Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-18

suiHce FOR his whole administration of eight
years. !. 7. go
s. An act Of Congress, hearing date the Sd OF
Marehs 1907, two days before the accession
Of PresiSent Adams, made g provision for the
further accom- mediation of the household of
the President of the United States Itap
propliated for the accsmmoda,ion.of the pre-.
sidcntial household, after the third Of March,
80 much Of sum not exceeding fourteen
thousand dollars, as the President might
Judge necessary, in addition to proceeds OF
sales, as thereby authorised, of such articles
furnished by the United States, for the Pre-
sident's household, as might be decayed, out
Of repair, or unfit for use.
Such sR amount might be expended tor
accommodating the household, under the d.
rection of the Presid cnt, during four years,
after the third of March, 1927. But Prcsi.
dent Adams was SO far from directing the
expenditure Of the whole fourteen thousand
dollars, that the sum Of eleven hundred and
two dollars, remained unexpended on tho
esd of February, 1901. 7 his appears by
printed letter of that date, from William
Smith Shaw, who was the Presidents secre-
tary, to Wilson Cary Nicholas, then Sena-
tor from Virginia, and chairman OF joint
committee Of Congress. The first Part OF
the letter gives the information, in ihcse
terms:-
City Of Washington, FEB. %, 1901.
" SIR,
{" In answer to your letter Of the 22d OF
February, ] have the honor TO inform you,
that there i. now remaining, Of the fourteen
thousand dollars, appropriated in one thou
sJnd seven hundred and ninety seven, eleven
Hundred and two dollars unexpended.
The l4oco dollars having been placed at
the disposal ofPresident Adams, by warrants
in the treasury. he repaid the sum of llo7
dollars; as may he seen on recurring>to the
printed Accounts Of tie receihts and eThe"di-
Iures Of the Unit.d STATES for the yecr 1901.
On the l5:h page there's Abatement in these
terms
1903 dolls REPAID by John Adams, late
Presiden, Of the U. States, per warrant
No 4o5."
On the 43d p.ge, another entry may be found
10 same effect.
Annual charges for the house occupied by
the President Of the United States, with the
appurtcnant grounds and buildings, either in
Ncw-York or Philadelphia, were borne by
the President himislf The payments OF
President W Ashington and President Adams,
for rents at the seat Of government, were not
trivial, slthoush the sums do not appear IN
any Of the pubic accounts, as they we're not
charged to the United States.
MIR. Madison was representative in Cor
gress from Virginia, and is understood to
have penned the well kooWn act, that was
passed for removing the Offices attached to
the seat of government, from New Yorkto
Philadelphia, before the first Monday OF De-
| cember, 1890, with view of remaining at
Philadelphia, until second removal south
ward, for the district on the river Potomac,
to which, by that act, the seat of government
was TO be transferred, onthe first Nonday in
December, 1900. An &C: of the 24,h OF
April, 1900, accordingly made provision for
! the removal and accommodation OF the 60
vernment. Among other things, it appro--
, priated sum not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars, to be expended under. the direction OF
the heads of the four executive departments
for the purpose of providing furniture ior
the house erected in the city of Washington
for the accommodation Of the President OK
the United States" The Sd OF March, isoA'
is the date of another act relative to the pre-