Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-27

charges we observe es2l 7s Jasper Harding, for pnt
ing Review OF the Veto; $l,s7l o. to Z. Oms,ead,
1000 copesot MIR Ewing speech Bank Documents, and
Review oil the Veto; $4,lC6 l3 TO william Fry, for
200 copies Of Mr.. websers speech, Mr.. Adams and
Mr. Nc Dues reports, and the nsjoriiy and minority
por $295 for $4,000 extras Of "the Protector contain
ing Bank Documents; $25s3 80 TO Mr. Riddle for print
ing aud distributing Reports, Mr.. websers speech, &c.,
$3.50 ~ to Mr. F"a printing the speeches ot Me.s
Mr. Clark Tor printing MIR. Webster speech, and arti.
Gle. on the v.to aud .i22 90 to Nathan Hale for
81, 500 copies OF Mr.. clusters speech. There IL also
charge Of So Oi0 paid orders Of the Presden stating
that is Tor expenses in for protecting the Bank,
against a run on the esern Branches.
Lu'"s the d's, halt ysToi 1888 The item Of .'sio's-
~ aud printing Was S9,O93 SO, OF which 800
stated have be, paid orders Of the President, under
tho resolution lih March 1881. There is also a
charge oi Messis. ss Seaon Of SSU0, for printing
the Report ot the Exchange Conmiter.
Having made this examns'i'n ot The Expense Accom-
q we're o,ly struck with the large sum that had
been expended, under he head Of Stationery aud Print
,ng the yeas which yeu refer but also to the
evident necessity there that The should be
stated, TO enable the Directors and ockhoders
the particular Of money paid tie quantity
and of the documents furnished, The exp nses
OF distribution aud postage. With this object
al the last meeting Of the Board. the iesu,t Of
nation oil the Expense Account, and submitted the follow
ing resolutions:
"whereas, il appears by the Expense Accounts Of the
Bank for the ears 1881 aud 1882 tina, upwar.
thousand dollars expended and charged under the
head OF Stationery and Printing during that
large proportion u this paid the propetors
tribnon and postage Of immense numbers OF pamphlets
and newspaperssnd that about twenty thousand dollar.
were expended under the resolutions Of 3Oh November
$780, aud 18th March 1884, without any OF the
manner in which, the persons to whom the
DISTURBED Aud whereas 10 expedicn aud proper that
the particulars OF expenditure, large aud
WHICH can now be sscertained only by the examination
numerous bills and receipts, should be stated be
readily submitted 10 and exsined by the Board Of Direc-
tors and the Stockholders Therefore, Resolved, That the
Cashier furnish to the Bosr at early day possible
full and particular statement oil all these expenditures
designating the sums OF money paid 10 each person. the
quantity and names OF the documents printed by him, and
his charges for the distribution and postage sane
geiher with tu statement may be- of the expendi-
lures ORDERS under the resolution Of 3Oh November
$780, and llh March, 1881. That we ascertain
expenditures OF the character have been made any
oil the Offices and, procure si,nar staemen thereof
with the authority OH which they were made. That the
said revolutions be rescnded and further
made under the same"
These resolutions were postponed the motion of one
OF the directors for the purpose Of introducing subs
tute for them, by the OF all present. except
and other Der of the board The resolution sab
situted was as toows Resolved That the board have
ldence IN the wisdom and integrity Of The President and
the propreiy OF the resolutions VI the 30h November 1880
and ll March, 1884, aud entertain full conviction Of the
necessity OF renewed attention the object OF those re
solutions; anG that the President be authorised and re-
quesed to continue his exerons for the promotion of said
objects"
Viewing this as indie ng an intention (which was in.
deed avowed 10 continues and extend, the system
OF lavish expenditure and TO authorize
particulars OF which could not be clearly ascrrsincd eli
also as evnciDg desire to encounter our re
against the continuation OF such system, by reference
TO the personal character and motives the President
the institution, (Which drawn into discussion OF
question by us,) We Offered nt the follow
ing resolutions Resolved, that while this Board repos,
entire confidence in the integrity Of the President The
respectfully request him 10 the particulars of IN,
expenditures made under the resolutions Of 80 h Novem
Der, 1880, and nth March, 1884, be stated that the
same may be readily submitted TO, and examined nv the
Board OF Directors and the Stockholders. Resolved, thai
the said resolutions be rescnced and further expend
lures be made under the same. This anne ndment me
with the same fate as previous reoutons being re
Jeced by the same vote, and the resolution offered as
substitute was passed.
These, cir, are the circumstances ndng the best
animation We have been able to make in regard TO tn,
matters referred 10 us, by letter of the Sd
should they not prove sufficiently O. or our reno
'uheiently explicit we must infer, the course pur
sued by the Board when resolutions were submitted
TO them, hat more exact statement only be obtained
by an agent directly t'oiised ty the Executive
We have the honor 10 lie
With great re.pect, our OBJ. ,erv's
H. ID. GILPIN,
JOHN 7. SULLIVAN
PETER VA ER,
LUGH McELDERRY