Q.  Then  the  Comptroller  goes  over  it  and  it  goes  to  the  Treas-
urer, and  if  it  is  found  correct,  then  you  pay  the  cash,  less  5  per
cent?     A.  I  expected  to  send  my  report  with  a  cheek.
Q.  Does  the  change  in  political  opinion  in  Essex  county  affect
the  revenues  of  the  State?  A.  It  might;  it  seems  to  have  affected
the  revenues  of  our  city  and  county.
Q.  Under  what  sort  of  administration  are  we  to  expect  the
greatest  revenues?  A.  I  say  to  you  that  as  far  as  the  county
clerk's  office  is  coucerned  this  State  will  get  it  all.
Q.  I  find  Essex  some  five  years  in  arrears.
Chairman  Voorhees — I  never  knew  that  Essex  was
behind  in  the  procession  before.
A.  I  can  say  to  Mr.  Corbin  and  Voorhees  that  all  lawyers  are
not  as  prompt  as  they  are.  I  have  received  a  check  for  both  of
the  last  bills  sent  you.
Q.  You  speak  of  litigation  with  the  county  clerks.  Are  some
of  the  previous  clerks  in  litigation  ?  A.  Yes,  sir ;  their  fees  are
tied  up  too.
Q.  Those  are  bills  against  the  county  ?     A.  Yes,  sir.
Q.  That  doesn't  touch  the  civil  business?  A.  No,  sir;  but
the  fees  from  the  county  really  are  all  the  profit  there  is  in  the
office.
Q.  Short  of  cash  ?  A.  Yes,  sir ;  I  don't  know  as  you  have
ever  been  afflicted  that  way.
