The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-02

aTesae 70 ssres, payabe in currency 10
.5aeGo,s.o making total o. ,S (, a. or
witch the largest poruoona y se ar2 .Alng and
es,aisq GUARDIANS 6f minors "a uon-resldents of
the country, the TegisteysD Interest of which beng
recep' ed by attorney presents at once an idea or
tne magnitude OF ne items involved ana the close
AID critical examination necessary TO tue adiust-
ueut e ta,a eissc OF accounts.
nurilg The gscal year there have been received,
eNansined registered, fled and listed fGi the OF
fiscal e.yanas 1890 general and permanent powers
isatioa q estates, exclusive OF Nae large mass OF
powers ot attorney 70 cover special payments,
whiea waen added 70 these Of previous Years, pre-
seH.3 many thousands OF legA papers melhodcasy
registered and Led Ia this cixtsion OF the bureau.
CoJsDIsS
These bonds, the interest or which ~ PAYABLE
semdnaaalE, constitute n very important item Ia
the iG9ota OF the dN.slsa. From recent changes
made IN the rendition, aud Reimbursement OF cou-
pons requiring retnrnsom tue ASSISTANT Freasurers
II tinladelpnla, New fork and Boston weekly, sud
noaihly IRON al cfaer agencies, this class Of ac-
rs2is,ered aud coupea accounts stated during the
5s.is. oaoFaoias tLe sum Of ss2 $50, JSc o. - .oa.
~, i 6ss5s osI gtsi S .! StoeAs g.
fe,e.Sl-.e ead Ssaaed Tor any period OF the year
depends vatiieg lpol tne expiration OF loaas aud
tLo am0uls 81 PyTeAmenS OBLIGATIONS outstanding
duo al0 pdyaca TIE redemption OF Uaited states
ootus le-h2 assssraD requires inc same va.e and
scrutiny u tyss eSamgauoa - REGISTERED pterest
ana tas sLKs aGfbofn ~ aitUfleysaip "a requisite
TO reatge ihesf Redemption.
1Ue F.oef ~ Dsos, currency 05Ji3IicoRs
Gates ol iGdeo saaess asd cer!idcstea Of deposit er
temporary ioaD, although diminishing "a namptr,
DIVISION.
&fyeaHeous.
INC seften:snt Of t}e accounts 81 TIC collectors OF
CUSTOMS lVr are3spAy notes recei Gu luf duties and
war bohuiy scrip sued Under actt1i February !.
1ft" al inehey atAed II lea 81 bounty land
seliS t"GesHes yith certificates issued 30 Che
IIeaeurer vi lac nitcd States 10 reimburse hts
account Tor the Qe Traction oi The various issues OF
lraasafg notes ~ 4 other governments OBJ cations.
BUSINESS VI me Nv sion.
HINT ACCOUNT 1ND oTae6s-coSDGNsED STATE
EE&f.
Bullion account q % tue gint OF the United states
an Y e.a0eaeA 81 Assay once, new oyE.
4oeoGA.s Of or DIARY expenses Of tna same.
4eSo0Iss " y ,e secretaries oi ne Territories.
accounts u &c governors 0t tie TCrrtGres
Acc5an's Of ipefysng an! otaer afent9 OF ths
treasury Des ttAeut, and OF o.aecrs OF Iae arlby
tos captured . "a abandoned property.
quart rig ~ 3lF certificates
il, Accounts { II defence OF suits IN the Court of
Inc bulnoll account OF the Mint. Philadelphia;
Braach htns,i sea Francisco and Assay ONCE, New
various accs 1}ii5 tedioas.
lhe abstfs &C cf deposits, IN connection with the
warrants OF Tue director or superintendent for pay.
meat are drst examined aRd checked then the
various aef 1uDts 81 the treasurer. Aoter ana rsnsr
ana colp8 under the following acknowledgement
account n id bullion, silver balboa cent pulon,
cent deeo Sit account, gold coinage, SILVER coinage.
cent coi1a Sc. meter and relners gold, meter aud
renlets failter. meter END Eelners cent bullion.
coner's aold, eolnsfs silver. coneFs Bge cent
eccoln' corers three cent account colner's bronze
or one and Two cent account, unpaid deDostorg
god COZ ~ for assay, sIver cous Tor assay silver
pG9nt az los CENT profit and loss bullion daposir
pToGt AZ ID loss Datlon iund balance. and gpaly Nil
rhe 459se are D,ended 10 Tie summary statement.
Tue iCrdinaiy expense accounts are for tue IN.
ciaen9h eEre7ses, WAGES Of Worsme1, ond salaries
OF olhi ers ana cierzs II the Mint and branches
Ac9o1nts OF tae secretaries OF Ire Territories,
for.c}Upensaton ard mileage OF members and ia.
ciuta expenses OF the legislative assemblies OF the
Accoaats q the governors Of the Territories for
contingent expenses oi executive onice.s
QuarIery salary ceraticates Tor the salares or
lud g OF tde ea9ieme Court United states discreet
JUDGES, United states attorneys aa1 aasghajs.
governors and secretaries q tae Territories super
v5ng and local inspectors OF steahols ana vessels
accounts Of supervising ana asslstaut spec.si
agents ol tue 4TesSutg BepaTtmun Mt for tne COLLECTION
81 captured and abandoned nrspcggv ana oiriesrs
OF tue army VINO have received ana disroseI OF mo-
perry Of tails class These accounts consist Of three
c.asses:-
/. aQnoy accounts showing the receipts nom ana
disnursemeIps Tor and on eccount of canturnd ena
abandoned property IN the adjustment OF this
account careful examinations OF all returns of sales
ahu abstracts Q! rents received are made; the abb
EtFacts or Gi3barseucnt7 arc examined to sec TINT
no payments arc made 70 agency aids local az asss
am special agents wlthou. the approval or tEeap-
p0lnsnent ana rate on compensation by the s;ecfe-
tary ~ the treasury aud tnat the proceeds or no
property are released except on proper authority. ard
ihat bonds d iHdemut! are dled.
2. TIC Cotton Account In this account the agents
are changed and credited win all cotton received IN
tnel1, ,e date O tue recipe OF eatnl0b from whom
receiyeu or takea, tue MARKS and number CT bales
are given, date Of dspos1 now disposed ot; il sold
proceeds stated transferred 10 another agent thas
agent IL charged vita ~ or, II released fns agent
must Tie his authority FOR the release All the y0IIeh.
cts required IN the adjustment Of moDey account
arc required In this. the OF nales OF cotton
embraced IN accounts Of this class so lsed IN tbia
Once - date IA 100 8la
3, miscellaneous properly Accounts rhe agents
ara charged With al property Oh u nllsceaaneoiis
character received by them ssd the disposition
Accounts for expenses Incurred in tue defence u
sul.s 10 de Court 81 Claims IN relation 10 captured
and abandoned property.
WARDROBE AND FOND ACCOUNT.
The Regulations or 1851. section 5ei required that
The officers OF the CUSTOMS shou,d account fof .Ae
due5 entered a. tpeF respective districts for ware
housing or r6waTehousing with tile same gnitIcu.
larity a jecai ii they we're previously reaaeei n
account Tor tue duties on goods entered .or cOusnt
ttoB, 8nd they were also required 10 kpeu an,, rens
their warehouse accounts monthly 10 the g,r3t
Auditor OF the Treasury.
The latter regulation, however, wes or became A !
aea1 ettcr aud collectors only accounted Tor tIlas
on merchandise WarehOusoi as they were collected
This oli regulation was revived " Circular No y,
Circular the attention or officers OF mo customs pas
directed 10 the ABOVE regulations add taeg wore /
soLtsed 20 render il!l ana accurate warehouse aud
boDd accounts irosQ dAJ ], 1851
Tue object or these accounts IL 20 race every I'M
poftauon on which mites not imlne iiagolg p.d
on atiEai' untl s9eh duties are pa.a or untll ihe /
goods IRE expo .e1 0ut Of tae country. This reolr,
detailed account VI THO receipt ana cagcanatIon IL
all warehouse, roTafehouse transno RATION sod /
expectation OOnds full account havinn from M. /
teen to eighteen formal statements Ia this man.
ner Importation traced from the hort of orioi
nal entry through psfnars two or more other ds-
reta OF the United states, TO the iaat port Who're
the duties are paid The meTchandse entered ~ /
expiration tue bond forfeited aud delivered Ia
tue District Attorney for prosecution
4 division was organized IN THIS once on the lat
q Decemoer laoIi aud an immediate examination |
was entered upon OF the acconnla rendered aince
the publication Of the aforesaid circular Eiqaty-
Jour aisilic.s nave rendered accounts qAs ~.
hanatt nave re transactions relating to ware
housing auc ate required only 10 renger moathiy |
statements 0 the lact, which are fied in place 81
sccount5. Many IS t8eSe accoHBts as from Sgy |
York, Boston, San Francisco, New urleaua phia
de!Dma baltimore ana iOuead, aresyer, large ana \
zoe eHannaaIi9a Requires 80 acquaintance w.h the !
rates ~ 0uty assessed ~ many afa orts uo11 an
articles Of mercnnndse imported, sna $50 with tse
numerous forms and regulations belonging 10 lie I
warehouse system.
double difficulty was encountered a The outset
III tuo examination 81 these Accounts Beigg A. !
entire novel SCI q accounts, the ceraA eutsusfeI |
Win the examination wete UnGcquaiale1 win tns /
Ivtma hbd iekgiati0ns aud progress, IN order 10 10
stGuiese. NA3 ~ hfst necessarily somewhat slag. |
Ihts Qtmcuity was much Increased bv the gerord
VIZ llLt we cuslo d Qlcer9 wore a. lneNnnIla1na