Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-17
A scrap from the Records of the Treas
uTy Department..

tary Of the Treasury, communicating a state
p mcnt Of fines, penalties and forieitures. II
turned to the Treasury Department by th'
Collector Of the District Of Vermont, anc
the Surveyor Of the port at Louisville, Ken,
. tucky''-which viii repay little at,en,
ton.
l, seems that on the 23d Of July last, the
United States Senate adopted the following
resolution
Resoire3, That the Secretary Of the Treasury
be directed 10 furnish TO the Senate a copy Of she
accounts Of fines. penalties, and forieitures, re
turned TO the Treasury Department by the Col
ector Of the District of Vermont, and the Col
lector Of ihe District Of Kentucky, from the first
day OF April, eighteen hundred and sixty-tour,
90 this date. together with o statement Of the
dates at which the sums due 10 the United States
thereon were paid into the Treasury.
The Secretary, thus called or, referred the
matter to the Commissioner Of Customs TO
make the proper statement, which is as fol-
lws, emitting tie portions referring to the
Kentucky Surveyor
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
| OFFICE or TIE COMMISSIONER OF CUsToNs,
July -, 1866
SIR-In compliance with reference fr m
| ycur office to furnish proper statement to en-
able The Secretary 10 report to the Senate a copy
OF fines penalties. ard lorieitures returned 10
| the Treasury DTartmont by the Collector oftle
District Of Vermont,
I enclose herewith a copy Of an abstract Of
fines, penalties, and foriei,ures, renierel los
Wm. Clapp, late Collector Of the District Of
Vermont, wh-ch has not yet been adjusted, and
is the oIly accouu; received from him -rce the
lst Of April, 1854
On Tie 10Th Of March, lstG, Mr. Clsup de-
posted, on account Of fucs. penalties, and for
textures, Sl7.6f6 91, and which was covered hy
warrant 3lst March. 1850.
Very respectfully,
Your obeiieut servant.
y. SARGENT,
Comm iss.0utg Of Customs
Hon. II. McCUlLogH,
Secretary If the Treasury.
Mr.. ClIP'- abstract follows, headed Al
stractof fines. .pcniltiss and fJriaiturs- co.lsc.-
e 10 ile uistrict Of y.rm III. from O,.,t,r
l>J2 {, March 1866. and cautaruirg tic
f-ur,- of scranton Custom House salc..
Tvs'rl of those wele made ia January I~15.
tie other FIVE at diT,-en, d4t.s do Is52-8-I.
Th, t-.. ding vt.el ,rikc- one u Ills
tale is tlat OF al Tire .,izur-s made ds.u-
tie t.rs covered hy dis abstract, bat ,.r-e-
f.eg aiIoar to have realized anything lr
tlc Eo' rnment, or to have i,cn cl...Iu
so tat the Collector l-l anything 20 rel.r-
fautr months after tie Dat. of hc I.t
sale ieIr.rii Tie d,sIltch OF tu-ir.-,
must ha', t,,n -aI:d ard tiorrrl ao-
der he Dc. Collector.
o. le.lias a.-rl We aIl tia; .he sum
t1;ll luc tie government from ,a,,c sales
v-, Sl7,5,6.76. some S1ta "a -sa.9
dollars ,i ,tis w.s uc governments slarc J
.. proceeds ,. seizure ol larr. quantity ai "
-ia .l August l,si, which wss 1,..a,4 g,
.he owners, urla payment If "luc" ct d.
50 1882. why tie whole Of the fine
should not have teen Iaid into tie Trca.uy. =.
3, duties 90 tie gin. which was syiz.l mr .
having I-id d,fc..u, duty, ds,, mot arIcar
It va- treated however as .aIc. and ;ac
Solicitor 20 kctei 5000 OH as hi, share.
lie inlomcr, whoever he was. $4,000 more.
lrd che governments portion was Sl5.-
1926. !
This large sum D; appears was mover Tli
Nes by thc Collector to the Treasury. un VI
be 26,h Of March 1896. when he deposited
..e amount, t'-eticr with the governments "
rtion Of d, other sixteen saies reported. "
Tic government would doubtless have been o.
iely glad 4 tac money IN tie fall OF 81.
.u5 1T hy in the Collectors hands !
'v,r agh ea. moatis. Tie proceeds '
,t ether sa.o- aTlcar have been retained
y him oy,r three years. OF couIsc what
Vas done witt the money iu the mean time
S more than We know. If put INTO Us. bonds
be interest would have exceeded $4,000. F
Ibis litte sample OF the way things went IN
he Custom House under the late Collector Il ,
mincntly suggestive. Il must satisfy all. .
We think, that twas high time for change
n the Custom House and as the Collector :
'as Portus Baxier's tool and probably =,
hared the profits of lis office with him to :
ONE extent, tie natural inic7crce is that it -,
s time there was charge in the CougIe-s :.
nan.
CooL.-Abou. the COO est thing We have :
cen lately is the iutimatiOn thrown out by II
he St. Altans Messenger, that it didn't sup "
port Gen. StaunaId ior Congress, because it ci
hought the general coull got something
,c,ter" The Messengers something bet to
her at the time, was a place 10 the army, r
gth the rank Of Major The Messenger =,
dds:
Gen. S,annard did get something better
han the nomination 10 Congress, BY winch, -,
Ve dare say, lie disappointed the friendly "
Burlington papers sadiy. I'd
~ the FIRE. PRls- YVES the only Burling- d'
on PAPER which supported Gen Stannard IN
for Corfros, this rust refer to us. We ca
did what VIC could TO place Gen. Stannard or
u lis lT,soIt fee, sId Layn't seen any oc- b
5sion ior disappointment about It get nor IL
20 We tlirk VT Il ali very soon. But that is "
b little c,usCquUce anyway. The question n
il Wheeler G,n. Sianrard ever got anything Il
y the Messengers assistance, or that Of its IN
.spoils candidate" for Congress. The less eI
Mr. Ba1ior's lrionds have to say about Gen. e.
'taunard the better for them. 10
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