Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-18

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credit therefor. They say. however. that
while the clerks have generally been found
competent and efficient, II 10 believed that
. number Of incompetent and inefficient
men have received appointments In the
general department OF the Mint. and been
retained through political or other con.
siderations, but not OF . p~ecuniary nature.
The Commissioners report, Ut great
length. the results OF their investigation Of
the charges made BY q. N. Pinncy against
Superintendent Ia Grange, concerning
alleged frauds on the government In tho
sale Of materials, etc. They say Pinney
was. by his own testimony. an accomplice
In tho crime, II u was committed; that
he received the money. and that no portion
Of Il has been traced by any evidence, ex-
cent that Of Pinney, into the hands Of La
Orange. They report. however. In regard
10 these alleged transactions and concern
ing certain others In which II Ia proved
that Government money was appropriated,
that IL was the duty Of the Superintendent
to protect the interests OF the Government
and 10 exercise tho utmost vigilance over
his subordinates, especially In respect 70
the disbursement Of public funds. This.
Il appears plainly. he did not do, and he
IL therefore morally responsible for these
frauds upon the Treasury. and legally re-
sponsible for such sums a. tho testimony
establishes a. having been paid by sellers
10 Pinney for undelivered supplies and
for tho sales OF old material not accounted
for. They state that Of tho time Of these
irregularities Superintendent La Grange
WAS more or less absent from the mint for
nus neAi.n, na.n, srnar,r,sndsn Tho
L.nuv ws .ea nS.t ,ho charge
commiss'on rspo., s.sa nv .,.Msissr
sgl'ps -. rNu u.re not oni, moi
snu isenn. So,s.sas t'r, ,aro ,n,,,s In
sustAineu w e,.uVn ~ ,".,on y, A..
TACT. FOLLOWING 'no po' s'.s", mo
report wnicn 'ress .no ,,vI.L X.
pointments In tne mint. "Iun Nns
exception Of q lew chper"' !. u oe''ev.u
that appointments As geherai ruIs
have been made from poilIesi c~on.lueIa-
lions. but ~ the 9Pera'.e aepa ans.
,ne eommisslvn nv" - nn,.,anc, o. ~
nas sencra,'! ~. ~ whi.h ,La min,
shown ny 'ne msnuer ~ s IT, ~
operations ave pc," na..msn nh,.h
gard 70 thc generAI
tb.n those In tho Assayer's, Meter
ami peaner's and Coiner's Departments-
while the CLERKS nnse sene's,' .1,i.,Is.
competent anu en,eien., .u nnsl,ion.
those In tho mos' rssp' = sIw,an vs.
The manner OF kccpinS 'no ouinoa ~
counts M records was Also cAsnineu sny
found TO ibe satisiAc'ory. ms 'yss =,
checks employed 70 insuio u .noyn
Tor thc same In ali the departments
N thc mint. appcsrs 10 DO complete and
The commission il unable to suggest any
improyoment upon tho same. As Q col.
lateral ouestion, inquiry was made into
Inc manner in which silver bullion has
been purchased since February. 1875. for
tbe subsidiary silver coinage, and tho COM
mission examined under oath all Of the
principal bankers and others dealing In
bullion, The evidence on this point
conclusiys that ali purchases had been
made Al rates NOT exceeding the equivalent
mo Landau or market ratio, and that
confederation or gratuity had been Of.
fereJ. demanded or given by or 10 any one
In connection with the sales." The testi.
concerning the sale Of zinc TO Selby
4 Co., and It's subsequent purchase and
sale by Rosecrans 4 Co., Ia reviewed Of
by the commissioners, who report
Is their conclusion ina the ent,re transac-
tion was eerIaisiy 20. ~ Ssm,.na
lion eould moi be referred to as satisfao.
tory. but the proceeds having been paid
into the treasury iuriher in~VesTsauon ..
.ne "i w rsx,amIn, M testimony In
this matter, that, III tho statement Of
superintendent La Grange DO true thai
appropriated 70 MS y use tne
amount received ior nne soid 70 Seloy IN
September, ls'o, and held u unti no was
called upon 70 account ior ~ !, .ne ume
OF the Pollock invesugAtioh, IN NoVen'vcr.
1878, no ia urangol, having up 70 thA'
time considered and tres.ea ~ : Ioan.