The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-02
The Irish National League of America

The Irish National League of America.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 1.-The following
is the report of the auditing committee O
the Irish National league: 'To Hon. job
Fitzgerald, president of the Irish Nationa
league of America
Pursuant to request the undersipne,
met at the Russell house in Detroit OF
Wednesday, January %, 1890, for the pur
pose OF auditing the accounts of Rev. DR.
Charles O'Reilly, treasurer of the Irist
National league of America. Our session.
We're held with open doors, free to the pub
nc ana representatives OF the press. Youl
committee then proceeded to the work il
hand. We found a model system of books
Kept by the treasurer, consisting of a casl
pooh IN winch the daily receipts of moneys
kNere entered, giving the name of the party
Venting, the name of the organization. II
any, raising the money and the date and
name OF the place from which the remit
tance came. The cash book was also ruled
with columns showing the various funds
into Which remittances were divided. with
cross references to the ledger, where each
fund was posted in detail These various
columns were footed up and carefully
tested without finding any inaccuracy
The credit side of the cash book shows all
disbursements and remittances and for
what purposes in detail
Your committee also found the LEDGER
arranged alphabetically in the order of
states and countries with complete indexes
for convenient reference. In this ledper
the treasurer had grouped all the receipts.
so that the sums received from all sources
could be seen and examined in any method
suggested by the committee. We examined
each account with care, comparing the same
with letters of remittance and other sourcns
OF Information IN order to test its accuracy.
We also compared in detail those accnunts
with the credit side of the cash book and
the original vouchers of expenses. and we
report that in each instance we found the
correspondence complete, and requisite and
satisfactory vouchers on file for every ex
pendlture. The receipts for money sent to
Ireland In each instance We're signed bv
either Joseph c. Biggar, NJ. p: r
Harrington, NJ. P, or Joseph E Kenny.
M. P, or by two of these gentlemen and
bearing upon their faces the uneuuivocal
eyidences of their authenticity including
internal evidence, the stamps of the British
government. The reverend treasurer linen
Submitted MS letter books 10 the ipsoec-
Tpn OF your committee in which we
f6tnd the letters VIZ tten by him
ane his assistant on all subjects of league
concern. These books contain impression
copies Of the replies for remittances and q
historical narrative of the workings of the
league Tor three years, so far as financial
operations are concerned.
Your committee find that the treasurer
reported at the last national convention in
August, 1886, balance of 81. SS5. rs. that
he has since received from all sources. as
shown by the schedule herewith submitted
the sum of 1851, 922. 79; that he has paid ont
for operating expenses of all kinds, a sched
ule of which we submit, the sum of 500
225.21; that he has RENTED to Ireland. as
shown by his vouchers, the sum of s237.
24S 0S, and presented for the examination
a1Sanspection Of your committee a certified
CO Sycate of deposit in the PENINSULA Saw
ms bank of Detroit on the first dav of
January, 1890, for the sum OF $50, 1856 %. thus
accounting for all sums received in = manner
unanimously approved by your committee.
The item of ex oenses of SD 222 q not only
includes the expenses incurred by holding
the last national convention of the irish |
National league of America at Chicago in
August, 1856, but also President F'itzger- |
ala salary o. 5000, which sum was by |
him donated back to the treasury. thus |
leaving the actual expenses at Sl9, 225. %.
BENG less than : per cent. of all moneys !
received.
I'VE are led to say that upon the score of /
economy and honesty, the league is to be |
congratulated on the admirable manner in !
Wnlch us finances have been admin stored |
by Rev. DR.. Charles O'Reilly. to whom a |
deep debt Of gratitud is due for the oner-
Gus and responsible duties so faithfully |
discharged by him. We recommend that a |
full detailed statement of all receipts and |
disbursements covered by this report be |
published in pamphlet form and distributed |
to zae various branches of the league and
an Soatributors. We further recommend
that au books and papers examined by this
committee pertaining to this report DE pre-
served and submitted to the next national
for verifcation.'
1t is signed by r. C.. Gushing. chairman
j. j. O'Connor, William j Gleason. Felix
Carbary, j. w Fitzgerald. Martin Battle.
O'Brien j. Atkinson and Thomas P. Unite
Phil McCAHILL. secretary.
The receipts from the August. 1885. CON
vention of the Irish National league of /
America up to January / showed that
led in contributions by civ
ing $4,000, Massachusetts followed with
81, 900 and New York with So, 900 Ne
braska gave $4,000; Montana, $4,000:
Nevada, $3.50; Oregon. $1,000; Utah, s.. 100:
Arizona, IS: California, $4,000; Colorado
3. 500: Idaho, $50; Washington, 81 900. and
Wyos3ahg, $40. The total contributions
from all the states amounted to 1919, sos.