, 1881-06-12
TIE TREASURY.
pITNEY'S REFUSAL TO TESTIFY.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 11.-l'itney,
Custodian of the Treasury Department, rr-
fused again testify under oath to questions
propuuntcd to him by the Investigating
Committee. This refusal carnot fail to at
tract attention to this secret investigation,
and to give it Il publicity and importance
which perhaps it may not deserve. Pitncy
privately states that it is unjust to require
him to make answer under oath to charges
OF the nature Of which lie is not advised, anu
that lie will protect himself. lie is
also reported to have said pri-
yatcly that he does not propose
to be made Il scrapegoat in this,
ami that every mail must wear his own coat.
All this, uf course, can only mean that Pit
hey, by intilnatlon. seeks to convey The idea
that persons who now are, or who have been,
superior to him are responsible for whatever
wrong may have been committed.
TIL: INVESTIGATION
has been conducted by Il committee Of three
Treasury clerks with rigid instructions as to
secrecy, and 10 official statement as to what
has been discovered has been made public
The first authenticated Information is that
this secret tribunal has discovered
at least three things,-tirst, that
the Contingent Fund has been
managed with earcesneSs, and i'll Il very TILL
business-like manner; second, that an item
Of 500 is OIL the books, purporting to have
been paid for tile-loldtrs, when it was not
puitt for that purpose, but for some other
purpose, the nature OF which is not known;
third, that the books show that 4 considerable
number of boxes of candles were purchased,
although the Treasury pays SOME 5000 an
ntally for gas. and 'lo candles have been
bought and that the candles
REPRESENT a LUNCH OR LUNCHES
spread in the Treasury Department at the
time Of tile nominating Convention at Chi
cago, In June last; fourth, that there have
been Il number of other petty abuses aggre-
eating Il comparatively small sum, but hot
juSlisicd by law, If they are not absolutely III
violation Of law. 1t is expected t!at Secre-
subject personal attention, and make publit:
the report, if it shall be found To be based
upon proper evidence. II the Treasury itself
shall not give the results Of this inyestign-
ton to the public, certainly but few months
will elapse before Il Congressional Commit
tee will afford Mr.. I'itncy amt ali others CON
nccted with the transaction abundant oppor-
tu1lity to testify under oath.
THE TREASURY REPORT.
10 the 1Ttstern associated Press.
WASHINGTON, u June 1l-Amount Of Nation
alhank circulation outstanding 1t the close Of
business ut the Treasury June 10: Notes Of
guild banks, 81 ,UW. .G2225; currency notes, S;;i;,
:J77,7722; tutaI, So, ,6'G,:3 United States
bonds ileld BY the Treasurer to secure Ma
tional bank circulation June II, 1ssl, :StIl,-
IN, 500, rs follows: Currency Is, S:;.h4 600; {;
per CENTS, $5c;, ,UW: ) per cents. Sls., ,9l2, $50;
~ per cents, 81, 4.at $50; ~: per cents,
$::;, lGI1 100; United States bonds deposited to
secure circulation during the week, 81, S913
800; 1 per cents, SA1,;ij, IlO;, y: per cents,
$40, SIT, COO; United States bonds held b. the
Treasurer to secure public moneys i'll Ma
tlonal bank repositories amounts to S15,2s7,-
800, including currency per cents, 81, ,003;
4 per cents, S1u5, 100; ) per cents, $4.3Us, 600;
~ per cents, $S97, 500; PER cents, $6,4s0 ,GO0.
TIE JULY INTEREST.
The Treasury Department is getting checks
ready for the payment Of the July interest OH
the per cent bonds. 1t requires $1,000
checks to pay this interest.
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
reports that he has received from the Sccre-
tary of the Treasury papers representing
per cent bonds belong TO 720 banks, amount
ing to S1U0, ,l:k5 so, which bonds have been
continued ut " per cent. The whole num-
bcr Of banks Authorized to continue By the
Secretary is 1880. All the papers repre-
senting these bondS have been received by
the Controller from the Secretary, except
those representing S65, ,9l0,6l0. The number
of Withdrawals Of ) per cents for con-