The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-15

The report made by the Sud 'eOmmil1eo
on Rstrenchment relative TO the method
Of conducting The Treasury Department
OF the United slsss 90 lengthy ssso do
ter perussl by the casual reader But
while tho intelligence Of the country
can afford to overlook its de,silS, the
Snd the conclusions arrived
al should not escape thsir GIIsntiou.-
The ropor.srs we're Senators EImund'
AMI BuctalsW and Representative Hal
sey' The Joint resolution containing
their instructions uss passed in con4s' !
qusncs Of an existing suspicion that the.
details Of tho Treasury Dops'tuCns 10
loling 10 tht national securities had at
tanned such VIspsS' ss 10 bs uniulclligi'
bio ard uDmauagrsblo. This suspicion.
iSnsedleaS to say. vsS stimulated by the
interruptions charges of the sObel Dem
ocracy during 'hS last campaign. To
remoslbOse 'uspicious, or. II they we're
co6drnsd. to gather 'uun::ia'!S e. would
remedy. the irregularities, beC.ns duty
with the CougtesU. Ths country had
righ! through it, ag.uA TO q sight into
the workings Of onS Of ito moIi impoItaai
dspar,uents. The Republican party
would have bssn iailhCss to itS mission
bad it stopped Shor, either Of exposure
Of its agents. 10 cssS Of dersic'iOn. or
thsh vindicslion, in case Of their is.Sg'
riiy,
twill be seen, then chat the insc'li'
gatioas called Tor and msdO, we're into
tho internal and mechanical management
Of the Treasury. The fuancial views
Of tho Secretaries EerO mol brougd, un'
der consideration. Bearing in mind that
by reason of.he war The Treasury found
ilaelfin en- emergency no one had coutSm'
plated, ,hAi i! VS., called upoa TO perfect
a financial system Of amazing pr proportions
that 10 executing is trust il had not only
10 call into existence the billions il DIS
burGed, but in doing 60 YES compelled
10 quOdrupls iH force by unskillsd re-
crafts, and thai the timss required I
rapidly OF transact on which really pre-
vented sniits a:ourucy. however houaS
aud capable every subordinate may hay I
been. some conception may bs had o.
the Treasury undertaking. Who coulc
wonder. then, at Ilight Irregularities:
4 Who would not be sStopishOd al Ending
all things so nearly exact? The rcpor
impartiSlly says:
-. A eii Ia saspes5a@ uhat FolsAWs
4 this possibility. o. probability Of error
looseness> end 'Eant of regularity. wa
realized; bds tits believed that no yer,
extensive Losses have occurred il consa
quence, and it is possible. and in som
Instances perhaps probSbls. that msn2
Of the discrepancies reported are entire
ly innocent ones. atisiuS from irregular
! lily in tbs method and detail, rather thai
i from positive fraud.
Throughout the whole body oft moth
ing appears to sustain the most plsu'ib
> cborges Of freud. Even the great Sale
, discrepancy rsnishss under pre,ump
. ion Of honest intentions. Negligence
~, a clerk here, . Sigh! mistake there, 81
n all owing to hurry aud s1citcm'nt, q
:, made TO account for all the discord
, tho complicated machinery. We ha'
a seldom seen SO complete vindca!i,
a Of departmental management, aud new
:, UNDERGO many ombarassmsRR. 7
=, reporters arc uuit in their opinions.
!, The sanction Of MI Salisbury cou
? scarcely have been expected had
IN hearkenod to tho prejudiceO Of party.
"a As it 10, his accord gives the opinion
=. the majority double weight and pI.
:, their report beyond c,vil.-Press.
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