National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-24

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GENERAL GEORGE W. 1AI1oCH. THf LAIa
DBBURslN0 OFFICER, Oh TINE B1AND-
THE OFflCIALHE LATIONs BErWEENT TIL
COMMISSIONERS AND HuasHLr-H0W PAY
NENrS OF lOurfY NHpH MADE.
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ensiueers. saecrd ,A,S,t.r Ersnoh. Couptrollel
Tsvler s,d IA snvs,.I haads AZ sudftins an
aecountipr bur.ana 1sra examined durin0 las
wen. - UT u
Ysstsrday uorninf Gen. 0eorrs ". Balleeh
lass chief djv6sfpn. enoer ee - Safeea q ned
men end zssssesA wss szanlssA q ssaslsssssa.
ia so,low,,s \. s.svus,e,s Of n. ssstiucay
Nv name \ Ga y. 49, esam superiutendsut
Of streets N thn ~, va a duav n the army
with Gen. q. D. How'd o. tho litA Of Nevem.
Dor. 1851. untfl Ann. lssk vhsn I hsesne ee1.
nissary and iuspccter Of eabeletsncs Of The Tuen.
Itch army cora runkfu~ :, li6uke ut colonel Of
volunteers; vss srdsrsi % report 70 Cen. O. o.
Howard In Ises. end Wss putln shssre q thesub.
sisteuce department; on the 18th Of June, 1895,
vas detailed BY On. HojSRa = Shlef disApfslna
and accounting -ofacer Of thS bdfSsa. sxd con
tiausd - men snsil ocssS1r 1i,aHI-sstil a.
ssue Of supplies 70 the dsseiesss e ~ south
esassd-vhen Gen. whittisssy rslisvsd Ne; had
nothing 70. do with the sub1istsn6s qepartment
sfter April 5 1851; retained myfauk siIeutensnt
colonel IN the mbsis,snss dspastnMs 0ur 1ls1
froai ths Secretary or war: Continued ~ eonnsc.
tion with the Trssdmsa's BarsS6 vusss ssetioa
our Of The hot Of 1ssa IN AeeoraAsss with ,tAs or
ders q the Oonmissioner Il Ia Erasdman,s Blu.
reaa. tThs efdef wss fesdts ~ cosrt) During
this time was under the supervision Of the Com
ton with him, oe.spssd :nsss m u. ssne SaiId.
ing; removed to tho Howard institute q the ssne
time, and Aecount books, Ia, were oeeasionsny
inspected By the Commissioner; do not rsmember
being criticised It any time during these inspsc-
lions. - '-f
The system for the payment Of claims Vas ain
pie. When the eerttncstes hrst came nom the
Second Auditor to the Comnissiensf thsy were
seut to The ehssfof ths tmdivisioo 70 hsvs the
fees adjusted md Advances Petds I'D sftsr
he got throagh with the seftieeste % snt seeA
certificate with the fee bill 70 me for paynmL
Tho sttorneys' fees were pAad, and thsn ths bsl
snce went to the claimanta nor which regular
get Of vouchers were gotten up By witness and The
form was approved ~ the Commissioners md the
Second Comptroller.
Two methods Of paying boaAties wsss passsd.
TO some agents the vouche]s and money would be
ssnt ct the Same time; to ethezp the money amer
the vsschers had been rsestv24 It Vas my own
gystem. Some Of the agents were ohace1 Of the
army, detailed by the SECRETARY Of Wsf; some
ourselves appointed sfter nomination By the Sec
Rotary Of war. 40 ~
The Conmiosioner supervised the payments
made BY witness, who WAS under his orders. Spe-
size AntYuct{0ns WePA Rva0 f,P the Identification
" claimants which should b letisiactofy TO the
agent making thS payment In scattered cases
revenue ofncers, bank eashiess, a2d stAers were
With tie pigment Wf}peU kept .
yeneral record book. When there WaS any q1es-
Ion as to the payment Of claimants who had been
paid BY agents, q by SEINE civilian temporarily
II was referred to TIE Comnisnonsr.