Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-23


voucher ID su. continue tc charge it irAI
eher- quaTtefIy rrtuftlnhtl IT is finally passed to
their credit or rejected. He could not but have be-
lieved that each of these items claimed bv him SEC
ond lime mad been finally disposed of in one way or
the other Indeed, he admits that he believed the
voucher Tor $500 for the hire of steamboat had been
passed to hscredn, and that he presented it again
merely because he clerk said it had not and he was
willing to LEI the office rcctify its own supposed o.
MISSION That is, he Was viking to take again
credit which he believed he had received, provided
The Office could not ascertain the fact! Is this the
way III winch man OF cautious honesty would act'
In relation to MIR. Kings commentaries upon the
vouchers elected in this office it ia sufficient 10 re-
mark that with the exception of those approved ten
Years utter date and those heretofore rejected there
not one IN the whole list which has the evidences of
accuracy required by the Navy regulations without
winch article n says they shall not be settled nor
Shall lie receive ccodii for them. Those who wish
spscihc Information, may obtain it by Comparing the
vonchers printed IN the Srcretory's report with the
law instructi"ns and regulations, herein before set
forth.
y bold effort ia made by Mr.. King and nr Murden
20 show that there material discrepancy between
the orig ina and uew bills set forth in my report as ey
amPies They aege that the change Of itema is im-
material, and that the chang of dates vas made mere
" to make the new bills correspond With the reception
Of the articles by the Navy storekeeper. If this be
, me dates OF tue old bills designate the times of
The Purchases, and the dates Of the new the times of
the reception of the srcies by the Navy
The change in SAVERS bill, of ss pieces duck making
"a sheets, and making Is pillow cases. into e2d
sheets and "a pillow cases." might not be considered
very materially but when perceived that the receipt
to the old bill is dated 18Th December, 1917, and
the new bill August 30th, 1919, il smpossible to be-
eve that they both represent the transaction.
Il is possible at least, improbable that par.
Gel or sheets and pillow cases, called for in 1917 made
mp, delivered, and paid for on the 18th December of
that year. should not have been received by the Naval
Storekeeper until August, 1919. Neither SIR King
nor Mr. nurden take the slightest of this change
OF date but dwell altogether upon the immat eraIv of
circumference between the 60" pieces of duck and the
making of "a sheets aud "a pillow Cases. as in the old
bill. and ''2l sheets and "a pillow cases" in IN.
new IF these all the same sheets and pillow ca
ses, where were they from 18th December, 1917 to
3o;h August, 1887 I
Mr. Gngs explanation of Steed's bill is at least hold
Both he and Mr.. Murden admit that the price annered
to the specified numbers of barrels of beef and pork
is not their true price, but intended to cover the
frce of two barrels. They admit that they were!
Sung the Storekeepers books as evidence to obtain
Payment for two barrels delivered to him. bv nm
nexng false price to an actual delivery! IT, as they
say, two barrels taken of the boat before !,
arrived at the Naval Store for the Alert WHY not pro
dace reeeip, for its delivery the Alert instead of
attempting to obtain Paynrt through bill ackpow.
lodged to be fasei
The other discrepancies slr King turns over 10 yJr
Bfurden. But IN relation to the bill of Cooke & Co
that gentleman does not explain in what manner
what PuPose, he embraced ga bed coveret and two
table covers IN ga set Of cabin curtains In ts
the items in the old bill which make up the new are
dated the 9th md 22d of May while the psp hill 10
dated 9Th of May As SIR. King and Mr. k1urxen s.s,e
that the dates of the bills dates of the de-
livery of the articles TO the Naval Storek eper and the
purchases,
would have been satisfactory had they explained how
articles could be delivered the Naval Storekeeper
the 9th OF May, which purchased until the
ninth and twenty second. The same difficulty arises in
relation to several Of these bills
In every specific OF discrepancy by him his ey
pIdilaons equally futile with facts Othe,
vouchers he dwels deficient IN evidence
Waddeys bill for RICE about which he much has no
Iequlsiton receipt Navy Sorekeeosr and M
val Of the Commanding Wnbout each and sven 81
these the regulations declare that shall be passed 10 .
credit Of Navy Agents Every bill alluded TO by him fa,aIv
deectiye evidence, and Of ten before noticed ha
been passed to iIiycredn -
MIR King dis satisfied pil mt take ,, s
allow charges absolutely rejected year, ago. as he lbs,
reject Of his changes not say word IN
the nproproprlety Of undertaking revise the
cis'on o predecessors without tine production new evil
dencc. "
In relation the burnt bread, hav1 nothing ,oadd 81
gladly avail myself of this opportunity, however, to saw thai
the Navy Commissioners dsavOW nieno and dscIa
all power, make any allowance MIR Graham for hrs bm,n,
bread They declare their only have been IN nj
low increased price for the bread del veed IN e
that which burnt The language their Letter 10 nlr
King msead me, il did many others They insndoJ 80
alter the Of Mr. GTahatn's contract pover vbob
they czercse THIS tIausac,n Is te,efors CO.;
ped it, ns Objectionable feature We, AN rmly psme
del the Navy Commissioners have ght power 10 sie,
contracts all from the form IN This Gee
Bat difference of opinion upon point OF law which
readily adjusted If should produce any Inconvenience
- Wilkinson ordered to inrect the by Conmo
dJre Barron "hITES KING o-1
BY statements appeared that the had been
grrt7 Inspected and recrf, inf consequently thar oueh