Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-13

q. Can You name a sum which YOU can be
positive does cover the amount
A. am sure we have paid - .0oo, coo
q Are you sure you have paid and caneeleo
A; Well, am pretty confident in nv mind that
we have
which YOU are confident IN ycur own mind was
paid and Cancelled.
A. No, sir.
@. Did you not pay and cancel Gov Flovds
scceptsnces to an amount larger at the outside
A. Think 90 SOC, 900 will cover the SUN lam
very confient IN nv own mind that Il will.
MIR. Russell then stated thst, besides the accept
ances he had used and those still remaining IN bis
possession, 1.-THE latter somewhat less than tvo
millions in amount Gov. Floyd gave lin Others,
which he returned unused 20 the War Depart
meat II evidence should be gwen to ihsse eI-
standing Is very large. But Mr., Russell's state-
menis are so rambling, vague and unsatisfactory,
and be shows such utter ignorance Of the Details
OF his business, and such incapacity or unwilling
ness to make an exhibit Of his affairs, that youf
committee have considered II much safer 90 base
their conclusions upon the records furnished by
the War Department These records are Of a
character too peculiar to be passee without COM
ment.
By reference 70 the testimony Of Mr. irwin; .
clerk in the Wsr Department, IL will be seen that
he kept registry Of the accsptanees on locse pieces
Of paper only rs they were repor ed 20 him from
time 10 time, and no other was made. He states,
too, that there no registration Of the sos O0o
OF conditional acceptances which fell into Mr.
Bailey's hands; and that Immediately after the
discovery Of the abstraction of the bonds, Gov
Floyd went 10 bis Office and directed him mir
lrvin) TO enter an order Of cancellation Of those
acceptances, which he did upon slip 81 paper as
be had entered the dates and amounts Of Others
tina; had been issued. The acceptances being In
the hands Of tie Hon. Jacob Thompson having
been placed there by Mr. Bailey In lieu Of the alb
stracted bonds, by an order Decentralization. at such
.at.. H.
ment. Had the acceptances been held by other
parties the order would have been eQuallY futile;
for. II legally issued II could not invadaie them.
The report further states that Mr.. Senator Ben
jamin, having been written 10 by the holders Of
one or more of these acceptances called mon the
President and Informed him Of these acts Of the
Secretary Of War; and that the President replied
that he knew nothing of them, and, with many
referred Mr.. Il. TO him for the information he
sought as TO the authority under which the accep-
tances were given. In the interview which fol-
lowed with MIR. Floyd he admitted that the prac-
tice was wrong, aud Promised that no more sc-
ceptances should be given. Il appears, however,
that, supposing the note TO Mr.. Benjamin, before
referred TO- to have been written year ago, there
have been Issued by Gov. Floyd since that time
acceptances to the amount Of e., 1853 co., viz: In
April 500 in May, $3.50. 200; June, $3.50 600;
july, sos 0OC; August. S235 ,OC0; September,
Sl25 600; October, S27O, goo To this amount must
be added the s7os 0Oo Of Unconditional accept
ances, Of which there is reg sry, and the grand
total is as above stated.
The committee offer no Recommendations in
reference to the particular case, but close fol-
lows:
AS one of the results Of the examination they
have made, they submit bill TO provide for the
more certain and etectual punishment Of crimes
such as those that have been brought 20 their
notice, and also emendatory of tn second section
OF the act Of Congress, approved January 9th,
1887, entitled IAN act more efectually TO enforce
the attendance of witnesses on the summons of
Of .nA f1 Al sx1av-, -
disclose testimony
They also beg leave IN suggest that the fuctu-
ations Of the stock market, and the delay and I'M
certlinty in the collection Of the interest on the
bonds, seem 70 demand some further legislation
in regard to the Indian trust fund, az measure Of
obvious justice and humanity 10 the Indians. The
report IS concurred in by all the members Of the
committee consisting Of Messrs Isaac n. Morris
OF Illinois, James Thomas Of Tennessee, J
Morrison Harris Of MARYLAND, Roscoe Conklin Of
New York, and Charles Case Of Indiana.