, 1881-06-18
SWINDL1NG THE TREASURY
IeafuusitME Stolen Money.

WASHINGTON, D. G., June l0.-'fhe report
n,ntio by tho Connllttcu of Investigation to
inquire lntU tho manner lu which tho Trcas-
nry Contingent Fund waS expended ,Secre-
tnry Windom, for sumo llcxpIicablo roasols,
declines to make public. Tlits gives rise to
Tie very serious apprehension tliat Window
Is seeking to screen higher galne tlan FIT
Moy, tho custodian, under wll0su direction iii
terluedatuly the moi.ey was paid out. Ono
M,ethoti OF expenditure seems to haze been
this: Those In the ring who furnished sup
plies latl q habit Ut milking oat bills a,Ml get
ting pay upui, them for goUds never delivered.
Glncu the report Of tho Investigating Commit
teu hlss been handed III to 6ecfetary VIM
Lo,n, \ streslk ut conseieneo llns afflicted
several such dealers. .rhn sun Or sioO was
slider whn Ind bought horses under tic Pit
iley management pf tho Treasury Contingent
tMnt. 'rllts restitution WIS nludu bccl,,so
q he wart .f tue TGst S1t tba sty 9eo
Of That sum .wns t,ruetl in tn ills ,ia,Ise-the
nll!ount 0t sH59 fDr oyer-paynent fbr illo-
llolttcrs. This IL the casa mentioned sunle
t!tile nGo, where TINT sstm OF tn0tpy went out
1s fGt G3s t scsatn1y w; SvSr $Srna sG 5 i dtwaS
the money to paytag fnr hIs ennlpn!gn nrlnt-
lug. A city, tsnl9r llas returned il lot III car
putting which 1le COMMITTEES wt.s !9oEinE l,n. ~.
n nhruWnTe l!tln tlhS Mlu1 reatlttttl0l1 10 tll9
Treasury to the amount Ut $500.
Under the Item ct Travelling esponses there
currclice, when Secretary Yl!erinnn left lure
oa 4 pnl!ttcal pflsrtmagy. Il 10 lid not tako
Bl bsesk 5 ~ f s1sfts s sessss ssss1fss bd M Ssr
se0ln !tot, froln tho fofowlii: Item: DIT.
Il, Il, j.. i,nncncl., trayelnE oxpel,Ses, az, Is;
Aars!! Il n"osoeik traysl'iE sxPs!'ass rs
i'enses, s15n0; Aprll 10, f. j. nabS"eis,
tr1,ynling expenses, $i3D.1b; atny H.. Z, j.
!l!abeoGk, travelling oxpa.'sca. sl:l1.sa; juno
80 +. ]. nabcocls, travuI!ns exny1lscs. 85a.sa5.
nm expansive oao.. II cost Su.o00 i, foiiitl
numbers. 4 elinrgo ia snatle Ut $40. l0r .ru-
pair!1lg uni pnttttnx 4, cnrr!nge. Another
cari1NGe WIN fvpAIi1t0n MID rrpafrtt( Mt q
Ss;t Se I I%ii hsS y 6 s,9i 20 css seaSs s!1arot g
to i,e something unreasonable i. the cllarXpa.
Fnr tour aozgas llot.tsovuatl9s 8So was pnld:
ss ns tas t1 assst n nsar,H ot es:aeS s
horse medicine, i1hler tha iteIll Of ice-bucl;:
Gta, ale-hbllers, houk.resta, nn4 repairs Of
clocks thcre wns spent !tl single year 81. .7ol.
Fnr tho matter ut leo alUne II gust 81 , to
s 81 stsz f. ssiss ~ 5 Sss ws fst sspes i sat
and tor fur1,ltMu $3l NlihQ, ):
Solno IL tic 1niscelIaneous !tcn.s nro
hh!QHB, SO TO- apepk, Fur {nAtnllcG, therU IL
charge Of Eloa. 70 fiji a!5 pounds Of cast,-
ll.nr; 81 far NIX dozpn'' salt.sauk4; 81.t0 fNr
lhreo photographs Of tho EIectoral Commits.
gr.,ss 1t buttons ind Sa5 tor llye ior saale al
Sal ~ Tor pal.,,eaf fails; 49, for efcaillllE
divers cuat; .S.n.l7 fur uaY, Il Martina
si,'s>tWS. four and q bali d0zGn. .thernioiii::
oshtgJl. w; fol.r nn4& q hull. .Ga(lols le6lor.
ixstt ateo!tol eay rum. sl3;a aAfty groSSs
boxea rastlle sony. 8thbj j',twantY7luur hozti
cllall0Is Aktns, SlenWJs fifty 1t,zp,l Whlak,
brupniN. 2iaI6l. For thes9 atld sui,tlry othul
items thcre was speMt 81, ,00A