New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12
WUNRE mas The MONEY GOMEZ
rurpr1c FINDS ILLEGALLY ExPENL ID.
MORE ABOUT THE PRACTICES OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE
INV TELEGRAPH TC THE TRibUNhJ

LAND Offltr"
my TELEGRAPH Tc THE 1RibuNhJ
=, --pe,erripg TO the reckless and
80 d,s,rca of money by the GcncIai Lahu
Co. -, which aIlusion has been made III thess us
,,,cbes n appcars that tho unanthoiizou "'o !
orcv dcnosited by individuals corpof'',1 az. ,ss
Ton rurnoses connected with the survey Vi ~ -.
hss boen carried on to much more ai ' ,r.o,,s
than was at first supposed, ana 'na' ~ a., sn,,o
ac,,cos are still continued to this very gay ia ~
-, that rublc attention and that OF congress
-. ,an c,,lcd 10 Them and their enormS pa'no' ~
T., ,ho columns Of Tho Tribune 6 sec'o" o','u. ~
yised statulcs of the United sta'es' Na'o 80 >, ex
All sums appropriated for the various IT., o,e,v IN
,endture in the public service sha'' D' .,a Oar
~ orioc,s %, which they respectively 'naue '
others Liz. ,cec,o and limits
tho expenditure Of all appropriations man ~ ~,
cress and which has been openly SET a. .1"',,,s,ra
Tho Land Office officials OF this rcioli" ,'.,,ua,s
ton IN the misuse of the fund Of deposits by
for surveying public lands An aosoi''0 .,,.u
ccI,oneous reckcssness, moreover appea'o w -,
II, tina office referred TO- In the disDursie''' " "
80 o,her anpropriauohs. Says the Sur'o'o'
,..,ara NJ California in his annual report ior h' '
year 1897: . h,ch has been cx-
Notwithstanding the small amounS wh'ch h"' - III
ended IN conducting this Office, there has ye' De' e.
-, doco and much expense incurred, which IL "o "
cuded In It's legitimate labor feier ,,n,ea
n. a, work done for special agents ana inc on'o
s,ao. Attorpeys which the report OF the pooAAe0p -
this ONCE shows have been In inc ','.s ,h,a
A, 600 or In other words, the amount OF "'in 80,
orc, has done for special agents mas ih'iuuo ~
-, a,,ronrtated by Congress for the manssomoA' "
49,, - omco for one year This docs not mc'uue
,dsr.b,e amount OF stationery used by specsi Sson,
The Injustice Of this is evident ana IL ooos NV
that T should be obliged 70 use the entire pPt,. 81,
made by Congress for fulfilling the ieg'tihno .c,,
mi. onIcs in compiling information ana osS iVi
|
7, other words while the peculiarly sactco ep0.,"
sros,t money was being Illegally expendcu ioi Wv
| ,urnosc of unearhi alleged and snppoS''i''u
nublican frauds, at as late date do '"'' rr ono
came file gal use was being made OF the holnS 49,
| concentrated for salaries, system sun Pur'"o,
PP,,, .. herotof,re stated In The Tribune, ths
| TER. and other settlers clamorng Tor WI n
-, bo nerformed for which they had aleady depos',o
| tbeir mcuey-moncy thus shameicssy anu nv 80
| oxnendcd After advocating the punishment Vi NJ
| socaled Republican transgressors surveyor
Hammond finds time TO commisera'o '"'
settlers I'm the following words: ,.
Rut believe that the prosecution OF me- -
/, aoond,rv IN the needs and demands OF the se'"'
This State for the completion OF the survey' 49, ar,
unon which are the titles to mo hon''' "A-''
building for themselves ana ian"e@ ,,,., % tho nd
r. further proof is required In ADDITION W '"" ~
- ., the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF California MIN
I, ~ tho facts alleged that the special deposit i'
ar, TINS systematically squanderea, inc io'"
apprcs Will show 1t for themselves: b"ri"s wv
: ye.r ending June 80, 1856, $4,000 was auV a"..
from the special deposit fund to the SURVEYOR
NJ California, against $5,942 deposten uu,e 90 u
same period During the fiscal year 1907 M IT
a'l0 , zoo 600 and IS 765 deposited; and durn
t 40 esc.l wear 1888, just closed, S23,oo' was q"
! ! ancod against s62l7 deposited up 10 May is''
!; ,,s mailing S5l 800 advanced to the ourVcsoi.u e
/ oral whilo only SIT ,924 was depostcu' Inc ".'.
h apce of 1876 is precisely the SUM VI 'o"9'
p which The Tribune feels certain amour. Oh cu.'
: wa dosiros 70 ask the Commissioner of tho Genera
. rd Office and Fletcher Johnston, Chlei vi -
n rIysion Of Accounts, In what manner ior "n
= purpose, and unuer "ha' a"'
y been expended .o,,,v. "a
n 7, "a a curious and exceedingly suggestive Ia
lc that after 1853 while the honest miners anu 'e'
~ claims for patents were hang up III 'h' 49,
r. land Office. by this Reform ADMINISTRATOR
T. -. ,housands and 1t was dovoting all It's ehofs
., and msusing the peoples money In tho queS' ~''
y ,II,ca brands and while the legitimate expen
IL n,s,s under tho special deposit FUND shou" 10
,crcased the actual expenditures should have shue
- " increased at the beginning OF tho hscai year |
re and should have continued to increase up 10 INC ~
by ont time It should be rememDercd mat a'n'"en
SURVEYOR. cneraps Office OF California mas aono "
H. oonsider,d in this connection, the same CONDITION
ne 80 vista IN others Mr.. Dement,. late Den
ia oo,c surveyor General of Utah, when maAilo
~ emcnts 70 obtain some of this fund for use IN
sc once said 10 a clerk in the Division OF Accounts
ne 81 want this money TO use IN my inves"sa' II
81 opt there the Commissioners unders anus all ABOUT
cr, Senator Cockrcl, OF Missouri, IN MS Nouh i
SITS ronors suggests many Changes In the pIesoh ueP'
nd mani methods and the SUGGESTION that nc.t"ott
he commissioner, nor the Clrl oi M LA no allow
me conuts of the General Land ONCE sEouid pe aiu"
yer uncbecked on unsupervlSed make advances wo
aiSo annear 10 be very much In order III "ou'u eI
mr. ntho bond br thoroughly Investigated and measu
the speedily taken for Its future prcNcn"o"'