The national Republican., 1869-02-10

tiou,) which will doubtless pass the Senate
ere this letter Is In type.
There Is no truth whatever that alleged
electoral votes Of Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas have been received by the Vice Presi-'
dent. No efforts were made In either Of
those States to vote for electors at the recent
presidential electlonj nor has any one as
sumed to send any such pretended electoral
votes TO the Vice President.
.'.'
gesgeant-at-ArHs 81 che Heass Of
Representatives.
One Of your city correspondents, In his
letter Of the I'd Instant, impressed with GER
tain statements made to him, criticised the
oficial conduct OF Col. n. O. orlway, Ser
gcapt-at-Arms Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes, and made the statement that he had
received an aggregate Of nearly $4,000 per
year from fees during the last three years.
This statement was partially corrected the
next day by q reduction Of about one half
the amount per auuum; and a more careful ex-
animation has also developed the fact that the
! latter statement Is altogether too large, asthe
following certificate Of the clerk Of the Com
mittee on Accounts demonstrates;
COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNT,
Housu OF RxrRRsRnrArtvRs,
... February g. 1850,
N. @. ord,ssy Sergesaisi Arms;
SIR: In compliance with your request /
have TO state that the amount Of money al-
lowed you by thls committee for fees, cash
| paid on account Of Investigating committees,
horne hire and emoluments for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1865, and up to jan
| Y
t10,477.O9 was paid for expenses, fees and
cmolumcnts which accrued previous to De-
cember, 1867, leayin. s1.3S7.99 as the whole
amount for expenses IN cnoluments Of all
kinds for which payment was made which
accrued In the fiscal year. OF this amount
(s9, 1857. .99) s1,71S.19 was for expenses aud
cash paid, leaving the total amount for fees
for summouing Witnesses, &C., t7,874.s0, as
"PPsSrs from e,aIy the s books OF tbs SGs CLARE
Clerk Committee on Accounts, House Of
Representatives.
The above Is true copy Of letter written
1869. J. W. CLARK,
Clerk Of Committee.
| During the last fiscal year and the present
year up to January 1st, which include,
nearly all the fees which have accrued
during the present Congress, or since Jul,
lst, 1867, to January lst, 1860, the Who'll,
amount which has been allowed to Mr.. Ord
way In any form Is but sl9, ,s65. .0s, and o
that sum, sl0,477.09 arc for services an,
expenses which accrued prior to January
1868, and still further deduction of 81, ,713. 1.
should be made for cash paid for the ex
peuses Of committees, &C., during the pas
| veor laayin1 tho total atnaunt ncoot,a1 n,
the sergeant-at-Arms for fees and service
of process during the entire year 1868, bu
s7,674.s0, aud before charging him witt
even that auapant as net profit, the cost @
sending messengers all over the country mus
be deducted, which would probably be abou
' 90 or 70 per cent, and could not be less tha
so per cent, leaving the actual emolument
. Of the office for fees during the year 1856
, not over s3,S37.40, and, in fact, 1t may b
. much less than that sum, as the followln
bill Of expenses recently incurred In sun
monlng n witness to appear before the il
' dietary Committee shows:
!. An account Of expenses paid by myself
travelling to Queen Anne county, Marylant
to summons r. B. Carmichael;
y Jan. 14-Railroad fare from Washington
: Baltimore NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. u
Jan. IA and I5-Hotel bill at Balti-
more, DINNER, supper, lodging and
breakfast NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
G | Jan. 15-steamer fare from Baltimore
4 to Queenstown, Nd. .............. I
a (Hem.-Steamer detained by dense
fog six hours ut Kent Island.)
i Jan. 15-Meals on steamer, dinner and
Jan. Is and lG.Hotci bill at Queens
town, lodging and breakfast. ..... ID
Jan. 16-IIire Of sulky and driver to
Judge C.'s and return. ............ 3
a Jan. 10 and l7-Steamer fare from
e Queenstown to Baltimore .........
h (Hem.-Steamer aground In Queens
town harbor eighteen hours.)
o Jan. 10 and 17-Meals on steamer,
: dinner, supper, lodging, breakfast
!. and dinner. ................. 35
4 Jan. 17-Hotel bill at Baltimore, sup
per, lodging and breakfast.......... 80
Jan. 1S-Railroad fare from Balti-
more to Washington. n...........,... l 8
r Total expenses. eel I
a Time Of messenger cr.............. 10
Sum total Observation-Disclosures, .s31
==i
o DISTANCES TRAVELLED. MI.
Z From Washington to Baltimore.
| From Baltimore to Queenstown.
From Queenstown to r. B. Carmichacl's
l. residence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
3 Total '..<....'. .'.....,',,,..........
Total route e.................,,.. II
certify that the above ia correct.