, 1890-02-06
FOUND CORRECT
A Good and Faithful
Servant.
O'REILLYS ACCOUNTS.
Favorable Report of the
Auditing Committee
EVERYTHING IS SATISFACTORY.
Tho Treasurer Of the National Irish
League Deserving OF
Great Credit.


Great Credit.
DEfRoir, Mich, Feb. 1.-The follow.
inf Is the report ofthc auditing commit
tee OF the Irish National League:
tho Hon. John T.. Fitzgerald. presi.
dent OF the Irish National Icnrtic Of
Americai Pursuant to request, the un-
dorslgned met at the Russell house In
Detroit on Wednesday, January 20
isoo, foi the purpose OF auditing the nc.
counts OF tho Rev. DR.. Charles o. Reilly.
treasurer OF tie Irish National League Of
America Our sessions were held with
open door, free to the public and repre-.
sentatiyes Of the press Your COMMITTEES
proceeded at once to the work in hand.
We found model system OF books kept
oy the treasurer consisting OF h
cash book, In which daily receipts OF
moneys were entered, giving the name
oi the party remttinS, the mona OF the
organization, II any, raising the money,
and the date and name OF ,he plece ffom
which the remittance came. The cash
book was also ruled with columns,
showing the various funds into which
the remittances were divided, with cross
references 70 the ledger, whore each fund
was pc-tod In detail. These various
columns were footed up and carefully
tested without finding any inaccuracy.
Inc credit side OF the cash book shows
all the disbursements and remittances,
and tor wnat purposes In detail.
Your committee also found the ledger
a'P,'oet''a'iy, y, III .ne oriot OF
.he states anu countries, with complete
indexes Tor convenient reference TO tho
ledger. The treasurer had rroupcd all
tho receipts, so that the sums received
ftom an source, couId he ...r and axa.,,-
lineJ In onv r,e,hod .n,..a.,a, ~ ~
a. ""' "'''"'' 'usses'eu ny w
committee
We examined each account with care,
comparing the same with the letters OF
remittance and othe, sanro.. or infor
maiion In o,,Ier - -, a.,.,,..o., 10.
-" ~ oe' " 80 ae'aey. "a
uNo e"hPaien IN detaii those
accounts WIN The credit side
OF the cash book and tho
original vouchers OF OK penses, and we re.
mort that in zach INSTANCE x, found ,I,.
lcorro,nonIsnco os,r,,,ia,a - 49,
o.'','..S ~ so.'P's'e, u'u wy ~
puh"e anu sauhiaetoTy vouchers on mo
for every expenditure. The receipts for
the money sent to Ireland iD each in
stance were signed either Joseph q. Biz.
ger, VI. r., T.. Harrington. ST. r.. or
Joseph n. Kenny. NJ. r., or by two OF
these gentlemen, and bore upon their
) faces nneduiyocal eyidenoo OF their nu-
thentlcity, including the internal revenue
stamps OF the British government.
The reverend treasurer then submitted
mis- letter books 90 the inspection Of your
lcommittec. in which we found letters
written by hin and his assistant on all
subjects OF league concern.
These books contain the impression
: copies of the replies In answer to requests
for remittinccs and historical nara
, tive Of the workings of the league for
,, three years, so far as its financial con-
, dition Is concerned
Your committee find that the treas
] urer reported a, the last national con-
ventiOn In August, 1885, balance cf
S2l. .ss5. rs: that he has since received
from all sources, as rbown by the sched-
, ulo herewith admitted, the sum Of
, S2j7. .09o. 70; that he has paid out for
. operaticn expenses OF all kinds. a sched-
uie OF which we submit, the sum ofs22 :
POS. 27; that he has remitted TO Ireland,
ns shown by his vouchers. the sum Of
S237, ,2ls.0s, and presented for the exami-
nation and lnspsction OF your committee
a certified certificate of deposit In the
Peninsular Savings bank OF Detroit
% on the hrst day of January, 1890
+. for the sum of $50. .3ao. %, thus
accounting for all sums received, in
manner unanimously approved bv
c yotir commlttee. The item Of expenses
I Of s52 a25 "a not only includes the ex.
penses incurred by holding the last
national convention OF the Irish National
!, Lsasu. 1 ssa hn, oiso prssidsns Fi,n'
I, se,sid's salary of 81 600 when sum was
! r. him donateJ bnck 10 the treasury.
/ In ieayiny ths actual expenses at as.
S1S o. beins lee than ner cent Of ali
, - - ,,,onevs rs,S reco;y,.J
''y ,i'o or.. al ~ s,s, iha, u,,o, tho sro-e
2 W. '',,'n,rv ~ ,s ond honsstv tbs isasne is
" y, Ss ecy con vsrys,nIateJ r nno3 the aIn,irabis
70 eeo, ,' 's.,i"I a.,,ish I,s hDs,cas bavs bser
Inani,J. Nv .N, VIZ" t,y ,,,e s Pay NJ Sbs,;e.
mPniiiS ,o Ybon y deem debt of srati.
, n,de is duo for the onerols and responsi.
, sie u"''eS 50 iAi'S'"''y "