The Conscience Fund.

Fair Play, Volume II, Issue 27, 1 November 1894, Page 31

The Conscience Fund.

\ Every little while stricken - 'indmdii^vrefn^aj'to s th^-teeaspry'de* partmehtr : certain:' Bums of? money con* fussed, to have i: !been'iH gotten from' tfa& ' government in various wayst," Xt r is aatonishing that notwithstanding the thou--sands of dollars that have, been sent to the treasury on this account no special record has beentaken of them; that there is never proof -to those who have thus “squared * themselves” ;that the money ever reached- .’the ; ; proper " disposition. Treasury officials now, recognize this -derglictioh, and separate accounts-wilihe kept in future, if, for. no other' purpose than to enable public officials to'vindi*' cate themselves from anonymous.desalt - ants who may impugn their trustworthi•ness, *\ „ -