Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-18

Creek Delegation, upon his own Ger
Je sa' Rro,vn Co.. ,o.., sl,ao5 Ct
uon, from December 825 until Anil
1926, F"' c, ,o
j. Tennsou, hoard 5TcIntosh,s party. o5o no
BOARD Oh Jno. CTowc!l, Indian ) gent and
faid for boot aud shoe backing Fer In
Paid Moritz Furst. far taxing President \. 10 "
pa, Gg" RS, l@emeSs, '<c. 1000 co
"aIs OF Indians, $50 90
The amount paid and claimed OH. of ,,c rnn,i,,o.
lu'o ny thomas H. Mckenney, clerk, who has. TO
great extent, the control of the fund furnishes
noihor instance of pro!useness and wan, of si,ct 60
countabiiny. ~ O.
VII hckenney's salary clerk IS iixe,l by law az
malay 1877, appears, that, for some pur
pose, ne was sent by the Secretary of War u,o . mis-
SION 10 several Indian tribes and the sim oc & 75n
auVaucec to INN. Mr. MclIeDncy was also assrr.tea
WIN 'Tnv Cass, to held eaty with the Indians at
800" Day Tor wsch he charged compensatory The
SUI" o' oeht dollars Tor every twenty miles travelled
ana esht dollars per day, while enpayed in maxine
."e treaty al Green Bay Mr., MciZcnney settled his
accounts with Gov. Csss, or MIR. FORSYTH his See
a''o %ooo tor returning f'om Green BAY TO Washing
on' and which journey ha dj no; make From, tbs
P"'"' ID pursuance OF the instructions from the Wa,
~: he VISITED by way Of ST Louis the In
u,.'S III h'issSsipp Alabama, and Georgia. thence TO
w ashington. For this latter service ,,Ho, ;s ,ot,
ne pfeFen'ed bis accounts the Department for set.
cFnent; amounting ionr thousand five hundred and
thirty two dollars. 1890
The Secretary, CONTRARY n ITO memo, ,n,,,;; q, -
bspaIt ncnt, if NOT in violation of the law or Conc
"n'cn uitecs IN what manner the accounts for Indian
Snail be settled issued bis requisition for
"e o'a'ice sa'i {" be due Mr. McKenney without re
curing or permitting his accounts 10 be- first s,aI
settled and vouchcd b. the proper ACCOUNTING oHicars
me oeco"d Auditor and Second CoInptrocr of the
"a long correspondence eusucd between t!o
Second ComptroIler, Fir BlchepDev and the Secrat-
L., ms
Illustrates Tie TACT that the Secretary o( YVaI anil tis
cai''eo The right 10 the fund referred 60 a,
'heif discretion, and thai oilar voucher tan the
appreciation OF the expe ndure bv the SECRETARY M
" ar, was required. Tits pruc:iria was rosi,oJ b,.
the Second Conptroller who referred lie sub;sc,
10 the PRESIDENT of the l.. S. and he decided ll,a tI
Psipc!e coh'cnted for by the Second COMPTROLLER was
correct III reference 10 the OF Thomas L. AicIEea
Dey-
The Whole amount received and claimed bv Mr.
nchenney, and"ich has received the sanction Of the
oi " ar Tor ns personal services. OK pensea
ana allowance as Commissioner al Green Bay and
Tor his WISHING the SOutiIe Il InLiaDs was IS 40 lor
aooct SIX inonis' service. Ii 10 this be added Is
salary as cers IN the Department Tor the same lime
S8oo, VA" Whole amount which has been pad and al
'o"eu MN IIcind!ng tie Of < }4l for which the
reGu'si'oh Of The Secretary Of War ,sucG for sig
months for The objects stated, will be 1922
HC'eFohs "ther inStan' Of eXras aganl ard legal
questionable allowances could be cited but icse &c
uee'eu SGIicent TO suggest tie propfely Of some rcyy
organization Of tie IndiaD Department. by which =
more strict accountability will be secured and rcaier
economy established IN the expenditures.
or committee would therefore recommend liz
the salaries OF the Interpreters should be specric ali
ahhu!ues 10 tie Iu'ians; all expenses attending tho
employment Of biacksrnitls, strikers implements and
iron; ali expenses Of agencies, including The budinr
Oh houses, repairs, clerk hire and other cxpenses: for
"h!ch lArPo5c your committee will report a bill.
GENERAL POST OFFICE.
9Th. What reductions of expense can he made =,
The nnmoer OF officers, and tho amount of con,pensa
non winch they receive, in the Postmaster Generals
Department.
The committee would bee. leave 10 refer n tho LOT
ter OF Tic Chief Of iai Department marked no nv
which II VII! appear i'at the efficiency Of Ibis branch
Of me p"0'ic service Is ia condition highly Improved
a"u Improving Uiat, whilst tie sphere e lis usefulness
IS HhnenscS ancnlcr ted, its revenue g oDirp OH il
corresponding ratio Of produclveness Under H.
present able administrations il ha: been brought u,
rom an annual charge TO tie Government Ct ucvar,
Of $4,000. 10 reid 1927 . nett profit OF (; 100 Ct
wi'h extension Of Post Offices so much Increases
and increasing, that your committee concur IN npj
mon with the bead OF this Department, that Cong; css
must expect rather gradual aug menaton Of The clerks
and officers in it, than that they shond be diminish
cd: fact for which the public will however, have am
pic compensation the tended usefulness and aug
nening profits Of branch Of DIR public establishment
/ which subserves so many purposes Of comuercta
communication, political intelligence, and SOCIAL inter
! course.
cob. And ,tat the committee be firil.cr instructed
TO examine TIC several contingent funds Of each of Tho
Departments. and 20 report be amount and objects foi
which disbursements have hcen made from these funds
and that they report The amounts, youched and IN
vouched which have been paid from the secret service
fund, since the FIRST Juiy 1900 tic fund regulating
The contingencies of foreign intercourse and Of tbt
fund for tie expenses of tie intercourse with the Bar
barry Powers"
a. your Committee have already exhibited, scpa-
ratelY under the appropriate head Of each Dcpernen'
the result Of the examination which hey have made o
the contingencies Of all OF ct1 part Of the require
ment of this branch Of the resolution remains to bc
performed, excepting the exposition Of the ezpeudi-
lures made by the Departments for printing and nd
vertislng Which expenditures form what may be vel
called the
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE OF THE PRESS
! There are, throughout The u. States about 81 reg
olary appointed publishers Of the laws who also EMO,
the incidental profit Of Publishing the advertisement
Of the Government, and about rs or printers othe
than these appointed to print the laws, WHO do coca