Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-04
WASHINGTON.
CALL FOR BONDS.


Washington advives OF Nov. IS, SAYS:
The secretary of treasury has called
the following go bonds of 80, interest
to cease Feb. p next:
Coupon bonds. dated July list. 1865, viz:
$10O-NoS, ,001 to 146, 900, both inclusive
1,0OO-Nos. 49, ,001 to 100000 both inclusive.
), OO0-Nos. 102, O01 to 104, co., both inclusive
Total coupon bonds, S2,L0O00O.
Registered bonds redeemable at pleasure of
United States after July LIST, 1870, as follows
1C0-Nos g 213 to 1890. both inclusive
500-NoS liz 500 to 113, 300 both inclusive
/ .000-Nos 80, OF to SO, 800, both inclusive
5,o00-Nos. 1851 to 12,7r0, both inclusive.
10, OOO-Nos, 24,.22 to 25 $50, both inclusive.
Total registered bends, 100000
Aggregate. So 100000.
PURCHASE OF SILVER.
The treasury to-day purchased be-
tween 100000 and 100000 ounces of
silver, at prices slightly below London
quotations.
THIRD AUDITORS. REPORT ON PENSIONS.
The annual report OF Horace Austin,
third auditor Of the treasury, was sub
mitted to Secretary Sherman Nov. 2Sth.
The duty OF the third auditor is to ex-
anime and adjust ali accounts relating
to the army, claims for lost horses, ac-
counts for unpaid pensions, and state
war claims. The report shows that
10, 446 accounts and claims remained
on hand June 80, 1877. and that 1915
were received during the fiscal year
ended June so, 1878. OF these claims
1858, amounting to $46,615, 237 90,
were settled. and $2O,659, involving
S29, 13S, 5l7.69, remain unsettled. Re
ferrlng to the army pension division of
his office, the auditor says:
The numerous changes IN the laws,
the restoration, increasing, and trans
ferrlng of pensioners from one agency
to another, increase the amount of la
Dor to be performed, and require con-
slant watchfulness to prevent erroneous
By executive order dated
May Z, 1877, the number of pension
agencies was reduced from fifty eight to
eighteen from and after July /, 1877.
The consolidation saved the govern
ment this fiscal year $40, 1912 in COM
pensation, and the expenses of consoli-
dation, ordered by the com missioner
and approved by the secretary of the
thus far amounts to $S,79S. H."
The amount appropriated to pay army
pensions for the year ending June 80,
1873, was $2S,000,OOO, and the amount
actually paid was as follows
Army pensions ......... ........ S26, O2O, C67 65
Army pensions, under bills recon-
mended by commissioner. ...... s, 79S Is
Compensation ............ 81, 953 20
Fees on vouchers. 20S, 100 50
Fees for surgeO nS. 231, 65S 26
MiSCei laneOus audited accounts. 6,Sl9 n
UneXpended balances in agents
hands =. ......... ............. 3s7, 494 ID
r4o, noc o.- o., =
The unexpended balances are to be
The number Of pensioners
recorded is Is, 34I; Of these 1862 have
had their pensions increased and SS2
are On the restored list Thirty-seven
clerks and two copyists were employed
in the Office last year, being three
clerks less than during the previous
year. Under the head of needed leeis-
lation, the auditor says:
"The necessity for fund for special
investigation of claims, and authority
to cause the production Of witnesses
and papers before the accounting Of
ficers in doubtful cases, is becoming
more and more pressing. In many
cases [ have been convinced that a
Slight expenditure would probably pro-
tect the government from unjust de-
mands But unless fraud is so
apparent as to justify placing
case in the hands Of the law
officers for criminal prosecution, the in
vestigation must be limited to such as
can be made without expense, by aid of
The files, records, and accounts, and
such investigation often entirely fails
either to establish the fact of the non.
liability of the government or to so cor
the ex-parte evidence produced
by the claimant as to free the case
from doubt, or to make the payment
Of the claim safe for the government.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
A New York dispatch Of Novem-