Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-18

Montpelier was charged by me, but disal-
lowed.
During Gov. Fullers term we went to
New York and Brooklyn to Vermonters'
banquet, Sl34 - charged for this for my
expenses and went by order of the gov
ernOr These were on two different oc-
casions Was also at Trenton, expenses
were SIS %. At Washington, S7j.SS
Don't know what | went for Voucher re
minds me that it was on Gov. Fuler's or
der One thousand nine hundred and six
ty-eight dollars and seveniy-three cents
personal expenses in term of Gov Fuller's
Gov. Woodbury. cut down very largely on
my expenses, and nothing was neglected.
one hundred and nine dollars and sixty
one cents charged for stenographer-
Had governors approval Did not know
anything about authority. Charged for
Revolution roll, covered by salary. Ma
tiona Tribune and Military News sub
scrbed for and paid For by the state For
carriages to camp ground when going
alone paid S1.j0 or 81. Sometimes as
much as 81 =" 34tt
How was your account thrse stimes as
much in Governor CIRCUITS taEzB easfst was
! in Governor Woodbury,g term2. sa,t.,
The extra expepss YES YES JIsEgsls .eOnnnscted
Six b books Il ssBs aAsha sent 10 United
States army nfIiceupsht sexbense Of state.
Admitted that they had no connection with
NatiOnRl Gnand.. Probably 10y order OF
kthe,gQvernor, They were copies OF Gen.
Y tflles'B book. II was done for courtesies
! ahowii us BY these officers.
Photograph taken at expense OF the
state Had no authority, lHestated to
! answer
Paid +. y. Peck for copying, SO.
Three dollars and fifty cents for surrey.
Must have been on business. Don't re-
member, or who went with me.
! In February, -, Sl33 40 for visit TO
/ Washington at Inauguration Large car
/ riage bill because ! had lots of running u
| do. Governor disallowed accident ticket.
| Second trip to Washington was something
| about the troops. don't remember Thir-
| ty-three dollars and eighty-hve cents
/ charged for expenses to Boston and New
| York. Governor Grout and stan were In
! Boston, and went over from New Nork TO
meet them. Paid expenses OF two Others
/ back to New \ ork.
Seventy dollars at Old Guard ball. Figures
/ with no items must mean this Thought 1t
was our duty and privilege to go and charge
/ to the state. 1t was tirst-class affair, as
| far as could see. Had complimentary.
The SO was for a box at the ball No
! expenses were charged Paid so for box
| at opera house TO witness the dance.
1 O. DO you think it right to charge this
/ to the state
Ans. That depends. 1t was for a
/ party.
/ july, '9>, $50 for carriages for com
mencement exercises a. | University OF Y er-
mont, must some of il te for that; a.! hu,
/ s. Several of the staf enjoyed the lux
ury.
| Two thousand seven hundred and sixty
/ dollars only covers year and three quar-
/ tiers.
Mrs Peck. my wife, owns the room
/ rent at Burlington.
All livery teams have been paid for 10y
/ me in non Y.
| Have no books to show expenditure for
| the state, only vouchers. Have no data
/ from which accounts are made up They
are all destroyed as soon as quarterly set
| Element is made.
Thirty-seven dollars copying muster
rolls No appropriation. Nothing said
about one"
AS to the maple sugar. 1t was given to
railroad officials who pushed our train
through TO Washington, and for courtesies
received
Six dollars for invitations to muster.
We hired it done and paid for it, Address
ing envelopes. S4606 for room rent at Bur
lington. and for states work. Governor
directed that it be done there instead of
Montpelier Are still using il.
"Do you regard your salary as only Gov
ering when you have little TO do, and all
other work is eXtraP'
"No, did not say that
/ now have a pass on the Central Yer
mont Have had for year and half
Gov Grout thus stated
As to GOV. Pages expense account, the
items were copied from the auditors re-
port This GOV. Page explains as belong
ing to another administration, and he IS
| evidently right
The committee then adjourned at LID.