The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1860-02-03
Report of the Committee ON the Detail
cation OF the Treasurer.

cation of the Treasurer.
On Friday Of last week Mr.. Drummond
from the committee ON the ex-Treasuer &c.
counts made the following report which was
accepted in both branches, and ordered to bC
printed.
The apparent defecit shown is the modest
sum Of S9I, 073,OI. The sum of 1851
has been resolved by Mr.. Peck from the
Treasurcrs and Collectors of Towns, hut not
credited ON the books ut the Treasury De-
partment. This fact was ascertaincd by for
wardinc circulars 10 towns not credited in
1898 aud 80. The committee say there
is no mode by which any failure TO make the
necessary entrirS Of sums due can be detec-
ted, and suggest additional legislation to
correct the evil The report is only par
tial one, Us will be seen by the last para
graph.
The Joint Select Committee on Treasurer
Accounts, which was "dirccted 20 examine
said accounts and report thereon at the earli-
est practicable period" having attended to
that duty, ask leave TO submit the following
REPORT:
The report herewith accompanying OF
William Caldwell, made to the committee,
shows the receipts and disbursements for the
wear ending Dec. 81, 1859, as shown by the
books, in the Treasurcr's office.
The committee have examined these ac-
counts item by item, and find them properly
youched and correctly east.
The committee also refer 10 said Cald-
wells report for the estimates OF receipts and
expenditures for the current year, and other
information usually embodied in the Treas
urer's Annual Report.
BY this report, there appears to he cash
balance ON hand Dec. 81, 1859, Sll4,O6O,l 3
The committee have ascertained that
the late Treasurer has received
since he first came into oihce and
which Is not charged To him ON the
sum sum" OF 0.37i,7
Total, Si23,i3l.0O
lie has exhibited vouchers for dis
S"oks for the sum Of 3,576.sl
Balance, Sll9,O5jSs
There should have hccn Dec. 81, 1889,
this amount Of cash on hand. There was
actually ON hand the sum OF S25,ss2.3i,
showing an apparent deficit OF S94 ,O73.Q
Mr.. Peek claims 10 be allowed also 81 900
for an advance made to George NJ. Weston
towards his services in prosecuting the 'Nlcx-
lean claim" against the General Government.
The "claim" not having been paid, and the
proper voucher not being presented, the CON-
mittee have not allowed this sum % Mr..
Peck. When the ''claim" shall be paid and
the proper voucher produced, this sum
u. T., oil - I.saE
OF the sum received by him an not en-
tered ON the books, he received during the
year 1857, S5I3,5l; during the year 1858,
S2.4ll.29; and the balance during 1852
This sum is made up Of payments by towns,
of their State tax, directly to the Treasur-
er.
Uniformly when committees of the Iegis-
laturc have examined the Treasurer's ac-
counts, they have taken for the amount of
State tax paid in during the year, the amount
shown ON the books in the frcaSurcrs Office.
They have no other practicable means of as
certainlng II. The only mode OF accurately
ascertaininS 1t, Is AN examination of all the
vouchers Tor payment of State taxes, held by
the trcasurers and collectors of every city :,
town and plantation in the State. THIS cx-
animation, of course, cannot be made by
such a committee. And without such an ex.
animation the committees OF 1858 and 1859
could not have asccrnined that the Treasur.
or had received the sums above named, and
not entered them upon the books.
Some method should be devised - that il
could bc known how much money Is actual
ly paid into the Treasury, whether creditec
on the books or not. Your committees hops
that, when they report upon the other mat
tiers committed TO them, they shall DO able
10 suggest some feasible method. and to ~
port bill, which shall remedy this defect.
The books in the Trcasurer's Office show casl
deposited in the several banks, SIS, so7.7i
u. ID. Peck's memorandum checks in
Treasures Office. S2t,Oos. T
Cash in Office and cash advances, 6,2t3.6c
Total. Slli,060.lS
But the funds in many Of the banks had been