The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-08
WHEELING, WEST MORNING, APRIL L8 1876

found, accompanied by memorandum
in sawyer's handwriting stating that this
was only one.halt the amount that the
Kinds party got from the Ell Paso Stage
Company. II also appeared that Saw
yer's checks to the amount OF SSS, 600 were
paid 10 Thomas J. Hood.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
Post Office Department examined II. D.
Norton who testified he was appointed
clerk to the Disbursing Clerk OF the Post
Office Department at $1,000 per year,
but that BY an order Of Postmaster Gen.
eraI Jewell, Issued last December, he had
since been paid $3.50 per month out Of a
special appropriation for repairing the
department building and extending Its
basement. In reply 10 a question, wit.
ness said this was In direct violation Of
law.
SPENCER INVESTIGATION.
The Spencer investigation closed to-
day, tho committee announcing that
counsel would be allowed two weeks in
which to prepare written argument.
RoBtsoN's REPLY.
Secretary Robson has formally re-
piled 10 certain questions Of Representa-.
tive Beebe, chairman of the Committee
on Expenditures in the Navy Depart-
ment, He says no time bills, drafts,
checks, notes or acceptances have been
i.sued, made or given by or under the au.
,hority OF the Navy Department or any
OF its bureaus or officers except such
drafts a. have beea from time to
time drawn by the paymaster Of the navy
on foreign stations in order to supply
themselves with funds for the purpose Of
Of paying the expenses OF the naval SER
vice abroad. No time bills, drafts,
checks, notes, or acceptances have to the
knowledge Of the department been given
in anticipation Of or in advance Of ap.
preparations available to the same,
though it is possible that near the end OF
the fiscal year necessary and extraordin.
ary expenses might be incurred on
distant stations OF which the department
might not be informed, and for which
means might not therefore be received.
No drafts have been drawn on any Office
OF the Navy Department, other than the
Secretary OF the Navy since December lst,
1874, except upon the departments fiscal
agents in London. In accordance with
an agreement with them, no commissions
have been paid on the drafts made BY the
Paymaster General (Braaford) residing
in London either upon the officers or up.
on the Secretary Of the Navy, but the
drafts drawn by the Paymasters on for
eign stations and on fiscal agents in LON
don are liable, under an agreement with
them, to a commission OF not exceeding
one per centum which is all owed and
credited in the settlement OF their ac-
counts in the Treasury according to the
contract with the Seligman Bros, which
Is appended 10 the Secretary's letter. 1t
appears that they allow interest at the
rate OF A per cent per annum for all
moneys or balances OF the department
so long as the same shall remain in their
hands, and the department agrees to al
low interest at the rate OF 8 per cent on
all accounts for which the firm are at
any time in advance to the department
by reason OF payments Of Its bills and
drafts, SO long and to the extent that they
shall remain so in advance.
The Attorney. General denies the pub.
lished statement that in 1865 he effected
n sale OF two steamers to the Government
for 100000, belonging to Marshall o.
Roberts, Of New York. During the war
Roberts sold two steamers to the Govern.
ment. He never heard Of the negotiation
or sale until he was employed as counsel
TO get the purchase money remaining un-
paid. For this he received very mod
crate fee, and this was all he ever had to
do with the case.