New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-14

been conferred upon any officers IN the Government ser
vice. and my Judgment cannot be. II 1t should be-
however IL would be dan serOus Innovation destroying
all confidence aud certainty IN the financial ans OF te
mitted to bo made and unnOtced what safety mas
the Government as to me public inhds nn ~h ,t rt9
The largest railroad corporations, , commercial
aud manufacturing establishments In the country,
whose accounts reach tens OF Inllnohs MIN
managed upon proper business rhC,pos nav
no diiculty in making ineligible their books, ana
being able to make statement oi thc exact ol
the business AT any time And while c0hccde uat Wy
shoula ne such that its financial affairs may be readily
understood; and indeed. the larger the operations te
by and careful and r, gular statements which should
always agree and when rendered shonld be Ike
change The facts and figures stated Justify, in my
opinion the appointment OF special committee OF we
Inc books and accounts OF the ms Department and
would therefore, ask the passage OF this resolution
plantations OF these discrepancies ,
MI DAVIS replied IN some eds.s there were eXptna,
lions, but he had been unable 10 mi now an! ~ seI
bookkeeping could change amounts aliei they ha oee
reported 70 Congress.
MR. BOUTWELL, Defends THE TREASURY
Mr.. BOUTW ELL Qscp, Mass) sad there was hothins
new in the statements made by the honorable gentle
would venture to say that an accurate kho"i-
edge OF the of the Treasury Department Wouu
disspate all the difficulties under which the honorable
Senator from West Virginia now laboTed The Senator
from West Virginia in dealing with great pubic lts
ton might hive called upon the present secretary Oi the
Treasury ana unGded 70 nh, MN b 5f or mex v we're
@otabjd of n fir solution some of these tateniens
were prepared the Office Of the secretary OF me cas-
ury and showed the business IN the control or his ONCE
Others prepared by the Register, ana shower te
business the control of his office MI Boutwell, sad
when he took charge OF the Treasury Department IN
1869 one of the first things he discovered was the fact
that the books of the Department did not represent hc
actual amount Of the public debt outstanding ana ths
arose from succession of events since the Or
ganizatiOn OF the Department Dr. b3utwel cN-
planned at length the maUner OF dong bust
ness in the DelarmtH ana s' q" N ooo
when in truth there no such discrepancy lie men
toned items which tended to show such cicpdhcy
mcnt, amounting 80 S76,o0OGOO the Texas indemnify
fund.- Nc Again in 1861, six per cent Loan Was auhor-
treasury was unable negotiate Of that rate Of interest
bonds were issued winch seven per cent was
actually paid. and the amount received
,.an $4,000 600. III to 1850 The Register OF the
Treasury only was REQUIRED to Keep an account 4 9 S
the Secretary and 1t then ordered mat AN acr"iht
be kept in the latter oncc. He argued that II was oiy
rived from practical experience, that one c3u nIue
stand TIE business Of accounting, III oS'' ;ha
Srcasury to-day Tor signature ne would sgn
them ana immediately charge me Pa . . atos
should then be- called upon for statement of the dent
would aIier eIe"'G ,Hc , " lca,h the annrr Of
keeping accounts in the f. gstc, OFFICE aIa Sad thtlc
l,,ys would be N..cs i'm the statements OF the two
officers bat with the two statements the exact trGth
could be- traced Tais system about which SO hhch
complaint was now made was instituted in 1853, ~
check u,ou the REGISTERS office. II differences IN these
Two accounts did not exist coliuson and fraud between
e different branches OF Tin. Treasury Department Woud
BE- SHOWN. An analysis ut the two statements W"nd
never ,l show that the facts on which they were
based we're she same
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Boutwcu Welded 10 Mr EDMlND' O9"p, VIZ,
who moved that the Senate proceed e. tho consideration
of Executive business.
Nj. ANTHONY C}cp, X. H. submitted resolution to
pint 800 extra copies oil the Army AID NaYy Registers
for 1870 Referred. lie also submitted Toson'iGn to
print 800 copic. OF the report Of Pros. Hayden uf Tie
geological and geographical surveys OF TIE ICifVpilts
for the year 1873. Referred.
Bills AMI petitions offered 10y y0tou5 senators for
rnprOv -uouts in the Upper Missouri RIVER Arkansas
RIVER. Coos Bay IN oregon, ana tine Mississippi h'er
and delta.
Person bills presented in the interest Of Horace
WuOdan. Robert Vdusil ~ virginia, Ms, Lzle WILSON,
nlstlaiiiX. Sarah {. NcdItrStcdl, Gco T.. Marsh
Mtry Thompson, Wan White, g. II. Gdilngs, CUt L. NJ
Porter jas. K. Roche, Auu {. Carroll, ana Mara G.
EiiZhugE.
Mr DAVIS inquired II his resolution would come up ss
On unfinished business az Tie next meeting O Tue senate
The CHAIR replied IN the Affirmative
The senate thcu, mt 2lJ went INTO ENoruilFe session
AZ 2:3J the doors rcopcnrd.
l. SPENCER moved That when tilo senate adjourned
TO-DAY 10 bt 90 meet on Monday ntNt, Agreed L..
Inc senate then, az . =. M. adjourned.