Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-07
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER l.

On motion al Mr.. Ldrards, OF Conn.
ii Was
Resoired That the committee on the Ju,ici-
AIRY lac d,rrc,ed toenquire into The expr,lirmcv
al auiho.i2in. the marshal OF The District Of
C"nnsriirui ~ make use ci NcNsatc rti>nn
~ The stale oi tpOIcciirnt. for The purpose OF
to"'in,ig aud safe keeping arv prisoner or
prisoners who have been or l,ryrati,r may
he, sentenced 10 Imprisonment aud labo, ian
any c"r,t Of The United States, within the
h:s.riri of Connecticut. for the vic,atiou of
any act or acts OF tae Congress OF the United
States.
MISSOURI EXPEDITION.
Mr.. Cooke. at Tennessee, rose to prc-
sent IA proposition IL The House. Whrn
looking Into the expenditures OF last wear.
he sam' lie founu the account of Colonel
James Johnson Tor transportation far
nished The expedition ordered IN the
Misrnri River The gross amount of i,
SAM MIR {. rs S255,SlS Is. Severaii,ems
IN 'his account reqEirr at least explana
ton: tind the SUN uf S ;S;s3 81 per ,iav. for
iof'y days charged for the detention or
steam beat Esp H,i,iirn, amounting m the
Whole io 10 333. DC !. In aid.,ion 10 This, 5000
per Gay, ihr 3G lays, Is claimed for The
us''htirn nj STAN boat johnson, amount
ing io HE sum of 81 goo. The sum chara
co lot detention alone II those iwo b,als
for less i!'au one muutI, AMI a half Is
O. ne III use, also, 10 some other Items in
this account. |, appeared, he said. liza,
'hrer hundred officers AMI soldiers pro
cured a passage. on board Col. Jnl,nsou's
hoa's, frnm Belle Foniaine 10 Coun,.il
biuif>, about fonf hundred miles, at $50
fach, making The sam of Sl5,0OO iorpas
sage alone. l'he sum demanded by Col
J'hnson t"r detention OF boat and passage
Oh three bundled men employed on This
exrfd''lSr. Is S35, 533 33 ! 3 By VIVA,
means The resl'iue OF the Missouri ,ielach-
Hrni f"uud their way 10 Council Bluffs.
SAID MIR. L. am al ii loss 10 determine.
hui no doubt an terms equally aLyania
:enus To- the pubic. Knox, llal,iiman
~ 90. contracted and furnished trapsnnr.
ia'lon Ia The Council Bluffs for The sun,
OF DO 90 per hundred pounds. Col. John
son charges Tor transportation 10 The same
piact, SIG 20 i'er hundred pounds. almost
tn'ee Tine ihe amount paid Knox. Hal
"'han a. 20. Tor similar services. | am
informed those charges have been ALLOW
I"' ana tie account Equidaied and paid
trust The Information Is erroneous. Per
NH me 10 ask, was not Colonel Johnson
contractor, 10 furnish supplies as well AZ
transportation ! WHY, iicn. the ,l,l,v 2
why pay large amount for drienlinn 2
thi'. Mr.. G. sad, is The expedition the
trcsiderii himself takes very orea, interes,
i" Tue sncce Of, aHd Is wiling to take
great rVNpunSibiiIiy 10 ensure H. This IL
,he t"I"u't'ch mat WAS In protect the
=. utter ana I0T Trade, acquire for The II
o,altS iaSiing influence over Ike sayapcs
Oh N!s-"Grl, raise corn in summer. i'm
prove nav'cajI0n in winter. and resI,I, in
saving 10 government. III four wears. IN,
sum OF $40 4S5 ST. Tue estimated COS,
lor transportation of Ibis iavofic project
asreporled to Congress at the last session.
was Si62,99f. The sum claimed by Col,
John-cn, and, he WIS told, actually maid
- S2o6,Slo ID. 70 ascertain wilh GER
FANNY lie amount actually paid Tor trans
Eolla'ion AMI detention OF boats on The
missouri cApedlti n, and the reasons vhx
IT Mas paid, he Offered the fo!l1nino re-
solution
iies0!rcd, That the Secretary Of War he al;
fecttd 10 communicate TO This House what
Shhs"i money lave been actually pai,; to Col
James Johnson on account at iranspoIts,Iou
inihl.lird the expedition ordered mn In. Nils
soufi river and also hat Sums have bpen ,,aid
hinl tor de;cuiion ofSIramb0aIs or other in
c'den'"l charges; whether anV difference nj
on'nion existed between he DEPARTMENT of
Nar and SAID Colonel j. johnson tei,,I.n 70
the waltz OF transportation or other cu.r.r.
rNii nIied by HIM against the u States, sny
uIHFrehctS existed, how were i,.sy ada .j,i
81 u! terrence, VINO were Tie referees; what
WaS theu award, and What evidence was snh
united 10 them OH which they formed ,hn,r
awa,d '"'''
MIR. 7riu,Jic of Kentucky, said he did
Roi profess To know aty thing q. ,h.
s"hiecl of This resolve but What he VAS
about 10 state. The account tirsl pr.-
serred by CDl. James johnson, he had
understood, hal been thought too high.
Some discussion on that point louk place
between him and The Secretary of War
snd he authorised his friend ami brother
10 ssscai Ia reference If The points I'm
.iispuie 10 arbiira!or@, TO be chosen, one
ny each party, The third by those two.-
Ih1ee arbllraiors were accordingly clio.
sea- btlemen OF The first ..agdInp and
oil the highest responsibility, who passed |
upon The accounts. They rctucrd v.r,
considerably Ike amount claimed by AIT |
johnson, aud The amount pad 10 him WAS |
The amount a"arded IN bis idvor by the |
referees Tins much he had heard. and |
as an impression ajveise 10 him miyhi |
be drd"n rom The genileman's remarks.
though mol intended by him, Mr.. T.. SAID |
lie iIad thought II proper 10 saw TINS
mitch IN behalf 81 Col. Johnson, " no had
ever been believed 10 be an homes, man
Mr. COcke said, it as Tar from bin 10 |
question The honesty OF any man whatever.
III whal b. had sad. lie disc!aia,rd auy
Such intention But il seemed extraor.
binary 10 hlaI how lie allowance referred
10 la been made without The anl,orilv
OF Congress. On looking into Col. JoilG-
sons contact, he did no tind ,bs, an,
provision was made for allowance for ,he
detention OF slram boats. lie bad TN.
dersfpo1, too, that Col. James Johnson
vas contra tor not oely for iransporia
tioa, bHttoT yupplies OF provisions |,
tbs were irur, Mir. L. saii, he siiould
Ike 10 know bow IT did happen that Tie
huat. % orn ,l.g.,;,,J ....t & - "