The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05
The TREASURY.
Report Of the Second Auditor Of she Trcusury
for the Fiscal Year Ending june so, lS9O.H

Report of the second Auditor Of che Treusu
for the Fiscal Year Ending June so, 1870. 4
WASHINGTON, Now A. 1870.
The Second Auditor has submitted his annual re-.
port for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1870 to the
Secretary OF the Treasury. The operations or each
division given in detail, and the vast amount OF
work performed and its importance ere very
clearly exhibited. The total number Of acquisitions
passed through the office during the year was
2,S42, involving $1O7, 1859, OF which amount
sos 34.973 cover disbursements, and 500, TO, 1855
refundnents, making the net amount drawn out
$685. ,7s7.
The total number OF accounts and claims audited
during the year was l02,726, involving in amount
$l57, 1879. The number on hand at the COM
mencement or the year was 161 ,5S7; the num-
Der received during the year 64,l50; leav-
ing on hand, unsettled at the close OF
the year 123311-showing net reduction
OF 49,, 900. Among the settlements we notice nine
teen in favor Of the National Asylum for Disabled
Volunteers. amounting to $l,soo,s4e. Certainly no
defender OF the nation need be homeless, nor can
our republic be called ungrateful.
Probably the correspondence OF the Office affords
the most adequate idea OF the vastness Of Its opera
lions. The number OF letters sent from the ONCE s
stated at $685. $780, nearly 1000 for every working
day. The average number q clerks employed was
so1-:.,. $50. -. ~. =,
NUMBER
settled, July j, 1863, was a.e7s; the number re-
ceived during the year was $50, and the number
settled, 1oss Involving s14s, lo7 $40, leaving unset
The number Of accounts on hand. July /, 1869, in
the ordnance, medical ana miscellaneous division,
eases Of ordnance and mec q used IN le
for medical services DC, and those arising under
appropriations for contingencies Of the army secret
service, special acts OF relief, &C., was 937 The
number received during the year. 1894, and the
number settled 170s, involving 1851, 007, leaving
unsettled, June 80, 1870, 623.
The expenditure on account Of the Indian bureau
during the year was 49, 033s27 arising from the set
tement Of Liz accounts, against $4,7laoss In the
The number Of recruiting accounts on hand July
!, 1858, was 1886; the number received during the
81 Oss aud tho number unsettled June 50, 1870
me transactions Of the pay and bounty division.
osted, are admirably exhibited in series Of tables
showing month BY month the progress Of the various
division, the examining ana settling. The total
number OF claims received IN this division was
mssSr ne ;ss .v wSSs n a1ysa rsG
s4,iso.77e which, added to the amount paid
70 psd to ns so. !e1 hom soWs
that eur country's heroes and their heirs have
WHICH, added 70 ts amount ,s D
% pensions and artificial limbs, must exhibit such
liseraity on the part Of our government towards its
wards as no other nation has ever been able to do.
The number Of pay and bounty claims on hand
July l. 1862 was CO. 1875, ana The number on hand at
the close Of the year. 81 7e2. The condition Of the
latter IL as fOllowsls s54 suspended, awaiting EVIL
dence 70 be rled BY claimants Or their attorneys;
2,2sa awaiting further action Of Congress, being
claims under the decision q the supreme Court
aesmer; s,22o ready for r.,,s setslsltent, and
why no payments Of claims under the above named
decision OF the Supreme court has been made. The
gist Of the matter seems to be- that under the call
the President Of May 3 1881, for ITO regiments Of
troops, 500 bounty being promised to each soldier
when hcuorably discharged, 81 regiments responded
and were accepted. The authority Of the Executive
to promise the above bounty having peen doubted
by the accounting officers tho Supreme Court de-
cided In H0smer's case that the jeint
resolution OF August 9, 1851, legalized the
promise ana that the government ought to pay the
bounty to the forty regiments called for. New, the
question H. which OF the eghty.two constitute the
fortyf This c0nundrum was prepOunded TO the
Ad1ntant General, who gave IL up, and referred IL
to the Secretary OF War; who in turn gave II up and
addressed Congress, setting forth the dilemma and
requesting legislation to set the matter right Con-
gress not yet having responded, the claims on die
remain suspended.
In the division for the Investigation OF frauds
3,Ol4 cases have been under investigation, liz OF
which have been prepared for suit. The amount re-
covered and secured during the year exceeds
$4,000. There are 3,s70 cases now under investga-
ton. sMf
The archives Of the snlce are very extensive. oc.