Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-11

'aRen 10 UotlCe J'iIt the tOstm aetcr General had
divided the duties o.! the otice in ne ten in
dependent branches, which he calls Bureaus.
When he came into otiice, there wero three d.
Ni5iors. Under the old d.vi.i II. each clerk had
specific duties 10 perform. My particular bruncl.
was put into five or six bureaus, so many, aus
some OF them SO nearly alike. that am pcr:ua-
dcd that he cannrt designate their ral named
ard dutcs. 1T is partly to thus folly, as we'll
as to he employment OF supCrnumerary cl, rks,
the confusion IS to be attributed Tho services
Interfere with each ether, and occasion much
additional expense. But MS | do not 90 TO the
office, and only have my infruu, Ion from others,
will rather show it By is effects.
t. Many mails arc disarrengcd, or arc ithout
proper connec;inns, and others so badly nycd
as to be expensive TO the con'rsc ors, ard alsu
in such manner that slight fall Of soow, or
common shov:r VIII cause failure But an
ex lanaiion or that subject would take Up too
much room for this sheet.
.. The l9w requires all extra allowances to
ctn'ractt,s To he reported to the Comptroller Of
the rredsury within thirty days after the making
such allowance. Although extra allowances to
tho amount of between 100000 and 2oonUO
dollars have been made and paid f,r by Mr.
Barry, and some weremale by him near two years
ago. | was told short time since that nrt SIN
gle one had been so reported. liz this rrfrm?
3. The law requires the Postmaster General
to make out and render to the Treasury qiarte =
lv, statement IF the accounts of the Depart
mcnt. | was told, two or three onhs SINCE
that but one quarterly account had been render
al by Dir. Barry, and that so imperfect,
that 1t had been twice sent back for CORRECTION
and finally that 1t sent ba ok to be made cut
anew, but had net been e'urued when last
heard. Mr.. Barry has had charge Of the Office
for nDc quarters, and ought t. have sent in nnc
Qua t'ry eccouns. In order 10 ascertain the
truth, applied to the proper Officer, who refused
to give any information OH these subjects. Is
this reform?
4. But that confusion and disorder will be
more particularly apparent by an attention To
smaller matters. The misrepresentation OF the
New Orleans case and the report in the caae Of
Hnrtei, Will serve proper samples
Misrepresentation Of the .Ne,U Orleans Route.
TIE charge against Mr. Barry for waste IN
the Nsw oleans route, was answered by his
report of April or May, 1880 The answer is a
continued tissue of errors. purpose here mere
iy 10 advert 10 the ucccleratIol of the mail.
When Mr. Barry came into office, tina mail be-
tween Washington and New o leans was con-
veyed by way of Mobile three times week, in
Is days: the contract rcqur red it 10 be carried
once week, i'll II days, and twice week IT
Is days, the nc0u- lity owing to the interyen,i)r
OF Sundays. 1t had been carried in that name
for several years ard no mail was sent between
Washington and Mew-Olieans by any othc
routr.
BY the report mentioned, ii is avcrred-"B,
means OF the present conneXIun between Mobile
and New Orleans, communications from this cit,
reach that place in Is days, making n diiIerenct
OF days esrl er than without the arrangement.
This conveys tie idea that If the enormous
G G aa had not been made the ma" would Lave
been % days. In his publication i'll the Globe
OF june 9Th. lie states, Twenty four day
was the regular time allowed for the trans
,portation from Washington to New Or
leans when Mr. Barry clmc into officc" Il
his report of November, 1920, he states, a
though 1t was new thing, that he should afte
the LIST of January, 1899, have il carried three
times i week in comfortable convcyapces fo
travellers Gin two weeks ia days. each way
In the report first mentioned, but made in tn,
hay following, it appears that it was slill ]:
days. In his report IF the ID November 1880
lie says 1t will, from 1st jan 1881, be cotric,
IN two days less time. Thus, there are fou
different statements ofihis single fact-24 davs
&c days, ii days, and Is days. And all O
them important in accounting for an enormou:
expenditure.
Report Of Harrclrs case.
Frst Stdtement-ln his report to the Sonata
Published in tho Telegraph, May Is, 1890, Mr.
barry states that the mail was lncreagcd in cxpcd.
ZION rom Georgetown to Charleston half an hour
he original contract to 90 and return in %
hours, allowing - hours each way. Contract with
). W. Jeanerett, at $4,000 assigned to u. t. Har-
roll: Contractor to Start from Georgetown at 9
"A. VI. and to arrive at Charleston by 3 P. NJ. in
stead OF n. NJ. and S p. NJ. These are the exact
particulars stated in the report. See also the print
ed documents of the Senate. Extra allowance made
by Mr.. Barry at 81, 500 SO a year.
"eCO"" t,tdteH1cft, taken from the fdsiiIcd dOcu-
ments Abstract G.
["Nete tho original contract made vvitb 7 "
Joanerett.l y
}. L. HaTren, Georgetown to Charleston S. C..
Contract price $4,000 year
-Fer expcdtng the Mail t1oo hours and crossin n
the river in the night from the ID May. 1898 ri;
Slst December, 1880. Additional compcnssfion nj
lowed LIST April, 1929, 1T per annum s / 500 5o.r
In the caption or heading of the book Of G. all
extra allowances attributed 10 j. McTenu p
a.. ca ''0"'' :
Third Statement. Abstract A gives tho following
account of IT,: ''e
t"Tho original contract was made with J. ". IT.
nnerett.1 " 80
]. t. HarrelI, from GEORGETOWN 70 CborIoetor,
Contract price per annum SG 900 For cxpcditing
tho mail ttco hours and crossing the river IN tI,e
night from the ID May, 1923, till December 81 1a3D
eorvIce ordered by Mr.. Mclean and additionn1
compensation made by a. Bradley Assistant At
ing Post Master General, 1st April 1929 nj ncr -
rum S ,992 sou 0N'0' IT. per IN
Fourth Statement, are copies Of n contract ,,lo-
n o. Z made mot NTH j. w. Jeancrcft ami oss;c,,
en- 10 ). 4. HprreH, BUT with J. +. Uarrc bi,nssIr
Pay a: $4,000 year, &c. The following ia fbo
copy OF the schedule of the contract under a.
10 P. VI.
"Leave Georgetown every day MIA y
next day ; p ".
Arrive at Charleston the same dav pt5P 7f
SPIN.
Leave Charleston every day nt5A " h
next day at ? ?. NJ
Arrive at Georgetown same day at5P NJ
Firm STANDARDIZATION the sul.corn,,i,,a
Mr.. Grundy and Mr. Holmes, ACCOMPANIED Tx, r..
self went to the General Post OG C. Mr. 'Sntc-
Tas required to produce the contract which no did
was with Jeancrctt, and he read the schedule