The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-01
MACKET'S DENIAL.
Reply from the Chnirmnn Of the Treasury
Investigating Committee.


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.-Mr. o. ii. Reig-
hard, Chairman OF the Treasury Investigating
Committee, has written a letter In answer to Il.
W. Mackeys reply to the report OF that com-
mittee. He makes strong and direct home
thrust at Mackey when he asks: II your letter
is fun answer to all the charges against you.
why did YOU not come before the committee and
answer the questions we were very desirous
OF askingf You could have made the same
statement under oath. and II you have
given the whole truth in your letter.
might have rejoiesd at tho opportunity Of
viudicating your character before the legislative
surely Il is aot fair to 'O yourself, II your sc-
counts correct, to hide behind u technical
objection. Certainly the public at large, or the
body 10 which the committee must report. and
to which YOU are amcnable, win not be con.
vlneed Of tho rectitude OF your official
career by any er pdrte statements GU make, 80
long as you refuse to he sworn or TO- submit the
books and papers Of the State Treasury. to
yjrtusiS au@i, nat - sso3oS S,S were TAKEN from
the sinking fund and YOU cay pail opi al the
@ @Ssn.ral expense account You omit,
! :: Zoe Constitution of lsls, which provides that
unless In case Of war, invasion or insurrection,
or applied otherwise than in the extinguish-
ment Of the public debt until the amount
SSSs debt o'Sw ,ss sse
$4,000 had been unlswfally taken from
OF profound pcase. Under what pretext could
be used during these years Tor any
other purpose than the payment Of the public
debt. You say It was paid on, IN the gen,
the Constitution be thus ruthlessly dis
regardedS Certainly II yourself or pre-
decessors had refused to divert any por-
tion OF the sinking fund from its cnnstitu-
tional uses. you would have compelled
corresponding reduction Of the gene
| raj expenses Of the state Government,
| a thing greatly to be desired, and nj the sam e
time reduced the debt $3,4o0O0O lower than YOU
| have.
| amount OF muney YOU cl i'm TO have applied to
| tho paying Of Interest on tue public
| dsbt curing the years from 1854 to
| le4 II you present that to vlndicate
| yourself and predecessors from the charge of
| having taken credit for . wing more Interest
than the state d"ot bore-the whole overcharge
being 81. III, ,ul .b5-you should have ACCOMPANIED
| II wlfh two more tmpoTtrnt Items. You fail TO
snow what the state debt was or what the
interest on II actually amounted to during
whether the table OF interest paid which
you present vindicates you, while these two
important facts in the calculation are omit
tedf You make the same omission IN an
Sl2L42i05 from the state in purchase
Of gold to pay interest on the gold
bearing bonds, You show how much gold you
purchased, but do not exhibit tho amount
OF the gold debt, nor the interest II bore.
The charge Of having received interest on public
deposits YOU do not deny, which Is creditable to
your character for truth; neither do you
ailege that one cent thus received WIS
ever paid into the treasury. Your failure
to apDly the large balance on hand quarterly Ia
even deign To notice. Hut At least $l,sUJ,OUO has
been lost to the taxpayers thereby.