, 1870-10-26
ANNUAL REPORTS.
ConlpsroBlcr* and Auditors OF the
Ire0>NFy.

and Auditors oil the |
1re0sNFy.
''as'i"so" toe s;, =, csE;espesdt"et s,;sp Of tas s
J. ". DrcaJl.ead, Second COMPTROLLER Of the |
Treasurt, has completed LIS animal report for
the fscal year ending June 80, 1870, and has
-ubmittcd tie same to tho Secretary Of the |
statistics arc taken:
The total accounts Of expenditures Of the
War and Navy Departments and the 1ntian
md Pension Offices, IL settled and adjusted
at the 7teesury Department during
This sum embraces the accounts Of
tisbur<ing officers Of the War and
navy departments and Indian and Pension
officers, in part fot WIZ expenditures Of tue
t+bellios., as well 3. those incurred since. war
clsims for bounty aud prizo money. claslus OF
States for war expenses, and Of private per-
EGIa for property used or Impressed. or lost
in Tie military service of tho United Slates
The ii owe accounts Of expenditures arc, With
tie voachers. examined by the Second, Third,
CT Fourth auditors OF the Treasury, who have
hs iaw primary tn'i.sctlon in their settlement.
When examined by audstoru and tal.nccs
certified, all Of these accounts, With .von:h-
e,s stud certificates, are ferotted by them to
the Second Comptroller for his decision. This
officer causea 4 revtsiou Of each settlement
TINS reported to be made, and certified
aent in which the expenditure has been in
Cured. During the fiscal year tho auounia
Of settlements thus far acted upon and ad-
justed are 10 follows: FROM Second Auditor,
| el75,843.755; Third Au,'i,or, S54, ,763, DIS:
Feurth Auditor, ~, ,0s5 ,Ool, winch are ciassi-
| fedthus:
From Second Auditor. embracing account Of
d.ebursiug oflce1s Of Var Department for
collecting, organizing. aud drilling volunteers,
| 1880, AL !; payuAstcraF accounts for pay and
] rz.ions OF the officers and soldiers OF the
army, s155, 4a3, u.s., accounts Of ar1ny re.:
bauuts 10 recruits, 1855, ,ls7; oranarce. en-
bracine accounts Ct di=LurtiDg olic.s5 of 0rt1-
natce Department for arsena.a, armqEy,
armaments for Notifications, armlng militia,
1c. s7,042 ,623; accounts Of Iutaian agonss,
including pay Of Indian annuitiea,
t etties, .pav Of interpre;ere, pay Of 1ndian
Agents, DC, and settlement OF personal cls;ms
for miscellaneous services Of agents aud otl,-
era in connection viii Iudiau atf.tre, i, ,951,-
725; medical and hospital accountr, including
purchase OF medicincF, drugs. surgical ins:ru-
! merte, hospital stores, claims Of private ply
sc;ans for service, and aurEesus employed
uu.ler Contract. $1.7c3, ,299; Military :asyluu,
| II .031 .S13; contingencies. expenses Of War
Department, S5. $50: Freedmen~ Dureau,
md Fey and bounty. 572e. 74s. Tcta1, sl75:-
Sl3 T55.
! EIp1R lUQI4A oAuAl0it %0a4tGllAatkGfs u
Marine Cops, embracing accounts for CT.
en*cs Of officers qu'E:eEs, fuel. forage fos
toreee, attendance on court=-mlrtisl and
courts OF inquiry, transportation Of otfcers
ard marin.r, supplies OF provisions, clothing,
medical stores. and military stores for bar
acks. and alt incidental supplies for marines
IN elore, S35s, ,031. Acccun's Of Paymssters
fer Marine Corps for the pay rations Of Off
cers and ms1snes and servants hire, S1Sl, 2s4
pasnlasters OF 1Avf accounts Yog pay and
EAtioGs Of ofhce1s aud crews Of ships,
supplies OF provisions and clothing, aud re.
rasrs Of sessels on foreign stations, slt.5la.
100 pnymaeters ut navy yards, accounts fol
Iay OF officers oa duty ut navy yards or or
isaye Of absence. and pay Of mechanics ant
iabofsrs On various Worke, S15.015, ,3N nay,
SCENTS accounts for their advances to Pay
! tuasterr, purchases of timber, provisions
clothing. and naval stores, SS.6S6, Sis; NAT!
.. PENSION agents ACCOUNTS for the payment q
tensions OF onice:s, seamcn, te-. Of navy
snd eficers and Ftlvates Ct Marine Csrps
52sl.4e6. Total. a., 0sS .001.
. Claims received during lhe yesr. embracing
soldirrs' pay aud bounty. s, TO-, ,932; sailors
, ray aid bounty, s2a6, IL: pnzs money. slio.
10 military eersice, IS, ,G4s; Oregon and WA=h
ineton Territory wArclaims =12,50a; OF State
for enrolling, suteistirE. clothing, eurr!ying
arming, equipring. paying transportation 10
their troops in dofcnee Of the tEitsd statee
: S1,1a4 $50. Total, S5.sI3, NO.
c These settlements have been effected. an
). se1uisltions for the tsue excepting for 30
= lieis' and sailors' pay and bounty, have bee
Issued l,y the War. Navy, and Interior Dera1'
. rnents. TO the number of 10 So.
.. With the second Comptroller are filed th
= contracts of The Quatte.masters Department
3 :he Commissarv OF Subsistence, the Nay
Department, the Engineer Department, u
Inojap Department, the Adjutaut General
: Department, tho Freet1men's Bureau: crs
i rance Dera:,ment, Surgeon General: ehaEtt
,1s S.e e'ses eI 50's Saps asof o IS
q efictrs Of the Wsr and NaT Depst
!, numbering loo. Pensioners recorded duEin
10 The year, II, 51o. The decrtase in the tot
f5ctn ;he e.s ~ nraeaas
u ,e,rs sao7. S., ,ee:,5. Bounty to soldiers IL
;.ec1saeeJ from &c, $50 Oh to q. 1B7 .sse; pei
III Stops have decreased from S15,61.,530
se so3,s12.s50. The Navy Department the pre-
D. mt year tbows heavy reduction upon Il
stt iscAl yeaT.
~ Tho Fitsi Auditor has submitted his annu
tp scport 10 Secretary boutwell,. The fo['o~1i
e- There are lse customs ports and distfic'
he Therc we're on the 30th Of June. 1870, lssu
=. :eoi,4s5, go registered bon1e. and S1 :s
- sa.i7nz 4es, ,Gso worth Of bouds issne<i and q
N standtur On the s0th Of June. 1870. T
a s.eck Of the loan Of 1877 and 1913 and I
- Tesan Indemnity houde h,s been tedeems
OF arineipal and in.eres.-ss1; 200. The NJ,
pepnon furd Is $H .00c. coz. The iatereat p
II uu 1t during the year to the hoid'
&c 9ss s4oo.0o6. The Treasury not
es reeubacla and ftactional currency I
{,onds dcstroved during The -
,aounted to s27o, ,74s, ,0's 65- Theirs has BE-
;uid during the year. for accounts Of co:t
n seizr,es, el.lms which .a5pss 1926 saa
n 1ceounts Of disbursements have paessd T T
1fau tes The ss..5 a%epnn1s y; q.e;9tt 70 sis q
ss4.6y; sses, ,6ll, ;4s IL wss paid out dur
~ :ie 5esr So1 redemption Of aud interest
TO- putic dtbt: s4,lss,e14 sAs paid for ab:
ioned properly seized during tho ~.r: sl4
ri, l,65l paid for rublie printing; and sa,'l
q. $3.50 tor salaiea and uileaSa Of CoUgre