Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-27
WAsHINGroN. Dec. d

c,,,,.,,o WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
Gentemen: Public attention az this nJ.c. :;
nuch directed at present TO The story of ihe Ri,
sa..,.i aoe' "ihch seems destined to give as much
disturbance TO our presidential family 40 tho 60
OF the Diamond Necklace gave IN he I'll.
me bonIbons at the breaking out of the E1snob
- seso'u'ion; a stout denial has just been made
INA, any public money ever paid for this tabIe.
ana Dis TINS denial Is made in contraventioo of an
ahcienl law maxim, which says the Record co,-
"ot re curiosity Is on !iptoe to learn upon what
Ig~sy04"e' or upon what latent explanation, lie
dehiai Is 10 be sustained In the mean lime II
may be agreeable TO you, to have rho Rnrors
ils'o'y OF The affair." which herewith give TO vo,,
as ma II In the Journals of Congress.
oh we Oh OF January, 1926, Mr.. Van Rensss-
''ef moved that a Committee be appointed 10 en-
quire what measures it may be necessary for Con-
g'ess 10 ADOPT, at this time, TO cause the public
buildings TO be finished and furnished: will, -,
10 report by hill or Otherwise.
The motion was agreed to, and Mr. V,n pa,s
saiaer OF ~ York, Mr.. Rives of Virginia. M,
fVere't OF Massachusetts, MIR. Bartlett of Ns,,
Hampshire, MIR. Sawyer of North Carolina. Mr.
Miner Of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Findlay of Ohio
were appointed the committee. The Journal Of
NJ iieuse OF Representatives, page ia, prove
THESE facts; and | may add, that of the ser.,,
committeeman appointed by the Speaker. five of
them Were the particular friends of MIR. Adams
ne committee made their Report on The I7,;,
Oh March following; had it printed by order of the
mouse, and II IS now to be found in the iIth vol
OF PuoiIc Documents OF the last session, numbered
- 80 Inc report Is document of 23 pages.
Ho'n w"'ch give you the following extracts:
Beg leave to report that they have hal The
subject OF the above resolution under c.,sf,I w
s'deratlon The accompanying papers (B and ~
feIate 10 what remains TO be done towards fn;sI;,
tne PRESIDENTS house. The papers ID EFS
relate principally to the furnishing the Presidso,,
mousse Ihe paper I'D is letter from John
IdamS' Jr. dccomPaniedby minute account of
.ne ma'"'er ~ 'chtch the appropriation for
FURNITURE, made at the last Congress. has bcsn
erpended.'' 'N' "'s''
The following is the letter:
WAsHINGroN, 9Th Feb 1926.
In compliance with your request, | have the
honor to transmit to you an account of the sx-
pendture ct the appropriation made for furni,binp
tne PRESIDENTS house. ii should have been f,,r,
,i's'eo IN 'ime Tor the meeting of the Committee
ms morning, had it been possible; but the ,econ,
OF your note being delayed till ten O'Clock his
morning, and the necessity which was under of
making the copy which is now transmitted rem.
dered II impracicsbe 49,
lhave the honor to be. Sc
uo. A. JOHN ADAMS, If.
selaer, Charm"
The account of the expenditure then EoiIo,,s
Adams. Ir.
WIN " Treasury Wdrrant," dated Mach
100 Tor 900, the sum appropriated to purchase
furniture Tor the Presidents house The credi, sids
presents list Of l24 items, numbered from 1 70
- en- ,hc,usVe, and dated from 10th Of March, 1925
10 o,h February, 1926, aud purports 10 be I,t If
articles purchased for furnishing the prssidsn,'s
mouse out OF The appropriation Of S14 900, and
s nmong these items, under date Of May 25,b,
1870, and numbered 81 is the foIIo,vioo. ''
= LoSaTe BeTUand, billiard Table $50 >,
Also, under date Of June 9th, numbered "a. The
following: ~ '"e
- ~. Johnson, cloth and sooyk eas ,t,,
Also under same date, numbered SO, the fell
lowing: "' W.
=" LILLE John, for cues ss oo,,
Also, under date Of November 70. numbered 40
the following: %
" b. II. Ponroy, billiard balLs esn
Also under date Of January LIST, 1896, number
ed lO7, the following: "'''''
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