The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-17
Treasury Department.


Annapolis, January l5 1861.
my % e sSD @ 1 10Th wsh n; sDgSa e ed r
cepts and disbursements of the from the s OF
by he hsS m
people OF Maryland of the 81 inst in these words;
informed that 'a'ti the pis * Of @ oct9Ss 9
that treasury officers have repeatedly been without the
syns afsi % the eaa m OF the p
The statement then made BY me has ELECTED card to the
ComptroeT for the purpose Of sustaining the Governors
statement stat Now leg us & test statement and nd mine by
between The Governor says "On the first Of October
ny that there n
s. and sRS SNOW snsnE h sdeps
and dsbarsements f?r that month; The Comptroller
balance n the Treasury proper, the 3Oh September
Of s255ss 1.-THE precise amount of statement and
then shows the disbursements and receipts the first day
Of oct % and leaves at the close OF that day balance
there wa that day deficit of east $4,000
put the Governor as near the figures as the ccam
stances win permit the Comptroller makes another state
the m @ sTee @ sbaer n ian Up
Deawars Railroad of $4,000, and another the blind asy
that day amounting s2l,oHOS Now this latter sum,
Of Se Saance eans m ase bsac Sfsn pa5q Of s
S5i1s out Of which the $4,000 to the blind could
TFsasafy @etossr O@'4se o. % ''' 'ns
Withheld o Comproer snd the Uf rsase
and posp0oed payment Of SIS 600 the Maryland and Del
GICngtrosr will hardly maintain in order sare up
tuclt on lhe ISL OF OCTOBER, that this charge
preparations for Easted Shore Railroads Of which this
& 9n
designed to be paid on no particular day, but only when
pay them They were to await the convenience Of the
Treasury. So much for this sum
which propose analyze. This is under the act Of
ee sst ana % M e se S OF The he
will cite the provisions the in full. Those inter
ested examneit for themselves will simply state
o3tone there had been ds6ufsed from the Freasury a
enor raging from $500 to s5 CO. and bearing dates in
the largest in amount for s5oo was paid on the 2t5
September only three days before the lst Of October,
The whole balance of this Of 900 amounting to
sSs 600 the Comptroler Withheld by the Cover
make upa deficit on the Ist Of October
NOW then as questions pertinent to this inquiry was the
amount on that day. Had he ,Sen arms to this
amountS Had he received and deposited them in the
answer But he had contracted for purchased after the
9th q September and before the lst of October to
ng 3 5n ns T @ 81 his da Dr. s for
wsfg
the lst of January of H. and the close that
day. after paying the States interest and all other de-
exclusive Of the funds Of $50 6526i
must be remembered that this whole balance $780,
deficit the lt October, anything like tie sum Of
$50 OO0 leaye it to candid public to Judge whether any
MS State made gratuiIous assault upon it, Bat
it imeness a is an antdoe for the injury intended
mentfs the first intimation have had that any demand
ed be- whRe9 M % atd o or
ion that the of $50 1926 has been dbursed the
eastern Shore Railroad Companies since the adjournment
In conclusion, it due the pubic to state that
debt on the st Of April will be PROMPTLY paid as well
Ss al othef proper demands on the treasury.