The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-07
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The Union League.

quested to send substitutes, so that ever,
State and Territory may be represented
THE KERR INVESTIGATION.
| |ftCaptA, A. Green Jto.aSy came befor
the Committee on Expenditures in til
War Department, and made statemen
designed to correct the impression give
out By certain persons that he was n
habitual drunkard and man who coul,
be used by bad men. He denied that h
had ever been adrunkard. He admitted
that he had been dismissed from tn
army for having committed himsel
while under the illnenee Of either drinl
or drugs, or while temporarily insane
but charged that hiscondition at the time
arose from the persecution he had en-
dured for two years from his superior
officers, because he refused TO degrade
an enlisted man against whom the officer
had spite, and also of the general I'm
fairness and hostility OF West Point mel
towards all officers appointed from civi
life. He appealed TO the committee t
say whether his Conduct oor appearance
bore evidence thai he VISA dfunkprd, o.
man WHO could Be used by anybt1ys
Mr.. CIymef mid that during Greent
presence in Washington he (Clymer) hat
opportunities Of becoming acquaintet
with his character, and had formed thu
opinion that he was an honorable man
and there was nothing in his conduct oil
character TO dettact from the high repu
tatiOn he had earned in the army. The
committee adjourned.
The judiciary Committee had two
hours session This morning, but the
Blaine matter was not alluded to.
fuE BLAINE COMMITTEE.
The Sub-Judiciary Committee investi'
eating the charge against cx7Speaker
Blaine were TO have had a'meeting this
afternoon, but owing to the engagements
OF Mr.. Hunton in the House, 1t was
postponed until tomorrow. Ex-senator
Rice and Mr.. Howe, OF Arkansas, will
then be examined relative 10 the affairs
OF the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad
Company. ,l 3i4' ~
~ SAN WARD TEsrrFIEs.
Sam Ward, whose name has been men
toned as authority for the rumor tha
S35,0O0 had been disbursed to procure
the passage OF the Hawaiian treaty bill
testified befofe the Committee OF Way.
and Means Today that he had reported
to several gentlemen what he himself
had heard as an idle rumor. lie did moi
believe there was any truth in ii, but il
there had been it would haye been un'
professional in him TO say SO. .
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on TREASURY
HOUSEKEEPING s'r 'iN
10 the Senate to-day Mr.. Sherman
from the. Committee on Finance, reported
back the resolution submitted by Davis
Of West Virginia, early in the session
instructing the committee to examine th'
books and accounts Of the Treasury
Department with the view OF ascertain
ing whether certain discrepancies exist
ed therein, with written report givins
the conclusion of the committee, which
was ordered printed and to lie on the
table. -
The committee describe in detail the
system Of accountability provided by the
statutes, and say thatso farlas the keep
ing and custody OF tie public money
covered into the Treasury is concerned
il would be difficult to point out better
mode tItan is provided for by the existing
law. Every safeguard that has beer
suggested has been furnished. No law
eau prevent neglect or violation by
Cohptrollers, Auditors or Register
Of their public duties, but the
guards and checks upon such mis-
conduct are as perfect as human in
genuity could devise. The changes in
these laws the committee recommend are
to authorize the Treasurer to be credited
with unavailable sums charged to him
but lost through no fault Of his, by rob
bing, ETC., OF his subordinates and Of the
United States depositaries, and to pro.
|vide fors covering into the treasury all
trust funds on which interest alone is to be
disbursed for the benefit Of others, so that
its expenditure may be under the general
safeguard Of the law, only to be paid out
in pursuance Of an appropriation by
Congress. In this connection the com
mittee refer 10 the sum Of more than
SIS, 10000 which is charged against the
Treasurer as being in deposit under the
act OF 1886 with the several States. In
regard to the apparent discrepancies in
the treasury accounts the committee point
among other things that the treasury nc
count shows the warrants paid, while the
appropriation account shows all the
warrants issued. It is further shown that
the financial reports, at different periods
have been made up according to different
systems Of bookkeeping ii various re-
spects, and that the same thing is true as
TO the monthly debt statements. The de-
tailed explanations OF these apparent dis
crepancies that have been furnished to
the committee by the Treasnry Depart
ment are found complete and satisfaC'
tory, and no change Ia Recommended in
the existing system, which j. declared to
DO the growth OF the experience Of the de.
partment since its organization. In one
Of the letters which are embodied in the
report, Secretary Bristow says: In no
instance has there been any erasure or
alteration in the books or records Of this
department. and the changes made N the
published reports have been only to ex'
press with greater accuracy the precise
condition Of public accounts as shown by
such books and records.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
4 proposition was presented to the
House Judiciary Committee to-day in
behalf Of theGUniOn Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroad Companies, as . substi'
tute for the Lawrence bill, recently re-
ported by the majority Of the committee
The substitute provides that each oi
these companies shall pay into the United
States Treasury 5000, 900 per annum- fol
ten years, and $3.50, 900 per annum there.
after, until these amounts, with the com
poind interest, shall have created sink.
ing fuhds sufficient to liquidate the re-
spective totals Of the subsidy bonds
advanced iby the Goverhme6t together
with the simple interest up 10 the dates
Of maturity. The payments are to be in
lie1 OF the45 per oentum payments on
archunt nf not fAceintR and nil htheI