The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-03-28
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY or
THA TREASURY. $50

Yesterday Secretary Boutwell, sent
to Congress the following report ofthe
condition of the u. S. Treasury:
.'The Secretary of the Treasury sent
10 the Houset the report Of the commit
tee appointed to examine the office of
Treasurer OF the United States. The
report shows that a very thorough cx-
animation was made and that the con-
dition Of the Office is in the most es-
sential particulars satisfactory. The
Secretary of the Treasury then proceeds
to explain the several deficiencies in the
Treasurer's accounts arising from the
deialcatiOns Of two clerks, johnson and,
Marder, aggregating $i9, 600. and far
Their deficiency Of 81, $50 not recovered
from a package of $40.OOO stolen from
division OF sn issue about two wears
ago. with other discrepancies to the
amount of $4O6 arising from the loss of
coupons. &C., from all of which he
thinks the Treasurer should be reliev-
ed by act Of Congress.
He continues with the exceptions
mentioned, and several cash items
hereinafter referred to as rejected by
the Comptroller. The cash and cash
assets correspond in amount to the ag-
gregate represented by the books of the
Office. II appears, however, there is a
deficiency I'M coin as called for by the
books of $685., 1878. This is represented
by an excess of currency Of $685., 4G7.
and by the deficiencies before mention
ed. with the exception of that arising
from the dishonesty of johnson, this
excess of currency and deficiency in
coin is not the result of dishonesty, but
of an erroneous classification of the en-
tries in the books Of the Office. The
cash items referred to az rejected by
the comptroller, are explained to con-
sist of defaced, defective, in partially
burned notes and securities paid by the
interest teller, the same by order Of
Secretary Boutwell,, and the same by
order Of his predecessor. Part Of The
funds of the box Of miscellaneous con-
tents enumerated among assets Of Of
fees also consist of similar defective Sc
curities and notes, and the Secretary
recommends that Congress give relief
to the Treasurer by allowing these de-
crepancies in accounts be closed. The
Secretary concludes MS follows. upon
the whole result reached by the COM
mittee: II is such as to justify the cx-
preston of opinion that the business Of
the treasury has been well conducted,
and that the losses in the aggregate are
very insignificant as compared with the
transancti0ns in Office
Kasson delegates We're elected to the
State Convention from Polk county
last Saturday. The delegates were in
structed bya kind of milk and water
resolution to vote for delegates to the
National Convention who would be
for Grant. That resolution, we must
confess, was altogether too tame to
suit the republicans of Iowa. The,
Register enters long and violent COM
plant against the doings of the Com
vention. AS to local differences among
the republicans of Polk county, we
have nothing to say we only refer to-:
the resolution passed touching the
Presidency, and as to this we express
our decided disspprobation. If that
resolution is an expression of the feel.
ing Of Mr.. Kasson, he certainly cannot
hope to be delegate to the National
Convention. No such namby pamby
talk as that viii 60 down.
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