, 1876-12-30
A Running History Of Government
ScandaIs--The Alleged $io,-
100000 Deficit. i
A Look ut tho Treasurcr's 0fIlce..." The
Best Civil Service the World
Ever Saw"
Temptations OF 1ll.raid Clerks-.s Honesty
OF tho Female Countcrs-.,IFoW
Congress Treated Gen.
Skinner.
From Dnr 0Eu CbrfkyroRdtrt.

Hauk Of I1lnota ca1,nok faT1 ~ nttrnet nttcntton
10 TREASURY methods. anl 10 tho commentator
md responsibilities OF those who have these
yust trusts.
The salary of the Treasurer Of tho United
s,ates and his bond layo nlwny. bren In r,tltc-
,,tous dtsnronortton N thc crtcnt ~ ia ;.ntir.
and ,l,c ,,aturo of h,s rcsnonsth,,,,ics. Tho
first thing TINT tho Continental Congress- did.
after the Declaration of 1nlencpi1cnrt, vns IN
organize Treasury Denartment. y,yo "Jolnt
Trcoanrcra ~ Tim 1TnitcI Cnlon,ca !, roro a -.
, 1scasuscfs ~, o. 'no un'tea eo!onsea Wcao ap-
polhte"' 1heV receiver salarv OF ssoo tho
first year, and gave bonds In 6lo0,oo0. Mr..
Wyn,nn, tho nrcscnk Treasurer receives 5000
e,fo.v ,rh,h ,,,,,, ,,y,, ,,,,o rorrr,.r.o.. l,,+
.n,e t r,,,o, % ;,,,a0 hnm5a f .ys nno
Inc hrst treasury was DahRsaptt tue lust con-
tans thousands OF millions annually. Mr..
Wymau ia, moreover, nat1p responsible 10 the
full extent Of hia bond ior eycry dolfar If
money wh,c., d,sappcars from the hundreds Of
millions inns R'lnna'lY pass through Ills hands.
And ills ls under the best system Of Civil
Service tint Tim world eyer aayy u fscc Mortou1.
rhe yrrosyrcr t,ne nrocttco,, m voco f., tho ~.
-, ,.,s .'o p,..s Nv 'oeS '4' viz se'
'eetlo' VI HIS u''tfo'n"'ee'
OUR CIVIL SERVICE.
The United States, In brief, SAWS to Mr..
.ul ro.o,,, e. ,tf o,s r.. :, AM, Wv s.o,1 1'"' 49,
s'. icse',e sr''o' .cat LOT ~ "a sua'' eve
Sf50,0o0 bond, poor man that you arc. You
shall put such md such persons IN the custody
t,f This tnDnev Ewing thsu charre of tbo kcvs
nnd ,,nl,nw.fIrd nrnorr,s IN ,l,c r1,o,,. ~ III
,,,,x. 80 49,, .,., .',s.,.. @ o az ~
n""'7 VI vi" ""y Ut "'Gn'' "1hout any s'tH9es-
tions on your part. You arc nat to know
whether they arc moral or immoral, teupcartc
or intcmpcra.c; whether thcy layc been con-
na,o'1 VIII sc.n,e,o,,a ,s,asa,.tn,. t ,'e.a 49,
asssa "'. o"s III. ''a.a'o"s ., nsia.
yrn vp so~s u @ ep e ,na uks ,0t to on
tubs great uflice. II auy ono nt them steals
ss0,Np, sl5,o0V, or $4,000, rs they linvc stolch
from your predecessors, you nro personally u
be responsible tu the full extent OF your own
bon.ls;n d. am
SiG,0ou,0o0 DAT D1snrHsED Fon $1,000 4
YEAR
r. Yet, n ono day III Its history, tho United
tinn WIS necessary to support tic entire Na-
tional Government during tho first, ycar Of
Wnsh!ngtUn's Admnstratfvn. What insurance
company or express conlpany would taao such
risks for such cunlprnsatiOnsf
TEMPTATIONS.
TIC temptations Il, tfe Frcasurer's Dureauarc'
enormous. The cherks and safeguards have
brcn tnereasrl Gael. year. 80 that, when Mr.. New
lett the Treasury, Department, 1t wins thought
that II was Impossible ior any empoyc Of the
,ret the te,nptnll,,ns seem n'n!te There IL onc
lady in ono division ot TINT Bureau who, upon
nyeasiei', Inns counted 51,ooo notes III Il day.
This, Divided ailons the Department hours, ia
ut lie rate Of 9UDJ notes MI hour, nllli two md
Il llai Il SECOND. In ul the records of these DAYS
there are serious temptations To tho poor, OYER
worked, Ill-pail female col,ntcr
HONOR TO woNAAMoop.
Through tic fingers uf wUn,cn-eounterH have
passed every nntc small or great, printed by thu
Guvcr,lleut slncc the War. II Ii to the honor
of Auerlran wonlanl.ou1 tint En very
few Instances have there hccn
aiIy suspicious cast upon their work;
ns,tl In bu, few rnses tlnYe losses from thut li.
vision teen reported; yct Tie pib uf dollars
they l,avu counted IL Us mountainous Us the n,-
tonat debt.
TIE VAULT,
III tho vaut from which tho $4,000 package
was taken there arc puckarcs which uuutniu
nillions VI tnoncy, IL, 81, 400 utcs, Which child
t.lu lift with ole lanl, The Gopr is uj,etl in
with tho 1notlyy.fuws, arrunrel with ns u,uci
unronrcrn us Ii the bags anI packages con-
ta!ncti old (ron, On tic outside Of eael. II
lnarlsc in large cl.aractrfs tI,s SUN which corrc
spor,ls to thrir valuable contents. T'hat vault