Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-09
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indulgence OF the hou.s, while he offered
few remarks. Thcie he woula have
thooght rosaliy unneceaary, if the obieF-
vations Of the gentlemen from Connecticut
{Mr. Grifwold) had not been OF anature
calculated 10 make an improper inspreiiion
abroad. Whether il was the OBJECT OF the
gentleman, by Po2poning bis motion TO 70
late period of the fefiOa, to preclude
enquiry altogether, and shereby 60 induce
a.belief that he had given fair tate
mens of the report of the Commifioners
Of the Sinking Fund, he fhould NOT now
undertake to determine; but he would
fay, that there was ftrong ground 70 be-
lieye that this was His OBJECT. i enquiry,
and enquiry alone was his objea, why not
Law the reiolntion on the table, and tlttcr
il Immediately 10 be referred TO tie Com
nittee of Ways and Means, in order that
enquiry might be made? Why areompa-
nv il with obfervations calculated only 10
excite a belief thar the Commiiiionefs OF
the Sinking Fund have been guilty OF the
groleG niiconduef.
Through the various calculations which
the gentleman had gore, in order TO ihsw
an erroneous Ratement Of the inserea on
the debt, twas impoGlblc TO follow him;
nor was s,acre time &c make ifate.nenss Ia
the houlc, to meet thofs that the gentleman
had prepared at his leiflre il his eloiet.
He flor,d leave this, therefore, Tor the
Committee Of Ways and Means, when
the rsiolution came before them, aod he
venturea, without heftaticn, TO predict
that the error would De found on the Gde
Of the member from Connecticut. This
part Of the fubje6, therefore, he would
leave to future inveaigation, and proceed
directly TO the two great points which
fseaed TO be the gensleman's fayorises,
and upon which he appeared to expect TO
MATE the arongea impreiiion.
Thafs were Arb. that the con,n.iGioners Of the
Sinking Fund had not applied the whole fun Of
7,9oo 600 dollars agreeabiy TO the law of the lait
ieiioa and feeondly, that there was deficiency
of one hundred and fourteen thoufand dollars a.
gana the comnnfioners, which they had not ac-
-ccu:lted for
On the ira point he would endeavor to flew
that much more than the fun of $4,000 dolls.
had been spilled agreea4iy to law.
In the 9th page Of the report Ct the commiiii-
cners, they fate their dibullements TO have been
applied.
RI TO the payments of the
in,ereA which, during 1904,
accrued on the whole Ct the
public debt amounting 70
dolls. 4,o6s738 Al
I'd To The payments Of the
principal of The Dutch debt,
dolls. I,s44,ooo
I'll. Advanced to comnifl-
oncrs Of loans, fos the reinl-
burfen,eat Of the Sh inaa!l-
ment Of the per cent itoek,
the feccnd initalmens cf the
deferred ffock due January ri,
1895. dole. IsIi7,0oo 81
4th. Topay temporary loans
from the bank (ex>Iufivc Of the
proceeds Of the Bank Shares,
dolls 2,4oo
s,h. Debts due to foreign Of
fcers, dolls. 1894 81
9Th. On account of certain
parts of the domeRic debt. I4,9o6 "a
9TH. Advanced 70 purehst:
bills in Holland, to meet that
rart of IT, Dutch debt which
fsrs due III the firit oil the year
1906 the amount OF 6oo,7oo
euiiders at Al cts. the guilaer
dolls I,476,sII co
---
Ms1i0g il the whole paid on
occ,nnt II RE ciebt
dolls. oao,aSa 80
Or $4,000 dolls. more than
vas actually required.
The four fIit items In this fatement
.h- gentleman from Conaettieut admits as
having been applied agreeahly TO law,
and tSey amount TO dolls. 100000 81,
the 9Th and iisih he took no notice OF;
but the feventh be cemhased with all his
ene.ey, IN ordei 70 thew tba, il was not
prspss cha: &c upon the fund Of dolls.
7.soo, 900. Let US thea examine this
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