Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27


Southland issued requstion advancing him $4,000 out OF
the Treasury.
MIR Bmney then years of Office. and was
IN debt to the Government, stated by the Fourth Auditors
report, upwards Of Sc, 900
mcnt to the Pesiden, tina, Mr. BIS claims just about
e9ua to the amount charged agans, him. letter from l.
on the files Of the Navy Department, setting
riety Of equitable claims which, he stated finally be car
The sum advanced charged according Watkins sng
gcston Sl4 $40 "Pay aoa $3.50 "Pay of Shore Sta
lions" and $l4,800 to "provisions"
Mr. then stood charged with S3903l 50.
The settlement of the Sd June 1928, not, however,
admitted by the 2nd Comptroller until the Sd day Of ud'ch
On tina, day. the Sd of March, 1929 Mr. Bmney render
of $s265 10, balancing charged against
him. and bringing the Government in debt to him S6i9 20
in which he also balanced the standing The debit of
MIR Binney, and brought the Government in debt TO him
This effected by passing his credit charges of which
the following is brief description:
Yards at Philadelphia, New York, Norfolk, Wash.
ins,on, Newport, the Lakes, Portsmouth, and
from 1870 1926, inclusive, a; q per cent aa47l &c
For commission for building of stores,
and @ n: pa ""
and experimenting erection and repairs; commits.
sion on debts collected from 1912, to 1896, incn-
sve, at ?. per cent; purchase of land for
Of Navy Yard; commissions sales old "copper"
survey of Navy Yard; and s., 800 70 for procuring
and renting exchange on London at ! per cent
= commission, hom 1917 to 1870 i"elusve-m all 1878 90
Fo: commissions purchases and importation of
copper, kcnledge, timber, provisions and COAL
from Liverpool, Franconia New York. Florida
Carolina Virginia, Baltimore, Ohio and New Bed
ford, at "a per from 1912 1925 inclusive;
freight for sundry articles for Naval service
from 1912 TO 1926, inclusive, a commission of p
per cent--in all 1860 IL
Mr. Binney's claim for loss Treasury notes, which,
down tn the close of the first quarter 1926, had
been f22597 81, had now increased to SO, 1873 %,
and interest thereupon amounting To $50, 782 22-
in all $50 236 Is, the principal OF which the An.
dior carried to bis credit 39l53 sc
Whole amount carried Mr.. Bnuey scredt in that -
settlement SS8.Os5 I3
who had then office; hut they all allowed by the
Fourth Auditor, Watkins upon the PRINCIPLES settled bv
Secretary Southland in the former settlement.
The balance of Mr. Bnney's claims, consisting of charges
for brokerage interest," exchange and depose
&c &c rejected, but Suspended
thus April, 1929 MIR Binney's were yery nearly
the that which stands charged the books of the
office {"
In June. 1925 Secretary Souhad advanced $40 900 more
70 he enlarged against him {"
In March, 1929. Auditor Watkins passed to his credit
SsSo3a 20 m9Se than was enlarged against HIM" in April
And in March, 1929 Mr. Binney claimed s17s6Is 20 more
shan stood charged against him in pri 1928 than
he then 'e'cmcd according the Secrearys
the President.
As before stated this settlement reported to the second
Comptroller on the 18th March, 1929.
After the change made these Offices 2Ist March,
1929 aSCeraned that this had Withdrawn
from the Second Compoer the cancelled and the
entries erased the ledger of this Office The papers
ever, were still i'll the hands of the Fourth Auditors
clerks
The balance ling against MIR Binney is therefore
39''l 81 of which $4,000 is MIR Southards advance ia
debt TO the Government, by the Fourth Auditors report up
words of $1,000