Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-25
$4,000 90
tie Missions
$4,000 90
10000 90
10000 90
&7O.OOO 90
NlAking iD 10 Nho.e

Making IN the Whole $4,000 90
The committee having asceriained the sums APP
propriatcd under the several heads before specified
addressed a letter TO the Secretary of State,
guessing 70 be furnished with a statement of the
disbursements made out of the first mentioned APP
preparations, to whom paid, and for what services
with the vouchers for such payments also state
iaento Of the disbursements made ont Of either Of
the latter appropriations, far as they had been
expended under his authority, and upon his vouch-
To which, on the 4th inst. he returned his
answer, accompanied by the statements and 3,
together with the letters of the Register of the
Treasury, the Fifth Auditor, and letter addressed
by Mr.. Adams, then Secretary OF State, TO the
Committee on the Expenditures Of the State De-
partment, dated April the 18th, 1922, in exprana-
ton Of the manner OF transacting the pecuniary
concerns OF the Office: and which are annexed 10
This report. Statement contains the dsburse-
inents OF the State Department, except for 1he
printing and distribution of the acts OF Congress,
from the 3lst December, 1924, TO the LIST OF Jaiu-
AIRY 1923. b, the disbursements of the appro-
priatous for the contingent expenses OF FoSeIgn
Intercourse, from the 4th of March, 1925, TO
the 3lst December, 1897, distinguishing be-
tween those items which had been allowed upon
the certificate the Secretary OF State, from those
which had been otherwise vouched. That no
statement had been furnished Of the disbursements
Of the appropriation for defray:ng the contingent
expenses Of all the missions abroad; because ii APP
peared, upon examination Of the accounts during
the period particuIarized by the committee, that no
item had been allowed upon the special approval
OF the Secretary of State. In the letter of the
Register of the Treasury of the 18th inst, in
swer to further inquiries made by the committee.
il is stated that the appropriations FOR outfits, saa-
ries, and the contingent expenses OF MISSIONS
breads have been uniformly blended in one ac-
count, denonIinated Diplomatic Department, and
that payment for these various objects had been
uniformly made out OF Chat general fund, without
specification OF object. In the same letter, II stated
that the payment to John A. King, Charge, sc.
for salary and outfit, made out OF that fund;
but that it had not been allowed upon The sole and
exclusive voucher OF the Secretary OF State, but
had been endorsed thus: "The President approves
the above charges, 22d December, 1926. III. Clay
That, upon reorganization of the accounts, il had
been found that Beaufort L Watts, Charge des
AfIaires at Bogoia, had been allowed, by the CHER
Clerk, in the OF the Secretary the sum "a
six hundred and fifteen dollars for newspapers.
postage, and .etter-cdrIer; which communicates
is also annexed to this report.
! The Committee will first notice the accounts Il
the disbursements in statement A, which are said
IN be all the disbursements made Of the appropria
tons for defaying the contingc nj expenses of the
Department, from the 3lst OF December, 1921, 10
the lst Of January, 1871 Except Tor the printing
and distribution Of the acts Of Congress,) which.
for the same period, amounted 70 The sum Of S53S
213 3d. The manner in which those disDursc-
mens are made will be seen from the etatenent
itself and the letter Of the Secretary Of State Il,
the Committee William Brown, clerk in the
Office is allowed 70 receive sums in gross from the
Treasury, upon acquisitions Of the Secretary %
State which are Deposited by hiW in the Office of
the Bank of the United States, within this Dis
'fic;, upon which, from time to time, he draws for
The current expenses Of tho Department The
chez OK upon him IL, (t is said) that, after making
bis quarterly disbursements, an account thereof -
furnished By the Secretary Of State, who writes
lis approval which is understood 70 DO an approval
Of Tho objects only, but not dispensing with the
exhibition Of vouchers, in. any instance, excert
where from the nature Of tire expenditure, Il -
impractcabIe to produce them; in which case ihe
propreiy Of the charges is judged Of, and Decided
BY The Head Of the Department. AS the gsad of
the Department only approves the ot5sct Of cN-
pcudiiuic, without reference 10 the .alQe OK Tho
articles purchased, or services performed, tho
committees were led 20 examine into the means ~
iJ-de5 IL lsd..es 10 deciding UPON Tie 5ustnccs