The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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The First Comptrol,ers' Office was organ
lied September I'd. 1853, and Nicholas
EveleIgh, of South Carolina, was commits
stoned ON the 11th, and at once entered
upon the duties OF the office. Among hi.
successors were several distinguished men
Mr.. Eveleigh died in 1891, and Oliver
Wolcott, who was first Auditor, was pro
NOTED To the position of First Comptroller
as his successor on the 18th of June, 1871
and in turn Wolcott was succeeded by
Jonathan Jackson, of Massachusetts,, John
Davis, of Massachusetts,, John Steele, oi
North Carolina, Gabriel Duvall, of Mary
land, Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, (who
was afterwards secretary of the Treasury
Bacon, of Massachusetts,, Joseph Ander.
son. of Tennessee, George Wolf, of Penn.
sylvania, James n. Barker, of Pennsyl.
vania, Walter Forward, of Pennsylvania
who was appointed two days after the
death of Harrison. He served but a short
time as First Comptroller, when Tyler
promoted him TO the position of Secretary,
in place of Thomas Ewing, who had been
appointed by Harrison. James w. Nc
Cullough, of Maryland, was the next, who
in turn was succeeded by Elisha Wnittlesy,
of Ohio, who was appointed by Taylor in
May, 1S49. Whit,lesey was succeeded
by Governor William Mcdill, of Ohio,
Whittlesey was again appointed by Lin.
coin. He served about two years and died
in Office. having the full confidence of all
of his acquaintances. Robert w. Taylor,
an able lawyer of Ohio, was appointed his
successor. He, like Whittlesey, died in
office, and Albert g. Porter was appointed
his successor In previous letter, giving
the public men of the treasury from Indi-
ana, his brilliant and substantial record
was referred TO. AS his prospects are
flattering for other and higher honors, it
may be we'll to pass him for the present.
| When Alexander Hamilton organized
the treasury department, he established
the first comptroller's Office rs revising
office to detect mistakes and prevent
fraud. The two comptroller's effices-the
first and second-examine and revise
all acceunts of the six auditing Bureaus,
| so that it is made almost impossible tor
fraud and collusion to work bogus &C,
count through. That office revises all
judicial accounts, internal revenue, mints,
salaries, treasurers, etc. The first
comptrollers decision is supreme
and final, and can not be injured
or disturbed by even the president.
Jonathan Tarbell of Mississippi, is Depu-
| ty Comptroller. James Auld of District
of Columbia. is chief of the Judiciary
Division; he has been in the office for a
quarter of a cen Jury, and Is competent
officer Silas G. Clark of Connecticut is
chief of the Internal Revenue Division,
and has a good reputation in his office.
Mr.. Thompson of the old keystone State.
is chief of the Diplomatic and Consular
Division. He is a man of great expert
ence in his line Of official duties. Frank
Lodge of Indiana, William II. Nessle and
J. H. Wilkinson of Ohio, and William NJ.
Taggert of Pennsylvania are valuable men
in the Office When the Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth Auditors officers were
created on the Sd of March, 1917, the Sec
ond Comptroller's was established, to re-
wise their accounts. There has been lit
tie chan ye-for instance, the Fifth Audi
tor has charge of the accounts of officers
in the diplomatic corps; they 60 to the
First COmptroller's. Here is really a
summary of the way accounts are settled
now-all accounts OF the I" civil " service
go to the First Auditor and First Comp
troller, and all military and naval &C
counts go to the Second, Third and
Fourth Auditors, and then to Second
comptroller for revision and final settle
ment. Richard Cuts of Massachusetts
was commissioned second comptroller
on the 9th of March, 1917, and served un-
Jackson appointed Isaac Hill of New
Hampshire, who was succeeded by James
r. Thornton of the same state, who was
succeeded by Albion K. Harris of Maine.
Hiland Hall of Vermont, Z. j. Phelps also
| from Vermont, j. NJ. Broadhead of New
| Hampshire, James NJ. Cults of the Dis
trIct of Columbia, ex- Governor Carpenter
OF Iowa, and now w. w. Upton of Ore
gon, who was chief justice of that state, is
the present second comptroller. He has
the reputation of being very elegant gen
l a.. nI naxHn Sv,l vv,ofto nc
and is conducting his Office very smooth
ly. He has the advantage of having a
deputy J. s. Delano of Illinois), who is a
splendid executive officer. He succeeded
General Reube Williams of Indiana. The
general was popular here, and Ii was to be
regretted that he did not remain longer, as
it takes quite a time to acquire knowl-
edge that will make an officer ready for
any emergency.
The treasurer's office was an original
bureau of the treasury, and Samuel Mere
dith, of Pennsylvania, was commissioned
on the nth OF September, 1889, and served
through all of the administrations of
Washington and John Adams, and a short
time under Thomas Jefferson. He was
succeeded by Thomas 7. Tucker, of South
Carolina, John Savage, of New York,
William Clark, of Pennsylvania, John
Campbell, of Virginia, William Selden, of
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