New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-02

only danger 10 be aTprehcnded lies in their being
again brought together. Inorder to obvate thia
liability TO fraud as far possible and also for the
purposes of testing the accuracy OF the count taken
in this division, the notes a. they leave tine count.
ing-room. sent under lock to two other bureaus
OF the Department, entirely removed from the
Treasurer's office. Tie right and upper halves are
sent to the Register, the left and lower halves to
the Secretary, or strictly speaking 10 the Re.
demption Division attached TO their respective bu.
reaus The utmost care is taken to prevent collision
or fraudulent abstraction Of the notes.
When the count taken in the Redemption Divf.
sions of the Registers and Secretary's Offices has
been found to agree with that Of the Redemption
Division OF the Registers Office, the notes are
punched, each office punching lite respective
halves of the notes. This has been found necessary
in order to obtain perfect security against the m-
proper use Of these fractional notes Oh Their way
from tho Trcasurer's Office to the Burning Room.
The case of young Cornwall is still fresh in tho
public mind and needs no repetition here.
The notes having been cut and punched are
turned over to the tender mercies Of
TIE BURNING COMMITTEE.
This Committee is composed Of four gentlemen;
one from the secretaly's Office one from the Reg.
isters; one from tho Treasurers Office, rot con.
nected with the Redemption Divisions; and enc 9th.
CT rot officially connected with the Department;
and to them is intrustcd the responsible dirty at
tending the removal Of these notes to the burning
room and OF seeing them destroyed.
| We are now rapidly nearing the end Of orr chap
ter. Our greenback, after so long and it Iaay be
useful career as it has passed through, might well
be spared so gnominioss death as that Of being
burnt, but the laws which regulate the Issue and
redemption Of greenbacks arc just as inezorabe az
those which controlled the action of tire Spanish
hierarchy during the darkest and deadest days Of
the Inqusition. We fancy We hear the Judge say:
"Tried by a competent jury ofthy countrymcn thou
hast been found wanting; thy fair form and fea-
lures, mutilated am dsgnred by the vilo associa.
tons with which thou hast been often surround
ed; ragged and dirty and we'll nigh bere.t Of char.
acter, thou art adjudgcd guilty and condemned to
be burnt. Farewell Officer, conduct the prisoner
forth" This is the Suaritcr IN a,odo. The Jortstey
in re runs simply thus.
When the Secretary and Register notify the Re.
lemptioH Division that their count is correct the
Burning Committee is notified that this particular
lot will be burnt ut such an hour. Tie burning
then takes place, usually the same day upon which
the money is counted.
BURNING ROOM.
The room set apart for the burning Of The re.
deemed and condemned issues of the Treasury,ii
located in the basement Of the building, far re.
moved from all other apartments, and is well
adapted for the purposes. Here the notes or other
money intended to be destroyed, arc conveyed BY
messengers in boxes properly secured, ard burnt in
the presence of the Committee. From $4,000
to 500, 900 are destroyed at one time Tie opera
ton usually occupies about one hour.
The following schedule and certificate Gle then
filled up and signed by the Committee:
Schedule Of United States retsraed by Sae @s dsyn
b, destroyed By burning.
NJ Of Packa2es No. Of Pisce.. peaotaiRdols A,oknG