Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-22


To The House Of Representatives. not0 in
session.
Yonr Committee " appointed to exam
Inc and investigate the accounts and ex-
penditures made by the Governor, Adju-
tant and Inspector General and Quarter
Master General, in raising, subSisting, mi
forming, eqappiHg, transporting, and pqy-
ing the Volunteer Militia" have perform
ed the duty of examination and investga-
ton that was assigned them, aud find that
the accounts Of the AdiWaut aud Inspector
General have bacu allowed and paid ly
the Governor, and filed with his own The
expenditures made in this branch Of the
service amounted to s ,249 81, and con
sisted chiefly Of Office and Geographic ex-
enses, travelling and hotel bills, clerk hire,
aud the expenses Of the officers Of the uni
formed militia Of the State, who, on the
reception of the first requisition Of the
| President for troops, were assembled by
order of the Governor at Burlington for
/ purposes of consultation
The Quartcrmaster Generals Report
having been printed and laid before the
/ House, the Committee do not deem il nee
cssary to refer to itany further than to say
/ that they examined those of the bills part-
cularzed therein which are among the
vouchers of the Governor. (beinp nearly
the whole) and found them, with a few
unimportapt executions. correctly extend
ed. added and rceeipted. That part of
his account which is contained in statement
Sc b" Of his report, from and after the date
of September =, 1861, has not been sub
miIed TO the inspection of tie Committee.
nor have they received from him any exc
plantations In regard TO the balance that
has been reported from year to year as re-
naming In his hands.
The committee examined with great
care and miruteness the books and ac-
counts Of the Governor, looking over eve
nv bin of every description. and. in nearly
all eases. i'm ali its details. with a view 10
ascertain its character. aud to form an
opinion as far as they could of its necessi-
~. as well as to see that it was correctly
extended. added, and reccipted In a
few cases they found Slight clerical errors,
ia bills certified by various military off
GERS. which had. at the time or their pay
ment. escaped notice. or were not deemed
of sufficient importance under the circum-
stances to be corrected
The Committee did not make minute
evs,nioation of The Rooimental nav roll,
thar had b.ao certified Inv the Auditor of
tbis -,ta t,. drawing his warrants for
rboir p,ymsot b.,ng simnly an executive
dnfy ,,r ',bo C,oy.r,or ,uvolyino mo- other
r..1o,.ibiliry or, his mart.
s. G,ro. tbe Committee could nudge.
tb,y ar, az th, o,ipiop tbot fine exnendi-
trr.s ,,,doI,v tho Govornor were iudiciop.
and mad. .,yi,b proner reqard TO econo-
ma. and bt tbo .cropnfs as submitted
to the Govcruor for psyment. were care
r,llv ,crnti,i1,d with a view 10 seeing that
mo undno odvontage was taken of the
state ar..osnrv
Vo,,r c,,oroitta, intended 70 have pre-
soot..l ~ cor,nor,tivo statement of the ex-
,.onso. or oocb ro,G,nopi bnt time has failed
,bor far this and thew can only saw that
r., ho;.. o,,;n;,.,, tbore ,vas oroduai dini-
,,,,,',,, ~ .,,,o,so. and that the 6tb Reoi-
III :, ol tbo ,,o.tcrIars If lis
a.,i,',,',,.t o,,,,al If not sn,,orior IN its
,.i.,,i,a,..,r. ,r,s roisod aopinped and
5;lra,otod ,,dcr tho s,ls direction Of the
C,,oro,. Of an evrense IN the State Of
,bo.-oods of dollars less than anv other
that was fullv equipped 10y the state.
Il annears hv statement, obtained from
the Treasurer of the State, that the Ex-
Governor drew warrants on him to the
amount of $3.50. 795 90, including a few
warrant, drawn by Governor Holbrook, at
Governor Fairbanks request, all of which
warrants have been paid 10y the Treasurer.
pLa C,u,nittaa find ON footing uD the