Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-04

eral remarks and the resolutions come The cases of
four clerks, from whom Mr. Cullom withheld 81, 800
sfier getting their receipts forthe money.
The evidence of these clerks will best explain
We extract the following from william Bsiley's
testimony;
Queson, y Mr curry Did yOu receive all your salary
during the time you Allied that appointment
A5ss1per did not.
Question, state how much you dl not receive and why
ysu dd net receive it, and state also all the
Ans.o At the close of the rst session of the Thirty
Knight, then member Of to General Cuo for leave
o. absence Several Of Us met the time the of General
Cae ana ne informed as that he intended grant Us leave
Of absence upon eur agreeing that pay should during the
time we should be absent and agreeing sgn the payroll
persons as he shout direct four Of
Us did make the agreement. absent until in Deeembsr
Fourth Congress when here signed the roll and
endorsed the che Ks, according to agreement.
Question Did you execute receipt the amount of your
salary the same as Il you had been here.
"Aasaseg. did
QuesfOH. Stale specifically il you can the understanding
or agreement made ~ when yon obtained this leave an
4Rsseer General cullom mentioned Of the
conversation that time that he very much pressed By per-
asking employment under him and gave to understand
that he intended put substitutes places while We were
absent. He also mentioned that going out to
we should draw pay from the Government while thus engaged
Thes the only ecolect Of having got from
have had any conversation upon the subject viii! him
since then. sgvdto do requested the time and when
made inquiry about It since.
"Qseio Then pay actually terminated at the time
you obtained lease OF absence!
"Ahsrer. received my pay up to that time
Qstio DID you receipt payment Of youI
! salary during the time you were abseIcs?
"Q%stioa. What vas the amount,
"AaS0er. About four hundred and fifty dollars should
think Ny compensation 81 zoo signed the ps5
check for salary would be due for those months
"QEson. VAST condition upon which received :h
"Aasuer 50 understood it, that is, that We we're to sgE
the payroll on our return Ny understanding a. The time wa
Absence and our pay vas so to them that we were to sign tn
payroll, but they were TO receive the remuneration
J. G. Greenhouses evidence is to the same eSec
we must be brief now, We have but little room
left in the Globe for what We may Write-and hI
adds, on page 424:
'QWestion, 10y Mr. Davs) Was anybody employed in you
Amsscer No. Sir was here on three occasions during
time Of the leave Of absence and went into the S and fOun
no one there in my place.
J. J. Burnett's testimony, commencing on pagt
S9l, is Of the same complexion. S. S. Stanton
ditto.
The substance of their testimony is, that the,
ell obtained leave of absence for the months Of Sep
TENDER, October, and November, 1885, when thu
canvass for President waxed warm, under an agree
ment between them and Mr.. CullOm that their gal
aries in the mean time, should be given to substi
tutes to be appointed by him to fill their Places AM
they were to sign the paysrolls when they returned
They did sO and Mr.. CullOm kept the money him
SELF not having employed substitutes IN their places
X
Mr. CullOm's accounts st the Treasury show tn
following facts.
Elisha Whittlesey, late First Comptroller Of tn
Treasury, testified on the 18th Of March, l85S-se
page 450:
sit appears by an account designated &C., which Mr. culOr
transmitted the First Auditor of the Treasury Department &c
settlement the 81 day Of hs month"; March, 1855 he admit
he withheld said Of 81 $40 from the persons mentioned
whose receipts he took and obtained credit in his account
mentioned above.
In said account he credits the United States with three item
amounting to eI6,sl5 Q
He charges them with the amount passed by the
| Committee of Accounts.
"Amount withheld from William Bailey, j. G. areenease.
Burnett and g. g. Stanton, vouchers returned to the Tres
the quarter of the year, 1885, S45O EACH BY
Of performance Of 800