The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-22

the end of year. and other official reports made to
congress following This allows ample time adjust the accounts
3D. The committee official finance reports the secretary Of the
treasury relative the receipts and
expenditures public money all debts due to and from the United
substantially and including the year 1852 and they all Suoan
italy agree year and statements Of 1871 these
subjects agree large amounts with Of the Official reports
congress prior to 1870 go
Sd The changes figures which apparently increased the
public receipts expenditures going back took place
1871 November 1871 the chief clerk Of the treasury depart
ment with the knowledge the secretary treasury writing ee
page testimony the register who is the official OOOkepeF OF the gov
ernment make changes or omit the puOn0 oe0' S'ee w LIS W
isters report
contained the finance widely from the official
ports apparently public debt while the changes the finance
ports 1888 and continued till 1870 yet down to 1861 the
increases each other showing that the
expenditures stated with substantial correctness
and accuracy previous to 1861
5tb The testimony Of Dr. Cuford Of treasury department tes
mon pages that three items amounting to $2b were
Of the public debt the office the register in 1871
debt
registers added such statement by order Of the secretary OF the
treasury
t c and expenditures 18 that
register had made the tsbuated statement the public debt and
c and usndtures which finance the
tar treasury division the crets Office BY means
figures made organized as such S but was
not expressly recognized by until 1876
7b From the beginning government public debt account
[ nd oor nada nm from a accounts known "issues
dmpons the accounts recep and expen
and apparent increases the public debt statements are
alleged resulted from the system making up that statement
By this appears receipts and expenditures account
the public organization Of the government June 3D. 1871
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this alleged discrepancy will be found the
6nan report Of 1871, page 20
including 30 1862 the government bonds issued the
included and treated part OF the public debt
date amounted to $S S In the finance re-
port dropped the statement the public debt
and stated The public debt ought
by this ~ but examination OF the hg1res the
statements n specific reduction
9Th changes statement Of the amounts the receipts and
expenditures public debt the finance made after four or
direction his superior officers by inexperienced
although testimony that would take four five competent
the public debt and OF the
receipts expenditures between 1860 and 1870
According issuing bonds there no sufficient
the office Legal tender notes. national
delivered by the printing bureau OF the
treasury department comptroller OF the loan division
respectively All should through the
register other Office OF the treasury department check
printing the department 1862 y
committee renchmen Of which Senator Edunde was char
man. the establishment OF such checks
apparent ledge the secretary
thousands OF them affecting millions Oh do
Of the books but evidence taken