Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-04-17
NEW SERIES--V0L, l3, NO. Ie

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com mission ~ ten, nos'onn, ~ H.. -" ~ = :
n sneciol asroomon, e.. Das .,e "aue
com nonsot;9n A. ha .ad -. ~ n" .ia''"o,e =
The claims wcre tben ,at.n T. e,,a,., hanas,
bv Evans and L;s cierL - n. n r. '.;natt y"a'
and prenared for f,ljna a,d so,,,omo"s
Mov4 1s7O vouchors ON noun,;, ta"o".. "
s259 933 10 limo no 1870 os oroomps,; ~ :,
TO s762 127 on and May % OK Is1i
amounting to sas 7s7 ~ woro ~ a,..d , H.,
them in t5o ofrico 81 ~ ia o ,.;rd IA y
ditor of Tho Treosrrv y, Was,';n..ss., M a."
for Adjudication and navment hy ,ba M
United States on M Io,h a. W. 80
of April. 1870. Governor Carr ,,,ve y,
70 n,ans !, nvw appointment az .,s .lss,,s s,l
10 present these claims for settlement
and collect these moneys. In this ap
pointment no reference is made TO Tie
resolution of 1867, and il seems 10 have
been recognized that these vouchers
were not covered by its terms. On
August 70, 1870, Evans procured n
settlement by which the sum OF $780,
S46-09 was allowed to tho State upon
these claims, and on tho following day
warrant No 2,749 was'drawn for this
amount to the order Of the Governor.
This draft was endorsed by "George
0. Evans, attorney in fact" and was
paid TO him. The only portion of this
money that reached the Treasury was
s29,967. .43, which was paid by Cover
nor Geary, July "a, 1871, he having
received it from Evans the day prcvi
GUS thereto, by draft on New York. -
This date is one week subsequent to
articles in the newspapers on this sub
ject, and IL is remarkable coincidence
that the only official report made by
Evans in reference to these collections
bears date four DAYS after the public
press had sounded the alarm Your
no,,o;t,oo oonno, nnJo,s,aaa -,
Fr"ns c,;io1 - nsai,a H. 80 .9s ~ e"I,
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s;os ;a"o'Isom M"s .a' 1"u n's oo'n'',.s
s,S,'; s'on' no"vse'y e"rnou, ', ~ Noi "a" 'ncy
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a1't: ~ s''o''.o ~ .SI'u " 'no Mno,o
sSvsv 49, 10 Iesns IT .as presa,lyu .:, ~
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,Ina,n3 81 ~ " 49, 9Ioo' ,i" LII; III
,,aae Thoro ,ras ~ a.. eaadoa, w pa"is '';.n,
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naa. ~ g an s,,.so.iai ass 49, | :, ,,J Ias "
p,a; ps anJ H., ~, %'u us"',S1Su ,ta
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- Sa na;d -, " ~ ~ ,annn aa,I.aI ".I
,horofon, Tndor ~ o0,,0ut.L ';,L
Wartnoo0 49, .'e ss,iti s,l.en' M ~"
;asa s =, -" T.aa,' w., 49, snV"'u t .'.' sono
,v ,o,s ~ S"au SS ana a,si'ao'5 .o;' nia
by ,bo s,a,o Tro.snro,. sn "n' Tnn a'c cdpa. p",e
no. soons to born 49,, oa,n;nao, 80
,i,;s ra,on,;on os,h;s ~a dros, Np bss ~ans E. -
fan .ha sa,-s IN his commpo;ca,;on ~
the committee (page 30), nthe FIRST OF
these sums, amounting to sl36, 500,
collected 10y the agent August 26, 1870,
was retained and credited by him on
his commissions " This sum made o
total of s32l,Ol44i collected by the
agent, all of which he kept until July
"a, 1871, when s29,067. i3 thereof was
paid to the Treasury No one at
tempts to defend the retention of the
latter sum for eleven months, nor can
We see the justification for retaining
on August 26, 1870. s67,s74.32 as ten
per cent. commissions on moneys not
collected until April ii, May 10 and
June %, 1871, respectively, for il will
be remembered that up to August 20,
1870, the whole amount received in
cash was 1921, ,0l4.44, and the whole
sum adjusted and credited to the State
was Sl,9l0,59S93, making total of
S-,1oi, i,oio.ze' upon MS own SNOW
ing, ana IN accordance WIN ms own
ciaim, therefore, inc agent, Evans
WIN the knowledge of inc GOVERNOR
had IN his hands when the Legislature
met IN January, 1871, the large sum
OF S9i, i,so3.l2 more than he was on.
tilted to under his own uniounded
claim. Your committee cannot under
stand why the attention of the Legis-
lature Of 1871 was not called to this
astounding state oil facts.
On April III, 1871, another sttle-
mont was obtained by Evans at Wash
ington, resulting in balance upon the
last claims filed, in favor of the State,
OF sl37 ,S22.59. Warrants in favor OF
John w. Genry, Governor, or order,
were drawn on that day for the
which were paid to Evans
April 10, 1871, without tho endorse
ment of the Governor, and this money
reached the State Treasury April 20,
1871, through the hands of Governor
Geary.
Nav Is, 1871, another balance was
struck in favor of the State for s242..
10Y 81. for which n draft was drawn
to tho order of tho Governor, was en-.
dorsed by Evans, attorney in fact, dc.
posted by him in the Farmers and
Mechanics national bank OF Philadel-
phia, the evidence thereof sent to
Governor Geary, and it reached the
Treasury May ID, lS' |, through MN
June 23, 1871, Q balance OF s29s,'