Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-06
ASTOUNDING FRAUDS IN inc
TREASURY.
large Amounts In Counter
mn Bonds Redeemed.
efe,oco,oco Misai1g.
r.o,senaes. Of ssc Tfnsicni Asa%
C-rrency TaucbIre
rrcn ~ Congregational o'o8s. A'reh TN.

C---ency Machine
~, ~. esny-..s;oaal Globe. dareh ls'h.
~ ro,sn liisunt5n. Ii'aols) III you
.f.onutstees on tie Treasury, /
'Nhe .i,,,t " vas illsi w!th Angels,
An ANGEL Michael Al its lead
,hsre is no such thing ~ corrup |
~. III. ,h.,r, 1 called thc attention. Of gentle
49,. 10 these ,hings, and asked that they |
.ho,ld be inquired into, and in answer they |
,n.inuate that | have made charges which |
we're not true--,hat had no foundation 10 |
fact call your attention TO another fact;
ask the question, and want you to tell |
me whether il is or is not whether you |
do not know that the Treasury Department. |
has redeemed some seventy thousand dol |
lars Of counterfeit bonds "a fact which |
has never been made psblie.
Mr.. Van wyck-I Do net want 10 occupy
the time Of the House, and etill, I do not
want the abatement Of the gentleman to 60
unchalenged. ! ssy TO him that when the
report Of TIE committee goes before the
couatry his question will be fully answered.
only want TO cay that nov
Mr.. Logan ask the question, d can
you say whether II 10 so or not. do not
know; Won know IT, do hot know such
is the fact, but | have been told il is fact.
was told in the commit tee room TINS morn
ing, that IL was fact; ask that, without
ALLEGING it TO lie iAc'
NOW, are you going to ain charge me
with stating something nut iiuey heard
i. IN vau o.n committee room this morn
inr. | Do nos Know whether II rs true or
l,se l hope il is false. | hope, s'r. that
n i, not true. but 1t is no. FOR me u sag
ny,h.og about it. | merely ask the ques-
don. Mr.. Nsals. the msn who destroys the
bonds, came 10 mo three weeks ago aud told
me this and the reason l waited this evi-
denee printed 10 this l venture the asser-
ton thsrs 10 not an honest man IN this
House who heard the statement he made TO
mo who would not have done ~ have done,
aud asked for . committee 10 investigate il.
Let us have the evidence, aud see whether
II dors not bear me out. That the reason
Why want il published. Mr.. NeAle told
me there had never been an instance before
OF destroy ing, clean, white smooth papsr,
which did not have on II = scratch Of PRINT
ing. Mr. Neale 20 told me that cl ean paper
18th ND printing. was sent to be DESTROY ed.
| he said that he WAS astonshsd at il, and
refused 10 do il because such thing bad
i uVvvt 0Otu AohV W hCu Qi0nh
| aheets get between bonds and blurred OF
muuiatsd they are what are called s,a.is-
,icaliy destroy ed That is what he told me,
aud that when they called upon him to de-
strcy blank PAPER new and perfect, wiihou,
scistch, unSu and unmarried, sad 10
represent in bonds { s Gao geo, he re use
to do il. What else did be TELL me lie told
ne . lev days befors, be heard tina, there vas
a rumor In the Treasury Department that
$50 UO0, 900 Of bonds had hesn stolen, and
his suppression vas when asked TO do TIL.
hing taat il vas 10 cover up those
frauds. That - what he told me, and thai
" bat lie this morning swore 20. This i.
The reason why ! asked for the ev idencs Il
Re printed. Sucn we're the facts upor
@alsh made my statement made thu
siatemtnt aud asked for an inquiry. But
gentlemen say, do not let these things Get
out do not say there is fraud IN tie Treas
ury Department, for then our bonds will 60
down we must telegraph that somebody
has made a mlsst,tctnept. You must not
cay a word about IL whitawash it; do not
whisper about II il you DO your bonds will
be deprecated. So, il robbery is commit
ted, you must not tell about II. Ii 10000
OF counterfeit bonds are paid by tho Score
t.ry, you must not mention it, Why Re.
cause across the water they viii become de-
preclated Ia the market. Thai is the areu.
ment made. Sir, allow no such argument
10 imI ross itself on my mind TO prevent me
from performing my duty as an honest and
independent man. Whether your bonds
are to 60 down or up should not change the
| question Us tn whether or not a fraud
should be developed in this country. But
the Development Of fraud vii rot put your
bonds down. IL will iaths, give tho world
confidence in your action. II YOU have got
to cover up frauds, robbcries, and counter
letting Tor thu purpose Of keeping up the
price OF your bonds, may God avert the ay
when these bonds shAli fail. That Ia not
the way to keep thsm up. The way to do il
Is to 60 Straightforward aud act an honest
part What are the facts! | stated on
this nccr that General Spinner, Treasurer /.
ha is, did not know what had been done IN
al lold him, and he so sware before the
committee. What else, The gentleman
has pretended to read this copy OF Tie book
referred 70. ass the whole ui i, TO be read
70 the House and then let any naa tell me
What conclusion he comrs - i oil lie certi-
hcais sirned on the boo by three nsa.
The Clcrk read az l8llous:
Seafduls.d United States fre-t,cent,ss
,tgisfefci toadS. det Nare5 80. 1855
BLaNKs-returned ~ ne tbs ddv Il be de.
str gsd- Here ioilows tables cf deuomin.
tons. Amounting to slS,6i3, 900.
iRSAsrEss's ufsic-.
December 18th, 1867. I