Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-05


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s4rHARrIcLE Payments account of any contract
the amount h of the value of work done or of ser
vices performed in part be made In the contrac
operations of long continuance Such payments
account under an unu6led contract being admitted
the Treasury will not be charged in the quarterly accounts
but statement OF all such. specifying the of each
win be annexed to the duplicate account current which de
signed for the files OF the ordnance Office order that tn
true state of the funds on hand may be known"
Captain aynader There another article on this sub
sc which precrdes those have read being article No.
which is as follows
Ordnance and ordnance shall be provided by oper
purchase by fabrication, BY contract may most ad
yantageous the public service They shall be provided b,
ordnance officers only, except when otherwise specially d
rected by the chief of ordnance department or n
urgent necessity and such report and certificate
showing the necessity from the officer ordering the purchase
will be required for the admission of the of
at the Treasury"
The Judge Advocate stated that he would inerrupt be
witness put before the Court the letter which witness had
received from Anderson and which he read to Gen. Taco
heretofore stated 10 his testimony.
Letter read Purpor given in the testimony of Capt
Maynadier.l
Question How many contracts for cannon and proec,e.
have since you have been connected with the ordnance
bureau been executed in the written form directed by the
l33d article which you have read
Ansrer. remember but that a contract made
on proposals furnishing certain heavy can
while Mr.. Wilkins Secretary of War. have ex-
amined the records, and can find none other
Question What form and mode of making such contracts
have been followed 10 all other cases, or generally
AnsUer The form has generally been to give an order to
founder directing him to make for the Ordnance Depart.
merit certain number of proectles That has
been the general rule The formal written uconract-writen
in rpcaie-made by Mr. Secretary Wilkins 10 the excep-
ton say written in tpcate, because if the regulation
was followed written. But am not sure that
it was can examine the books, however, be MATERIAL
and see.
Question You say the form Of making these contracts has
been by giving orders to founders Have those orders
in writing and by whom given
Ans,oer. They have been given in writing and by the
chief Of the Ordnance Department.
Question Is there any established form of language in
which orders have been expressed
Answer The orders sometimes bear their face the evil
dence OF having been given by the direction Of the Secretary
War; and stated but frequently they bear
such evidence, emanatng from the chief of the Ordnance De-
partment only.
Question. Have you knowledge of particular instances
wherein the order does that it is given by direction
of the Secretary Of War; and yet in point Of fact given
in pursuance Of his instructions Or you able to sate
generally, how this fact has been in such cases
Ans,cer. have knowledge on that subject never
questioned the authority Of the colonel Of ordnance, or where
he got his authority.
Question Is it the usage Of the Ordnance Department. in
ordinary Speech and in letters and reports to the Wa De-
parment style these engagements between the Govern
ment and the founders contracts =: @
Ans,oer. We sometimes call them contracts, and
times orders. We particular in the OF the terms
Question: Does the bureau make consolidated report to
the War Department Of contracts and purchases annually
and is such report sent to Congress with the Executive
message
Ansace The bureau makes annually to the Secretary of
War statement of all contracts made, and separate state
ment of all open purchases These statements made
be laid before Congress- in compliance with the fifth of
the act of Sd March, ls09
Question Under which head in these reports statements
are these orders to founders entered
Ans,cer. Under the head Of open purchases.
Question How are your small arms designated, in refer
ence to the fabrication 7 .. .
Ans,cer. As national armory and as contract arms.
Question How these last procured
Answer. From private manufactures Formerly they
were generally written contracts according TO the forms
prescribed by law and regulations, but sometimes
sons of those contracts by written orders. Lattey, think,
they have been procured generally such ORDERS At
examination Of the books of and open purchases
state that all purchases for small during the years ending
December 1s46, ls47, s4s and ls49 reported being
made by open purchase. ,.s. s !. ,- h. . ..... l.
Question Did the Secretary Of War call on the Ordnance
Department the 2lst January Of this year for statement
of all contracts chargeabe upon certain appropriations
AnsWer He did
Question. Did you answer the call sa..,
Ansacer prepared the answer from the records of the
Ordnance Office and took to Gen. Talco, who tempo
rarly confined to his quarters by indisposition.
Question In this report to the Secretary, in to his
inquiry about contracts did you report contracts and style
contracts, engagements by these written orders
AnsDer did. No other species Of contracts constituting
charges upon those appropriations then existed my know
ledge. At Gen. Talcos suggestion for complete
panaton to the Secretary, added note specifying the ar
ces and quantities be delivered under the orders The par
ticuIar phraseology Of the note is my
The Judge Advocate here stated that he had exhibited the
papers the witness enable them be put exactly in evil
dence The words of the papers about contracts themselves
belong to and part the case, and therefore
offered for correction.
The defence made objection.
Question Have you abstract showing the contracts and
open purchases from Weord's foundry.
Ans,cer. have with me.
Mr.. ANDERSON recalled.
Question. Who paid the freight the 3s-pounder shot
sent to Fort Monroe
Ansoer. 1t paid by the commanding officer at the
arsenal at Old Point -.
Question. Have you refunded it.
AnsWer. have refunded it and COL Huger, in the
customary quarterly settlement which has since taken place.
has not charged with this freight mean the public
count between the United States and my establishment fo
iron, Shells for experiments and such other articles the
Fort Monroe arsenal procured from me.
Question Has he given you notice of any such charge
against you 10 any private account?
Ansuer None. have no private account with Colonel
Huger
Question Where did Doctor Carmichael live Of late years
and what his occupation and what bis pecunay resPn
sibility
Ansoer He has lived in Richmond of late years he is
physician, and think he is generally regarded nsoven
On motion, the Court adjourned till Monday morning at
10 o'clock
SEVENTH DAI-MoNDAr, JuHE 80, 1851.
The Court met all the members present..
The gallant General WALBAcH who is the Oldest officer
in army previously subieuenant in that of Prussia
unanimously excused from further attendance
Der of the Court in consequence of i'll heahGenera TAI
nterposng objection. The General said in taking
leave that he was an old s5 years and that he did