Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Opp"sed to Chinese Lsbar.-Comptrolier
Mayuard's Reply to Admiral J uett.
WAsHrSGroN, Sept

WAsHrSGrox. Sept IL.
AT meeting Of the oman's Industrial
Lesgre, Thur,day night, a resolution was
ad"pird. declaring that the good of the
public and the health Of the countrv demand
,hat The Chinese laundrie. should 90, ard
cailI UPON the administration to RECON-
mend 10 Congress To pass laws that will pro-
tect the industries of this country from fur
ther encroaehmeBt Of these heathen barbsrlans
and the community firm inhsling by them
that hideou- and ioatb.ome disease known as
pr"ss. which has been hifh rto unknown in
our LAT d, and drnouncing Secretaries Man
nlng and Lamar for eDcouragement CIV. n
these Chinese lsundri,s 10 letting out the
wa-hing of the towels of their departments
BY contract. A copy of the resolution va.
ordered cent to the President of the United
States aad members Of the cabinet and to the
speaker Of the House and the president Of
the Senate.
Second Comptroller Maynard has written
reply to Rear Admiral Jouett in regard to
the item Of s4o0 paid for the entertainment
Of visitors To the flagship Tennessee at the
New ORLEANS exposition, in which he reviews
the whole question in light of the point.
rai-ed by Admiral Jouett in defence Of the
expef dlturr. He takes issue with the Ad-
niiral IN the point that the expenditure could
b- male from the navy contingent fund and
qu' t. from, the cision made BY Attorney
General Devens, ''that the words 'coDtingen,
expenses Ms used in the appropriation acts
mean such Incidental casual expenses as are
M cessary for the performance of the duties
required by the department or Office for which
the appropriation Is made" The comptroller
say that he has been unable to find any Law
which r'quirss either The navy department OF
anv officer OF the navy to entertsin public
officials AT the expense OF the goveri mrnt and
adds that h. cannot assent to the Admirafs
statement that il has been the practices OF
acc 'unt,Rg Office 10 allow snch disbur Sc
ment- under the head of contingent or ex.
tra"rdinary EXPENSES, bat whatever practice
in this r.spect may have been, ~ saws, il
will be conc, ded that if unlawful il c mot be
too pronp ly discontinued. The Comptroller
.ays further that il mohey was received by
Admiral Jourtt without rightfnl authority
he must he mistaken in Lis view that the
act on Of the accounting officers in directing
the amount t. be IN ,rp. against him in hi.
pay account is unsuthorizei and precedent
ed, as jurisdiction is expressly conferred on
accounting officers to make St of. Of his
character. The c,mpiroller adds that the
records of the treasury depsrrme, will bear
him out that from tim imm' mor.ble it's been
the practice where public fl, r had received
money belonging to the governmrni, to which
he was for any reason not entitled, I, make
stoppage in his paw account unril the
amount illegally rec ived bad been made
good. In closing. the comptroller says. tina,
il the admiral conceives t',t anv part of his
salary is urjustv Withheld he can prosecute
an action therefor in the appropriate federal
tribunal