The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-18

81 'cs ana leases and ono for special col
lectlons, as before stated. For the amount
oi S2aa,3IS02 he might have rec lived
checks and reported them MS collected when
thp money was stnl IN the bank.
q. There Is S252.37S.02 that IL charged
~ against Mr. Robbins by the comptroller.
somebody sh uld Issue rece pit for IN It.
amount, Does the comptroller issue his
receipts for this money!
A. MI Robbins ISSUES tho receipt 10 thp
serders OF these am unts.
3. W, Morris. chairman Of the committee
npi ointed by the house Of rrresauta Nv $
TO count the cash in the trensnry. muds
the following staten mt:
II neked Mr. Robbins whether he re-
ceipted for the remitnnces IN checks as
soon ms he received them, aud he told me
that he sent a postal card 10 the remitter
stating that owing 70 the vast number OF
rrnittances, receipts could not Issue ar
once, hut would as soon Ms practicable. lie
said that on the last dHy or the month
he would take these stubs and take FOR
granted that the cheeks bad been paid
luinugn the bank, and all from the iofh
and before that date would receive re
Velpts anu those atter the ilth Of the
month would have 10 wait until the next
receipts were issued Then he would so 60.
tnp tomDtruller'S and ask HIM FOR "a deposit
warrant ana the comptroller would issns
his deposit wurraut for the amounts. on
the 2ud or 3rd OF the month Mr.. WORKMAN
Of the First National bnuk wouid bring up
the money FOR which the deposit had been
issued by the comptroller when my com
mittee went down to count the cash, we
asked him for balance sheet. The comp
troller keeps a counter set Of blocks with
the treasurer, and all Of the funds to the
credit of the different funds are also kept
by the comptroller, When anything ls paid
out the comptroller issues his warrants for
the same The amount that was due to all
the funds on the 18Th day Of August was
81, 709, Oi3S3. II the treasurers books ana
the comptrnier's books are correct The
hooks Of the comptroller and of tile treas
urer balance. | make this statement as
/ the chairman OF thr committee mat count
cd the cash, aud the chief bookkeeper or
the treasury office and camptrnllers office
certified 20 this met. We found in actuni
cash IN the vault Of the treasury the sum
In the cash.
Question. DO you mean to say tnat yon
found this balance shortp
Answer. Yes, sir. There Is So, 3is.02
short, which the trensnrer told us was
in the course OF collection. lie stated that
the drafts In precess II collection were
s.Ihs COS. 81 This account Boes not balance
with the statement of the comptroller be-
/ cause ne had not SIZED Tor deposit war
rai.ts for more than S252. 1902, and there
Is n difference Of SlOo,si0.7 in checks and
/ money IN the bank.
Q; What expiqlg!lastllsoa1 q, did the treasurer
comptroller. and for which he did not nave
A. lie said that he had reported these
collections 10 the comptroller and asked
for deposit warrant, expecting the bank
to bring the money the next day or within
two or three days. Ana tlAt ~ would
have been done II Mr. Workman had been
in the city.
q. Did Mr. Robbins say that the money
was In the bank in the course OF coliee
ti0ng
A. YeS sir.
Q. Your committee counted the cash In
the treasury during the regular session,
did II notf
A. Yes sir
/ q. The Journal. on page 9S4 says thar
/ wa mime yonr report on March II. DID
! you md all OF the money In the treasury
A. Yes sir. II did not show any bank
/ business then. II the money was ontstand-