Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-22
GENERAL REMARKS.

BY the message Of the Governor of this State,
dey erelto the Legislature at its last session, it
would apPetr that the United States stood in
debted to the State Of Indiana, on the first Of
January A ID. 1863, for balance of moneys AID
vanced the General Government, to aid her in
the prosecution OF the war, in the sum of $685.
634 IS; which, to this date stands in the same
condition. so tar as this Office is advised.
CONDITION OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT To THE STATE.
This Office opened correspondence with the pro-
per department of the United States Government
Tor the purpose OF having this claim adjusted and
the money piid into the Treasury of the State,
where ali MONEYS due the State properly belong
That correspondence fally and promptly re
spondcd To 0y the Third Auditor OF the Treasury
Department at Washington, giving statement
of the accounts between the General Govern
ment and the State; from which it appears that
the government stands indebted-upon the
amount thus 1t ,tei-to the State of Indiana, in
the SUN of 1895. 46I IS This statement how
ever, does not eharge the State with the direct
tax assessed against her for the year 1861, levied
AS the portion OF Indiana to aid in the prosecu-
ton Oi the war. amounting to tie sum OF $780,
444O3 This amount placed to the credit of the
United States would leave "A balance due the
Site OF only S226, on -. instead OF the sum of
S359, 65475 as stated i'm the G0gernors message,
showing discrepancy of the sum of Sl33 ,6l7 03
against the STATE. This difference OF accounts,
~ fppsars from the two statements, this Office
has vet means by which To furnish any sat
isflctsry explanatiOn. There is one error or
misun erstanding IN 'nifesi. to Wit: the United
Safes oh lrges the State with $3.50 900, treasury
notes Mr. Laags. late Auditor ol State. insh his
last report. admits the receipt OF the said S15D
00J in treasury notes from the government. hut
in SAID report gives credit only Tor 1892 6SY 80 as
reserved of her How his occurred is stated in
aid AutOr's report. To wit: that the S432 ,639 30
are the irOceeds of the said S45l 600 OF treasury
notes 50 received from the United States. Why
such ,erhce. the necessity for il, is in wise
: accounted FIR
The Third Auditor of the Treasury Depart
meat OF the United States, in his letter To this
Office, thus refers the cliim 0f the State on file
in his Office. and stYs IAN examination ioi the
ptpers in support oi the claim, has been made in
this Office, Int it hts not Yet been reported to the
SecDnd Comptroller, for the reason that the State
authorities have not furnished the additional in
formation asked for by this Office" This Office
has not been advised OF any reason for their non
acceptance, other than those given, in the above
extract from the Third Auditors letter. That
letter. with the correspondence had with His Ex
cellency the Governor, and W. h. H. Terrell,
his Military Secretary, would imply that these
Transactions have been mainly had between the
&etsury Department al Washington, and the
Executive Department % this State. without any
authority known to our statutes, placing this
once "a q cvpui1Vn W " a"ao'e 70 i''i'i7n any
satisfactory seatemeneofthe amount or eondi''on
Oh TINS e'n .HEx,s,
- we splutes OF ihuiana, " q ~ at sec =:
Wptge IlS' prescribing the anues OF AUDITOR OF
state II = enacted tina. = ne snail Keep and state
tks1E nite kstaies orr aBy State or Territory, or
any individual OF public officer al this State, in
debted 10 the State OF intrusted with the coIec-
ton. or disbursement or nrsisasement of any
moneys. funds or interest arising therefrom. be.
longing t1the State of every charsc ter and de-
scripton whatever. when the same are deriyable
fr0H or PAYABLE into The State Treasury - Res.
sona5se sliiigenee has been made 10y this office TO
aiost and have settled this claim in obedience TO
the duty Imposed BY the law above qnoied. but
thus iar such efforts have been lruitless and un
avaiiing slsr ~. - r-sfln. .f.-ss -.
This once would earnestly call to its aid the
.as-iTance Of the Governor. snd any information
whs., he NAV he able 10 furnish ieaeir,e, IA, an