Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-12

OF tie desrosiiioos which taken by the com.
u'es, We here insert ,hst Of Mr. Brown, which com-
nrmed In all lite details by thoss OF Mr. Suter, Mr.
Tayler, and Mr. Duudas.
u b. Brown, being duly s,oorn, made the following
- statement ia writing
when directed by the Postmaser General TO cause
the statement OF the allowances (marked Az TO b..
made, brst instructed Mr. John Taylor to commence
tue work and Afterwards BY consent OF the Posim as
ter Gtnsrai. employed MIR. Dundss to assist him The
orecuous which gave, were TO call upon MIR. Suter,
Tue Fay Clerk, for his pay list which would exhbi, the
payments actually made, and what contracts they
were made, tom which, reference could DO had TO
particular contract. MIR. Taylor soon after Informed
me- mat IN any cases, tbs additional allowances
not entered on the contracts; and when they were
90 entered, in most instances the date OF nv wac
omitted, and he needed instruction as 10 tn. ptoper
GATE then directed him TO take tho date of entry to
the credit OF the contra the only tina
could be given. Sometime after this, he asked ferther
instruction "a to the proper person who thould be
garded as having made the allowance at the different
periods directed hin 10 enter all allowances made
rem The lst Of July, 1923 to the March, 1929 in
elusive % the name Of John M'Lean who " az Post
muster General during that period, to enter all allow
snees made from the 7b Of March TO the 9th OF April
1879. to Abraham Bradley, who was by law acting
POS master General during that period; and from the
o.n oil APRIL 1929, the day when William T. Bar took
cn"se oil The Department. TO enter all allowances
MS name la the case No. l9l o: Mr.. Harrell
mo, service appears 10 have b,en ordered by Mr.
,so lean. and he allowance made the ID oil April
1872 ny Mr.. Barry The entry the ranscIipt TO
hs name OF NJ. Bradley, Is error, which was not
apprlssd OF, never having seen |, till Ibis morning as
was confined by sickness when the report was made
ou' the error must have arisen from the following cir
Gums ance The entry OF the allowance was m de on
MT Sniers pay st with other date Of entry than
ret renee to letter of April l3, 1922 T. Mr. Harrel
ne ehWy non the pay Iisi into the books of ouu
Tor 20 much OF the add oDaI allowance as for
services rendered prior TO the Isl OF April 1929 was
maue onder date oil April 1929, instead Of the date
when The allowance was actually made 18th Apri
1879. IL was not known to me, aud of course coulJ
DO nave been anticipated by the persons employed in
ia ST a..
credit OF contractor for add onal allowance was
made aztec eient to that allowance From examina.
'ion however, such sppear'o have been ,be ancient
custom OF ihe Department in similar cases. ard eustom
wh n, incorrect as believe it 10 be- appear not vet
TO have been changed. O. b. BROWN
GENERAL PoBT OFFICE, } Chief CLERK
2Shh Feb. 1881 {
Mr.. Serrurier. recently appointed Envoy Ex,racrdi.
nary aud Minister Penpo,entary oI Franco nonr the
Government of the U. s. the 7th ias,sn,, p.-
sented by the Secretary of State to ib. P,aaiJ., 10
whom he delivered his credenial letters from the kim
oil the French, ard by whom hs was recogn.z d ia
bis ofic character. "
MIR. RouX de Rochelle, who had for soma ,ins mi,
neu me same functions, ALEC had audience on the
same day, at which he took leave OF the Presd mt
preparatory to his return to Europe TGlobe
THE EASTERN BOUNDARY.
Inc House OF Representa- ives of the State of aine
went suddenly into Secret Session on Monday we elk
on the motion Of Mr.. Desne IL is we'll known tba,
thi g'nueman has Tor several years, devoted himself
10 the acquisition ion respec inv the disputed
teTory ana has contended, with resolution and sprit
ior tue whole district Considering that report had
Just arrived from Europe that the King of the Neither
lands mad decided the boundary question: there can be
ITO uouo' secret session regarded that subject. The
rport said the decision divided the aercaed territ nv
giving however, 10 Maine the greatest share. Mr.
~: would know, at glance, what this share was
"he'ner maine VIII consent TO this srrang ement re-
mains to be seen. 1t is unfortunate perhaps that the
session NJ Congress has minated this moment II
indeed possible that The Senate may be retained as
the rumour, and possibly the official accounts mug,
have reached Washington before the 18th of nj .rch
me D majors OF Maine would not be negligent
lie Secret Session OF Monday continued about an
hour. 1880 "
The Portland Courier says, that as far az ii has been
aoe 10 ascertain public oainiOn the subject the peo-
Ps sr OF Maine are not saists with the decision.
me proceedings OF the Legislature in The Secret
session, have been transmitted The President Son,a
step Oh the important subject has been taken with
great expedition. boston PnII0di,o,