The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-08-28
Report on DO DeialoatIOn Matter.
JOHN q. BREsLIN
Proved 80 be Guilty Orthe Eatire Embez
Eloment.
To HIS Ercsllsncy, S P. CuAsr. Govsrnsi
of Ohio:

AuB anu uisouTSemeht OF puOllc moneys
aud accounting therefor" and the act
supplementary thereto passed March 30.
1857, the undersigned have made the ex-
animation required by said acts, aud here
with submit
A REPORT
or their examination, and Of the actual
condition Of the Treasury on the 18th
DAY Of June last
The duties Of the undersigned, as set
forth in the acts above mentioned, are as
follows:
lst Carefully to count all moneys, Of
every kind, in the Treasury.
ID. Personally and carefully to exam
inc the book accounts. vouchers and Off
oial correspondence of the Treasurer, rela-
ing to the receipt, custody and disburse-
ment Of the moneys of the State, or any
part thereof.
Sd. To compare the same with the
books, accounts and vouchers in the Au-
ditor's Office. or with proper abstracts
thereof
4th to examine and take copies Of full
descriptions of all drafts, bills Of exchange,
certificates of deposit, and other esiden-
ces Of debt due to or belonging to the
Treasury.
9th. To ascertain the sums or balan-
ces actually due the State on account Of
moneys deposited or kept elsewhere than
in the Treasury Office at Columbus; the
responsibility Of lhe depositors thereof,
aud the terms and conditions on which
such deposites shall have been made.
And 9th. In consequence of a recent
disclosure Of heavy deficit in the funds
Of the Treasury, there is necessarily i'm
posed the further and more arduous duty
Of sscertaining the extent and the author
or authors of it.
There was no law in this State requi-
ing thorough periodical examinations Of
the Treasury. until the passage Of the act
Of April 9th, 1856, which was improved
and made more stringent by the supple
mentary Act Of March 30th, 1857.
Previous TO the passage Of these acts,
examinations had been made at long and
irregular periods by committees Of the
Legislature, and by special commissioners
appointed by Joint Resolutions of the Cen
eral Assembly.
Since the passage Of the acts above
mentioned, several examinations Of the
Treasury have been made. CoIempora-
neous with the enactments Of the law 81
1856. the Senate appointed a committee
consisting Of Messrs. Kelley, Marsh, Tay
lor and Buckland, and instructed them u
inquire into the condition Of the Treasury
its funds and accounts. They reported
to the Senate on the 18th Of April, and the
act alluded to passed on the day following
The Legislative duties Of the members OI
the committee did not permit them to
make a critical and thorough examination
Of the Treasury. They relied upon the
statements of the Treasurer as to the con.
dition of the funds, and nothing was
elected showing that they were not un-
der his con roll On the 1l,h Of April.
856. an ACT was passed. constituting one
member Of the Senate and two members
of the House Of Representatives "a joint
committee of the General Assembly on
Finance" and requiring them during the
recess of the Legislature, "Lo investig gate
all the transactions of the public agents
who now have OF heretofore have had the
custody or disbursement of the public
moneys or any part thereof, and TO report
a. the ad journed session the result Of the
investigation. and the true condition ol
the finances Of the State" This com
mittee was occupied during the whole
summer in the discharge of It's duties, and
ma de an elaborate report to the Senate on
the 30th Of January last. This report
gives full statement Of the condition Of
the funds of the State on the / 9Th Of De-
cember preceding. There was apparent
ly no deficiency in the funds Of the State
al that date.
The Auditor Of State made an examina-
tion Of the Treasury in November 1856,
as required by the act Of April 8th Of thsI
year Having in the earlier paFg of his
report, stated the cash balance in she
Treasury on the / 9th of November to bt
$3.50. $40 O3. At the close OF the same
document he says: "The amount Of the
available balsnce in the Treasury on The
| AotA o. NoNdMueEg AooVs has uoou otitbeu
in = preceding page. / deem il proper
70 say that the accuracy Of the amount re.
ported was sscertained not only by the
books Of this Office aud thOse Of the Treas
ury Department, bus by personal exam.
ination and count Of the funds in ths
Treasurer's vaults, as required by the
provisions Of the act Of April 9th, 1856
prescribing the duties Of the Auditor and
Treasurer of State relative to the receipt
safe keeping aud disbursement Of che pub,
lie moneys and accounting therefor, and
in accordance with the special provisions
Of the 3th section Of said aot.
Ii Is clear that there has been no lacl
Of vigilance in guarding the Treasury
The humber Of examinations during ths
year was unusually large. The ability
and experience devoted to them were
much greater than this kind Of service
aud the compensation for it generally
command.
II Is generally clear that each and al
Of these Investigations. failed 10 expose
anV serious Official misconduct on th,