The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-14

heo hs outy under he gen sral lag a absovs hta
from the obligation Of reporting such deiequsncsss y NO
In Of The declaration OF the stsiuse hsA o.
shsn close .he accounts Of the Depsrtment qaarssrI
that " not In ths ordinary course o. hs ednsssweeoo
Of his once TO 90 that sat least six moaths nsoenssiy
before the debts and credhs for deposits ae fully
upon The books Of ths (hs) OH, ~ end hal Mr.
Fovlers account upon me ledger vss epsn ssd run
occurring and balances othsrsiss adjossd then
for the purpose Of making resw aud furnishing ooe9
us s % s ssr To-
spirit Of II Law cited = conclusion not easily avy1vee a.
In every branch OF the pabo service believed 49, NO
pobcy OF the government looks ~ quarterly soue0oax
Of the accounts Of ali officers in ne service upon ne
eniorcem mt OF this policy depends the sssy Of NE pub
a. 10 nssted be ndulged, hon dsfaullsru
engaged in Inc receipt and disbursement Of the puec
moneys may be continued N ofcs Tor months AMI yesss
without THAR deiacAioa being verified vishsus
opportunity being Afforded the appointing power 70 rc
the s's ss css o.
Fowler, which IRON quartsr 70 quaxssr
during several ysss 81 .ppe,reo through the .asers
occurring wahin the months musdis1siy preceding
The aDsl dnoover, ana exposure o, the embszzemsns
aso evlo that, when "Sest' made In this
"runpips accounr on the lbrb Of November 1858,
known The Auditor that hr Fowler dss~u,er 70
the amount Of $76S7I &c. 10 the 30sn Sspsx 1855.
Nor fac that the then bAiauced by
| approprsang The revenues OF . subsequent quar-
Tbis operation ls moro sbvn nix weeks Of the qsssisr,
for whose receipts there corresponding oep0ss
Tbs exhibited defaun perfectly Audof
but which could not be known hnancs oios 81 th1
Department. because bad no snow,ecg tbaa such per-
version Of The deposits bad mad bean a.
lowed. The general principle thas aeb msy dteeCt
the application OF pay ment and his failure do
that sush application - made by tho creditor not
s,on s not perosivsc the vsssy osposs rsqasrsd Uy
law and the regulators OF the Department talented
should b Ssd 70 n@s. Is. a.Si." * sas srsr q
which these SUCH IN appro0Fiaoea of
them - vas made in this cas-, rmisied, would de-
~ hA nh1o nj Guv
and montha In tbs hands defsaitog ofcers public
moneys vhich the statute mpst s1an be promptly
but Whether the appropriation rgnVuliy wrong.
fully made, ENCLOSED to eli concerned Act the ex-
While pvocouncng. feel constrained 70 do TIN ap-
pcsuon OF part Of she deposits Of lest quarter Of 1853
policy Of Ss u. and 70 favor me Of The en-.
bezz,eneDt that In progress, due 70 The memory
Of my Amsu.st y say snst The ss.sms.t
solsly the authority Of the SIKH dill
sent inquiry, Am justned IN saying toas there NO
sso .lss.s on The p.s o. those sososrssa re- .d.iss
ustsn that such proossdins ever haa the sanction Of
Having, Then, TIE knowledge Of shx sssalcason was
not the Auditor bouni 70 oommunics'e 70 hs Post
master GessrsT Css Il DO suppos.d that DO eehsvec
this department, and that 9TH all the cndcsvors
be mailing 70 retrieve the postal revenues from
ting this ysst sum TO - smbsssIsc and he amount
ncreefed from quarter 70 quarter without making
from The public servioef me supposinos is TOO sxsvs
10 be uoulged h. u may Be ssfo,y assumed suas,
IS s % sos
Doss the regulation which 10 quotes shoove hin nom
the duty which The general iAw mposesf Tue tsrms o.
the statute compreh nsive language affords
He " required ITO report promptly si oencenoses o.
postmas.srs In raging tho proossos u their ono
ton referred 70 should Dc construct 20 nsrnonise
with The existing Law; but the inserpre atom d sought
70. " very sosss Of 3. statue soS course. sou
der the regulation itself ino ssrss've Ipc d.. ~ ~
rnanSs ocs as'sss st z Az IN me nos ssprss:
and smphsnc manner, "dsvolvsd By lac upoa tho Al
the officer in charge II the Finance Once bound 70
thai The weekly oeposs maos, mat hey come
apes he receives TIE quarterly rssssns Il pcss2asss,
but shey not In his office for scrutiny or conparnous
Dus simply 70 be nanosG Win IN account o. vi asposss
Of defAlcasion, but he coua nos ksow with sbsesue
certainty Whatever imperfect information 10 may have
which the thorough and conplsss Knowledge b
perform y u. xaa,sor Ssosss sss .sAi:sss - N
claims and the settlement Of I'll accounts II cay nannsr
fore Who vsrias ana ARA certainty ksoss thai sa sa
bexsIement hes been commitscd. Ina lac makers fully
oo~prsnsndi.s this md beng ssos0Sehy scqus'sssd
he csnDqaescss Su. s1possd IN n. ssnissssssos
him alone In The csss Of Mes York Poss.ssscr 10
mas failed 10 perform by any commuoosssou asaas-
tsoa Of any knd and bssss dstsloasaos psruasa
grow fon quarter quarter f,on ysss v ysar,
until II attained The starting prcporooa which bosc
whs. ansly srcusst % hsns y .:s,.s M Ssesxss-
he hes been spoken Of In his ticsa oapsoy emily, end
the kDo~kdes On M part which hes oesn ssssvssd -
have furnished BY The records he suios, cad
with which, 10 coawqusacs accosdi'g 70 ne nsory Of
The accompanying record sho - thas bstwsss la u
January, 1887 and lst o. Janoasy 1859 ,hsrs we're e
~ tss ess cs !. N.s YorS vsrs -sss = Ss en-
OF those omitted embraces snoes due SIN o.
August. 1857, and l6sh Of Novsms-r lsss, % which
days deposits Of 900 and ti3o3s So 0ads, but
= ,bsy we're special IN thsr character ihsr
terms pay nent Of pre- existing habnss snsy nnt
poslss q The current revsnuss During shs period
fcrred the deposits reoeaisdy is - ow - sx Ave,
an amour, 70 far below Tho average thS The suspcoss
u The Finance Oos snould ~ oncs have been exctsd
nnd no sao.i0s. N n's dsp:.,ss.s ses have ssy
% NJ prsdsssssor Afssr oassful s...alsasss = ~
,soo.d. : sssresy pssssls = .se-es M. ne ,nsss
fhvd Asssass POsssssssr osssra IN M supsSvSsn q
s.s .ss. e. He'd ssoS s'GSsr -
ne umss ssd In she sseusb dus OF Ne RDssnasar
have bssn disnl.sa dslisau.ss froa ses
eiai acsoe q oss who hes pss:sd svay, ed vhe
quesopsbiy sustained ths very hghss rsDutsaoa NJ
are 10 uS.s, ssd n our ,ssss.ssss ior NE sssssy q
The dead We are arc nos pernsa 70 forgot iusos v Tho
but due 10 The present r,ird Assistant Possnnssr
Ceoerarto note thas nnoe Msxch, $780, vhea 10 e.
sumed bs Adninsssaoa Of ,hs Pianos 0nss, weekly de-
poss of The az The New York Post ODos have
been regularly made, and generally M souns which, In
comparison with the a preceding weeks ana n
the sbscnce q all suspsc,on, could have Isn doubt -
his mind bot INST the suns dseosissd fsshfay repre-
the actual receipts On but two occassoDs doee
there appear 10 have been such a falling or In Tho
smeunl = was oaculsAed 70 awaken Inquiry and spprs-
benson, and on Of these the dsposii Of NJ
oceons week IVES apparently large enough 10 covsr The
dsnct.
rbe comprehensive character OF he Inquiry contained
In the resolution Induces submit the aooompanying
papes ponbsysd from 70 ninstses nclosfvs, whioh
psesent ell the information the posseeusoo q tho De-
partner IN reference 70 The origin and proGrees II he
embssxement, and the measures which have besa taken
10 project, - lar practicable We pubc ntsrsss
necsop there 9TH.
have The honor 70 be, ysvy respectfully, pear obsdss
Wrvept, J. hOLt, hn2maatev 0eneraL