The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-28
wRER E THE TAXES 90.
The Enormous DefaIcations and Embexxlc-
ments Of lirnnI,r NmcehoIderr.

WARRINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Win
dom. Chairman OF the Senate Committee on
Appropriations, In speech made In the Senate
a few days before the adjournment Of Congress,
introduced a table prepared by Assistant Secre-
tary Conant, purporting to show the receipts
and disbursements of the Government from its
organization to June ~, 1876 exhibiting also
the amount Of defaloatioDs and the ratio OF
such losses por $1,000 to the aggregate received
and disbursed, arranged as nearly as practicable
IN periods Of administration. In this ofical
statement the losses during Grants admiDistra-
tion by defalcation, and In other ways, are set
down as follows; Total losses in collection ana
disbursmsnt OF Revenue from Customs. and all
other sources, Post once, War, Navy, Pensions,
Indians and Miscellaneous from 1909 to June 90.
1870 20. l92l% inns, IL Is claimed, IL q very
favorable showing, and special comparison is
made with the ad administration OF Andrew John
son. during which 1t Is claimed that the total
losses were t4,6i9,5e9.sl.
Now, this official statement prepared by As
sistant Secretary ConaDt Ia wilfuIIy and deiber-
ately false, and the figures In II are cooked
for campaign purposes, as l shall proceed to
show. In February last Senator Davis OF West
Virginia, after repeated efforts succeeded In
having a resolution passed the Senate calling on
the Secretary Of the Treasury for "a statement
VI III ohidnfes uue 10 lnt tnNtu cldNtS lbm
public officers, and all such balances due from
other parties (no longer in the sefvce) whose
accounts terminated since 1862" In reply to
this resaSgtion, Secretary Bristow sent to the
Senate, under date of June II, 1879, avoluninous
document, In which this information In detail
was supplied. The Democratic Senators endeav-
ored to have this document printed, but the
Republicans strenuously and successfully re-
sisted. Now, from TINS official statement, pre-
pared under the direction Of Secretary Brstow,
] extract the following summaries;
Balances due from Postmas'ers Indebted
To the 4. -, whose accounts have terni. - 80
Baiances rom i ex tSitSG STATES Nar.hais
1879 10 June TO- no ..'....'....... 24eeoo OIL
Balances duc rom officers OF courts, on nc.
count Of offcl. enlouments, from 1859 .. .
alton OF T. 5. ATTY Ii. IL. swope So. 10000 90
ern RS ana secretSres Of Territories -. 1878 e2
out of service since isis 10 June TO- 1879 2057I3 IL
nal revenue Lace 90
agents. rom OF ' 1900 70 June 10 1875 s,Sis 10
stamp agents fre!S 1899 June 10, 1879 oo,ooo %
Balances Que the Uuted States from up
lomstic and consular officers. from 1850 .,..ooo
e ew. iiSoieht COS ..........,... 1so.17s "a
from 1899 to June 10, 1879 :.....'..... ss.s7a %
Balances due United states from pension
20 June 10 1879 ........ ............. 22s.s24 10
| Balances due u. 5. from cx-COliectOTs OF
| internal revenue appointed by President
Grant, from 1880 TO June 49, 1875. 2,9i2,54i 20
| Balances due the United States b. fx-oni-
u toms 1900 .............. 1878 81
| Balances due United states from receivers
| Of puOlc uOnuys ul-Oursing aHents, sur
| yeyOrs-general registers VI land Offices,
&c. from 1859 ~ June 10, iS70....... l04 ESQ 6b
| Balances due United States by cx-Comnis.
| siOnerr of direct taxes for the lnsurrec-
| uouary States OF Arkansas. Georgia,
| louisiana, Mississippi North Caro- Ina,
| Texas aud Virginia, from 1894 to 1909. S26B 81
| Balances que from x-Oficers vi tue United
| STATES Navy and Others, on the books Of
70 June 10. 1879. oesacs 70
Balances due frO army officers out OF
wee, tue year 1862 10 June TO- 1879 7s455s %
| Grand total sx xaa SOS n.