New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY DECEMBER a. 1856


hrnncb Ike 6rsits orders depsslt shea the -.
ct o. scsumuls.e, beyorc ce'ar siu has sd, been
"a i6ly ttEcej and he's ieUded leseo the h,z Fi
10 4 col tCtn ssi zee y If INC pubic rsNeD1a 4H6
alb The trsc,ice Of examining by 81 ooor o. he De
psr'utpt ~ uou cot. Saruiog 10 cpaf ec.ioQ vJ-h
he pe.shies Ger embetz ouent Se have as geat
pracig 81 -ecuTiiy az o VEL be a'tsIDed ftCe or yer
eefe i taken '" ePpClnt % Do but Of ute'y ADD
cYusci,v 10 f e, ard 10 dismiss al VITO Gail 10 the
p6nrt cone Ct ard honest 6scta'ge of their da'i
II G 7, ,oip;oiu pUtlc rvVeoue beng tbs provided
fr and cured system If la 10, it, di-bsrse n.ut
IL accordance with the appropriate us and fr accoanr.
ing AID settI fox the same at the Treasury va also
rro, ded These laws except ~hofe the disbursement
Is rfct I'd to cortsin amy "iccrs require from the
6itpising eff bond sn1 security for the SAFE keep
In faithful spp cation and proper accpuldoc fr iks
npbic oney coo6def to their care. There Iassals,
pr,b bi. unter pain Of flony for eubezzemsn, ~
depcsiiipg re public money il banks or 10 .niny or
TIC application of it to soy private, other use thla
The public one for which It is placed 10 their hands
Tbev also require dsbbrsng officers to nav out 70 the
re,stns eutied nothing but the gold and silver coo.
fdt to them, aid prob BIZ them, under like penalty
f,oro -akirg accepting, tece ing or iran.Q.iunp 10
tbe eccou ting officers fer credit auv voucher wtl,1,
having PAID the full amount name IN the voucher Il
il also made embezz ement to fail retlse ,o1ui
for tie public money, and pay over the balance.
deemed essential to the honest and faithful .p-
nicaton Of money by dsbursiug officers and the cIr
it accounting for the same that all accounts of d.
bueeu eDts with the proper vouchers should be ide
a, fred sti shor intervals TIE periods OF account-
iyg and srtpg with 6sbusirg officers we're fixed Tor
the War aud Navy Departments, and .or s)ne other
brarcbes Of the service, quarter eaTy and the
uroyi.on was made for accounting By collectors of
iLe On Ioms and receiver of public money aud for ds
huIsirg officers of the Treasury, but With authority 20
the Secretary of the Treasury to require )lnts ia
hs Der artneDt 70 be rendered a. much ofener he
MIGHT deem pr per. Considering stated II my sst
reoot that it was perfectly prac cable TO have all
dslutiIg officers Of the Treasury, render and settle
tbeic scco monthly The syst.m of moothy accounts
AZ mou'by settlements was adopted at the Treasury,
tspbf rzt.tv. l..
Iii. without change Of the existing laws. Tue re
ult TO lie expected, from the monthly accounts and
mont, " settlements is fairly presented 10 the report of
the Conni-si Of Cusoms. The fact of bur one de-
Gacstcp since rs a6opon speaks mole than vol,Ines
IN its favor The system 30 far mas been successful,
snd doubt ia entertained of its entire practc ability
not OILY in the Treasury, but 10 other branches NJ the
nublic service with much additional security for tbs
faithful ept LEGATION Of and uniting for the public
money! Ii is true, each officer will have to make
twelve instead Of four accounts and there viii have to
he twe lye instead OF four settlements but tbs twelve
accoups ana tReiye sc temeLfs VIII lnvoive the AK
inc and examn tiou Of no greater number Of vouchers
man Eur accounts ard the four sol dement's, while tie
II m THY accounts and settlements WILL timely, inpart
10 he icer knowledge OF the payments he Is antho'
ized TO make and the character OF the vouchers he
must produce and the necessity OF p85i no money
without proper voucher. The monthly accoun aud
monthly stii nents will al once, enable the suoerln
tel ding tffces to see Ind know how the du'es are
uerforn ed and to oisplace incompetent aod dishonss
c,busiug officers Ii nay, al fret, rtqaiie lew more
c,lLs il The accounting Offices but after the system
sLs be In full operation and the accounting aud set
u ~ promptly enforced it will take less tune sni ss
Ll0 Than ODD uDG, the system of quarterly accounts
ald Quarterly settlements. Had monthly accounts and
mcntily settlements been regularly enforced aud all
filling discussing ficer' prowptlS dismissed TIE large
baarces outstanding on the books vi Tue Treas
ury, couO not bave accumulated.
Tie Independent Treasury act, by prohibiting the
d.posit Of public money III banks, or Its Application
ly collectors receivers discussing agents aud Others,
To adv other usc than that for which Was collected
or ptropratcd made the declaration ot a sound aG1
oouect principle aud by authorizing the epo.t there
of with the Treasurer Assistant Tieasurer. aud desg
rated dopOsores, placed it 10 the po@el oi the quo
liz tfCers to have II kept safely IL the Govtrnuept
vaults without hazard to them or then surees, ana
proyio,d II cans by which supervising officers could
NOW wbctber the fumes kept oil" ,ys on deposit,
al d only ohocka ont in due course OF cl.Ourte'
uftt In fay,r Of the porsous enttled to It. AN dis
susing ficeIs should be required to mai oep cit ct
The funds intuitd To them nj the Iroa'urer Assist
mi cosig mattel depositoucs AID To cheek
tnly in favor Of those entt.d aud TO make mon'hy
,ori,,s Of the sums disbuIsod by them, with sta'e-
eIt ,d the baiai depoe except III that class OF
cafes Wle,e The patty IL rot conVobie1t to place oil
Uuii,d States deporif. These dePositories however.
y od De estnbshed in al sections where there Is or
lan b. col sideiabe public money collected or To be
oishur,td. The regulations Of the Wal ana most OF
tie other DtpdrtmeDts require monthly s'ac mems
from disbu,ebg oiicus % the amount dlsbdrs-d al
ihoneh required ony to render quar- erly accounts 70
the Treasury for settlement. Tntsc monthly state.
nerts of endorsements could readily be converted
into monthly acCouut With proper vouchers Tor sex
at Il Treasury Al for tce reformation oil the
srrCtyisiug Officers, and thus correct ana prompt
:, ten of accountrg setting be e-tah-hed ia all
branches of the public sryice Tue efficiency OF Inc
moyops OF the IL d. peL dGIt Ire9s .ry ct VII never
y NANTES, itself il tue dCpositores ere suitiont-
~ difTustd thst collecting, receiving ami discussing
officers can deposit III their vaults hud monthiy DC,
counpg dDd setting at the Treasury required aad
6pGJcd The cash syotom, IL the disposal o the pnO-
81. IL in 10 pel
cause absolute certainty III the payu ents to Re evers
ano Collectors. The syst,m OF daily deposits "hefe
can be dore, ard GRATIS ald standing oreers to deposit
Il HE amount accuuulaes where there are no deposit
'oIiCs CT the place Of reception wifi monthly accounts
nc settlements makes the receipts iuo toe Matt ,oal
Treasury almost certain. Why will not tue deposit
;, STEM and monthly accounts aud settlements, give
tic same Certainty IL Its disbursement!
The systeln Of ling the public lands credit aud
civil crocit for the duties imports has VIC ded to
The sutle ard better system nov in force, aod quar-
I, n, accounts settlements with the Collectors ct
Coms has yelGod to The better system of III InthlJ
a,rouuts md eiuemt ps and iG the Treasury montn-
II ncc,unis bnd st'eucnts by dlsbnTslug officers is
taking tho place Of quarlciy accoun'e ana setuemen's
The increased receipts ard expenditures require
pu,mpt rendition auO settlement: OF accounts fof-
orly wien The annual receipts aud expenditures we're
OF az 0C0 eco or SljC0O eco the qu4ttery ncc0nnts
O., "a iIcrded some 50 600 900 Co., OO nov, they
vod include ZONE SIS 600 00O or sl60 900 900 OF Re-
ce is end the like emount Of ex eehdtnres 400 nov
tie monthly accounts would exceed 80 wv VVo OF ootn
and IT, Is formerly, tho quarterly accouos were nj
NJ ~ near n close OF the next quarter and
Dot set,,d at tie Treasury until the cose OF Tire
Il ro auorter The unsettled accounts at tue l'ssury
woud eAce some 100000 Of receipts, ana spne
rs 0(0 eco Of di bGfseu ents, with aiulos, III hPs
,ihiy e hesds Of G. p4rtaests knowing shtthef re
c,ivof Collectors or csbursirg officers we're properly
ds,hsrsug iheil 6uties. rbe public money 1T..etea
II, III Il taApayeIs for ibet gences 81 me oY'en
uot in az Eeii.rte ulated aid cell ecEi1'st,leu go
,nn,bts, sloud be afel, kept and honesty applied
To tie objects for Which it war Levied. ana suen