The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-29
REPORT OF The PAYMAsTER-GENERAL.

Dish ursements During the Year Ending
June, Is67-Payment of Troops and
Additional BOumtIes-SuRgestIOns ReIR-
tive to Referred CIaims-The Work
Performed-The ReCOnstructiOn Fund
Its DIsbursement-AmOun Remain-
Ing on Hand.
WAR DHPAsrMENT, PAYMAsTER g ENERAL's Or
Grant Secretary OF War al taternn-Slr-I have the
OF the Pay Department Of the army for The fiscal
es 1--WE the details o Mbob IS
condensed the following exhibit
an9ssed IN re9Ssoas III in she S
the beginning of the fiscal year Julyl, ..,..o
Received rom the treasury during the
in the Treasury June 80 1857. 7S.... 1880 900
t6emseives..... .un.. .. .. ssa95s
Total to be accounted '0s,s75,858
DisbE2 sements to the regular army.... sl42g7 lGs
PisbSrssmens TO 70 s55
Total disburseme s4975s,457
Amount of requisitiOns canceli ed ...... 100000
Amount refunded to Treasury. ............. $4,000
in Merchants National Bank at date of
closing not heretofore accounted for ..... 1884
sury on June 80 .......... .......... 355OOOO
on June 60 ~ . 4.s2l 1855
S5s s75,S5s
The disbursements during the year were of various
classes, as tOllOws:--
Regular bI-monthIy payments to troops in service;
final payments TO volunteers mustered out and dis.
the second auditor for bSnntes and for arrsSrs %
heirs Of deceased officers and sodiers payment by
arrears to living claimants which may be thus sum-
To troops in $50 07S S55
To mustered out troops S3Oo000
To Treasury certificates. lU6l4O0O
To referred S765,602
Total ............ .142, ,76s 457
A. the date Of my last annual report there in
ment. rs; additional paymasters, Total 49, There
the auRorHed she SS he e 70
increase and fix the military peace establishment,
created and now in service, 80: Reduction Of addi-
still in service 81 Total Of both classes in SER
am able now to repeat the assurance of my last
annual report that there has occurred serious
on duties devoVng upon the ocefs Of this peSSF
ment They have exhibited, especially those serving
| probity most commendable and praiseworthy.
ADDITIONAL BoUNTIEs.
The subject of the payment OF the additional bouu-
by the same act specially imposed on this
s one o. S1Gn interest throughout the country that
to this report brief expression Of its history ana
limits the preceding portion Of tRis REPORT
put ~ pTeydss Rs present date The act re-
master General, under such rules ana i'T resuis
War" The gravity ef the subject iSvoviss SUCH 81
and affecting the
Secretary of War to refer the preparaton O H. ran
lations 70 the careIul delloeration of board OF milf
rence, and OF the highest Intelligence and iudrmept
The rules and regulations thus framed, an.
as 10 their legality by the endorsement 81 utSe tSa
Attorney-General, did not issue from the wa
Department vi the latter part OF September. The
widest puoclty was then at once given Them thro1b
out the several StaJes Meantime large nnmberss ~
the applications attached 10 which proving deec we
conforming In letter or spirit with The ree,IIe
tiOns they were necessarily returned TO the aSnii
cams OF savs tSa i0s ameadment BY reason
entered upon till January, 1867 49, NV
The chief OF the division OF referred claims WIN
in his official report and statement made mn tn it
18th instant, gives the following ia CTS ~ ~ 'NN
Total nuu1eL 9M M oi s9 asu99itlonal bounty claims
ceived ana recorded 10 4O7 s57
Number ...... 6OOt
SUN NnLppeu iHober 4snosG -; 937l
Number remaining on hand TO be tied Az as
Ot this number there are awaiting the receipted
youehers 1 ealulahs 1878 awaiting further informa
3l3.
custody the war rolls passed) nouiries Tor
wRTded TO his office for information Indispensable /,
the payments before closing them out. "
5 The Auditor has been able to supply these answers
4 abstracts from the rolls tvvav
20 orR In thS once IS @te6 bv tM al ana OF eOuTse
were other wise or practicable for the Audito
: | oB his part TO increase the supply, the payment
could be expedited In the proportion of such increase
il is believed that with the present capaoty of ia
division of referred claims with It's perfected acte
!; and admirable management under the supervislon Q
cases could be paid and disposed Of and whole
completed within another year from the present dat
House Of Representatives to make inquiry and inves
legation OF this matter and report what means Il an,
can be devised 70 exPeolSe the hoAl payment OF u
additional bountlea. refrain tro suggestions ON IL
: subject,