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Mr. SWARTwoUT--lt appears oy documens laid be-


fore Congress- that the deficiencies in the account Of the
Elk Collector Of New York, have been ascerainrd to
have commenced in $780, and increased from year to
year till March 1888. The following is summary of
deficits.


The deficit of Mr. Swartwout at the end of each sue
cessive year, was as follows:
On the 3lst December, 1880, 1922 81
On the 31st December, 1881, I,l6S 81
On the 3lsf December, 1882, 3O,sOl 33
On the 3lst December, 1888, 3529S 81
| On the 3Ist December, 1884, 50,370 03
On the 3lst December, 1888, l37,06i SO
On the 3lst December, 1886, 3367l8 60
On the 3lst December, 1887, l,0l6,955 80
On the 2Sth March, 1888, l,225,705 SO


1t appears by the above exhibit, that Mr.. S.
performed, or rather inexperienced the functions
of Collector from the 3lst of December, 1880, to
the 2stn of March, 1898; and that every year du-
ring that time he was in arrears which progress
sively increased from 1922 to 81 ,225 ,7O5. Now,
when it is considered that the Collector was bound
to make quarterly statements of his accounts to
the Treasury Department, or that the head of that
Department was authorized to require such state
ments, we conclude that Mr.. Swartwout had an


imposing way of rendering statement of his ac-
counts, or that the Secretary had negligent way
of exercising his supervisory powers, amounting
to remissness of duty. And seeing that, from the
depressed condition of the finances under the late
pressure and arrangement in the monetary mat
ters Of the country, issues Of Treasury paper be-
came necessary to keep the Government in ope-
ration, it is matter Of deep regret that the public
Treasury has been robbed to such an immense
amount by SO many faithless officers as are now
ascertaned to be defaulters


These results prove, when it is too late how
ever to remedy the evil the undeserved confidence
placed in the officers of his appointment by the
President, and the great improperly, to say the
least the part of the late Executive and others
ofhaving opposed SO strenuously the proposition
advanced in the House Of Representatives, tc
subject the public offices to free and full nvcs
tgation, as by these means much of the fraud
now exposed, might have been then detected, ant


the evil, to that extent, greatly lessened, if no


wholly prevented. We hope these unfortunate


occurrences will teach salutary lesson to thos,


who are entrusted with the high and responsible


functions of the Government, and that we neve
Iagain, nor any generation to come, will witnes


any opposition from any quarter to similar pro
|position made by any one of the peoples chosel


guardians of the public interests.