The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-03
TIL JEFFERSON.
january "a, 1909.

JANUARY "a, IoO9.
In compliance will, the resolution Of of the Sc
nate, so far AS the same IS not complied with By
tic report of the secretary of the treasury OF the
Goth instant, the secretary Of state respectfully re-
ports, that neither tire wii0,e i0r ~ i;;s.;am 60
the two millions OF dollars appropriated by the
act of Congress of 21sl February 1906, " for de.
frsying any extraordinary Expenses attending the
intercourse between the 4Nited States and To-
reign nations" was ever authorised ar intended
20 be applied to the use of either France, Nol-
Land, or any country other th7n SPAN Tor Other
wise to be applied 10 SPAN, than by treaty, with
tie government thereof, ard exclusively III consi.
Iteration of 4 cession and delivery TO the United
States of teystory held by Spain eastward OF the
river Mississippi.
All which is respectfully submitted,
JAMES MADISON.
Department of State. Ja-2
nuaIy 2lst, 1909.
-, -
In compliance with the resolution of the Sen
ate OF the l7th inst. the secretary of the treasury
respectfully
REPORTS:
That the President of the United States did,
by virtue ofthe act ot13t February, 1906, autho-
rise the secretary of the treasury 10 place two
millions of dollars at the JOINT disposal OF John
Armssrong ard James Bowdoin, commissioners
for settling all matters of difference between the
United States and the government OF Spain, and
inoase fthe death of one of them, at the dispo-
sal of the survivor, to he Jointly applied by the
said John Armstrong and James Bowdoin, or in
case ofthe death of one ct them, by the survivor,
to such purposes, AS he the said President should
think proper to direct in his instructions to them.
That the secretary of the treasery did accord
ingly onthc 18th day of March, 1906, authorize
the said Jahn Armstrong and James Bowdoin. TO
draw bills of exchange for the said two millions
on collars, III manner following viz. on the ban
kers oft!le United States at Amserdam, for one
Fillion of dollars, and on the treasury of the U.
States, for one million ofdollars.
That the bankers of the United States at Am
sterdaTn, were at the same time, authorised to
pay the bills, which might thus be drawn on them
out OF the iundsin thSlr hands, on account OF the
foreign debt, for which purpose remittances to.
that ~*nicunt, and which were not necessary tor
tt payment osthat debt, III the =e.r 1907, were
purchased and transmitted to hem. between the
13'h day OF February, andthe 18th day ST March
aS06
That thi. transaction was officially %cofnmuni-
Gated BY the secretary of the treasury - Con
kTess, at their next session, in his annual report
On finances, of 5th December, 1906, ane in the
following words. 1t is here proper to state,
:" that under the authority given by that act, a
" creditof one million of dollars has been opened
IN Honand to the MINISTERS of the u. States,
" appointed to treat with Spain. Should the Gre
" dit be used, the million will BE- charged to the
" proper appropriation bat although the bal
" ancc clfargeabtc to the expenditure of the year
" 1897, willin that case be only one, instead of
-" two millions, as stated in the above estimate,
" the general result will be the same as it will
" then be necessary to replace in Holland the
" million thus employed for 4 different object
" than the payment of the foreign debt, to which
" it now st,nds charged"
Ihatnc specie was sent 10 any country what
ever, nor any other remittances made, nor any
other measures, than those above stated, taken /
by This 1fDartment- for the DurnoSe nf corryinr (
Nto execution the aforementioned act the an
neNed papers and letters, marked A. b. c d.
containing all that WAS ever written or done on
tliat subject.
That John Armstrong and James Bowdoin
have not, either jointly or separately, drawn Ell
ther on Holland or on the treasury, or in any %.
Their ma-ner, for any part whatever of the sum
which had been thus placed at their disposal &
that oil the Tcmittsnces winch had, with "a view
10 that object, been made to the bankers at Am
sterdarr. sooner than was necessary for the pay
ment of the forsisn debt, have by them been ex-
~ciusively applied, in the course of the year 1907,
70 thC payment of that debt.
That the authority which had been given to
John Armstrong and James Bowdoint to draw for
that money, or any part thereof, ceased with the
return Of the last mentioned gentleman to The q
States.
And shat no part Of the monies appropriated
by the aforementioned act, Of the 18th February
1896, has been, or can hereafter he expended
the appropriation untouched and entire, having
expired on the 3lst day of December last, and
been carried TO the credit oftle surplu. fund, in
confoi NIFTY with the provisions Of the act, eAti-
tied can act making further provision Cor the
support Of public credit, and for the redemption
of the public debt" passed March 5, 1895.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Treasury Department.,
January 90, 1903.