Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-03-28
Answer to the Resolutions of the
House.
Light upon Certain Financial
acts OF his Predecessors.

! 1900 - - - . -; - f' ~- y ANp
reSeatatires.
/ DEAR SIR: In answer to the resolutions
of the House of Representatives, passed on
the 25th ult, to wit:
Resolved, That the State Treasurer be re-
quested to transmit to the House of Rep
resentatives u copy of his receipt for pub
lie money given to Joseph Baily, Esq, late
State Treasurer, on bis induction into Office
in May last.
Resolved, That the State Treasurer be
requested TO inform the House Of Iepresen-
tatives whether he received from his ilame-
diatt predecessor, as cash, or otherwise,
any check, note, draft bill, or other evi-
| donce of, or security for, Indebtedness to the
| Treasury, and if So to communicate to the
House of Representatives the name of such
officer, together with tie name of the draw
er and endorser Of any snch paper, the ag-
gregate amount of such Indebtedness, and
the date when the whole or any part of said
debt was paid.
Resolved, That the State Treasurer be
requested to Inform the House of Repre-
senta;ives if any irregularities exist or have
existed during the last six years, in the ac-
counts Of any State Treasurer, and if 50, to
communicate the facts connected Herewith
toFthe House Of Representatives, in order
that such action may be taken as the cir
cunstances of the case shall require.
have the honor TO reply that / have
given the different items embraced theeem
a careful investigation. Iu compliance
with the requirements Of the first resolution
transmit copy Of my receipt as given to
Mr. Baily, my predecessor. The items, as
stated in that receipt, viii in a great meas
IRE answer the inquiries of the second reso-
lution. The balance a. there reported to
be ID the several banks were found correct,
@ith the exception Of that il the Girard
Bank and in the banking house cf Bell,
Jack & Co. The nature and amount of
these discrepancies are set forth in my an
swer to the third resolution. The cash in
vault was reported atSl3,1S2 10. OF this
amount Sl,502 was in deprecated and
counterfeit money, and SS,4st 10 n youch-
ers for work d?ne and material furnished on
the Portage Railroad.
These vouchers appear to have been paid
by the State Treasurer iu anticipation of an
appropriation for the same. These claims
however, we're by some oversight not provi-
ded for in the appropriation bill. Immcdi-
ate notice of that fact was given to the par
ties interested, who promptly refunded ST.
49, 80 to the treasury: the sum of 1881 IS
which had been advanced TO the Common
wealth Insurance Company, is still unpaid
| The amount in drawer was represented 10
be SO, 996 04; Of this amount S7,4l4 81
was in checl1s of the Commissioners of the
Internal Improvement Fund advanced by
the Treasurer to then prior to the passage
of the appropriation bill, and $500 }rawn
from the treasury BY Gov. Biglcr, for some
expenditure connected with the Franklin
Canal Company His receipt for that a.
mount is sill held aud treated as cash in
the treasury. The balance of the amount
receipted for was made up Of money advan-
ced to officers of the Government, and to
members and officers of the Legislature,
and no part the balance from Mr.. Baily
was in notes or drafts either for money due
or over drawn from the treasury.
In answer to the third resolution, trans
nit statement (No. p left on fle in the
Accounting Departments by Jos. Baily,
Esq, late Treasurer, relative to discrepan-
cies in the account with the Girard Bank.
On further investigation it was found that
the deficiency in that Bank was a fraction
larger than given in that statement amoun-
ting altogether to S13,l49 70. The cnly
irregularities discovered in addition to
those alluded to in sta tement marked No. ,,
during the last six years III the account of
any State Treasurer" may be stated as fol-
lows:
In sirard Bank, asaboye stated, $l3,149 70
In Bark of Middletown, Jan.
27, 1851, 1876 81
In Banking House Bell, Jack
Co. date not asccrtained, sos 7S
Cumberland Valley Railroad
paid July 81, 1852, and
omitted to be reported, $500 II
The Lancaster Bank, in it's re-
issues Of relief Notes, credit
ed the Commonwealth with
$4,000 90 as follows,which
amount was not taken into
the account of the reissues
of Relief Notes:
1850, December 90 $4,000
" /" "a. 1900
(" so, 1000
1851, January II, 1000
/" Is. 1000
!" II, 1000
81, 1000
May "a, 5000
" August 2, 5000
l6, 5000
$4,000 90 I
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