Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
WORK FOR THE HOUSE
FIFTY POINTS FOR INVESTIGATION THIS
SESSION.

/ NESclON.
The following Investigations ar
necessary and a separate committo
should examine each topic;
/. Whether the Executive depart
ments obey the laws.
2. Whether the Executive depart
ments control or unduly influence legis
lation.
3. Treasury defalcations.
4. Secret sales of gold, and VIII,
profted.
3. The practical working of the in
ternal revenue system, and whethe
the liberties of the citizens are violated
in connection with it.
G. Ditto of the custom system.
Z. The practical working and valu'
of the secret service of the treasury.
8. The practical working Of the ofiic,
of the secretary Of the treasury, anC
the nature and effect of the powers
exercised by clerks therein.
o. The practical working of the
national banking system, and the bank
note redemption division.
10. The Union Pacific Railroad
finishing the revelations Poland's com
mittee left undone.
IL. The Central Pacific Railroad, and
the division OF 100000 among
four men.
IL. The ''revision of the laws" by
Poland, Butler and Conkling, concern
ing duties, pensions, department oI
justice, &c.
13 The disposition of funds derived
from sales of seized cotton, including
the operations of McCulloch, Jay Cooke
and Kaupmann, of the Star, in manip.
ulating said funds and keeping them
from the owners.
IA. The use made by Jay Cooke,
with Secretary McCulloch'spermission
of s70,O0O,OOO or $50, 100000 of gov.
ernment funds
Is. Robeson's loans of millions OF
public money to Jay Cooke and Nc
Culloch to enable them to set up and
maintain banking house in London.
16. Robeson's sales OF $4,000, 900
worth of ships without accounting for
the money.
IL. Belknap's sales of 100000, 900
worth of war material without account.
ing for the money.
Is. Boutwell,, Spinner and Bristow's
of their oaths of office by sup
pressing the governments cash ac-
counts for years, which makes all
treasury figures worthless.
10. The effect of appropriations for
internal Improvements" on legislation
and public morals.
20. Tho lying debt statements of the
Treasury.
21. The fires in the navy and war
last winter.
22. The theft and destruction of
public records.
%. The fraudulent increase in valu-
ltion of the French franc, and conse-
lqent robbery of merchants, put up by
Fish's son-in-law and Hartley's son.
. "a. The open defiance and nullifca-
lion of the act creating the department
Of justice.
20. The actual use made of the s40,-
100000 obtained by Congress and spent
by Robson underline virginius excite.
mcnt when he knew that there was no
danger of war.
20. The Indian ring.
27. The postofilce straw bid and
straw route ring.
2s. The practice of delayingpayment
Of just claims, using withheld money to
buy bonds not due, or forcing claim
ants to pay blackmail and the extreme
difficulty of collecting honest claims.
20. The practice of official super
visors sustaining their subordinatcs,
through thick and thin, right or wrong.
30. Attorney.General Williams ef
forts to bully judges of the court of
claims into ruling severely against
honest creditors of the government.
81. Tbcmethods whereby fraudulent
claims are passed and paid in the treas
ury,
32. The means whereby Ben Butler
has come to be counsel in nearly every
important claim case.
33. Jay Cooke 4 Cos tricks to pre-
vent the building OF the st. Paul &
Pacific railroad, running Dutch bond
holders.
"a. The deposit of public funds in
favored "banks" by disbursing officers.
80. The methods of taking sureties
Tor public money.
81. The treasury habit of deciding
all questions against the taxpayer law
Or no law.
3s. Alterations and discrepancies in
the books of the treasury.
30. Jay Cookies profits on hunting
up claimants for "unclaimed interests,
kept secret from others.
40. Tricks played on merchants by
officials in revenue cases in District
courts whereby adverse judgments are
fraudulently procured.
Al. The practical working -of the
law, and the destruction of
bankrupt estates through official trick
cry.
AZ. Pensions; how frauds are put
through and how honest pensioners are
and defraudcd
49, Tho effect of our present cur.
rency system in producing dcmoraliza.
tion and panic.
a. Who profits by selling gold for
grccnbacks to buy bonds with, instead
OF buying bonds direct with gold,