The New York herald., 1876-01-14
Treasury Department.
EX-SECRETARY BOUTWELES EXPLANATION.
Termination of the Debate on the
Amnesty Question.
MIR. BLAINE'S "OHl MY p
An Ex-Confederate's Recent Views on
the War Question.
MR. BANKS ON THE SPIRIT OF AMNESTY
The Bill Referred Back to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON Jan. Is 1876.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a communication
from the Secretary OF the Interior enclosing comma
ncation from the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs in
answer to the Senate resolution OF January L. 1876
regard to the expenditure OF $500 900 for the support
and education of certain Indians. Ordered to be printed
and lie on the table.
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSOR.
Senator cHRIsrIAScY, (rep of Mich, submitted the
following
Resolved That the Judiciary Committee be directed 90 in
quire report whether Of March l.
1872 not defectye and in what particular n max
which may Of the President
the powers duties Il their opinion
such defects exist what further other iegsaons best
they report such bill joint resolution in their opinion
the case may require.
Agreed TO-
The morning hour having expired the Chair laid
before the Senate the unfinished business being the
resolution submitted yesterday by Mr.. Davis, of West
Virginia, calling for the appointment of committee
to examine the books and OF the Treasury De-
partment
Mr. MORRILL,, (rep) Of Vt, said, the Chairman Of
the Finance Committee (Mr. sherman) necessarily
absent today, suggested that the Senator from wes
Virginia (Mr Davis allow his resolution to 60 over
until to morrow.
Mr.. DAVIS said II he knew the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. sherman) desired to be here he would postpone
his remarks; but he would prefer to 60 to-day,
he had given that effect and the senior Sena
tor from Massachusetts, (Mr BoutwelD, who had taken
some interest in this matter, was present
II was finally agreed that Mr. Davis should 60 on
with his remarks to-day, but vote be taken the
resolution submitted by him.
DAVIS
Mr.. DAVIS, of West Virginia, said:-
Mr. PRBsIDENT-~In examining the finance reports of
the Secretary OF the Treasury thai
previous years have been astonshed to find changes
and alterations OF ngures in many of them, involving
large amounts, causing them TO differ widely from each
other to the transactions OF the Treasury Depart
pared TO show from the reports increase the expend
lures and public debt after the amounts thereof have
been ascertaned, officially reported and stood upon
the books OF the Treasury Department for years the
aggregate many millions of dollars while in other years
they decrease these amounts; and that they also
decrease 10 the amount OF millions the revenue colec
ons that have been likewise ascertaned reported and
stood upon the books for years. If | correct IN
my conclusions, | do hesitate declare that for
certain years little confidence can be or should be
placed in the statements of the Treasury Department
aud this fact becomes a serious question demanding
the earnest and best consideration of the Senate
And In the remarks am about to make, which will
brief feeling my position strong, my information
curate, being entirely from official sources | shall
thank any Senator, If he has TO question them
and feels that he throw any light upon the subject
to interrupt and correct me- At the expense of being
tedious to those interested in such pro-
pose deal almost exclusively with figures facts
on1claly reported. comparisons l expect TO make
with changes and alterations such expect show
may compel unfavorable conclusions to the man.
agemcnt Of the Treasury Department during certain
years but discaim all desire TO reflect the present
efficient head Of the Treasury Department any Of his
predecessors
CHANGE OF FIGURES IN KxPEyDrruREs
find on examination that all the finance reports OF
the Treasury Department previous to year 1870 sub
stanaly agree as to the total annual expenditures OF
the governments but taking the finance report OF 1870
find that Il differs as TO the total annual expenditures
from ali Ike previous reports as TO the years included
between ls60-61 and 1s65-66 For instance, in the
finance report of 1862 page 321 It will appear,
moncing with the year lS6061 the total annual expen
ditures put down as follows