JANUARY 25, 1913. Mr. W. S. CADE, United States Marshal, Guthrie, Okla. SIR: Replying to your communication of the 21st instant addressed to the Secretary relative to department circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913, you are advised that at the close of business on the 31st instant the balance standing to your official credit with your present depositary will be transferred to your official credit with the Treasurer of the United States without any action on your part. Beginning on February 1 you should draw your checks on the Treasurer of the United States instead of on your present depositary, in accordance with paragraph 5 of circular No. 5. It does not appear that this change in method will in any manner interfere with the transaction of your business, and there therefore appears to be no necessity for postponing the date when the change in method is to go into effect. Respectfully, R. O. BAILEY, Assistant Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF UNITED STATES Marshal, The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, Washington, D. C. SIR: Referring to circular letter No. 5, dated January 9, 1913, from your office, I respectfully request that, if not inconsistent with other arrangements, the transfer of funds and the change of method of payment ordered to take place the last day of this month may be changed to a later date on account of the court now being in session at Guthrie, and the grand jury will meet again on the 29th of this month and will probably be discharged on the 1st day of February. There will be a large number of witnesses in attendance on the last day of this month and the 1st of February; many of them Indians, and the others from outside districts, who will need the money as soon as discharged, and it would cause considerable trouble and delay should the transfer be made on the last day of this month. The criminal cases will not last more than about two weeks in February, and there would then be ample time to settle the matter in proper shape. In this connection I also beg to call your attention to the fact that the marshal's office has recently been moved from Guthrie to Oklahoma City, and that some of the records are now at Oklahoma City and some at Guthrie, and that court being in session at Guthrie, it will be almost impossible to have the vouchers checked up and the proper amounts ascertained in time to commence payment on the 1st day of February, as directed in your circular. Very respectfully, W. S. CADE, United States Marshal, By C. MADSEN, Chief Office Deputy. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL, Hon. FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C. SIR: In pursuance to circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913, I desire to know if I construe the circular correctly, which is as follows: At the close of business January 31, 1913, I am to draw a check of the balance in my hands of the different funds and deposit same to the credit of the United States, and thereafter draw my checks on the Treasury of United States. In regard to other funds, such as the proceeds of the sale of vessels, etc., I deposit same in the registry of the court to the credit of the court, and to be paid out only on court orders. The collections of marshal's costs I pay to the clerk of the United States court, taking receipt as heretofore. Thanking you in advance for the information asked, I remain, Very respectfully, CLARENCE G. SMITHERS, United States Marshal. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Vernal, Utah, February 17, 1913. Honorable SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, Washington, D. C. DEAR SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of department Circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913, and also circular dated January 18, 1913. I have taken the instructions contained in these circulars to apply only to disbursing agents; that is, to funds advanced from the Government to such officers. However, I am now in receipt of another check book, and notice that the checks are made for the receiver of public moneys to sign. Will you kindly instruct me whether I am right or not? Am I to transfer my receiver's "Unearned and unofficial moneys account into the Treasury of the United States? Am I thereafter to return unearned moneys by Treasury check and also to transfer such moneys to your credit by receiver's checks on the Treasury when unearned moneys become earned? For what purpose am I supposed to use the check on the Treasurer of the United States drawn by me as receiver of public moneys (Form 377 E. O. 4. Number on check, 61036)? These checks were recently sent, and I don't understand what they are to be used for. I should appreciate a reply before I have to send in my monthly reports. DON B. COLTON, Very respectfully, 81241-S. Doc. 1136, 62-3- -2 Receiver. RECEIVER OF PUBLIC MONEYS, Vernal, Utah. FEBRUARY 25, 1913. SIR: Referring to your letter of the 17th instant, you are advised that deposits to the credit of your "Unearned fees and other trust funds "accounts are to be made in accordance with paragraph 7 of circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913; that is, you will deposit money with your local depositary to the credit of the general account of the Treasurer of the United States as a transfer of funds to be placed to your official credit with the Treasurer of the United States. You will make your disbursements by checks drawn on the Treasurer of the United States in the same manner as you now draw checks on your local depositary. Checks to be used by you as receiver and as special disbursing agent have been sent you. Deposits on account of revenues should be made in accordance with existing regulations. See paragraph 8 in circular No. 5 and paragraph 9 of circular letter of January 18, 1913, copies inclosed. Respectfully, R. O. BAILEY, Assistant Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Susanville, Cal., February 14, 1913. SECRETARY UNITED STATES TREASURY, Washington, D. C. SIR: Your telegram received this morning in reply to mine of yesterday does not give all the information desired, so for greater clearness in my questions will resort to letter. On the 10th instant I received checks Nos. 1-200, Form 377 D. O. receiver of public money. These were apparently prepared for use of special agents, as they contain the notations "Object for which drawn and "Vo. No." Is it intended that when these checks are used by receivers these notations shall be ignored and receipt number added? If they are to be used by receivers for return of unearned money, does it imply that all moneys received for lands sold, etc., shall be deposited with Treasurer United States instead of a designated depositary, which in our case is assistant treasurer at San Francisco? Treasury Department Circular No. 5, 1913, relates only to funds deposited to credit of special disbursing agents, and the above-mentioned checks are prepared in harmony with the circular, except that the title "receiver of public lands" appears instead of "special disbursing agent." This is all to me rather confusing, especially in the absence of any new instructions relating to unearned moneys. To put the case in another way: I have received a circular, No. 105, relating to a new order of business for special disbursing agents, but no checks in harmony therewith: I have also received new checks for use of receivers, apparently conformed to a new order of business for those officers, but no instructions governing their use. As per your telegram the new checks, symbol No. 61204, will be used for the return of unearned money; and will also ask that checks for special disbursing agents' use be forwarded as soon as possible, as I have an immediate use for some. SIR: Referring to your letter of the 14th instant, you are advised that checks to be used by you as receiver and as special disbursing agent have been sent you. Deposits to the credit of your "unearned fees and other trust funds" accounts are to be made in accordance with paragraph 7 of Circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913, and paragraph 9 of circular letter of January 18, 1913, copies inclosed. Deposits on account of revenues should be made in accordance with existing regulations. See paragraph 8 in Circular No. 5. Respectfully, Mr. J. H. McDEVITT, Jr., R. O. BAILEY, Assistant Secretary. Receiver of Public Moneys, Durango, Colo. FEBRUARY 11, 1913. SIR: Referring to your letter of the 4th instant, addressed to the cashier of the First National Bank of Durango, Colo., you are advised that deposits to the credit of your "Unearned fees and other trust funds" accounts are to be made in accordance with paragraph 7 of Circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913; that is, you will deposit money with your local depositary to the credit of the general account of the Treasurer of the United States as a transfer of funds to be placed to your official credit with the Treasurer of the United States. You will make your disbursements by check drawn on the Treasurer of the United States in the same manner as you now draw checks on your local depositary. Respectfully, R. O. BAILEY, FEBRUARY 14, 1913. Mr. GUSTAF BERGQUIST, Receiver of Public Moneys, Duluth, Minn. SIR: The department is in receipt of a letter from the First National Bank of Duluth, Minn., relative to your account of unearned fees and unofficial moneys that was transferred by the bank to your credit with the Treasurer of the United States. You are advised that the account was properly transferred by the bank, and disbursements from the account should be made by checks drawn on the Treasurer of the United States in the same manner as you formerly drew checks on the First National Bank. Certificates of deposit for the amount to be applied should be issued as heretofore. Deposits to the credit of the account should be made with that bank to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States as a transfer of funds to be placed to your official credit with the Treasurer of the United States. See paragraph 7 of department Circular 5 and paragraph 9 of circular letter dated January 18, 1913, copies inclosed. Respectfully, R. O. BAILEY, Assistant Secretary. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Carson City, Nev., February 3, 1913. The COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Washington, D. C. SIR: In accordance with instructions contained in circular letter issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under date of January 9, 1913, with supplemental instructions of January 18, 1913, the Farmers and Merchants' National Bank of Reno, Nev., United States depositary, have advised me that on January 31, 1913, they transferred from my account as receiver the sum of $2,650.50, crediting the same to the Treasurer of the United States, and that on my accounts as special disbursing agent they credited the treasurer with $23.70 and instructed me that all future checks should be drawn against the Treasurer of the United States, and not against the Farmers and Merchants' National Bank. A careful reading of these circulars tends to show me that there is no change in my deposits except that I deposit nothing to my credit as receiver, account of unearned fees and unofficial moneys, but that I deposit all moneys received to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States and draw as the occasion requires. It will be noted that in my disbursing accounts my accounts show a balance of $1,315.35 instead of $23.70. This is explained as follows: The United States depositary credited my account as receiver with $1,965, under warrant 8513, instead of my disbursing account; hence it makes my disbursing account differ from the depositary statement, and it gives me a credit of $1,965 of a bank balance that I am not entitled to. This difference, however, will be adjusted by my depositary and will be straightened in my quarterly reports. I also beg to report that I have not as yet received check books as stated in circular of instructions, and I would most respectfully ask that if this circular makes any material difference in the instructions previously furnished me that I be advised of the same at once, if possible. EARL W. TREMONT, Very respectfully, Register. FEBRUARY 8, 1913. RECEIVER OF PUBLIC MONEYS, Carson City, Ner. SIR: Replying to your letter of the 3d instant, addressed to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, you are advised that paragraph 7 of Treasury Department Circular No. 5, dated January 9, 1913, applies to your "Unearned fee" as receiver of public moneys. By the method prescribed in paragraph 7 of Circular No. 5 and |