Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-02

DETROIT, February 1.-The following is
the report of the auditing committee of the
Irish National League:
To Hon. John Fitzgerald, President Irish Ma
tional League Of America:
Pursuant to request, the undersigned met at
the Russell House IN the city of Detroit on
Wednesday, January %, 1890, for the purpose
of auditing the accounts of Rev. DR.. Charles
c. Reilly, Treasurer of the Irish National
League Of America. We at once completed
our organization for work by electing Hon.
Richard c. Gushing, Mayor of Omaha as our
Chairman, and Philip McCahill, an expert ac-
countant OF st. Louis, as our Secretary.
The committee then requested from your
self and the reverend Treasurer statement Of
the causes which induced you to call for this
auditing and we learned from such statement
that the last National Convention was held in
Chicago IN August 1886, and that it has been
your desire and also the desire Of the Rev. DR..
Reilly to have national convention called in
1887, 1888 and 1889, but that such convention
had been postponed in obedience to the wishes
of Hon. Charles Stewart ParneIl and his asso-
ciates concurred in by the Irish leaders in
America.
NO CONVENTION YET.
We learned that the parliamentary party in
Ireland still refuse to call national conven-
tion in America for reasons which to them ap-
pear entirely satisfactory, the wisdom of which
your committee does not question. Our sessions
were held with open doors, free to the public,
and the representatives of the press.
Your committee then proceeded tu the work
in hand We found model system of books
kept by the treasurer, consisting of a cash book
in which the Gaily receipts of moneys were en-
tered, giving the name of the party remitting,
the name of the organization Gf any raising
the money and the date and name of the place
from which the remittance came
The cash book was also ruled with columns
iufO
were divided, with cross references to the
ledger when each fund was posted in detail
These various columns were footed up and
carefully tested without finding any mac
curacy The credit side of the cash book shows
all disbursements and remittances and for
what purposes ordered.
Your committee also found ledger arranged
alphabetically in the order of States and coun-
reference. In this ledger the treasurer had
grouped all receipts 80 that the sums received
from all sources could be seen, tested and ex-
amined in any method suggested by the COM
mittee.
A CAREFUL EXAMINATION.
We examined each account with care, COM
pairing the same with letters of remittance and
other sources of information in order to test its
accuracy. We also compared. in detail those
accounts with the credit side of the cash book
and the original vouchers of expenses, and We
report that in each instance we found the cor
respondence complete and the requisite and
satisfactory voucher on file for every expendi-
ture.
The receipts for money sent to Ireland in
each instance were signed by either Joseph G..
Bigger, NJ. P; Harrington, M. P, or Joseph E.
Kenny, NJ. P, or by two of these gentlemen,
and bearing upon their faces unequivocal evil
dence of their authenticity, including the in
ternal revenue stamp Of the British Govern
ment.
The Reverend Treasurer then submitted his
'1etter books" to the inspection of your COM
mittee, in which we found the letters written
by him and his assistant on all subjects of
League concern. These books contain impress
sion copies OF replies for remittances and a
historical narrative of the workings of the
League for three years. in so far as the financial
operations are concerned.
Your committee finds that the treasurer re-
ported at the last national convention in Au-
gust, 1856, balance of 81, 7S7, and that he has
since from all sources. as shown by schedule
herewith submitted, the sum of SIS, ,922 70.
That he has paid out for operating expenses of
all kind. schedule of which we submit, the
sum of S22,225 II.
HELP FOR IRELAND.
That he has remitted to Ireland, as shown by
his voucher, the sum of $237,24S 0S, and pre-
sented for examination and inspection of your
committee . certified certificate of deposit in
the Peninsular Savings Bank of Detroit on the
1st day of January 1890, for the sum of S2O,-
1886 q thus accounting for all sums received in
a manner unanimously approved by your COM
mittee The item of expenses of SO, 225 q not
only includes the expenses incurred by holding
the last National Convention of the Irish Ma
tional League of America at Chicago in Au-
gust 1885, but also President Fitzgeralds sal
ary of So, 900, which sum was by him donated
back to the treasury, thus leaving the actual
expenses at SIS, ,225 e. being less than per cent
of all moneys received.
We are led to say that upon the score of the
economy and honesty the League is to be con-
graduated on the admirable manner in which
its finances have been administered by the Rev.
DR.. Charles o. Reilly, to whom deep debt of
gratitude is due for the onerous and responsible
duties so faithfully discharged by him. We
recommend that full detailed statement of
all receipts and disbursements covered by this
report be published in pamphlet form and dis
tributed to the various branches of the League
and all contributors.
We further recommend that all books and
papers examined by this committee pertaining
to this report, be preserved and submitted to
the next National Convention for veriication.
R. c. CUSHING, Chairman,
]. ]. OCoNNoR,
WIN. j. GLEASON,
FELIX CARBRAY
j. w. FITZGERALu
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