.s- f.caI y,ar wus s3s 08S lI3 %, al east Of
sI9 ei5S7 While II d cuiums paid sale OF Treas
az ave teen e. g2t l6 lsavlngSl 9o y Ove' AID
tho,e The exteDses II believed that with care and
Wig LARGE the aLser Of pubic money VI" hereafter be
made throug the aseLees OF the tfeasicer, Assistant
Treasures and depasitsries, without charge aad
without risk except under extraordinary circumstances,
spd IN ,,caI,ar mes The receipts and expenditures,
during the pest fiscal year, have ainouated, 10 the
fger, gate, 70 $40 st6,933 as, have all beeo IN
ne coIstutoI curreLcy of gold ana silver without
any disturbing eec upon the ency tee bai ks OF
bush css OF the country. However,. the Withdrawn
and prohibition of the small note cnoulston oi tue
bal l. is st deemed essential to sound and stable
cuu.ncy cpd 10 be called for by the best Interest
ct al the states
The accounts Of Collectors of the Customs cootnne
10 be r,uoered 81 tie close of each month and - De
adjusted az the Treasury within the succeehos hpnlh
viii but uw exceptions, aud those punciPay on me
pscifr coes, which require a feg weeks longer Tor
Their Ieceip- AID adj ssinent TIE sysem OF m!ntIy
6-ebufson..It ard o0uent acc JuGts, VITA Ike
n opihy adjustments At the Treasury, has 6esn Luz
trodut4c sIce toe date OF my lat report, a1d PROM
i,es 70 be equally, if not more beDchcia ihan me
sy.iem Of accounts and adjustments este bshed for
customs. Ire system adopted for keeping books,
making erify for consumption, wsIehoa hog snd
,frsro, att and e1I Ortai.ou OF mtrchsboi-y sni 81
m,kire r,fur. 10 the Drparfmcrt 'menti ned III my
act npcJt has been siIeItveIy continued aud ca.
forced with certainty uniformity, in the returns OF
nc Coz ec'ors OF public revenue. TIE statement No.
"a contains full exhibit Of grods ia warehouse on
the 4 Of july 1870 end tie iif7 Of each sd;ceei
w. oon,b mil ire Il, of July, 1856 with the unit