Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-02-23

sinister Plenipo'entary 10 the Russian Govern
-; - ~ trn'h"ong on the day on which he re-
'eiVed his letter of recall lie might also ON IN :.
same rule, have charged is extra expenses TO th.
~e.o"' ol te Joint commission for negotiating th,
onl'ner'lai convention with Great Britain He
however, considered lis mission To ST Pete rstr,b
AS terminating when the ex,ensos ;,c;la,, -.
terminated, viz; the arrival of his family at Paris
80 es"'uSu ihe special mission for negotiating a
convention as merged in that of Mia-
is'er Flehipotentiary TO England for which he 70
4 ceNed iuil outfit. Accordingly from the 2o,l
oi march, iel5, he made no charge. and re-
$3.50 no allowances tor The expenses of a special
in ,ha ms colleagues received, for their part
Ia uie service OF negotiating the commercial COR
sehuon OF July 8, 1915, each half outfit NJ
- -; mas received no corresponding allowance In
, lns way, The time for which Mr.. Adams was al
'o~eu 'he necessary expenses of the special mis-
slois 10 GottcDburgh and Client is red,,,od 10 10
tween ten and eleven uonths-about The sans,,
| sPase VI ume which was occupied by the specai
Ne st " SPAN oil Mr. 1. Pinckney, in 1895 and
MT Monroe in 1904 The allowance 10 thoso
gentlemen tor their expenses, was TO Mr. p;nci.-
tey ABOUT nihe thousand dollars and to Mr. Mon
roe upwards OF eleven thousand dollars. Che
whole amount OF expenses allowed To Mr. ado,
was $6,3S5-less than was eyer cIo;o,a, - i1'
60 IN any parallel case, since the foundation OF The
Government - -'AS
VI the Ministers of the u States to Europe
VINO mad been employed at the same ti,nn ~,
several distinct, important and exnensiv,, ,,;ssif
'eIe - no one whose case approaches SO nearly 20
,,I' o. VT Adams, as that of the late President.
- A-olioe Hach was employed ON four distinct
missions IN three different countries for length
Oh "Ine Within forty days the same The allowsn
oCs 20 MI. Monroe (iriOr to the act of Congress
.HG a IS2o) were $50. 0o0 those to Mr.. Ad<
ans; S'o,oOo Omitting fractions in both cases
| The case of Mr.. Monroe is worthy in ,his -.
i ne Oi The more particular attention of Tie
ilouse- lie went TO Europe in 1903 with three
SVIi,ni'S' 'ohs--cHe as Minister resident in Emo
I"u' oHe us JOINT Commissioner with ChanceiIor
| Livingston, IN France and a third as Joint O.,
missioner with MIR. Pinckney. in Spain Hewas
on ms departure, allowed an outfit as Minister y,
80 'ali', put was told that he could be allow
ou - ~ 10 hNraofdinary Minister TO France He
sailed iOr Inns last country in the Sprino of 1sO2
passed a lew weeks there in neeotistin2 in co..,
junction with Mr. Livingston, and went over 10
England. Alter his return to America no ,Io;,.;
am OUTFIT 10 France and was allovped l. b. D..
ueht Madison, 9th May, 1910, four DAYS after tfs
passage OF me law OF lst May, 1910, which is al
going from the u. States
Ihese two outfits accrued 10 Mr. NIonroa in a.
space OF iour months. The next wear he went No
spain, on his special mission and was oone abo,,-
hip'i'iis; for ms expenses this mission he
was allowed SII 200, in addition to his reo,,Ias
saIary as Minister to London 1t is true .Sot ,
Haii part ol inns allowance was for expenses not-
strictly personal TO himself. Ii was MIR. Monroa,
ac, S 70 return 10 America in 1906 but the as
peer OF our negotiations making it expedient thar
nc shouiu continue at London, he was instructed
Dy 'ie president to remain there which he did for
Two years ioagcr' during which time he was as
ms detention occasioned to Mr. Monroe ;,cy'.
ca expenditure, although his residence vcas nc.
changed For this increased expenditure h..
. al allowance, on the settlement of his ae
ountS III iolV' his allowance was SUSPENDED
py MI Madison; and, for obvious considera,;ono
Vas Vas hot subsequently, brought forward bv Nj
n4onioe, WI the close OF his Administration He
men submitted 1t TO Congress. IL wa. ex,p;noI,
~ 'iioii dt TWO successive sessions under the aug
PiGes Oh TWO select Committees al the bc,d -,
winch was placed the gentleman from PeunsvI
vdhid, MR.; ingham) The equity OF the cIairr,
was allowed, bill was introduced by The oan1Ic
man, allowing, among other items atout eslo 600
ol ms "o year detention, with interest down
o, eSei't ui'e sum more than equal, with
ou. interest, 10 third OUTFIT in three years.
Fo'eu Wilh the gentleman throughout ON The ms
sage OF the bill, behaving the claim inst ~,
Cquiiaoe' but without the least conception
t"I' might ever wish 10 make use of il as :, nra
Cedeht Tor did not al that time know that an,
lihs IN inc Pre- sidents acts had been subject 10
one word more as TO the outfit for the mission.
ulaeF inc mediation, before pass from this sur
Jeet. IL ought, IN the first place to be Observer
mat the practice OF allowing full outfit 10 80
ueht minister abroad, when commissioned on !,
new mission, was first introduced by Mr.. Jeffe,
9 S9n MT. adams; when appointed by President
Washington 10 Lisbon, (being Charre d }f,ires ~
the Hague) had but half outfit and when ~
IeTred by PRESIDENT Adams 10 Berlin had aIso h,,.
a nan OUTFIT. On the same rule, when Mr.. Van
Murray was by President Adams appointed ON a.,
mission to France, jointly with Messrs d. III
Ellsworth, he was told, by order OF President Al
ans; mat hall outfit only would be allowed him.
On MS return home, under Mr.. Jen%reon's A
lihistratlon, he was allowed and paid a full outf.
ana The precedent then established haze si,.c,
Dccn pursued in like cases
WIN respect to the outfit allowed TO Mr. Ad,,,s
IN 1913. it was, by Mr.. Madson's order alIovve5
ana p'1i 10 Mr. Adams, out OF a fund entirely 4,
ih' disposal, on the ground OF the additional e,,o,
SoS I" DC incurred, and in conjunction with his col
leagues. AZ the next session of Congress an,ou.-
the estimates from the Treasury was one for H.
thTcc outfits which had already been .,ilo,ycd ana
pdi3 out OF tie contingent fund for foreien intcr
course instead at the amount Of these outffe
congress appropriated sum equal only ~ to-
ana h"ii; 40 thai 81 500 only, instead OF S27
Wv were repealed to tie contingent fund MI
Adams was accordingly called OH 10 refund one
h'ii ~ NC oHiht which hc had hecu allowed and
pdid ~ President MddeOn and which be beid 20
'eIs'd ana expended. This lac declined 70 do:
ad owing TO this item, lis accounts remained To-
some years unsettled Living under a fto,,c,,,
inent oil laws, and supposng ne was entitled t.
Their protection, nc requested tho officers az M
treasury 20 institute suit against him. in ordrs
lh"t u judicial tribunal decided in favor Of tho I'll
ioWahce, II might be iaado him and prepared IL
OuerWise- 70 acquicsce. This, however the Tee
sury declined doing. When the provision was ia,
F0duccd INTO The law, stopping the salaries of an
oilccrs IN arrears 70 the Government, MI Ada,r.
appealed 70 tic President tor his decision I'll
PRESIDENT took the official ADVICE Of the Atforre-,
General 'ihs officer decided that ibs- ,t;a -
undoubtedly valid aud il was allowed ard Maid a.
coidingly. Z he opinion 81 the Nttorn.,, go,
may be found documents ist Sc.si.o rot -.
sress vol. x. doc. 1919