The New York herald., 1871-12-01

There are described in the same table fifty i've
other warrants. ihat are each specified by NUN.
bs., date and amount, with Tie name OF
'f. F. Spinner repeated IN every one Of
them. under the head of 'In whose favor
drawn" as above An examination has been made
IN the various bureaus OF the Department OF the
books and records and OF the warrants themselves,
Hiiy-siX or which nave been found. with dates and
amounts oleraDly correct, except few typugrarhi.
cal errors. aud thai IN making up the table the num-
oefs IN twenty consecutive items were slid M one
Inc. But they Were SO accurately described that
they Were easily found. In every one OF these the
cousy ialshed and forged. FIVE OF the pretended
warrants are nctitous None such exist. Zoe first
\ No. S s s0f Tor Gss sa 's s. 'asa aaa s IN pay !Se
able 20 treasurer U. s., on ac Internal
ana si moi as 10 a. scGp e le rax on
others IN ths list in amounts varying from sia6 ~
No; 81 TO sio5594 - No. a5I, and all made PAYABLE
~ Ike manner. All these thlryfoar warrants, be-
ing more than nalf the number specified IN the
wnoie list, have the same history.
IL was the invariabIe practice OF the war
Department, when IN income tax on TIE salaries was
Retained rom the pay OF IT'S officers and employees,
to make requisitons quarterly on the Treasury De-
pariment Tor the amount Of the aggregate salaries,
less me Income tax, in favor o disDGrsing Officer
who drew the mouey and paid the salaries less the
tdNi anu men 10 make another requlstiou Tor The
gross amount OF the lax Thar withheld. ON these
iarD aStnamed @ re!u.suons warrants we're issued IN
AZ Al Tue thilly-four ABOVE mentioned were OF
,Ines,cIp in,e pfef'se cnafacter and teaor. Ger
Immediately on The receipt OF each warrant for Inc
amounts specified In each warrant respectively: one
..iS w ti,r one Tor the tOmuiis-
hloher OF internal Revenue and one for The Secre.
lafy 0i the Treasury. ON the recsipt of each or
These certificates, the Secretary Of the Treasure
caused coVefInS warrants 10 be Issued for The re-.
sptclNe amounts named, by when the money was
carried into ths Treasury OF the United states TO
lhe account Of internal revenue receipts OF TAX on
sdlarles. Every one OF Tie thirty-f0lr amounts
nshlei III Tie lst as having been pad TO ''F. T..
spinner" Was 50 treated, and 50 placed
~ ltc treasury, as appears upon all the
noohsi ani each amount had been
accounted Ior to- anu passed upol as correct by the
hhaiv settled 10 my account by the FIRST Cofnptroer
OF te Treasury, and MS letters verifying The fact of
such settlement, except lor single item hereinafter
nehuoAeii embracing The Whole list OF fity.six
warrants descfiDei In the list anu which were
1ohhd hd1 been in my possession, some OF them for
over one year, anu all the Others Tor over two
years bafore Aes0 Infamous charges were pup.
sHei by the i6lsi1er who, from his evident access
10 tue BOOKS ana papers Of the department, must
nave known all these facts when he invented his
wholesale liei. But all that has been said In regard
10 me thirlyfour tax warrants is simple state.
meht of the routine OF the business OF the depart
meHt WDeu moneys are transferred from one
account or appropriation 10 3uO.uer. In reality no
money vas handled or passed Into or out OF the
treasury on any one OF these thirtY.four warrants
ahd their Complementary coyeyDg warrants. Inev
Simply accomplished the transfer OF the several
amounts specified IN each from accounts or apprO.
pl!atlons Tor lhe War Depar rment 10 the credit OF
lleIHal revenue Tor receipts from tax sa,arles
lhe money ether stili remains IN the Treasury or
u mas leeD drawn out on other money warrants 10
SATISFY tie creditors and pay thj debts OF the
Unlied States.
Eleven other OF the warrants spec led in tDis
HbelIous article, instead Of being LayaDic 10 the
order oi ~. u SDluner,n a. Is charged, are maze
PAYABLE 10 The orier oi the Treasurer u S. TO the
credit VI 9. Z. Jackson Paymastef v. ), Navy" Nd