Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-25
HOUSE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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The following are the remarks Of Mr. CocKE, oil
tennessee, IN the House Of Representatives, on
Thursday, which elected the debate, Of which /,
sketch was published in the National nelIis Of
Mr.. Cooke said the report of IN. select commit.
rec, now under consideration, was full a res
ponse To The resolution, AS the documents before
mem would have warranted, although compl, Ia
aud full report TO nil the objects Of Inquiry might not
h,Ve heea bad at the present session Of Congress.
.he number OF lois sold, and price OF each, rot
80 n'uch desired as information what manner the
nioney plDcedin the bands of officers for dsburse-
ihen' WAS applied, and The objects Of its applca-
!on especially, whether any law existed to au,ho-
le Tue expenditure To this inquiry, the Iesolu-
AID used hs words whether all The money Iece,y.
" cal lad been applied TO Objects authorized by any
existing law how much thereof has been paid
= 'iio the Treasury" To these inquiries the con-
'aGl'e might have reported, as the eyi,leace was
within Their power They have not, said MIR. c.
pTe'euded To state the amount which was appropriate
en-, each ear for The repairs aud completion Of the
CAPITOL, The Presidents House, aud public s. or
'sbow "ha disposition made Off. They have
ported the sums due the tine Of the Commission
- death and STATE the payments made since by his
re-cDlate, leaving balance still due 10 the pub
&c OF more than $4,000. Besides HE uppropr
'f ,base objects, Congress authorized ge sums To
lie expended 10 purchase furniture for the Pres-
drafts house, and placed its disbursement under the
control Of The President. The letter Of The Register
ut the Treasury, accompanying The report, and 10
wlich the Committee refer. shows thar the sum of
S36ooo Of the money, applicable TO the purchase Of
a!uiure, WAS placed 10 fhe hands OF the late Com
,.issiouei-S30 900 by the draft Of the President
'hd HE residue b. lis receipt from Mr. Whann, who
bad previously drawn by the authority OF the Pre-
,i!eni.
The committee declined To inquire or renor,
~.'at disposition had been made of this s38, OOO all.
iss"g ,hdt II WAS private transaction between the
.teside Bt and Conmi ssioner Lane that us the NM
'''y was 10 lie expended under the direction of The
president, he could appoint whouisoever he pleased
- us agent, and that the resolution did authorize
no inquiry J." 1h'~' Sir, think The Comm'',eeiare
eni'on 10 The last clause of The resolu,ioo 10 vii
and wha di-pVsi,iOn has been mnde of the money
'red IN The hiuds Of The late superintendent Of the
~, Tor disbursement" know thaf IL was the in
ca''or q The oover, 10 inquire ioio this expenditure
""I believe the resolution warrants H..
Before advert 10 settled account between Mr..
Ines executors and the agent OF the President,
Viii use the language of Mr. WILSON'S Jenosjt,on
'.'" before me, that IL was generally understood
'".i Lane was 'nsOivenl At The time he entered the
'"mY, aud 'l'ai he was not considered man Of pro-
e. at The 'In,e commenced on the duties Of his
ace as commissioned aud ibis II ,ieuieDi is cor
i'0orhied by The amount Of assets which came 10
$50 hands VI his repre- sentative,
lhe frs, I'em Of The selIIed account between Col
lane aud Mr. Monroe is charge by Mr.. Monroe
n5tlost Lnue.
10 au,onnt Of furniture sold TO the United States
"h Carried 10 his credit with The Uniled States,
S9,05l %
81, ,'ash for furniture 10000 on
du unable, sp, W account Tor this difference iu
-,nDunt.
Ii,c second item of change is
An,un OF d"ic, bought by MIR. Lee, paid for Iy
". VI and cfeducd 10 Samuel Lane, wuh U. S.
The third item, which nppears 10 eIste 10 the fur
r'iure, rs, balance Of S38 900, public moDey an.
foprated for i,Isi'ure, not accounted for by Samu-
L.ae, and for which Mr. NJ is responsible,
1856 10.
Amount paid to Mr.. NJ. for articles for the P,esi.
'ir'u's House, auJ for whrh the vouchers were de.
'''ted TO 5 Lac, S773 81.
Error ~ the sun allowed for Geater, S36 ua,J
or mattresses, being for the mouse.
Amount of check The Bank of Columbia, for
- amount IN The hands of Nj Wian1, $4,000.
Check on he Btuk Of Columbia 81 800
The "ihcf i;rm- ci charge, I'm MOI prepared Ia
t'Iin; but the whole amount OF charge is S20, 9JC
e. ~ "ns thIs sum, is tho $4,000, before spoken
- IS credit, with sundry 0lacr for cash PAD
|fcb, .i,. stun notice.
CtsH p.d lIf. Yard, - 900.
hnve 80 ducume1f To shew for wha, articles this
sIn w-s paid, bUi tbc cnnImiiee WIS informed g.,
"'e ., ., msmb''.J ihe gentleman frOm Virginia,
80 The l. eSlJcDts carriage constituted port.
~ "upt ds, from tbs account, that The sum of
.~'do ~, vas paid by Nc. i.ane, 10 Russell ~ IL
tuse, tnd for which Mr. Monroe has este,cd :,
credit, lpr account ofihose indisiduals I holJ IL,
as Innd, w'ich Mr.. Mnsioe, ou tie 1ih NV, lgIg.
r"ljc-"d "a JH'', sud approved by hin. The ieiicr
'c ump'nlng the account, after The usual coo,pi,-
'neu.s, states 6 We have Ire boror 10 oocI,.o
'ersw"h, duplicate bills Of ls,luc. Of which ono -
-cGi by ns 30 The COLLECTOR of 80 customs ~ Aiexao.
"i, Tor ~ pick g"s amounting, ~ per iavOicc en-.
,osed, e., frIocs ZG3 026 80. Bill Of fading C,. =
Uses raprt hdrg pgs, nfr0oViiog, ~ per uyoice ia
.rancs Gl85 IS. Bil Of ltding fr 80 cascs contain
100 boules Cbamnsgne aod Brrgnndy wine AZ
t"f 'nvoce, francs 5yG2 ~ ard bill Of lsdinp for
..is4 ,of -; 3 are Tor . Monroe, amounting IN
TIA cs 9056 80, aud for Mrs Decatur, an,ouans 10
T'nos SQ3-iof Which we haze debasd tue s.co1ul
% your Excellcncy by virtue Of the ieers of c,.d
" yonr Eyceliency aud Of Colonel Lane" Tn.
count ol Russell " Lafarge also shows The ami.
caion OIL IsoOO dollars, which had beeo remilled 70