Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-21

advance Fllebrown the sum necessary or advance il 10
Mr. Newton, andhave the account settled afterwards.
NhaH do SO: Yours, c. III.
On this MIR Southland endorsed in pencil-.I wish
you would perhaps the pay had better be made 10 f.
as the Secretary of the Board"
Mr.. Hay accordingly advanced Mr.. Fillcbrown 50,
ooo ort OF moneys appropriated for the pay OF the Ma
vy which the latter paid over TO Mr. Newton, aud took
his receipt This was TO pay for the land on tchch
the Hospital at .N6tfoik stands.
10 this transaction there three branches
FTst-lt was fraud on Congress, That body had
been told hashe land purchased for Hospital purposes
at Norfolk had been paid FOR; and they appropriated
$50, 900 to complete the buildings and grounds The
land was not paid for; and the bill making the
appropriation had passed. nine thousand dollars were paid
for it, not out of that appropriation, but out OF another
with intent to replace it out Of that.
Secondly Il was fraud on the Hospital Fund OF
this land there arc about 81 acres, So poor aud worth
less is il, that adjoining tracts OF like quality nerer had
o,cners. until The Hospital was located on this II was
not worth flee dollars acre, aud doubtless could have
been bought for less than ten before the Hospital
placed omit Mr. Southsrd, therefore, gave than
EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS for This land, ov er
what 1t was worth. Whether this f ON psrali,y
Tor bi' friend, Newton whether, the Commission
rr- had located their Hospital. and spent upwards OF
$4,000 on it, without making any written barg lin
win MIR. Newton, he then made them pay what he
pleased, we know not, II il doubtful now, whether
Mr. Newton had any valid title 10 the land, whether
The deed executed by him is worth a cent. 1t is proba
ele his very laud, great part OF it, will have 10 be
purchased OF another owner, who may also exact hs
own price. Would not prudent, honest men have pur.
chased the land, and procured undispu,ed title, be-
fore they erected buildings upon iii
Thirdiy.-The advance made out of money appropria
ted for ray If the Macy to pay for land of
Nary Hospitals was direct piOlatOn Of postice Ia,o
An act, passed Sd March, 1902 declares that he
Appropriated by law for each branch OF expenditure in
The several Departments, shall be solely applied to the
objects Tor which they respectively appropriated
and to no Others" with proviso, that the Preside
may make transfers rom appropriation TO another
The act of May lst 1920 restricts the Presidents
er TO make transfers to the appropriations for Provis-
ion' Tor medicines and Hospital Stores for "repairs
OF vessels, and for "clohng; and declares that
transfers OF appropriations, from to other branches
expenditure shall be hereafter made" To apply mo
ney appropriated for pay of the Navy ray os lands
on account of Navy Hospitals was therefore, direct
rioiatiOn IF pOsitiUe ia,o.
These multiplied and aggravated abuses were com.
mited by MIR. Adams Secretary of the Navy; who, by
another disregard of law permitted to exercise,
smgiy. al.he powers vested in the Commissioner of
NAVY Hospitals In these proceedings att least EIGHT
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF public money were given
10 political avori,e, without an equivalent. This,
added to the frauds and abuses already detailed makes
the waste OF public money in he Navy DEPARTING Mt
alone, dsrng Mr. Adams administration, ONE HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY -ONETHOUSAND ONE HUN
DRIED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS.