Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-09-23
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
Iron the Washington Union. ]


General Scott,s Pay and Allowances.
Mr. Meriwethers call for information TO the sums
Of money received from the treasury BY Gen. Scott and
General Pierce, and the character OF the various
items composing the aggregate amounts paid 10 tnem
has been violently denounced by the Wing press through
ont the Union Mr.. Merwether, as the representative
of sovereign State had perfect right make such
call. Similar movements have been made by the Wing
nary and under certain circumstances becomes the
imperative duty Of representatives. Of the people call
for such information. The Wing press however, has
viIli6ed and abused Mr.. Merwether for requesting
statement Of the accounts Of Gen. Scott and Gen Pierce
aud probably fixed tnge Of prejudice the pub
la mind by adopting course which tends 10 create
suspicion that General Scots friends aPprehensve
Of the effects Of exhibiting his transactions with the
Inst A. the close Of the recent session of Congress-
the Acting Secretary OF the Treasury communicated to
the Senate the Information called for by Mr. Meriwether
We have given the papers careful examination, ana we
rsss0t the result or that examination with the hope
that il win be canddly considered notwithstanding the
course which the Wing press has pursued Jnstce 10
General Scott demands that his should be laid
before the public if all of them sanctioned by law
Justice TO the country demands that they should be ex
hibited il any Of them are not sanctioned by law
Truth demands full statement, no matter what the re-
suit may be-
The papers transmitted are
letter from the Secretary of War; relative TO the
balance of contributions, &c. received ID Mexico, ano
withheld the present lime without authority oil law
amounting to...................... .Sfooo ~
IT. A letter from P Clayton the Second Auditor of
the Treasury, communicating four papers,
I A statement showing the amount oil pay proper,
forage and allowance for servants received
by General Scott from July l. 1915 to June 30 1882
This statement includes an item oil S109o ior treble
ratons for year. paid in March, 1882 on account oil
expenses Cherokee country and the northern
and northeastern Groner and item Of sI75 for trans
portation Of baggage to and from Europe, and allow.
ance for fuel and quarters while there) All items OF
this statement amount TO ........ ....SzOS,di S IL
O. An exhibit OF payments to Gen. Scott for services
not IN the line Of has duty They amount an the aggre
gate to..... :. Si<;ooi %
g. The correspondence relative to an allowance paid
at the Registers Office Gen. Scott for personal ex
penses and loss in exchange beyond his pay IN the army
during visit to Europe.
4. A of the pay proper, subsistence. To-
rage and allowance for servants of Gen. Pierce, an
officer in the army, amounting to-. IS, ~ 62
III letter from John s. Gallaher, the Third Au-
dtor showing payments General Scott, through that
office, since December, 1911, as follows:
Regular allowances. ........... sl9,IIo ~
Extra compensation. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1854 81
Public money unaccounted for, being the
balance Of S300 900 OF the Mexican hos.
tilities find placed in the hands Of Gen.
Scott during the war. ..-...."....-.. l2,S1S Us
Total from the Third Auditor $50 gO4 Sc
~. The statement Of M. MORSE, Register of the
Treasury, setting forth the item mentioned above Tor
personal expenses and loss in exchange while in Europe
amounting 80, l64 az
Also, an item for pay as Acting Secretary Of War
from oath July TO 10Th August, $780, inclusive amount.
Also, pay and mileage Of Gen. Pierce as Senator and
Representative in Congress- from December 2, 1888 to
February -, lS4<, Amounting TO- .SlooOc
Also, pay District Attorney OF the United States
for the State Of New Hampshire from April lss5, to
Such the of the letter and accompanying
papers communicated BY the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury in obedience to Mr.. Menwethes call for in.
formation. The following figures will show the whole
matter at glance:
Regular pay and Allowances to General Scott.
Through ID auditors Office. .S20I 500 III
Through Sd auditors oiice,.... 1916 SO
-S25l, 2S6 70
Extra allowances to General Scott
Through registers office, 81, $50 10
Through ID auditors Office. 14,737 SO
Through Sd auditors Office. 1854 81
SIS 532 26
AMOUNT withheld without scarran Of o,o. 1885 ~
Amount unaecounted for. ......... -. 12S73 03
9O577 IS
Regular pay and Allowances to General Pierce.
Through the registers office. 80. SI7, 100 IS
Through "a auditors ofice..... 1882 81
--s2O, s7s 40
Extra allowances to General Pierce.
Through registers Office, nothing.
Through "a auditors office, nothing.
Through Sd auditors Office, nothing.
Amount legally trithhsld, nothing.
-AmOuat unaeeOunted for. nothing.