Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-27

ported Mr. Buneys account he secre,ur o. ,e Nave Me-
,Ss n'oss sca''ou advancing him $4,000 Of
Dir Biuney mad then been two year. on, Of occ md wa,
.po rs " a. stated BY tho Fourth Aados
The only authority r making this advance ssr the state
men, 70 the President ,hs, Nc BE claims were just abous
Manns to the Secretary not recorded ia this Office hat mo
trvea on the Gle. q u. Navy Department ssns OrS va.
ssd 10 MT bnneys credit and Recommending advance
ne so sdysnced wss charged according towsns aug
tons" and $4,000 To 1Proyisicuss - " ,>''Ns,'t
Mr thsn stood charged with $39OsI o.
, ,S%sd ey The End Compoisr until tis Sd dry Of March,
On ,h., day, viz. III. Sd Or Marb 1920 A, Rr.v ,.a.,
ed another seeoun, eurea claiming ad,ona credits to the
AMOUNT OF Is balancing amount charged aran,t
outhe ith Naoh Wakiu. made repor, on bs account
which ne also balanced the 10 the e, al
40 oss SSy aud brought the Government, debt him
fs was effected by passing bis credit charges Of which
the following is hsisf description: - : 20 = 80
tor eocnmissious purchases o, AIDE for tina Navy r
Yards At Philadelphia, New York, Norfolk, Wash - Z
P SsS" N; ,S the Lakes, rerSnoaih and
En- osa isia,o lssa aelu.yc a 3. ea4,l 7s
houses, wharf, zip, building WAYS, shin house
and other improvements, at C6a.Ie,;o~n; piannias
ana suPeIinendins erection and repairs; commits
500 on debts collected from 1912, 10 1876, iucl1.
sTs At e per cent, purchase of land for extension
ofNavy Yard; commissions saies & old copper,
provisions, &c at q per cent $1,000 fl. procIIins
survey of Navy Yard; and ga SD 70 Cor proeurins
and rewriting exchange on London at I per cent
For from e 1870 an i57sS %
copper, kentedge. timbsf, prosi,ions, aud coal g. -
from Liverpool, FIancouia, New. York Elorida
Carolina Virginia. Baltimore, Ohio, and New Bed
ford a.Si per oen, from 1912 to 1926 inclusive; gI
on freight Cor sundy articles for the Naval service
from 1919 to 1926, inclusive commission Of 81
an per s; esn,.n all -Io,s1o IL
down to the close Of the first quarter Of 1896 had
been ea2.597 81 had now increased to 80 1853 o.
and interest therupon, amounting to $50, 78a %
~ all 9.236 10, the principal Of which the Au q
dilor now carried TO his credit rr. 20 LA es
whole amount carried to Mr. Binney' scredh in that
sse,iement E--.-a s. $asoS5 10
None of those items submitted TO Secretary Bancb
had then como into Office but they allowed by the
curtin AUDITOR Watkins, upon the principles settled by
Secretary Southland in the former settlement -
Tho balance of Mr. Biuney's claims consis,p. f
i commissions, brokerage, interest exchange aud deposie
&c &c were not rejected. hut su1tnded
Thus in April l82R MIR Bnneys claims yere ..vryv
sans as tina. which stands charged books Of the
inJune 1923. serreiay Southland advanced $50 600 more
10 he charged against him - - 800
In March, 1929, Auditor Watkins rassed IN his e,.di,
s1soSS 10 more than was charged against hnu in April
Aud. in March 1922 Air Binney claimed sI7, sIe On os
nan s'"od charged against him April 1921 and more tan
10 'nen eIaed According to tbs Secrctays statement 20
As before stated this settlement Ras teot,ed 20 The ,eo
comptroller on the 9Th March, 1890 20 W.
After the change made in these Offices on the 2Is, March
1 was areTtained that this bad been
rom the Secnnd COMPTROLLER report cancelled n ~
n'ies erased the ledger of this Office Pbe nsnss ho
;ieTks .... ~ ...E ny - 1850 'N"N'sN'
Fhe balance antns against Mr. Binuey is therefor,
Sa9oSl 81 Of which $4,000 Mr. Scuthards advannr N
iim AFTER he bad been years nn Of oce and Rs sin IN
,es' to The Government by the Fourth Auditors report ND
rards Of IS, 600, fN''' ~