New-York tribune., 1869-04-05

officials make It out the number and amount OF the
duplicate 1SOs of 1854 separating those which evl
ON their faces TO have been original dupcations His
division into classes cannot be certainly relied upon
been altered, may have been original dupcatons and
some some OF those hat appear 70 have been original duplica
defy detection by inspection. All these
numbering, sealing, and issuing the securities OF the
United States ought TO be adopted which will epproach
the nearest 20 being absolutely secure "n,nsf error
and fraud, even ~ such methods should be much more
expensive than others having less guarantees and proec
ton And 10 Is obvious TO the COmmitee bst tbe high
est safety Is to be attained by so conductins the work
that no one OF even two. departments should nave 1t in
their power TO finish any note bond or hut that
one part Of the engraving on the secprts shonld be
printed by one establishment and succeeding part by
te ns ana that the final process sealing and signing
SHOULD DC done by still another district and separate
paftnent aud In the Treasury. BY methods each
under separate and distinct control the nearest approach
possible to security will be reached and as ali these So
eurtes require two or three distinct processes of en-
grayed printing and may have distinct process OF seal
ing ana signing, there is no practical difficulty
printing Of the first fretiional CURRENCY called
postal currency which was perfect for issue when
printed similar method was pursued-one company
printing one side OF the sheet with one design and
SbSc Hne oeeE with another degn, thus acting
be attained where plates are Kept together under
one eohro where all the various processes done in
one building, and substantially THO room. where
TING employees In frequent intercourse with each
other al has been the case In the Printing Bureau Of the
Treasury Department.
Another subject for serious consideration I'm this con.
neoOn Is the comparative safety 10 the Government
well as 10 individual holders OF registered and coupon
securities In the case OF the registered securities
oy @ are issued 70 some particular person and stand IN
to the OF another person. who then takes his place
upon the books IL next TO impossible that any fraud
should occur, and II It should, It would be certain
TO be detected any investigation, any change
OF the personnel Of the Department Bureau and it
could be traced TO its orgn but in the case OF coupon
securities which may be and generally are Issued in
blank and which pass by delivery there is such guar
aniee Of safety and fraud might exist inpos
and even then could not generally be traced to any
method OF their issue aud transfer. hold out
strong temptations TO fraud The Committee think that
ought TO be the policy OF the Government to carry its
debt as far and as fast possible into registered FORM
and that there considerations convenience
weigh the absolute duty Of making the Government debt
absolutely safe, as well for r, tho Govern.
OF the Printing Bureau in the Treasury
large quantity OF the space of the building which Is
needed In connection with the operations OF the Treasury
effect upon the other operations OF the Trearury nun
sanee 1t has paper-mil in the basement OF the build
shop and 1t has Of course, very extensive engraving
and prinDgrooms, and, besides, great num-
ing All these operations combined produce
noise and disturbance IN the building together with all
degrees aud kinds Of nOXous euvas 20 the very great
annoyance aud dotrment of connected with that
operations runs sometimes high COO ZOO The
books and accounts between the various subdivisions Of
the printing establishment have until recently 70
say nothing OF the defects s existing. rregularly
kept, and contain many OF Them on examination, 80
diminish confidence In the accuracy OF the results de-
gether the fault of the head OF the Bureau
for long were employed there upon the
OF Senator's members Of Congress, aud
other persons having political influence without very
strict regard 20 the qualities essential 60 ithfuness and
accuracy It not TO be expected that all the persons
having business clerical duties 10 perform there
would perform them with absolute accuracy
While we cannot find that the persons In chief charge
ward the Government, st there has been ueXcusablo
neglect and careessness IN the methods and operations
OF the bureau which furnishes abundant opportunities
and temptations 20 fraud, and 10y the persons
nected with ~ How II VIII turn out remains to be deter
mined when the loans are withdrawn but AS 70 the frac
tonal currency particularly II any fraud has occurred Il
be ascertained from rcdcprOns, unless the
frauds are enormous In amount
II will De FROM the testimony that considerable
pHnng DC, has been done lh the treasury
building for outsde pares This Is practice that the
Committee think Is not advantageous 10 the public inter
et and hrt 10 ought 20 be discontinued lt j. not within
authority Of law known 10 us. aud subject to grave
The Committee are also OF opinion from the testimony
and from their persona examination and observation
that very considerable abuses have existed IN the Bureau
IN respect to pay for extra work paid TO persons who
were having adequate annual salaries nor do
ant improvements ia that Bureau. particularly In
respect what ls called the hydrUtac printing have
The fractional currency printed on ther presses
very poor, indeed, breaElhg w ~ yeIy short ume
partly from the quality OF tue paper ana the Coinm
lee are informed that neatly million Of dollars week
OF this currency u lciuiItu lAo llNaaHls uivhth
aud spoiled. This We think, u great oyh
10 the Department, and does Injustice 70 the people
The Committee wish 10 call attention 90 the fact that
there In possession OF the Bank Note Companies AZ New
York aud also the Treasury considerable quantity
eDgrossed plates used In printing tho older lssues OF
securities OF the various kinds which orc now no longer
needed and which the Committee believe ought 10 DO
condemned and destroyed order 10 obyiae all possi
blity Of any improper disposition OF the same
ON general survey OF the operations covered by the
CATION Of the Committee, they could not fa 10 be
struck with difference I'm the management aud details.
both personal and otherwise. between such operations
carried by paid officers, having certain hHed
hours OF labor, and feeling no other respon-
siblity at best than that OF doing their duty
The afternoon and similar operations, carried on by pri
Vate persons or corporations where the individual pro-
prey and success OF the persons managing the
involved and where other motive for employing SUI
ordinates existed than that OF obtaining THOSE
persons who could bring To their duues 'ho ho
greatest amount OF capacity and fidelity ~ ius. 10
Confessed that such comparison Is decidedy
able 70 the Government engaging In any, pd i,I
this character, where II possibly 30
OF course the Committee do hot meA. ~ '-n.iniAao -
hat ALI OR even the majority, OF the persons
arnriove1 bY the Government In these Auafs
re eher incapable or unfaithfu but from political ana
other causes large element OF lncaphoty careless
ess and introduced introduced INTO the
oooraous as IN considerable degree 10 derange ana
naraIyze the efforts OF those who are sincerely o9so
~ doing the best possible for the Government
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TIE INDIANS.