New-York tribune., 1879-09-29

First Controller Of the Register of the Treasury
Al did not know; aud therefore obliged TO
send TO Washington to ascertain. NV information
is that whether the vouchers finally filed IN the
| Treasury or not, depends generally upon whether
| the committee is expected TO sit in Washington or
to travel; but that. in either case, the approval oi
the expenditures is not with the officers of the
Treasury, but with the Committees of Accounts OF
the House alone.
The Clerk of the House writes me:
Congress seems 10 have made practice Of
providing. in the law for committees travelling
Government. that the money shall be paid TO the
sergeant-a Arms or Chairman IN order to have te eA
penseS pad the committee proceeds WIN lls pnslnes
.ac.cases OF the Committee 10 lnvessaio Frauds
IN TIE Presidential election; the Committee 10 lnvs.9
peIvisor Davenport 10 Investigate the Ocean BANK n
New-York: the German Bank oI Chicago and others, ~
when IL is provided that the specific items ol eA
pnse vouchers sai be reported To The House anu
passed upon BY the Comnlittc on Accounts. VI" & ''.o
Glover Committee ana others siug at the seie Gov
crnment have their settled daily IA they pro
ceed. beng examined ana passed upon Dy 'ne tv,i' nv
on Accounts and Clerk and II approved pad oy tr
FIRST uoiior aud Controller the money Tor each item
being paid 10y The treasury nncn the OirrAS en,ck CID III III
law the receipts OF the Sefg au alarms !er the sun1
ihc specific itemizcd vouchers how fled with the Com
mittec Accounts are filed M the Treasury they would
(2) lis it true that the vouchers of other recent
commit tees. like Morrison's Glovers, etc. having
been SD certified, are fiie with the Register Of
the Treasury |"
Al understand the vouchers of the Glover. and
most if moi all those of the Morrison Committee. are
/ on file there, the Glover Committee for the reason
above given. The appropriation for the Morrison
Committee was originally from the Contingent
Fund Laws XLVIth Congress- Chapter 1O1 J, and the
/ Statute requires III. s. Section 76l that no pay
| ment shall be made from the Contingent Fund Of
! the House. unless sanctioned by the Committee on
informs me that he made an advance for that com
uttce beyond this appropriation, which advance
was directed TO DC refunded from the Treasury by
Tie General Deficiency bill of that session Chaptor
1907 upon vouchers approved by the Committee
ON Accounts" and th his caused such vouchers 20
bee transferred 10 the Treasury on payment 10 him
Of that advance. In neither IF those cases do un-
dcrstaud the Treasury officials "a have had any ap-
proyai or control over the expenditure A. 10 other
! cases IL ctc.'l. have answered above.
! l3) " Is true that yoHr- are not there y
A.-Yes; but they were filed where aud as the law
! ll is it true that when they were asked for
/ tne answer was given that the bill was 30 worled
tnat they old not need 10 lake tins usual course =
! Avery likely. But when the inquirer was told
that the law required them TO he filed somewhere
! else, he was not justIfcdIn the report that there
were none on file at all or that there were ireg1-
| larifies IN the committees expenditures"
| ought to add that, when last wrote you, was
| not aware of any report Of rregulafiIc- n these
/ accounts. i nave since learned tnat lul lHiBlNL
! was night In stating that snch a report existed
/ although IL had not appeaIcd In ITS columns.
/ ,5) " Is ID true that you wrote this peculiarly
A.-No. / was rot consulted about it, and never
saw II until reported by the Committee on Appro-
priations 10 The House. then asked the clerk, who
| has acted as clerk OF that committee for many
years and he tod me that the bill was in the usual
Your obedent servant.
CLARKsoN \. POTTER.
No. 81 Wau-sf. Ne,r- York. sept. 2l 1879.
INe believe II is true that there have been two or
three previous instances in which Mr. Pottcrs
short and irregular mode of settlement has been
permit;cd by special bills But il was always
loose, if not unsafe, for the Treasury and Mr. Pot
tei's unpleasant experience win trust, serve to
convince future charmen OF inveS ;ieatinp commit
tees that it Is at least equally unsafe for them.
Hereafter let Us have all expenditures fully ac-
counted for to the proper officers and the vouchers
dulv lied in the Treasury. where they may always
! Zoe examined. That is the regular course, and a
safe one for all honest men.-fdl
MR.. TILDEN'S NEGLECT AS TRUSTEE.
| 4 BRoKER's SUGGESTION THAT AN ACTION WOULD
HOLD GOOD AGAINST HIM-FAnURE TO RECORD
A MORTGAGE.
| To the razor OF The TrtbWne.
SIR, / read an article in your jonrnal few
weeks ago describing how the bondholdcrs Of the
| ST. Louis Alton and TeITe IIaute Railroad Company
have suffered loss through the neglect OF Samuel j..
IiGen as trustee. IN not recording the mortgage Of
| the equipment bonds Of that company. You also
speak of an application made by letters for infor
nation on the subject of these bonds to Mr.. Tiden
IN April last which failed to secure response. This
may refer to a letter which wrote to Mr.. Tden at
| that time. Representing, as did then for .some
former clients, $4,000 equipment bonds. i VEN
tnred to write to this model trustee for information
and advice, but received no reply to my respectful
letter. / believe an action would hold good against
! Mr.. TIldeu. begun by the equipment bondhOlders
for neglect of duty as trustee III not recording the
| mortgage, and that they could recover damage
or loss occasioned by his neglect. The law being
strict and imperative in Illinois to have chattel
mortgages filed for the protection Of the bondhold-
ers. makes the neglect of Mr. Tlden, as trustee, in
this regard criminal. demand should be made in
the first place on Mr. Tilden to have. the mortgage
Immediately recorded. Yours respectfully
| Netc- York. Sept. 26. 1879. BROKER.
PREPARING FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
! WORK OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE AND THE SUB
COMMITTEES.
TO the EdftOr OF me Tribune.
SIR: Having read with interest the editorial
IN saturdays TRIBUNE " The Exhibition Project"
respectfully ask the space state that the committee
on the proposed Worlds Fair be held this city
the year 1ss3 OF which have the honor of being
tary has been actively engaged IN promoting the
nent not only in this city but throughout entire
country in every possible way. OF course you are
aware that all that any committee do
prev1ons to proper National gslaton is
prelimnary and has further binding force than pub
lie Mt gives It. This committee has held regular
meetings. appointed sub-cOmmiItees on Sites, National
Legislation Organization and Classification, etc, heard
reports from them. and conducted general CORE