The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-25

,.,ors Of Committee to Examine and 1nves.
HspO'. the Accounts and Expenditures of
III, Governor
II, House Of Representatives. now in
10 "' Session:
v,r Committee 4" appointed to examine
Investigate the accounts and expenditures
'D' I Nv ~ tn, Governor, AGutant and Inspec,
p'I Cneral aud Qua'termaster General. in
I" .,:nn mbsistiug, unito ming, tquipping,
HD ",.ort;ng, and poy.mg the Volunteer Mil
f 70 Hsy, performed the duty OF examlna-
E ," .nl Investigation that Was assigned them,
III" Ifnl that the accounts OF the Adjutant
gu, I Ls,ector General had been allowed aud
'' u, NV %r the Governor, and filed with his own.
i." oyoeoLitores made il this branch OF the
' Wv: =. amounted to 81 ,249 81, aud consisted
'.sy of office ant Geographic expenses,
''r r.'iios and hotel bias, clerk hire, and the
'. ',,..,s Of the officers OF the uniformed mil.
y # the State, who, on the reception Of the
D .''.s,,isjtion thl President for troops,
y y.-a assembled by order Of the Governor at
p,,;Duton for purposes OF consultation.
' The Ouartcrnastcr Generals Report hav-
=, b,en printed and laid before the House,
n.y. rommit.vc do ret deem it necessary to
,,, t, it any further than to say that they
,,,r:ued these Of the bills particu!arzed
,,,,eju which are smons the vouchers of the
cTrerno., (hc;ng nearly the w;ole) and found
,sen, with a few unimportrnt exceptions, cor
,-,rIy txteuded, added and rccciptcd, That
,,r, ot bis account which in contained in
ss,s,eut B . Of his report, from and after
,te da;e 0? Sept. %, 1901, has Tot been bus
mr,d 10 the inspection of the Committee,
Mt hare they received from him any exp|a-
,.jyus 10 regard to the balance that has been
,.gtel from year to year as remaining in
his hands.
The Committee examined with great care
m] nlnueucss the books and accounts of
hy Governor, looking over every bill of every
b>cription, and in nearl y all cases, in all its
details, with view to ascertain its charac-
,.y and to form an opinion as far as they
su.l Of its necessity, as well as to see that
lyas correctly extended, added, and receipt
Cd. in few cases they found slight clerical
mors, in bills certified by various military
filters which had, at the time oil their pay.
me-, escaped notice, or were not deemed o.
sl...Dt Importance under the circumstances
toGcorrccttd d.
Tie Committee did not make minute ex.
lria.tion Of the Regimental pay rolls, that
bad teen certified by the Auditor Of this
State, the drawing his warrants for their ray
lya: Ocivg simply an executive duty Of the
Gl.Geor, Involving no other responsibility
nlns par"
A,tar as the G, nmittec could judge, they
are u the oplnion that the expenditures made
,y :;e Governor were judicious, and made
Wiz 4 pofer regard to economy, and tha
tav accounts, as submitted to the Governor
II: Iaymeut, were carefully scru'iuizcd witt
Anew to seeing dat no undue advantage va
l.,yn If tIc State Treasury.
IVur cOuuitce Intended to nave prescnte!
comparative statement of the expenses o
"a re, lmcnt, bit time has Jailed thcm TO
tbs. and they can OILY say in TIER oIinio
hi. wos Il gradual dimiuu;ion Of expenses
a.. tha. lie 9Th Regiment, though in all To
particulars IT lis equipment equal. II no
Mietiog 10 i 5 p!edecesS ors, Was rails d, equip
pa aul dispatched, under the sole dlFec'io
ollie Goy,rGcr, at an expense to the State
Thousands II doi.als less than any other tia
WIS fully equipped by the State.
1t apr ea!s hy statement Obtained .rol
tie llt4suler OF the State, that the Fix co.
dew aaraIs o. HIN 10 tie amouht
>M9195 9S ilcuding few wurra II
dawn BY Gov. lioibrook, at Gov Falrhank
tlue>t, "a. OF which warrant, have been pal
b. the treasurer.
The Committee fud Oh footing up The LEI
T.. Atptb, Gov. Fairbauk S Secretary, al
n4Apg lra balance that this SUN corr
lo.ds exactly with the Governor 5 books, al
ne Committee having previous y checked 0
s'te book all tha vouchers they are able
e"tiy jhat the Ex. Gov. has ex! i1ited +
e:to !Cr HE whole OF this amount, exec
S'S- 10, watch is cgsa, aud which the Cor
mite Gun ed and iouud to be now on ha'
Tue elndit Oh of the boohs aud vouth'
aud lAer class fcAtion having brea correct
0s'F'bed by another Committee, that mas a
Lazy reported 10 the House this, Commit
0''Aed 1t Unnecessary to 90 over 'be Sal
e'olut with similar details but would
press lEelr entire concurrence IN the CONNIE
altoD therein expressed OF the near aud s.
NnIalc manner in which the vouchers a
9 D have otea kept by the late Secretary
V''i AID NJ litary Affairs, and OF the VI
amount Of labor performed by him.
A. Loweytr, large additional unmHer