The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-27
From the State ssn,inei.l

Annual Report Of the Auditor Of Stat
We have been favored with copy OF II
D annual report Of the Auditor Of State, e,
hibiiine the receipts and cape ndi,ures Of ii
Treasury Department. for the year endlu
October 81, 1868. together with such gen,
rel remarks upon the condition Of the nnsr
ces Of the State ss may be worthy the d
IGNITION OF It's citizens.
We copy o. follows from the report q
he Auditor OF State.
GENERAL RFMARxs.
by ne message Of the Governor Of thi
S's'e, delivered 10 the Legislature q its Iss
session. i would appear thss the Unite,
States stood indebted to the State Of Iudi
an", on The first Of Js uary. A d. 1863
'or balance Of money advanced The Gene.
''al 6'vernment, 20 aid her 10 the prosecu
''on OF war. 10 The sum o. 1850 634 Is:
which. 10 this dsie. siaaJs in The sams con.
d''i"n. 50 Tor as tins uffice IL advised.
c"sDi rIoE oP THE IsDErBrfDs OF TN,
UNITED sTAIEs covERsmsHr TO THE srArE.
his offce opened correspondence with
me proper department, of the United Ststes
Government '"r 'h~ purpose Of having hi.
lain adjusted and The money pad into the
Treasury Of the State. where al monevs
'n~ the State properly belong. That cor.
e@"""de"ee was iully and promptly respond.
d :" hy the Third Auditor Of the Tres surv
Department - Washington, giving . state.
"e"f 81 The accounts between the General
iovefns NJ and The State; from which i,
ppearr that the government stands indebs.
d--npon 'he amount thus s,ased-,o the
''s'e oi Indiana, in the SUN Of 1895 46I rs
This statement. however, does not rhavcel
ne State with the direct ,sx sssessed sgsinssl
- for the yesr 1861. levied ss she portion
Indiana 10 cid in the prosecution of IN .
'ar. amounting to the sum Of $7694ll %.
his amount placed 10 the credit % The
"s'~t 6's,es, would lssve hslanse .iuo ~
~ s's'e ~ onIv rs OH 72. isssesd o. The
'm ~ SS59.s34.75. ss ssssed in the Gov.
Tnor's message. showing Discrepancy oil
'e ium Of &133.6I7 ~. against the State |
"'s dh-r@"ce oi accounts. as appears from
- Two sss'~u en'r, this office has % vet no I
esns by which 70 furnish any SA,istscsosv
rpisna'ion. There 10 ono error or miami.
'fri"ndinr manifsss. 10 ~n: The United,
's'rs charged the State with $3.50 OOOl
r"~",y notes. Mr.. Lsngr, late Auditor Of
t'e. " ~. i"s' report, admit. the receip,I
said "a a OU0 in treasury notes from the
'vtrnnent, bur In said =. por, gives credit
Wy 'w $i32 $50 80 as r.c.iy.a Of her,
cw ihi- occurred 10 stated is laid Audi,or,.
port. 70 vii: 'hss 'he S<32. $50 80 are the
'oceeds Of said <45o 0o0 Of treasury notes I
received iron The United States. WIN
ch sscrifce. or he necessity for il, is Ia )
; wirr accounted Tor. i;
The Third Auditor Of she Treasury ID. h
rmsni Of the United States, in his je,ter
This ofiice. thus refers to The claim Of the a
ate on flIe IN his Office, and says .sn ex n
''ns''on o. 'he papers in support Of the :
MN, has been made in this Office, but il '
. not yet been reported to the Second 4
,ml 'roler. for The reason that the State
shoe'tiss have not furnished The .ddi,iooslI,
formation asked fer BY this Office ..l,
ne office has moi been sdvissd Of any res.
for their non.sc cccptance, other than :
oee given IN the above extract from the d
bird Auditors letter. That iet,er, with
correspondence had with His ExceIlen- Il
the Governor. and w. n. n. Terrell, h,sI =
'lissry Secretary. would imply that these d
'nssc'ions have been mainly had besween I.
Treasury Department Al Washington n
d the Executive Departmen. Of this Stste, q
thcut any authority known 10 our statutes. v
lcing this Office in : condition to Be una .,
furnish spy satisfactory statement of the n
count o. condi'ion of this claim. n
BY the statutes Of Indiana, g. e. II alto,
2. on page 229. prescribing the duties
Auditor o. S'ste. il 10 enacted that .hs
~ keep and s's'e all scccun,s between &C
State Of Indiana and the United States, q
any State Or Territory, or sny individual il
public officer Of this State, indebted to the D,
'e Or in'rusted with the collection, o. VI
'ursemen', o. management Of any mon |ns