, 1875-04-06
THE GRAIN INSPECTOR.
Tic Senatorial Committee tcts
to Work.


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FAMILY At s, "oma. '11a.,, a.t.,c,t,ops
Tho invcnsigaslon into tho alIeseo ae'aleauss
Il, f1raiu-InHuector I1arEcr'a ofice WAS sesimeo
~..tcrday moru,u.. os tic otlico OF tho Dopart'
s1, s,,, 1,aom IA NJ, ,60 Warrington strcct. rho
,ooas, ,as nor1uc,o, ,y tho Senatorial
inYcsslseHoa WIS co''t'.eaou ~ ar,,4h cas,lo.
Committee, condisttug Of Senators ','''n'
and Robinson, tho intcioata Of 3ls ahrieE po',.6
lacked nf.cr by Mr. J. +. loot. Tho Mst VIII
nraa mt nnou ,l,o stand was
nc'o pa' "'osi wv ~",. ns~ ,,.rurexEy.
ah' Hoatnt 1...4o.. a. .. ,'rs.ttor. mn,
Who nfter anawe1ing hsFoaussa u w.. :. ',,,1
important in thelr nas1e e.a'ea 'nas .s,' ~ "' a
aaso,,,,t. IN tho 1odccr aud casll.boo1. as thoy
aceot"'e ;" 'oo 'ea" a,stoa otnco cnr1v in
had not oeen pJ8'oe ~ - .l,o
1874. lilo ol'c'as es,se.suso ,Ssaa. III .aas,
n,ado up, tl,o bookkoopcr hal told him, from
a.Ie;,, r yonr1,crr and not from tho books. Tho
u1s'ua' 1nn', haJ ham vrt,cn m from comics of
Gu, s,otoman,a @ f,,nahe1 TIM Commissioner
3Yitucga lad examined tho cash accounts Of the
Jn.pcctor sinco April, 1878, until October, 1s73.
1.saostor IIornor rccc,ycd fran Tho proyious
Inspector tho sum Of e2,o'0.lo April IL 1s'o.
tho % mouth Of April, ISIS, was e2c75. The pny-
natpta for tho curro,,t cxpcnsos OF tho prccodlng
monsn ato us"a'ts 'A.sto ~. 'A1 w.. 4n.;s.
of the current tnoatn. UP 70 tn' ~ Az lesn ~
day u siay TITO sum o. si.psogo 10y,
had been coostca, hashg. WIN tno eot hn ~ ho TT
total dotleienoy 0i lunHs 70 mocI tno expenses "
tho Office May 10 was Suns Ino tosa' amount aaa
ei eol1e91ons maao tor saa5 y" ~ ~ aa1 ~ "He c1
Sa,uol.ol me Dooks s'o"ea hs 19 ~ ~ ,,tc.,
an,ount was charged ia tlo oas, looh Of June loi
The oxccss Of payments oycr collcctioua Tor TINT
month was 2i73.o6: this, added 70 tao ,p1osloas
months deficiency. tnado tatal dauclehcx
nf Ell. 1GI. .HE IHE COLLECTIONS from IUn1 ~
to July l0 wore &G.1af.63; tlt1s representa-
tho Juno earn'nEB; tho oSponses OF tao ni'lce
were 60 1871 10 leaving nssplns O. yi'oGl,o4' M
plus Of s5ll.os. From July 10 10 Aug. II the
amount collected wnu S66i1.27. tho expenses OF
TIC Office woye S5,2l7,aG, !eaylnt: an1rluS OF
earnings over cxpenaeHo OF 81 .525.3l, Thch' .addcd
to tl,e surplus already on hand. maao total OF
$1,b0l9o. From Aug. Il to sopt. ~ tue earil-
ings Of tho Office were G11.15i.5a tho expenses
sG2l7 50; tho surplus ~ 10 tho total surplus
then being 60, ao1.01 she AMOUNT eo!lcoted lof
Beplou'bor up to Oct. III "aa ~ i73.M TIM OK.
renBos, Sc, 7i7.s! tho Eurplns OF cas!, receipts
over c1peuaea =. 35.69; making q total: eur
Plus Of @12 6e7. Gu. Tho amount Of receipts ior
tAe month Of octobor 70 Noy. ~ was 81. aio.gi'i
tho esrcnsos wero ii, 0sG.75,. tho surplus, ss,-
Nov. 10, sl5.08o.05. Tho largest deficiency
in tho o1lcc-thnt ta, excess. OF oxronees
1871 MSs fsaeaa ho u snS gh
Tho rccolpts for April aud May ~ero the O. 1on!y To-
cslps which fell bolow tho o1penHcs. THIS do
ticieney vas wiped out ~ Jnnc' ana aitor tnat
aEu tho change took effect Aug. ., 1S7I: whom
theY Hero liked At 30 conts car, and ~ conta
thousand for out-insi'ocsion. At tllo t'rao tho
,ncrcaso wah made, 1t was genorally known TIM,
\ clear Indication OF Al increase
OF fees The incrcagcd crop alone. without any ~
Fs'a'ng q tug fcos Wonld have nuemshteea tIte tue
ana Al
TUE BOARD or TRADE sssfEa OF INSPECTION
nRoi bnfoto tho santo s1stcm enmo IN: II.
blf. Hoot-Let mo ASK you. sona'or u yonI
resolution rollltfca you to 20 Into the whole
Souatos ho1tnHou-oh. don't think 1t Is at Ai
impropor to 20 into tho subject:
Witness 1osum,ng, anla thas no eos'ld c1 l., Only
g:yS general ldea q tho o1nenscs o. tho noafa
of tue ollice amounted to lrom Y Ioo to sl.ooo
year: Tho Balary Of tho Cll1of Inspector Waa
s3,4Uo who WA pracrieal man. Inefo "ae no
Assistant Inspector. LIS 1Bslstnns We1o % hoMse ,e
81.oeo carried Guy the csponseb Of Inc ch'e1 Ill
specsoE aud lis clor!cAl foroe.
Ms: Noot 2p1ccteu 10 quess,on AZ 70 Wiietol t.
tue eeate 4uhpactoF peieo"@i'S e3"ailuea Tue
gram. .-.....-, ---.
NNaees' fehuming' oala tn"t As An export u
inspecting MmseH, 20 usd not consider sla'
nn.inepectoe having no knowloast
oa ba rao Of tic
Inspectors a. work ~ tue pIcsont inspecting
osco 5hs heag1Ss. ssa montllly a " expenses s!t
cat woro q. 559.b7. in May. 1873.
~ cnoss'EsAai1NAT1oN
by 1T. Root, the witness Stated TINT 10 was II
the flour aud grain buslness' aud hnd bec1
l4ain"1nbpector for tho Board Of Trad,
from April. :l6G9. until February, 1870
uo w*a sn1erscded by tho noar1! OF 1rnde TO-
having. at tho suggestion Of Mr. Denton, NOM
hor Of tho Committee Of 1uapecto9: tsarod t.
him = wrong certificate, "hlch Ms: Dcntot
promised not to use, bnt broko faith tue Sam
day. He "aa atl applicant for tho position
6taio inspector. which wae swaaded to Mr
Ionklns. In tae Doa1d q Itado department
weD .aaes ere n
II the sum ho lad already Rlludod to
Tho Board paid e3,oo9 Tor rent of til
Offices OF tho 1nBpeot!ug Department. Wltncs
easd ho waa not familiar will tue workings @
the present inepnotion olllco. Since la7o IL
GInin 1ns!ncas had Increased at least 20 per cert
!le did not hear grcas deal OF complaint, lu
tats0 WAB . feeling that tho Inspection vas 1o