The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-07-24

70 Aouuus WIN NoAolNMluNtloU 70 report
whatever Was based upon satisfactory ev-
idenoe, and nothing that was not 90 based.
IL was thought better 10 come short Of
full exhibition Of existing evils, than
to hazard report not founded on ev-
idence 10 which wo could refer and upon
which we could rely. A different course
would have weakened the whole 10 the
confidence Of the Legislature and the
people, aud have had tendency to de-
feat the objects Of the investigation.
namely, the suggestion Of laws for the
correction Of existing evils, For these
reasons many suspicious entertained by
the members Of TIE committee were not
specially stated in the report.
During the examinations. the Commit.
tee received greatvarie,y Of information,
on important and comparatively unimpor-
tant matters. Some portion Of this infor-
nation was without foundation, and the
committee had some reason to believe it
designed 70 put them on wrong course.
In no instance, where important, did the
Committee fail TO trace Il out rs far as
practicable; and where it resulted in any
thing definite, the result will be found in
the report.
Amongst the Information given the
committee was tbs fact that money had
been borrowed in Now York 10 meet the
July interest (is5SJ on the public debt,
and that for some pv tion Of il, at least,
the certificates Of che tic debt Of the
State had been pledssd. Blu ne nerson
giving this inform ion di1 not aaelf
know It's truth visited New York, b.,
could there obtain no dir idenoe on
the subject. The parties OF Whom l in-
quired, and who | supposed know, de.
clined answering, and could not, there,
legally be compelled to answer. The ev-
idence was too vague-exciting strong
suspicion. but not entitled to place in the
report. In July there was, or ought to
have been in the treasury, exclusive Of
che $3.50, 00O not paid over by Breslin,
something over S850,0 or more than
twice the amount Of the July interest.
On page of the report, the Commit
tee use the following language:
"That there were improper and illegal
uses Of and Transactions with the public
funds during Mr.. Bresin term, the COM
mittee believe, but their extent or object
they have not been able to ascertain. The
books in the office throw no light on the
subject, and parties concerned in such
transactions, mutually keep silopt upon
them"
In 1855, the Treasurer, Mr.. Breslu,
failed to provide the sum required for the
payment Of the July interest Of that year,
and the Fund Commissioners were
obliged to raise about 100000 Of the
S406, 900 interest. There WAS then in
the Treasury about one million of dollars,
or near $500, 600 over and above the sum
which Mr., Breslin claimed he had been
disappointed in receiving. Where was
the money then, is an important inquiry
The borrowing in 1856, to which have
alluded, was understood TO be, to meet
the failure Of Breslin to pay over the
money in his hands.
In another part of the report the follow,
ing language is used: "The Committed
cannot avoid the conviction that the
chief errors that have been committed in
some Of the departments examined have
not been asoertained," 30, 'and they
trust such measures may be adopted by
the General Assembly as will prevent
their recurrence"
The Committee personally examined
the treasury Dec. IS, 1856, with the as
sistanoe of the Teller of the Franklin
Bank, who counted the money. The
amount then in the treasury, to the charge
Of Mr.. Gibson was 1896, 468. As, not in
oluding the suspended claims nor dispu-
ted items. or about Sl55, 600 less than the
newly discovered deficit. This sum was
represented in cash, certificates Of deposit,
checks, bank balances. aud a small amount
in advances on salaries, and claims on the
treasury, and funds in transit. remitted to
New York and Cincinnati, within few
days. of which no acknowledgment had
yet been received, viz
Bank BAlanoes.... .........,....... S1IO ,O83 s6
Draft on New York ............ "a 900 90
Certificates Of deposit g.. ..'.........' 81 728 IS
Remitancies TO New York aud Gin. l48,Ol3 55
Checks on Banks and Bankers..... I42i rs
Current Bank Notaa ..s..... 7,Ot7 O0
Cansl Bauk Notes.... ...,........,... I,l5O BO
Coin ....,... ..................... 10 rs
Available means Dec IS, 1885,. 1859 428 IS
The drafts, checks, certificates Of depos-
it, bank notes and coin were then in the
Treasury--the bank balances appeared
from the books, as did also the remittan-
ces. In addition, the Treasurer had re.
eeived 5000, 600 in Auditors drafts on
County Treasurers. The report shows
how this was disposed Of; $1,000 had
been collected and remitted to New York;
So 900, was in the Treasury unoollected, d ,
and the residue appeared from the Treas
uFy aceouHts to have been RENTED to
banks aud bankers for COLLECTION. On
that examination we could discover moth
ing wanting. The examination was thor
0ugb, We put Mr.. Gibson on oath -
The ed question and answer are as fol-
lows:
"Question 2. Are al the funds rep
resented as being in ths Treasury, but de-
posted elsewhere, subject 10 bo with.