Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1833-10-10

among them Of Gales Z Seaton
~ 100 for distributing Mr.. Gsllatins pamph-
let; OF William Fry Tor Garden q fhomp-
son, tI,675 IS for 5000 copies OF General
snnnn and Ar. MeDufhes reports. &C.; Of
lease Harding. $40 for IL 900 extra paper;
Of the American Sentinel Sl25 u for print
ing. folding, packing and hostages on 1000
extras; Of William Fry, 81 800 "a for up
wards Of $1,000 copies Of the National Ga
xctte, and supplements containing addresses
10 members Of the state legislatures, review
Of Mr.. BeutoaS speech, abstracts Of hr. Gal
latint article from the American Quarterly
Review. and editorial article on the project
OF q treasury bank or James Wilson, sl,-
lt7 IS for $1,000 copies Of tho reports Of
Mr.. hcDufzis and Mr.. Smith, and for Is, 600
copies Of tho address 10 members Of the state
legislatures, sgrssably TO orders and letters
from John Sergeant, Esq; and Of Carey O.
Lea t2,S50 for 10000 copies OF Gallatin on
banking. and 1000 copies Of professor Tuck
cr's article.
During the second half year Of 1881, the
item OF stationary and printing was ola, 234
50, Of which 5000 were paid on orders of
the president, and stated generally 90 be un-
der the resolution Of the ] ith March, 1891,
and other sums were paid 60 individuals, as
IN tho previous accounts, for printing aud
distributing documents.
Of stationery and printing IVES Al2,I34 &c, Of
which 81, $50 are stated 10 have been paid on
orders OF tho President. under the resolution
Of llth March, 1881. There arc also yari-
Gus individual pay ments Of which We noticed
SlO6 3s To Hunt, Tardif & Co., for 900 CO.
pies OF tho Review Of Mr.. BensonS speech,
600 for 1000 copies OF tho Saturday Courier ;
l,i79 20 Gales T. Seatoa for %, 900 copies
Of 80 pamphlet concerning the Bank" sod
5000 copies Of the minority report relative
70 the Bank ; and 81 300 TO Matthew 81. Clair
Clarke for "300 copies Of Clarke & Haii's
Bank Book"
During the last half year Of 632, the item
Of stationery aud printing rose 10 S26,5i3 ~,
Of which $6,3S0 are stated 10 have been paid
on orders Of the President, under the resolu-
ton Of the llth March, 1881. Among the
specified charges, we observe 1921 20 10 Jcs-
per Harding, for printing a review Of the ve-
to; Sl,371 o. TO E. 0imstead, for 1000 CO
pies Of Mr.. Ewings speech, Bank Docu-
ments, and Review Of the Veto A, log Is
70 William Fry, for $1,000 copies Of Mr.
Webster's speech, Mr.. Adams and MIR. Nc
Duties reports, aud the majority and minori-
y reports t295 for l&,0oO exirss Of " the
Protector" containing Bank Documents ;
1858 30 to Mr.. Riddle for printing and dis.
tributing Reports, AR. Websier's speech, &c;
$3.50 IL TO Mr. Finnali, for printing the
| speeches Of Messrs. Clay, living. and smith,
and Mr.. Adams report; Ni,51a IS % Mir.
Clark, for printing Mr.. webs,er's speech and
articles on the Veto; and q, i92 6S TO Ma
than Hale for So, 500 copies Of Mr. Websser,s
speech. There b aiso . charge Of 5000,
paid on orders or the President, stating that
Il b for expenses in measures for protesting
the Bank against . run on the Western
Branches.
During the first half year Of 1893, The item
OF stationery and printing was 1903 So, Of
| which 81 GO arc stated 20 have been paid
on orders OF the President, under The resolu-
ton Of llth March, 1881. There ID also q
| charge Of Messrs. Gales q sesf0a Of $500,
for printing the Report OF the Exchsnge
Committee.
Having made this examination Of The Ex-
pense Account, we were not only struck with
the large sum that had been expended, under
the head OF Stationery and Printing, In the
two years to which you refer, but also 10 the
| evident necessity there was, that the accounts
should be so stated, a. 70 enable the Direc-
tors and Stockholders TO ascertain the par
ticular sums-of money paid, the quantity and
names Of the documents furnished, and the
expenses Of distribution and postage. With
this object, we stated, nj the last meeting Of
the Board, the result Of our examination Of
the Expense Account, aud submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions;
~ hereas IL appears by the Expense Ae-
! counts Of the Bank foe the years 1891 and
1882, that upwards Of eighty Thousand dol
lars were expended aud charged under the
head OF Stationery and Printing during that
Period-that n large proportion Of this was
paid IN the pToprietoFs Vi newspapers aud Pc
riodieal journals, and for the printing, distri-
button, and postage VI immense numbers Of
pamphlets aud newspapets-aBd that about
twenty thousand dollars were expended, un-
der the resolutions Of 30th November, 1880,
and llth March. 1881, without any account
Of the manner in which, or the persons to
whom the Same were dbburScd. AID where
as u h expedient and proper that the particu-
lars Of an expenditure, 80 large and unusual,
which can now be sseertaihed only by the
examination Of numerous bills and receipts,
should be so stated n 60 be readily submitted
TO and examined by the hoard Of Directors
and the stakeholder; Therefore, Resolved,
That the Cashier furnish o. the Board, az a.
early day as possible, full and particular
statement of Ell these expenditure, designa-
ting the sums ~ money pad To each person,
the quantity and names Of the documents
printed BY him, and his charges for the div
ributiOn and postage Of the same together
with a. full statement, as may be, of the ex-
penditures on orders, under the resolution Of
J0th November, 1890, and I1tb March, Is3I.
That he ascertain whether expenditures of
the same character have been made al any Of
the Otiices, and, II 50. procure similar state
Dents thereof, with Tho authority on which
they we're made. That the sad resolutions
b rescinded, and no further expenditures
made under the same
These resolutions we're postponed on TIE
motion of one 81 tho directors, for the pur-
pose Of introducing substitute for them, BY
the vote Of al present, except ourselves and
one other member of the Board. The reso-
luton submitted was 81 follows " Resolved,
That the Board have confidence ~ the vs.
dom and Integrity ~ the President, ard N the
pFopriety 81 tie resolutions 81 che 3Olh NO
sembeT. 1880, aed liza March, 1871. aud ei'-
terrain fiii eaSVictiOo q che necessity II =
renewed attention % the object Of those re-
solntionsi and that The President Be suthO-
rlsed and requested 20 continae his eHertto,S
for tie prOmslion % ssid OBJECTS"
Viewing THIS a. indicating an iuteniion
which was Indeed avowed) 20 continue, and
even extend. the system q lavish eNpsndi-
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