, 1875-03-06
A Large DoAoit in the Accounts Of
ate-Treasurer Jones.
Report of Tho Legislative Committee
Double Payment Of Clovis Dullly.
Address from The Chairman Of The Re-
publican State Committee.

nror Jack Joues i,aa been publls1,od In full. IA
alrchdy admitted aud telcgraphcd you, soon aftor
the Legislature met soma Of ts members got in-
timation Of g|aring Irregularities and looscncss
III tho Office OF the Treasurer and Senator
Kihbce asked for a joint committee TO look
into 1t,
nEronr or THE COMMITTEE,
The Committed nnd III examining tho cash af-
count OF the Troaaurer OH tho 9th day OF Feb
rnary lust. this following exaiblt is mHae:
Dobtor baanco on tho 9th OF February inst,
el.1H2, 2G0.78, against which cEcdita crpear to
the amount Of 81, ,l13,3l3,25.
This leaves" says tia COMMITTEES. an ap-
parent balance against tho Treasurer Of $685.
nl7.59, against which be pressnts to tho Commit
tea receipts aud other evidences Of dihbursenents
In the years 1874 and 1875 on account OF tho civil
fist and Investigating Committee, amounting to
s2D.570, for witch, II no executive warrant or
other credit has obtained, llo Is eutit1od to
crcd't hero. md which fact tho Committed havo
not had time to verify, by reason Of their rrcsen.
tho 22d iaht. at tito ZANE timo raa submitted
to thona receipts for payments to MGssrH. Irwin,
Lestar and Hill. on datos Sept: 26, 1879,
$4,000 OH Dec. ii, 1873, f3,lo0, md Jan.
ton Of tho code. Thls anount OF 81, 600 appears
to tho Committee to DO proper credit to tie
Treasurer, but 1t this late hout the Com,nittes
are not Ablo to pronounce that such largo dis
bursemonts arc to 10 allowed until sustained bT
the usual aud lawful vouchers. Tho Trcasuror
presents, at the same time, a cntn for credit OF
sG,0U0, money paid On account Of ]. ". burke &
Co. fpr 1,050 copies Of the Code. While this
disbursement appears 10 bo on proper claim, 1t
Committee. Tho Treasurer 't9owiso PRODUCES
box Of Weslorn Il Atlantic change biIls-too late
for the Committee to verify bY couus but pul-
porting to 10 in amount e3,448.45, md to which
IN
IT, Ihs Treasurer also produces executive war
rants. dated baot, Bouo OF them, to 1871. and
aigned by Gov. Bullock aud Controller N.
Bell. amounting in so.Al to a10 95d.00, whiut,
tim concerning them, the Committee arc not
willing to accept to lis credit. Tho Treasurer
nlso presents for credit m amount Of 42,C24.G0,
discount On = Temporary loan Of sl0o,0
ena 1s oi ma Maae. i so1 s Es9 g aaS re-
expeuso account Of W. q. Morr,ll. Ea4r OF
s77.50, for arranging or procuring said loans.
Tho Committee arc not agreed to ALLOW said
items of disbursement. said looms Of @l5o,Ooo
mover having bean noted in the Troasuref'a re-
port. or in other form 1T fnformattou to tue
Legislature. Tie Treasurer also asks credit for
balance due Oil a protested or unpaid clock Of
John King, Esq. 6.nkor, for s2.ll6. and for
counterfeit Unitad sta.es currency, 8337-tahon
in the duo course OF businosa. The Committee
feoi that they have 10 right to a&lmts thesa &C.
! counts % credits without loxinlatiys authority
therefor
DOUBLE PAYMENT OF uLEws' bonds.
It secms that Treasurer Joncs repaid bonds
| which had been sold by Henry Ciewa, tho money
| pockoted aud tho bonds put out presented to
| Jonos, aud paid again by him. aaSs tho report.
"An examination Of tho report Of tho Com
mitteo eil show that si53,250 Of tho bonds Of
! tho Stato Of Georgih, maturing prior to the 1st
day Of January, 1872, together With tho interoBt
accruipH thereon, has boon paid by tho Treasurer
| Ia tho years 1873 and 1874. Some OF tho bonds
maturad az early 10 1864 and 1865. Assuming
| the statement of Cor. Bullock In his letter to
| tho Hon. Banjamm Couioy to b true, all Of
tho Sta.s bonds that fol! due, a. ror report Of
the Treasurer, prior to Jan. /. 1872, have boon
paid, AMI the repayment Of those Oil bonds by
tho present Iroast1fer 10 unauthorized aud lllo-
GAL
"Thc Treasurer excuses this extraordinary
payment Of bonds By stating that he had
no notice Of their previous payment,
that thoro vAs no prohibition In
seiatiop to thsm and TINT a. soon "a
he was advised thereof by tho Executive, nearly
twoiyn u1ontis svn. ha ocasol Ia recnunige and