The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-11
per day, (ssss y and hi. travelling allowance.


s ;ss Sa.: at . ssS e d. 5:s DAYS
y seI day. tsso and u.vsOg allowance
s and ana Aa1s 20 a.y. e dsy
sm JULY 's5';ssi 4u Sssa By So: asg
sas sd ~ u =, ssys \. ~
Germs. (Sl2oD and travelling allowance for I,A6O
miles, at 40 cents per mile, ESSAY
400 miles, " % H'f ns
Ss dsy snS I oesss = :sS $
February 1879, in preparing a code for tho regu-
and mileage Tor 1000 miles. from Detroit %
% nisHu Ssio5 S''' '''N '''N : V - ~ :
Total SEQ. 4l2 90
The first, as has been shown was for the actual and,
necessary expenses of his local Office. superintendent
OF Indian affairs, within the peninsula Of Michigan.
during a space of over eighteen and a-hah years 1t
was therefore, emolument or compensation whatever
officer And General Glass; when applying for il in 1921,
says " 1t may be readily presumed that. upon such
frontier and in such times my expenses must have far
that expended much more than the whole sum received
as salary 1000 per annum and refers g Col Hunt
and Gen MacOmb, and incidentally to Gen. Macarthur and
MIR Graham. all gentlemen distinguished for their
city and integrity. (See Doc. 112, pages and 81
The second item was for services and expenses as s
within his superintendency which duties the law did not
require him to perform, and for which, decided by Mr.
Writ, he clearly entitled to extra compensation One
half OF this amount at least was for expenses.
Of the third item, it has already been shown that only
$s27O for compensation, the balance being for &C
@ aad
compensation, the whole amount paid him. for extra ser
vices Of all kinds beyond his salary governor did not
exceed, in eighteen and half years, $3A57 So. This
probably far less than, examination Of the
counts of his distinguished opponent would show that
he has received as extra during hls career
of servce-whch service is dsparagement to him to
say, has. for the greater part OF his time, consisted OF
only the formal routine of light military duty at compar-
e n aaa Ds aOr sna
the several grades through which he has passedwill
show that he has received Separate and apart rom ex-
aIlowances) the large sum OF $l27000 as will appear
by statement in my possession, and subject to any per-
do not desire to- and shall not. draw any nvidious
comparisons between these two men,: My only design
u.s. to show that General Taylor well as Gensfa Glass;
has received his share Of the public treasure; At the same
he I has deserved every farthng he received General
Cass has received nothing from the general government
that others have not received for similar eerviceses
| will now devote a few moments 70 showing that IT
has been the invarable practice of Disagreement to
make what the gentleman peases to dsnomin.sSs1sr"
allowances; and do j. with no mscioo. Of improper
spirit, but only for the purpose OF relieving dustin
gushed mans character from vile aspeIslon, ~ 3
General Scott received the following (sce doc NO o.
p. 4l.) y
l. For per diem OF SO, from Sept 22, 1875 to l7th May,
lSl9 engaged in the compilation of military work tor
the army, by order of the War Department 81 Alb %
. vsnr infantry inf tactics l,lo4 90
g. Similar services in 1925 $40 90
4. Compensation author and compiler OF tho
system of discipline and tactics, and for
experimenting the printing Of the same 5000 W
s. For per diem of 49, for one hundred and
eighteen days services as commissioners with
Pottawatome Indians, and treating with the
Winnebagoes Sacs, and Foxes, AT Chicago,
Prairie dn Chem and Rock island, from I'D
June to 18th October, 1882, ($9440 and mile
age from New York, by way of Chicago and
Prairie du Chen, to Rock island, and back,
1850 miles, at 40 cents per mile, ($l, y but
Gen. Scott not to charge for army Transports
ton in his major general 2,lS6 90
g. For per diem of 50 for two hundred and
forty -four days services commissioners to
treat and make arrangements with the Chero-
kee Indians, from the llth of April to 10th De-
cenber, 1898, (8l ,952) and his expenses du- .eA
ring the time, ($35S ~ 2SlO II
Total - 8I2,6I8 II
H'it -
George B. Porter, late governor Of the Territory
of Michigan for services similar to those Of