The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-14
n the report Of 1870 these sam. years are put

iOthlss llet'vpe w
Showing the aggregate decrease in these years
| TO be Sts,S@,laO@. The aggregate decrease In
| tho other years named has been ascertained TO
| be t2yJ sol ,Bi0C2. The difference will show the
| actual Increase In the public debt statement In
the finance report Of 1871 over the report Of 1870
are few other years In which the figures have
| been changed, but these changes, when COM
pared with those just stated, are so slight to
amounts that they will not materially affect the
| aggregate Increase ascertained.
MORE DISCREPANCIES.
In the finance report for 1874 the public debt
"a put down for the wear 1872 at e. 2Sj25l.O7s IL
for 1874 $22ji 49,. 7i32O; decrease. $1s7Gs gj5s
| on page ~ the finance report for 1873 the Sec
C67,6p 10, making a difference OF s2l 500 32i4i
| IL seems Tn 4 the new table or annual state
ment Of the public debt from l7s9, ACCOMPANY
| int the SeCretaty's report which made us first
| appearance with the report Of 1870, rs / have
before stated. makes the puzzle debt statement
| be arbitrary because they not only differ from
! the tables and statements Of the public debt put
down IN tho tegistor's tables from 1870 to 1870,
| but also from the tables preceding 1870. These
new tables change materially the public debt
| statement, as put down 10y tho REGISTER, for
| the year lodg.and before Congress and the coun-
tIy until 1870, took the tables and statements "
| the public debt 81 the Register to be entirely
| correct. Ihey could not do Otherwise they
| had no other Information, and no DOUBT all con-
n ,t,, WIS placed IN them but now We see
thls new table accompanying the report OF the
| secretary for 1870, ana succeeding reports,
CHANCES the figures reported Uy the .Rogistor be-
Tore $50. and does not agree as g. the statement
OF the public debt with the Register siucc.
| Tor instance, In the Registers report OF tho
down at tltJs.,yhlol 81 and In the new table of
The Secret rvi n the finance report forl,0. page,
u the public dehi for the same year is int down
| and IA increase 81 over Sn.oOOO)J
Az INCREASE ur SlOocoO0O.
In the finance report Tor i56i, Mr. Chase. the
! Secretary ~ the Treasury, at piges and 81 "
q ia. 5c = n. siiisiI:;ie, '''' " ~ ''' . 49,
report. record, he ruGlic de1t Tor the Same
/ " ~ nt thes mr iisHr's; and this stood ON the
, 100. period OF ci-ht years, pnd must have been
rccd uu a. ctufatr. when the s. rotary, iu the
! ncw table OF the ttai .ment OF the public debt.
/ r nine reason that cannot under, tand. nuts
o. WI thc in. o. IIf iui tuc same year, Is -. at
/ s.ci-ll t,l,Nn. showing an incr,a.c II near
/ SlD 'uluu. lItgc t.is new table stands i'm
re rtci y, both Mr.. Chase and the Register.
lAcn. Nt. ftesi ent, NY. position, reduced
down and cNiit-s. ! more Gle arly, b this. That
10 matter % D.; should bt claimed that The 10 "a
Of thc secretary ot tac Treasury and She Re. is-
/ Ter SITTER. aui n1 matter II those Oh -crs have
different ~ ems oi DO kkncrlnc. there can he
40 -tt-iac, ~ Wp IN which to Xiiain or
rlc and Iuhl shcl 90 the country and repeated
| year atier yer reports up which Congress,
hci eG -saould years aitcrward he G. anscd 100 tho
:" nnar have SHOWN. How Is \ mat the Reg
/ t.'cr ~ the treasury, IN uis of,itl report for
i,oi' lnts down igr IA 4 year the puplic debt u
si.,i0t" ,iS.,g tue total expenditures at Sl..9s.
lfi.ni, the total receipts At Sl3,5,1S.0li5S, and
! int-e sums remain 81 re,uid ~ TIE irc-sufy
/ department. rs ike ana determined for years
ana rutil 100, and gre accepted, pcrorce, as
correct there Ocing no other source 81 niorna-
ton and then the ; cretary, in the nnauce re-
iort 81 le'o; s"ts na.h ana iuis down for the
some year ISL different sums entirely, as e. r
instance: Public dent. slSl5.7ota.uj.. tot /
cxpendit 4te~. Sl21i.5il.llLG; total r,co OTIS.
slE3l5l.So,l II the amounts determined Ia
l,ti were cor1tc they should remain 20, aud no
power should change them.
USAVoiDABLE CONCLUSIONS.
In the face Of the above compari sons. the CON
cluslon cannot be avoided that the official state
meuis Of the Treasury Department have been
changed, especially In the report OF $50. from
former reports ~ to the revenue collected a"
and "eNpcnditufcs,' ana In the report OF ISL
from former report ~ to the pub'ic debt. These
changes Involve large amounts. for some object
that Is not apparent upon their face. This
tower 90 90 back aid ch tngc lglies md entries
ON the book, which have been ascertained and
reported f1r ,car- and been the subject Of
uihuul and PUNE confidence, hss not been
conferred utun any officers in the Government
service, and, In my Judgment. cannot he. II II
should ue. however. IL .uId be a rigorous in
noyation, destroying al confidence ana GER
faint, In the huanci Il affairs Of the Government.
If these changes Nd alterations are pcrmittrd TO
he made aud ass unnoiiced, what safety has
the Government IS TO the public fumes, and
what value can he attached to statements In
reference therefor II the princre ne ac.
knowledgcd a. correct one, that an officer or
set Of officer, c1n change the book, OF the lr,as-
uB Departments either to incre se or deere se
can 90 II FIR tens n millions. fs has been the
check or safeguard thrown around The funds or
records Of the Government.
iASATI0Ns.
a. the conc'u'..,n II Mr.. y ylss sp'e'h Sir.
Nerm"n Dom. y. 80 lnglir'd Il tNere were
Nj DAVIS replied tDat IA some cases there
v e. rN U.-n i'Hi... ut be o. o. unaale !
cb uce amouuts after they had been rcpori. q to
'r- 'ih.a,vcn DRor.. N-..l s.id he l,d en- a
been X .n ~ TIE senator tom West rgiua
IN tesHfI t.e "-i es' n accounting. !htre
VS. &c. hin- n'" b. thr = ftcurui- innde AN It
honorable goitlru.,u. A. T. t'e figures ire
sent, md urA"u tom tie book o. 'hc Treas
ur li.i ar meni' he r.. 'utN,lJ "a 30 "a co-
s,ry @ "a g. pm k.. H. would venture o. saw
however that d a"cura'e kho Nlcd-r a. toe
hu-i t-.. ul 'h' +Nrf ID taI'tichl " ga us
sipate all the allH 'ulucs uulci winch the honor
allie senator firm West Nr-inia "a W llnorcd.
lhtrc was nothing which the honprnble Senwor
had urc-ent, d tuat went 10 show thai the bucks
Of the Treasury mai teen chan-cd or tAuptred
viii 10y anbb..y. The statements pre-cuted 10
CONGRESS aud country are prepared So that
any person IN eNamin, tie books and see that
Mr.. Davis asked whether he understood the
senator Ui1LtWtlD 20 say that the figures ~ the
ohical r, p RS sent 10 Congress year after year
Nj. Boutwell, -aid the different statements
fr m the Treasury mad not been cnan-ed some
| Of these II elements were prepared in the oiilfc
Of the Secretary ~ the Treasury nd showed
the business in the control # his ONCE. Others
were rrepar hy the Register ana showed the
business In the control of his Cnlce.
now DIFFERENCES occUR.
II differences IN lhcst tw9 accounts ga net
f.reut branches Of the Treasury Department
would be shown. An analysis II the two st1te-
mcuts would never fan e. show that the facts On
wulcn tuef were ia,el were the same. Tbs
financial report made 10 Congress in December
the 3Dth OF June preceding, ana the monthly
l-t,f .IuIv win. often times there were trans
go ions Lctwecn the close OF business ON
the 3Jlh Of Juno and the time Of is
.ning The monthly statement on the lst
| Of July, when would 20 to show a
difference In the two statements. on the Both
Of June when the n,cal year closed, statement
afr on