The daily union., 1852-09-08

Sanctions demands Tor the forage the hoes .seud haus
consumed and the expenses which sooud Aass bean In.
srsd for the servants. bad they been kept We there
fore pass this matter by and the first extra allowance to
General Scott in point OF time which we see is this which
was paid BY the register of the treasury in 1875: I"
Personal expenses and loss in exchange while in
Europe AZ .ls4 70
The papers Transmitted by the third auditor explain this
item to this effect When General Scott was about to 90
abroad IN 1918. he was bngader general receiving the
pay and emolumenis OF his breyet rank--that of
major general The administration wished to use him
in the capacity OF special agent during the time ho
might be IN Europe; and, compensation for the
trouble OF the informal agency conferred him. the ad
minstrauon agreed to allow him the full pay and emo-
uments OF bis brevet rank-that of major generals
II on duty, as the following extract from letter dated
June 10. 1915, addressed by Hon A j. Dallas, Acting
Secretary Of War, to General Scott. fully explains:
"As compensation for the trouble of his informal
agency such allowance will be made from the
fund for foreign intercourse will you from any
disappointment in the receipt Of income equal the
pay and emolu nents OF major general Bat you will
dersand that beyond that amount from whatever fund il
may be paid compensation is to be expected your
part"
As lar as the War Department concerned. General
Scott while in Europe was brigadier general on leave
OF absence but the ad mnisraion. the extract from
Mr. Daass letter shows, considered the duties inusted
to him special agent equal to command in his brevet
rank Of major general and promised TO make good TO him
the pay OF that rank-not from the funds of the War
Department, but from the contingent fund for foreign in
tercouse On his return from Europe, after an absence
Of eleven MONTHS General Scott charged the government
with
Inaa hu nf avch
Allowance for servants and horses l.05s 81
2,l54 10
The latter item for servants and horses was allowed
by law 10 major general duty at the time General
Scott obtained leave OF absence But afterwards
law was passed which regulated such matters. That
law did not continue such allowances and General Scott
himself speaks of the item therefor deficiency in his
receipts from the paymaser, being which he could
receive from that officer OF certain oms-
sons in the act of Congress-" Notwithstanding those
omissions of the law, whereby such allowances were
discontinued. General Scott charged the item and it was
paid along with the item for losses by difference OF ex
change from the contingent fund for fogn intercourse
This payment came to the knowledge OF Mr.. Calhoun
while he Secretary of War, and he deducted the
amount from General Sco,s pay, and allowed him only
the pay Of his bevet rank with double aons in accord
ance with Mr. Dallass letter. Subsequently Mr.. Cal
houn's action was cancelled, and the allowance again
made.
As TO the item for losses by exchange, we only re-
mark that all our foreign ministers have to submit TO
them when exchange is against the United States
The other item contained in the registers report is
payment OF sixteen dollars and thirty cents day
for twenty. y.,hree days, Acting Secretary of War
in 1880, while be was receiving his pay and allow.
ances officer in the army On this head content
ourselves with making the following extract from act
of Congress- APPROX August AZ, is4a. intended pre-
vent extra ao wances without the knowledge and con-
sent OF Congress:
SEC And BE- Il further enacted. That officer In
any branch Of the public service, or other person.
whose salary pay, emolumen is fixed by law
regula tons shall receive any additional pay, extra allow
ancc compensation, any form whatever for the dis
bursement of public for any other service or duty
unless the shall be authorized by law and
the appropriation therefor explicitly set forth that is io
such ADDITIONAL pay, extra allowance, or compensation
The statement OF the second auditor OF extra allowances
10 General Scott contains the following items
-i# 1872 ..#"
/. Forper diem allowance of six dollars, made
General Scott by the Secretary Of War, from
the 22d September, 1918, to the 18th May
1919, 23s days, for extra services in the CON-
pation OF military work for the army,
under orders OF the War Department 1,42s 90
1895
2. For six dollars a day, allowed by the Secreta.
ny Of War, as the estimated difference be-
tween his pay and emouments as major gem
eral and brigader general, from the lat july
1894. TO the 3ist January, 1875. while en-
gagged in revising and publishing the book
OF Infantry Tactics and the Regulations OF
the Army, and preparing an abstract OF those
works for the use OF the militia OF the Uni
ted States 1920 90
3. For same allowance for same services from
ist February to 3ist March, 1875, allowed
by the Secretary OF War 354 90
1882
4 For eight dollars day commissioners for
confeuing with the Pottawaomes, Winnie
bago, and Sac and Fox Indians a, Chicago,
Prairie du Chen, and Rock Island from 22d
June to 18th October 1882, inclusive, and
mileage from New York to those places and
back, together with bis expenses during the
conference, allowed by the Acting Secretary
OF War 24s5 %
1885,
5 For his compensation author and compiler
and services in experimenting the printing
OF the New System OF Discipline and Tao
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