The daily union., 1852-09-10

tne matter But III the person az tue
is improper person, let US ask that ne DC dismissed
But do not let nue the public service lof tue "ah
OF an appropriation. - ,hi..,,or
that the estimate OF the department was or SioOuoo me
House reduced il 10 $50 900, and the Committee on L
nance left il where the House put it, ln relation TO the
balance on hand appears by the papers which accom-
panied the bill from the House that there were SHooo
on hand ~ +. ..,
ent OF The census that should make an explanation OF
matter in regard 10 which the senator IRON Arkansas
has maniiesly fallen into an error which error may ex
be not given, The paper which the senator has IS
list OF vouchers II does not pretend to be the account
understand the facts in regard TO those vouchers, to
be these The expenses OF the superintendent while
on the tour were about $1,000. When he returned.
the vouchers. He travelling in Europe with sew
eral ladies under his charge. When he was about 70
leave hotel and went TO pay the bill, OF course he paid
the bill for the whole party. He did moi, take separate
vouchers. 1t would not nave been possible for him 10
have taken separate vouchers Tor his own expenditures
He took receipts from them for The expenses OF the whole
. party; and now he does not ask that the whole bill
should be paid 10 him But when he is called upon 10
render up his vouchers he says: Here all the re-
ceip,s have received; you will perceive they include
the expenses of the whole party; cannot separate
them; if you insist upon having them. you must take
will allow only those which properly chargeabe TO
me. That this is the case, Is manifest, because Tor
party o. s SIX h oa not Y has s
Do yoa believe that party OF SIX persons travelling IN
Europe for several months could do al that expense
a That would be less than $240 each.
: Mr.. BORLAND. did not state that such was the
fact stated that there accounts for the entertain
ment of hnsef and his party of five or SIX persons at
different paces-not that they were all the while with
q q him. For instance, at Liverpool there Is charge in
r single instance, OF Elo or $50 In some places there
other Items, there is wine bill and place there
is bill Tor the expense OF young lauy VINO was under
j his charge,
lady under charge? daughter
!, Mr.. BORLAND No, sir; but do object to making
is the governuea. pay for il The account OF the sSpen-
and it certified TO by him se the amount beng Sl439
The basis of that account furnishing the items are the
- - vouchers in the fifth auditors office have an abstract
of them, and they amount 10 thirteen hundred and some
~ odd dollars much the account is. He expended
= more money than his vouchers show The vouchers
given in 10 sustain his account SO lar IRON the
vouchers showing more than what he got and expended
al they fell short OF the stated by himself II Is
hs stated there, in noe that there are some vouchers Inc
= precise amount OF which is not known
ha Mr. PEARCE. | have no doubt OF IT, But what is
,ie the explanauon' man who IS travelling IN Europe
he does get receipt for everything When be pays his
"a passage Railroad Tor instance he charges that hlm
sell; and is always customary even TO take teceip
he hotels This gentleman appears occasionally to hav.
nd receipts aud when he did so he took then Tor ht
ne whole parry But when he Is called upon by our very
he particular comptroller for every voucher be is Obliged e
mi give 10 the identical papers He gives IN the papers
sa m which give the whole b-so many pounds and shng
for the expenses himself and his pary-bu he neve
rT did ask, he never intended 10 ask hs' the accouh
IN should be allowed Tor the money expended Tor the whole
,ss party When called upon he had TO exhibit every
h voucher although not his intention, at the sam
tme charge The government for the expenses oi tb
60, individuals who along with him; and that thus
-, toe case is manifest. because his whole claim is bu
m Sl,4Oo; whereas gentleman could not travel WIN
party OF three four hall dozen laes, or seyera
h months without pay hall dozen tunes that amount
Al; think that is sufficient explanation The paper whlc
the senator had Official statement oil his account
~ but is list OF the vouchers, made out by some perso
who happens TO be one OF the accounting ohceTs II
!, mere statement of the different vouchers-what tn
A.tsi IN Mt STA tod hnt m
,, "v charged as due to him for his expenditures.
-, Mr. BORLAND. II the senator will permit me, as b
says this official paper, Will stale how go
n it, The first comptroller addressed me letter. contain
ing from the Secretary OF the Interior, requesting me
Of OF the resolution oil inquiry on tins subject
- call upon him inform him II statement OF the accoun
~ of the returns and vouchers would not be sufficient
A., the purpose oil the resolution without the Vouch
in themselves as some OF them were IN iofesn IAN
guages and order to enable me TO answer the ques
- ton whether thought the statement OF the accour
90 would answer in place OF the vouchers themselves
he sent me abstract from the filth auditors once,
so show what the vouchers were, and their amounts
was upon that that based the second resolution which
ire introduced authorizing the Secretary TO send Tue accouI
OF the vouchers. instead OF the VOUCHERS themselves
=; Was not this Official paper IL came with The the e
ter OF the Secretary OF the Interior asking this INTEL
gence because il would be troublesome 10 give th
"a vouchers It's statement OF the account and CORES
ponds far il goes with the statement oil the supe
intending clerk, although his account contains sloO moi
s than there vouchers to sustain SO all the youche
- are included 10 what is paid, and balance is left una
counted for OF Sl00 Therefore, instead OF being able
strike out any OF the vouchers, the account oyegoes u
Nv, vouchers 800.
Si II the senator from Maryland wishes 10 resume his
~ marks have done but If he has concluded Will y
to- ply 10 remark make by his colleague Mr.. PRATT
sha As TO the question whether this business should
~ on or not can il with great confidence; "
statement OF a single fact will show concutvey III
= III compilation OF statistics OF every kind, including
hs histories and all is going on II that were not
osv case would ask why hundred and iory ceT'
nb snployed What can they be dongf lbe census
rye 1910 required but twenty al an expense OF ~oooo
Here we had nearly two hundred at one lime, az
1 now there hundred and forty They have alea,
= been paid sos 00) and, the chairman oil The Con
~ utee on FINANCE says, when estimate was sent W
rh Congress at this session for S50,00O more was stat
80 that there was balance oi s7l 900 on hand ha
,h learned from the Treasury Department that there
al about sJ5 900 on hand. ask il these voumnous st
IN tistcs ories and all not included IN what 70
,s ing on and requiring these hundred and forty clerk
nle WHAT they want with more than S1OoOO untl U
of neting Of Congress The tact that tue amount
asked for conclusive answer thing to the ques'
N OF the iron Maryland, that this work go
and Notwithstanding the unanimous report oil the comm
This tee adverse TO II.
Ter Mr.. PRATT My statement was that the superl
40 endent is not to blame. the histories are going on Int
can only be going under the direction OF the Secrea
20 si ls. lnledor II the $4,000 is not necessary Tor
-. purpose OF compen the work, then the Sl500O0
~, aulfei by the department was not necessary and Y
g. blame II any exists should be laid upon the depadmer
and NOT upon this poor man, who brought up here
~, ways as The ground work OF difficulty The COVER
ment ia wrong the department is wrong, II the thing