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,eys disbus.sd by him during tie late

neys disbu.ssd by him during tie late
war.
Third, That an indemnity should be
allowed him for all losses which he
had sustained by tho failure OF the
government to fulfill its engage.
ments to send him money or treasury
notes within the time specified, to bs
depo,i,ed in certaio banks, as collateral
security for loans procured by him, at
the re quest and on account OF, the 60.
vernment.
Fourth. that he should not be held re.
snonsible for losses incurred by tho
frauds and failures OF sub.agents, to
| whom moneys were advanced through
his hands.
On the iirsr That Of interest on hi,
advances for the public. | have allowed
him .Sl4,43S IS. This allowance is
made on advances admitted by the Ac.
counting Department, and on the decla.
ration Of Mr.. Tompkins that the remit.
tances made to him after his advances.
and previous to the Gath OF December,
1914, when very large sum Of money
was RENTED to him, were applied to
public purposes, and not to the REIN.
bursement of bic advances.
! On the second head: That Of rea-
sonabIe commission for his disburse.
men,s during the late war, have al.
F.! lowed him five per cent. on the whole
SUN disbursed by him, amounting 10
pinety.two thousand two hundred and
thirteen dollars and thirteen cents
have made him this extra allowance
in consider alton Of the aid which he af-
forced to the government at that mpor.
tant epoch, in obtaining the loan of
considerable part Of the Gums thus dis.
bursed.
On the third head: That Of an ipdem.
nity for losses sustained by him in con.
sequence of the failure of the govern.
ment to fulfil its engagements 10 send
him money or Treasury Notes within
the time specified, l have allowed him
DALI Is, being the amount of the loss
sustained on the sale of Treasury Notes.
for witch he 10 responsible.
% the 4th head, That Of losses sus.
tanned by him, by any frauds or failures
of sub.sg gents, none such having been
shewn, no allowance whatever has been
made to him.
From the amount thus allowed to Mr..
Tompkins, after deducting the sun paid
him. under the act of the present Sos
sion, and the moneys charged to his &c.
count. there will remain q balance due
him of 0,23S 46, as appPears by the
sketch herewith communicated.
In making q final decision on Mr..
Tompkin's claims, . question arisss,
Shall interest be allowed him on the ..
mount of the commission on his dis.
bursemcnts9 The law of the last ses.
sion grants to the President q power to
allow interest on moneys advanced by
him TO the pu bio, bu. does not autbo.
rise it on the commission 10 be allowed
on his disbursements. To make such
allowance, belongs exclusively to Con.
gress. Had his claims been settled az
the end of the last war, on tho princi-
pies established by the law of the last
session, . commission on disbursements
would then have been allowed him.
This consideration operates With great
force, in favor Of the allowance of 10.
terest, on that commission, at this time,
which recommend to Congress. 1
think proper to add, that the officialre.
lation which / bore to governor Tomp-
kins, at that very interesting epoch,
under the highly distinguished and me-
ritorious citizen uuder whom we both
served, enabling me to feel very seDsi.
bly, the value of bis services, excites q
very strong interest in his favor, which
l deem it not improper to express.
JAMES MONROE.
April %, 1924.
The Message was road, and ordered
to be laid Oh the table.
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