New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-24
Hepert Of the Paymaster.Generalo Of New.
York.

The following is synopsis Of Gen. Marvin's
report Of his Department for last year;
An elaborate history Of the bounty system OF the
State occupies large portion Of the report from which
the following conclusions are drawn;
F1ysa: That whenever volunteering in any war h so
exhausted to REQUIRE other stmuants than patriotism
and military ardor IL should be entirely abandoned as
OF recruiting, and sole recourse had TO con-
1ption. a - .
sh0ud be offered. not as an inducemeut ~ enlist
Ian alleviatiOn to the hardships OF conscTiptOns;
Nonld be limited in amount BY the highest au
1 pSs he p ses By Govelnment
fpersons and property receives from both In
danger return In kind.
uiginal bounty law OF last year was passed Feb
fiar 10 1855 providing the amounts Of bounty to be
xSad the conditions which paid and the manner OF
aislng the money required for the payments. 1t was
soon discovered that the law wanting in few par
touars and ss 1t stood it weud be impossible to Sc
any money by the sale Of the bonds provided In
tie act Several amendments offered at different
periods 10 obyia the objections the Controller Of the
StAte met with IN his efforts 70 secure money on the
bonds authorized 10 be issued under the law But not
until April was the law so constituted as to warrant
the preparations incident to commencement Of opera
s!ons
Under this law the system of operation is thus summed
First. Credits established by the -ProtOst-Mar-
-shols Bureau.
Second, No payments have been made except upon
evidence furnish ed by the Provost Marshal
Third; lie payments have oil been made upon the
sBdavs of the parties representing their respective
Il
flbo highest authority.
4 Tie law also provides for refundng bountes raised
Ind rdid by towns which had filed their quotas and
&brpis ca ON before the call Of Dec 49, 1864
Me Piacpls opted On the reimbursement tor eI
yiSed in the law the amount to be expressed by aida
Wit Of the representative OF the localities.
Jn tie settlements made, The following rnle has been
assumed as basis; The cal Of July 10 being call
for one year men, from the quota as assigned under
said call should be deducted any surplus the locality
may have had under calls prior to July IT, be64, end
,he balance assigned the actual quota uncer said
o4 and for ali credited in the reduction of that
quota in excess Of the quota, and all wears OF
required to fill said quota the locality should be entitled
70 reimbursement
PAYMENTS.
TIE total amount OF payments made by this Depart.
srent for the year ending December 81 1865 amount to
.f26, Ooa, 80 le. as follows;
PsyncIts accom-, Of Morgan Bounty:'.::; slso9 %
PAYMENTS account OF chap 1874 laws OF 1853 29lG5 90
Payments account Of chap 30 laws Of 1862 1919 243 81
Payments on account Of Mitia.'..'.'.'''' 3H4So ~
- on: TO-. b.sn d.bnyseS q,
the State Of s26G95 &C. or about onetenth OF
per cent
8loss AMOUNT OF RElMBURsiaFNTs UNDER CHAP.
-, LAWS or 1865.
The following statement shows the total number Of
men for which reimbursement was made under the last
bounty Law to be 81 5 and The number Of years excess
s3si2 and the amount me whole would nave COST tue
Number Of men ior one yesI Sso as
do do three (3j yezrs.......,............f 90 $40
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81. s97
Fxcess of So 942
t61 men for one M wear al 3O would S273 $40 90
fGts men for two III yesrs al $500 wond be-. 200 90
1886 men tor three 60 $500 would be l25O76o 90
A eS2 years excess al zOV per yea... 10 78 400 60
Tota................"...... $2eSs1 700 20
Amount paid by StAte for above. 2149243 %
Difference IN favor Of stste... ss9e sSs q
paid In bonds.
Anount paid IN received from sale OF bonds %242 SO
Jota. ~
AMOUNT PAID BY The sTATE FOR BoUSTlEs DURING
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