Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-25
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The committee have not carried out the re-
sidue of the accounts in said statement, inas-
much as they are so various in their character
that they would not fa under general heads, nor
indeed would they be susceptible of classical
ton under any one head in the general csti
mates furnished by the Secretary OF State, upon
which the appropriations were founded. Such are
the charges OF $3.50 for the portrait of Washington
and $40 for medal and s Is for print OF the Pres
ident oil the United States, which, tho of incon-
siderable amount, nevertheless involve principle 10
as great an extent would a larger amount. If
the Head of a Department can consistently with
principlc) apply the contingent funds appropriated
tor the current expenses Of his office TO such OBJ
jects, fhc committee no limit 10 his ,iscre-
ton. save that of the fund at his disposal; which
Al sufficiently ample, he might apply to the cree
ton OF a monument on the public ground to per-
Petuatc the memory of whomsoerer lac might think
proper.
The committee likewise would remark upon the
compensation TO Thomas Miller and Thomas NJ
Baiy, who were severally employed by the Secre-
tary OF State; Miller to Accomack, Virginia, $40
Tor nine days services: Baly for twice travelling
from the same place to Washington, and returning:
for the rsttrp he paid S2Si 40; for the second
sS79 20, without specification OF time. They as
sumo the data furnished in the of Mr.. Miller
asb being the criterion by which to Judge of the
business of the compensation in each In that case
the compensation is stated at So per day, making
Sf2; and the remaining $65 is given for his ex-
penscs, OF journey which the committee be-
miles. AT that rate Of allowance, the daily com
pensation and expenses would fall but little short
OF = l6, which the committee believe TO be cx-
travagant They find in the statement, charges
ier carpetinS purchased for the Office, during the
period embraced in their Inquiries, and for making
and laying them, near the sum Of five hundred
dollats, which is not included in either of the
specifications which they have made in this re-
port
The committee have seen with surprise that,
whilst the appropriations have increased for the
three last years, the disbursements of the De-
QarInent have, for the time. greatly exceed
ch the annual appropriations, which will be seen
from comparing The statement furnished the conn
mittee by tho Register Of the Treasury with the
amount Of appropriations, Exclusive Of those for
printing and distributing the laws of Congress
and which statement or summary the committee
annex to this report, and for lie better indentf-
cation, they designate it by the letter d. That
statement exhibits only an excess Of expenditure
Exclusive OF publishing and distribution Of the
iawo FOR the years 1925, g, and 7, of the sum
OF lO60O, the amount Of the unexpended ba-
lance at the close OF The year 1921.
From reference 10 the statement A. il. will he
seen that The actual expenditures Of the DEPART |
5nent (eSclusivc Of printing and publishing the
lawD IN fact amount 10 the sum Of S52, 1869 as, |
instead Of Sti605, as stated in statement ID; ma
king an additional cxcoss Of Expenditure over The
unexpended Balance of 1924, and the annual ao-
proptiadons, OF The sum Of 1854 10. That er. |
cess, toe Committee apprchcnd, has been mot BY |
ho iecs Ieceiyeu from The Patent Ohice, and the |
unexpended balance or the appropriations made /
far printing and distribution Of the laws; which
they md in the same statement, amounted. or 1
the slT Of December, 1921, to the sum Of 50 SIS.
and on the close Of the year 1877, TO the sum Of
$7,656; being, at that time, about equal 10 the 4
ezces5 Of expenditure before stated.
Inc committee upon contrasting the expendi-
eJres Of the State Department for the three las;
ye5rs, with ihnao years which preceded them can
rot Consistently with that economy which .houJd
re exercised In the disbursement Of public money!
lscount ior mo increased expenditure. From the