Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-02

ven re by the Secretary to search for tho let
ter OF MIR. Stcphcnson-as l before said, l never
heard Of that letter until Mr.. Edwards,s memo
rial was presented. The instructions of the Sc
c~rctary were, that all the letters to and from
Banks should be communicated To- Congress
in consequence of which, many letters were so
communicated which l did not conceive to be
embraced in the call OF tac House.
PETER q. WASHINGTON.
Pete'. G.. Washington again called.
Question by Mr.. Wooster. Arc YOU able to
state at what time the copying of the corrcspon-
dencc with the Banks commenced. by order of
tho Secretary of the Treasury, whichwas called
for by a resolution of the House of Representa-
tives of May 8, 1922, and which was cotnmu-
-hicated with a letter of the Secretary to the |
House, of ed March, 1924.
a. Soon after the adjournment Of Congress,
IN 1881 think, in April.
Question by Mr.. Cook. Look Mt the paper
now stewn to you. (Herc MIR. Washington
was shewn a paper, submitted to the Commit
tee by ". Edwards, as the enclosure contained
IN Tbs !euerol the Secretary of the Treasury to
INC Soshlor OF t.e Bank of Edwarasvillc, dated
hare-NoYemhcr, 1929 DO YOU know the
A. do.
y. HI. y.u state whose it iso
~. itls the maud writing of the late Ed
ward Fox, formerly Il clerk in the Office Of the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
u DO you know who copied the letter of
the Isl OF N~"cmbcr, above referred to-, for the
purpose of being communicated to the House,
with the report of the Secretary of the 9th of
March last.
"A. ldo-it was copied by myself.
x. Did the original copy of the enclosure
accompany the original letter, when copied bv
Sou?
"A. II did not. The enclosure was 4 letter to
a iNeceiver. The letters called for, were let
tiers to and from Banks.
u. do You or do you not, know that the Sc
Crctary 1.-THE Treasury could have commanded
the same means during the recess of Congress,
IN 1892, for the purpose of preparing the docu-
mems to accompany the report made on the 22d
o. Siarch 1924, as were employed during the
succeeding year, to prepare the same docu-
ments and, if SO, do Won know what reason
prevented their employment
A. The power, of the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, on that subject, must always be the same.
Ia his report of February, 1928, he states why
all the correspondence with the Banks was not
then communicated & know of no other rea-
IN than the one he assigned.
, @. Co you know of any rcson TO doubt tn,
truth OF the facts, stated in that report, as the
cause for not sooner communicating the CORES
pondence?
A. lido not
Question by Mr.. Forsyth. Al what time did
Mr.. Crawford return from Georgia to WASH
ington, in that year?
A. Late in the fall.
PETER G. WASHINGTON.
Robert .Ne,oeU srora, at Tie re2uesf oC .,L..
EdicaFds
LAM Clerk in the Office of the Secretary nj
The Treasury. 1 never heard OF the letter of
MIR. Stephenson TO the Treasury, until | read
the Memorial OF MIR. Edwards 10 Congress.
have been IN the o.fcc three years. | had
Charge Ut the letters IN the apartment where
Mr. Washington now is, fer a time. nryc;
saw such a letter as that said TO have been writ
ten by MIR. Stephenson, in the Department. IL
is now nearly two years since | left that room.
i have heard nothing OF such n letters bcin,
found III the Department, since Mr.. Edwards
mor was presented to Congress. Nothing
was ever said to me, either by Mr.. Crawford or
by any other person, respecting that letter, pre-
vious to Mr.. Crawiord's report of the ed q.
March, 1921.
Il. NEWELL.
.ASbary Dichins, sacorm, at Merequestor.Wr Ed.
tcl/ds.
= ] am n Clerk in the Office of the Secretary ~
the Treasury. 1 do not rccoIlect that | mad any
agency IN the ne otiation Concerning the coIlec.
ton or securing the loan to the Franklin Bank
OF Alexandria, after the time at which the terms
of the agreem mt were %scttlel, which appears 10
have been Oh the 9Th OF II, cc.nbcr. 1921. I
never heard any thing, as l now rccollect. OF
the letter SAID To have oecn written to the Tre5-
sury, by Mr.. Stephenson, of EdwardsyiIlc. pre-
viously to the Secretary's directing me TO draw
up the report OF the I'D of March last. wro,c
hue report, according to directions previously
given me- by the Secretary; and, when il was
completed, l read II to INN. Before RECEIVING
those directions, | do not rccollcct TO have heart
Mr.. Stephcnson's letter spoken of by any one.
At the time Mr.. Edward, was examined. last
year, before q Committee of the House of Rom
resentatlvcs, ! was not present. / NAV nave aE-
forwards, read MIR. Erwards'sdcpositio concern.
ing that letter. But, when | received The direc-
tons above alluded to, | had forgotten every
thing in relation to it. i received Mr., Craw-
fJrd's Instructions tn prepare the report a few
days before the papers were ready which were
10 accompany it. He expressed impaticncc NJ
the delay winch had taken place, and urged me
20 use despatch myself, and to hasten the other
persons employed. The greater part of the cor
respondcoce of the Secretary with the Banf1s.
has passel through my hands, ever since | have
been in the Office, wi,icli has been since Octo-
Der, 1916. l had no Instructions to search for
the alleged letter OF Mr.. Stephenson, until the
tine | received Mr.. Crawford's Instructions TO
draw up the report. lie then directed me fo
bave the search, accordingly, but did not find
such Il letter, nor have 1 since heard of it, being
found. / searched for ii OH the files of the Of
fee. The letters had been put away in bun
dies. | directed the messenger to bring NE fine
bundles wtiicn contained the letters OF the peri
OF alluded to. i searched all OF those bundles.
and cxa,ninei all the files OF letters they con.
tanned. Those bundles we're not in NV charre. |
an 1 c1onot sov iO,y lDup fhnv boI r.r,,;,.t