Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-04-02

the committee should hear Reside and
SIaymaker by fhe nselves, and they were
to report to the company whether we had
RECEIVED our proportion. The committee
we're not to state the particulars as 10 how
this money had been expended, but mere
w their opinion whether we had received
our proportion or not. The committee
consisted OF John Mckee, and Danning
r.. McNair, Of Piusburg they were now
part OF the company, but were not when
the allowances were made. They report
ed favorably to Reside and Slaymaker -
They were not at liberty to state what
had passed between them and Reeside and
Slaymaker. The report Of The committee
yas IN ,rr,,;ng and was entered on our
minutes Col. McNair think has them"
Mr.. Lewis. (see doc no e. also mem
her If the company, says, 81 never knew
any thine of the allowance until ] saw 1t
n Jesse Tonllinson's deposition, taken be
foro the Scnate's committee last spring,
and also in Mr.. Resides deposition taken
before the same committee And John
Graham, (see doc. no 80 another mem
Der Of the company, iestities TO tue same
fact. He says he was partner on this
line, and as such eniitled TO his division oil
all that was paid for services rendered ON
it, and that he never heard OF such extra
allowance until it was disclosed by the
committee Of the Senate.
Reside in his testimony before the com.
mit,ee on the 18th day Of May last, said
that he paid no part Of this extra allow
ance over to the company, but kept his
part to answer debts due by them. And
again, on the oist, he says. that though he
did not pay any part Of IT over to the
company, he paid it out 10 their use. }.
Graham, in answer TO the following inter
rogaiory:
did Reside or Slaymaker ever give
you any intimation as TO the use which
had been made Of that money ?" says,
"They did. They said they were at
great expense going TO Washington and
travelling about had the whole charge OF
the concern and if any difficulty occurred
they had 10 attend to il. And there was
some route tetwt en- Baltimore and Phlla.
delphia on which they had been charged
with extra allowance, but which they had
not re1eiyed. They did not state what
had been done with those extra allowan-
ces, but that the $4,000 was in part to
cover those allowances which they had not
received, and which had been charged TO
them, and for which they had done servi
ces but had not received the pay" All
The partners concur in the testimony that
neither Reside nor Slaymsker set up any
claim TO old debts or old accounts, all
those matters having been already settled
with them, so far as they were considered
just. by the company.
Burning H. McNair, (see doc. no 49,
one OF the committee appointed by the
company 10 settle the extra allowance,
says, that in stating their case before him
self and Mr.. Mckee, who were to hear il
conGdcniially, and decide. Reside and
Saymaker spoke of the old accounts, but
that they showed them no accounts and
named no items. That no such account
was referred to them by the company, and
that they took no notice Of them IN their
report still it would seem from his testi
mony, that they were part ofthe moving
cause which induced him to report in favor
Of Reside and Slaymaker.
john Mckee, after mentioning the ap-
pointment Of himself and Mr. McNair as
arbitrators to settle the matter, and tina.
the communications which they received
were confidential, says, (see dec. no 81 4
Reside and Slaymaker said to US that
they had drawn the $4,000 year, for,
think, year and seven months, and had
divided il equally between them, That,
as was .aown 10 US, they owned about
three quarters Of the whole stock that
three quarters Of that money they claimed
as their own asto the residue they ex
planned to us that they had been at great
deal Of trouble and great deal OF expense
in procuring the present contract. They
had increased the speed "a hours, and put
on second daily mail; there was mum
Der of expenses which ;hey had never
brought before the company we examn
cd their books and found ii TO be so. They
stated that they had been at trouble and
expense to get petitions along the line, TO
show The expectancy OF the aejitionals speed
and second line That they had drawn the
mail pay quarterly. and divided it out TO
the partners in doing this they had incur,
red expenses in going TO Washington, for
which they made no charge that they
were at considerable expense IN Washing
ton; that they had to live free and be sc
nerous," He states, however, that Slay-
maker expressly denied having given or
advanced any money to the officers in The
General Post Office, or having been en-
gagged in any transaction Of that kind, ex
cept that matter with Mr.. Brown, as de
tailed in his evidence before the commit
tee Of the Senate, which had been publish
ed. He says he viewed this thing as
business transaction. and that il they,
(Reeside and Slaymaker) had charged four
or five thousand dollars TO the company
for DOING their business, and 10 cover their
personal expenses. it would not have been
too much. The whole amount received
by them was $4,000; Reside and Stay
maker were owners of three iourths of this
line, and Of course entitled 90 three iourths
OF The money, leaving about $4,000 to come
20 the other partners. This sum consid
cred them as paying Reeside and Slayma.
kar for .taioey THAR htsiunss lba ram.