Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-03

Total paid. Si,25a
The Committee have noted this expenditure
! because they satisfied it greatly exceeds, in
! amount, that which ought to have been paid for
such an object: and a part of the payment was
made out Of an inappropriate fund.
| Tho committee tind $500 paid to VIM. Writ,
Esq. Attorney General OF the United States, rs a
fee, in the of the United States Us. Cooling,
in the Maryland District, charged to the contin
gent fund for foreign intercourse. MIR. Gooding
was indicted in the State of Maryland, in the
Court OF the United States, upon charge of hav-
ing violated the laws OF Congress to suppress the
African slave trade. The United States have their
attorney Ill that district (who receives salary,
SCI competent, 1t Is believed, 10 represent the in
terests Of the United States within their own
! Courts in that State. This consideration might
suggest the Improperly of the employment of
other counsel; but it cannot be necessary for the
committee to point out the manifest mpropriety of
applying the contingent fund for foreign intercourse
to the purpose OF paying lawyers fees for prosecu-
ing citizen of the United States for violation of
her penal code If it be lawful TO apply that fund
at the discretion Of the Department., to employ
ment OF counsel, surely there is no purpose to
which 1t may not be applied, and find its application
justified by the exercise of the power in this in
stance.
! The payment Of $500 dollars, as an outfit, to
John A. King, is believed, by the committee TO
be violation of the plain letter and spirit of the
act OF 1910. As this act requires that Charge
des Aiiaires should be appointed &c by the Presi-
dent OF the United States. by and with the
sent of the Senae;" and that to be entitled to am
outfit, he should be thus appointed; and, as MI.
King was not thus appointed, but was left by his
iaher, the late Rufus King, in charge Of the ega-
ton; your committee deem this case such mani
fest breach of law, notwithstanding the forced
anaioSes from exploded precedents, that have been
brought forward to sustain it, and the example of
such evil omen, that they would recommend that
the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to
inquire into the expediency OF directing the A gent
nj Tho IRA -f
refund TO the United States, the amount of this
outti, and his salary Charge des Afdires for six
ty-two days, according to the subjoined account
John a. King, Charge des Affires,
London for his salary from LIST July,
1926, the day on which his duties
commenced TO the 3lst Of August
following, when they terminated
62 days, at 4 500 per annuIn, s 555 Is
Il or amount OF his Quilt, $500
1858 Is
Endorsed-The President approves The above
charges, December 70, 1926.
II. CLAY.
And, in the event OF his refusing TO refund the
same, that The agent Of the Treasury be instruct
cd TO direct suit TO be commenced against the said
John A. King, for the recovery Of the above sum:
deducting therefrom the amount OF his salary. az
Secretary OF Legation, for sixty-two days, at the
rate Of $4,000 per annum.
The payment of 1000 dollars TO Jonathan Elliott
printer OF newspaper within the District Of Co.
lumbia, for 100 volumes Of book printed by him
entitled The Diplomatic Code" is believed by
the committee TO be expenditure, not only
without any adequate consideration Of The public
service To justify ii, and beyond the value Of the
article purchased, which it is notorious has been
sold by the proprietor for less price, but il also
nisapplieaton Of The contingent fund &" for foreign
intercourse"
The committee find the amount paid by the
state department for subscription to newspapers
Tor 1870, 1876, aud 1927, 10 be ,623 dollars 16
SCENTS.
Your committee would, in conclusion, recon-
mend the attention Of the Committee Of Ways
and Means to these abuses which they have point
cd out, and TO require more specific estimates in
future from this Department, on which to found
the necessary appropriations.
(fo DC e0atinued.)