Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-05
I72 as
9,647 -
The entire loss viii he ! ! !

37.l6i 76

The entire #los. VIII bel S56.sl2 40
Hut n Glasgow s Harrison ilsucI mn equal number
lot roHH In the indians, the Government sustained no
1'al ls by the exchange. II does appear thai ans
l3 accrued On account oiny other provisions issued by
1hesa contractor
The aboYe named provisions were pnid i1r out of
tue grae"l appropriation i1r "renovng uul subsis-
M lud2nss therefore. part 81 TIE lss has fen
on any appropriation af fulfilling carrying into oiites
auy ttoatY.
This statement shove a va 10 the Government n, .
f'p,9i' ~ Inc commit ~ ttah - this sum ourht
Ia be added The difference nj II these prjyyious II
Now ofleans. over thai hch they could have lsas
purchased nj n. LOUIS. i.onisvil,e or Cincinnati
which, meiuln{ additional eightagc, insurance. dray-
aye. Y, they eetnate $40 u Per cent anotntinr uon
the Investment 81 !Joo0o. to t9 000 adding ,1e h
rt 10 the hot anhunt, and we have loss 10 the Co.
Ycrnent III &l5,SI2 - consequent upon this ,ft
aum 1.-THE law hy the Commissioner
The committee would also refer 10 the statement of
the Second Auditor, IN relation 10 the LOSSES 10 ito
thchsaW fund disconnected with those Arkausasdepols
lltls statement Is appended aad marked A. This staie-
mehl shows a loss ii 81 ga ~.
Tie Second Auditor says that Clark AMI Thomps,n
are accountable for tins amount but rs nearly four
years have elapsed AMI they have accounted for n,
part. It may. without doabt, be set down anoau Tho
i@8ls ii ihe Gpyomm Mt When the two sums ay,,
added II makes the total ll35s, sustain d al tho Ar
t,s'% anp9is. IN lS5f, an jaat IN round numbers To
'."e pq'l'> mind Extraordinarily impressed will, tho
conviction that there aa been improper use made Of
The funds appropriated for the Indian hurfau or tina,
NY " '' el 'leS, iHnds las prevailed,
19 a'"''A'tf A.I individual iayeIilsn. ut
W" 'i'' nv '''' .'''' ~" - - ,"'S ~"
calculated 10 w'aon Of strengthen @i eanviciian tho
committee viii nlt take II upon themselves to decide,
.ul leave the House and HE public TO Judge.
G. A. HAIRLESS RESIGNATION
The committee, in eanoexion with the case above
G1fcd. aud with like purpose ofshownq tie want Of
ibtgnn1 MSS ON the nan tf Exeeuivo
ur,r. Whose duly i, is made to see that the laws ara
faithfully executed would Ice careful attention 10 the
FMS ,tlie,, thy proceed lie defajl.
/ On line I'M lav Of July C. \ lfarris was np,,o,od
4nct Of Indian Affairs During his confirms,
1ner IN tins office he assumed II take nuon himself Tho
,lcc Of sfrlsno accent of that department ,lanjne
lat aa Commissioner If Indian Aairs he had the ,irIt
~ ofcio Ia r,pr,, iiot Of ,a,pfsinr aennt He was
perIltlcd illus 10 act for the sparn Of n wear in
Of the sound p5ineip- which would place 10 with /
separate hands making them eicchf acc OF his wish To
Other 'lhrse Offices had always hls time ofer
eyer since lave been thus sepaf order 10 effect thai
control which this unienofthetwt
over the arya Disbursements oners wishing 10 buy,
needs no comment II opens will he found To cur.
out any check dishonest unirel 10 GOODS.
private pain with the public Gll RDf & IRVINE.
Ia many ways and with hut H. tsif
could caay be dom by wthd
from the 1rrnsr, before reiuird u
pallie service, and place Them TRICK BUILDING
NJ interest or in the sale ofexcnt stand r the gro
have much reas1n to believe tldtlnd olb business.
many instances; but they rcfrainaN j. PURVIS.
citir chgrac Wishing now only To if is
temptation 10 which The Office and il.
the pul lie funds are exposed by the unot
Icss CE.
Ga the lgb Of Dslo5rr. 1893. Mr. ITurlin every
his Office Of Comnisso uor Of Indian A fairs lh.
sqna, is made hy letter Of that date the Secrs-
ary OF War OF which copy is FURNISHED in the report;
aud which letter was endorsed 3ccepte,i M y. Sc
la This letter of resignation reference is made to let
ter from Con Porter to Mr. Harris and Of which tha
latter was asked explanations He lils in giving theirs
and resigns
culs3ry examination Of this letter from Porter ";
MIR. Harris ahows that it contained matter ofmys,erou
Imn)rlanec When. in the absence of Mr. Harris. dbl
letter Of Porter fund lis way into hs hands Of the che
clerk, its contents 10 him startling that he felG
himse constrained by sense Of duty 10 lay the let
er before the Secretary Of War Mr. poinsatt undeE
similar Impressions no doubt laid it belre PfesidenG
Van Burcn Tic sentiment with which thai letter in