Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-16

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RI0Hnd0ND. JUNE Ie
Mr.. NoURsr.--we, ss3mi, this gentleman.
statement. He insinuatcs, rather tran says, that
| DO had xIaimed commissions in 1900. The Tele-
graph asserts, that this exravsgant claim of two
and half per cent. is " now heard of for the 6rs
TO eopey his defaieafion." What law authorize,
| him 10 charge q commission. His learned coun.
sci rests Il upon equity and usage-s doctrine, that
will suit any Casa sort Of cap that may be made
to ut any bead. Doe> the counsel say. that they
allow him as much as two and. a half per cent?
The act Of tho 81 March, 1909, recapi,uIating
what officers should be entitled to compensation,
Tor disbursements for the army or navy limits the
commission to onc-.per cent. Does counsel
think, thai II Is conpetont for any officer, after
iet.ing hts account lay over for so many years,
| without Tho commission being regularly allowed
to him. to pay himself out Of tho monies in hand, 81
thus.ry TO square accounts!--ff this be the mode
OF doing business at the Treasury Of the U. s.
II Mr.. Fillebrown can pay himself an extra COM
mission OF per cent. on his disbursements, and
men.s. and some Clerk Of the Navy some two or
$4,000 for transfer of Stocks, It is indeed high
time to look after the Moths OF the Government,
| and to introduce 81 Reforn."-The day which
! arrested the mad career Of the last Adninstra.
ton ought to be day of rejoicing NIL the friends
OF economy and virtue.
"SPEED THE MAIL"
The late arrangement of the Mails seems 10
give general satisfaction. The Petersburg "OiJ
4 aft.tn 81. 4
entered upon the duties of his Office, than his en-
ergies are applied to the Improvement in the trans
porta,ou of the r'.--The Fredericksburg Her.
aid says, that the Western and Cupeper Mails, as
well as the Southern, sc are now closed one hour
earlier than heretofore.'--In different directions
the energies OF Mr.. Barry are displaying them
seives.-Some structures OF the Alexandria Ga.
1et,e on the change of the hour of the Mail Dire "
forth tue following explanation, with which the
Gazette seemed afterwards to be satisfied
| ' PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Washington City, Jia,e 1929
! "SIR--In an editorial paragraph Of your paper
oil this morning. you censure the Department for
arecent change made in the mails transmit be-
tween Alexandria and Winchester.
The change complained Of became ne ces.ary
In consequences OF expediling the mail between
this City and Huntsville, (Alabama) via Frede
ricksburg. Winchester Staunton, Sc and the plar
has had the effect of expediting the mail tire,
J days between the Seat of Government and Hunts
vhe' anu three days on its return-a fact probably
unknown 10 you.
i"S. SNowpEN, ESD
Phcnir Gazette Office, .Aeran.iria"
lhree, days sooner in, and three days out, (sil
ldays earlier IN going and coming.) This is some
thing Ike improvement and REFORM
LIBRARIAN To CONGRESS.
I The case Of Mr.. Wattersion is NOW under dis
eussion in the public prints at Washington. We
! shall submit both sides hersatcr.--rhe Telegraph
ascribes his removal to his manners, his neglect o.
the Lbrary; and if these not sufficient, tina
MIR. alterston was of the main promptels
if not contributors to the g We The People black
guar'lisin' The Telegraph states. that Mr.. w.
| bond was not a legal bond, but inchoate only;
that It was not only entirely deficient in lie ya va
'dity, but had been actually null for many years
--one of the securities dead for many years
ana that 1t bears no approval either from the Pres
ident OF the Senate or Speaker of the H. o
R.-but that Mr.. Meehan's bond had good securi
~ and bad received the approval Of the Presden
OF the Senate.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL.
The Exhibit, which have copied from ID,
o. 8. Telegraph, furnishes some of the materia
facts OF this singular transaction. IL appears tba
on the last day of the last Administration the Sc
cre!ary oil the Navy, witou; calling in the All
vice oil his Colleagues Of the Hospital Board, ans
upon his own responsibility, authorised the FRS
Clerk oil the Department to draw 10000 from one
Fund in order to pay the disbursements Of another
which had been exhausted Why was Mr. Newton il
such hurry 10 receive the money I; Did he appre.
bend that the new administration would make some
difficulty in carrying.into effect so singular trans
| acion!-It is said, that the land was purchased
| by MIR. Southland, without calling in vaIuers on
both sides, as is the proper practice on these occa.
sions-that $4,000 is great deal more than the
land Is wsrth-that the U. States had and better
adapted for the purpose of the Hospital either al
Craney Island, in the vicinity of Fort Norfolk;
| that there is doubt whether the Hospital is in
whole or in part, erected on the very ground Jus,
paid ior--that the Secretary of the Navy was in
such haste 10 pay for il, that he did not critically
examine The Deed made for the land; tina, the deed
is supposed 20 be defective in several respects the
boundaries of the land and Mr.. Newion's title
founded on some EscheaD not set out in the
face OF the Deed-that there is no REIMBURSEMENT
oil dover, and that il is attested by two witnesses
oniy--that there are marks Of indecent haste to-
wards the close, AMI Of reprehensibIe fayoritsm
throughout the whole transaction.
THE COLONIAL TRADE.
The N. Y. Journal of Commerce states our d.
rect trade with the British W. Indies as follows:
z" Years. Imports Erno,ts
1874 S275S,067 SI,77l ,O03
1925 24374I2 6I7oia
1870 1,204,4l2 2,Il0,S02
1877 SS5,207 600, 575
1928
Ii Is true, we still enjoy a part of this trade
indirectly, and always shall, unless the British
government should prohibit her colonies from ex-
porting to any Of the neighborDg countries. At
the same time, il cannot be Denied that the remov-
al OF the present restrictions would be highly adj
va Dtageous to our commerce, and equally so, no
doubt, TO the Colonies themselves"
The Journal proceeds to trace the reasons OF its
being lost to us-which, in fact, to be found in
the rsmissDess and Encouragement OF the last Adj