Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-22
Extracts from the rerort Of the committee sp-.
pointed "to enquire whsth:I rzonics drawn
fioa the treaiurY have been faithfully
applied - &c.
PyetntrIw Csngr,i or fbryjae,, AS,ds9.


annexed. il appears that he tsm G! 1898 dol
lars - ceats, were paid FOR the rrsnfpvr,aion OK
the books, papers, records, and furni,orso OF shr
fcvera Offices, and shc furniture Of The peb ent
and the fun of q, s77 dollars and 81 cent? tor
expences incurred by the eftcers aud clerks icr
the removal of 'hrmislvss aud families. As all
the officers aud clerks we're ai the time in the
iervice and pay of the goyernmetr, and received
the full amopnt of their fsisries cxciuivcly eli
,ssie extraordinary allow anses, and as the ACT OF
June, 1879, provid ided only for desfaying the ex-
pences incident the removal Of ihc oficss. the
commi,ree are Of opinion that this ium OF 3,,8Tl
dollars and "a cents was drawn from rhe t'ea-
fury and expended without any legal au,horisy.
The accounts Of Mr.. P,cke,iay are net yer
finally !-u!cd. Il. remains charged with fam
of S,335 dollars aud 10 ceaw, efroneouily paid
by ban for the ireighs OF veiIel iuppoied to
have been employed BY the confal at Tripoli.
and With another iam of 3,as9 dollars, and so
cents, beiug tie balance OF an advance made 10
Ssmuc! Hodgdon foI the surpofc of being remit
cd to MIR. Humphreys, at Madrid. IN part Of
his ia!a.y. which MIR. Humphieys did DOT re-
c-,ye.--Bo,h thsis fufns il is believed mar aud
viii be recovered from the perions to v hom they
were advanced. But the principle reafsn which
aPpeats 10 have preven,ed An oltraaie feitIemest
with hin, srriics from the eircunhauce of his
not havcing applied the whole of the money
drawn by him from the tieafsry 70 the fpecifc
Objects Tor which il was appropriated by Law.
Fog the extent sF d refult of this lnissylicstioa
the committee refer TO the Gatement marked G.
accompanying the communication OF the iecreis-
ry OF The sresiury under dafs cf the "a Of
March hrntu IL
Mr.. Pickering dew from tho 1Icaiuty under
the appropriations made T" for DELAYING the ex-
psnces incident TO the in,escou;ic With foreiea
nstions, ter negotiating treaties with ;he Barbsty
powers. and Tor the con,inecn, ex pences Of gov
ernsent," thc fam OF $4,000 dollars aad 81
cents more'thso he applied TO ,h,fe iaveras OBJ
jstss. which, together, with the FUN of ., IS.
dollars and s. cents gained by him on the por-
chalc OF bills OF exchange for the ute Of the gov
ernmen,, tern an aggregate ct 1858 do!!t. and
II ceats. The Zane !ts,nent, G, will thc~
that the whole of this fua vas expended by him
on obj-tts of public nature las far as the COM
mites can aiceuain the taetJ but this expesdi-
tu'c having been made from appropriations de-
h.ncd for other obeeis by lsx the miiappicarion
Of III: money has prevented the compus slsr of
the treafnry from iettling his accounts.
Frsm ,heia certain documents il appears
that from the Il day OF January 1907 TO the end
OF the year I8oI, the advances made by the trea-
fury on account Of the 1vay dffar.nssf have
amounted lexclufveIy of fpn in the hands of
the treainrerl TO 9 o,S46, ,o63 dolls. 20 cents. OF
which the accountant mas iettled and rendered
to the treainiy accounts TO the amount Of
6,33S,ea3 dolls. end 93 cents, leaving balance
OF 3,S77,i91 dolls. and 50 cents unaccountsd
for or not yet !.tiied.
BY an aa psfied on tn, 9Th day Of Februa-
ry IN the year 1899, it was declared that tive
docks houid be efetied in irritable place, under
the direction Of the Pssidcnt Of the United
States, for the convenience of repairing the pub
lie (hips, and the FUN of 10000 dolls. was ap-
propriatsd tor that purpofe and by another
act palled on the fame day the fom OF 400, 900
dells. was appropriated to be laid out in the pu,-
chafe Of growing or other timber, or of lands on
which timber is growing, fui,able for the rScy,
and to caufe the proper meafurcs to b. taken to
have the fame preferved fJr the fu,urs ufes of
the navy. Under this authority onlv tn. thea
fecretary OF the navy expended the FUN Of
r3S,S46 dolls. and 9, cents, ia the purchafe of
Gx navy yards, at Por,fmouth, Cha,leftowo.
Mad. New fo'k. Philadelphia, Goiport, Va.
and the City Of Wafhington. For THE sxpsn-
diture the committee conceive that no aurhcri-
ty was given by law, nor any appropriations
made except for the two docks aforementioned,
az the fun OF 900 900 Of dolls. was appropri-
ated by the ad OF 1899 for building or purcAaf-
log the ihPs only, and tae fun Of zoo, GOO dolls.