T'd B LI S H D W S E KL Y B-Y ALT mT.D HALL-.
Three Dollars per Annum
T H U R S DA Y, MAY 20, 1802.,
Vol. VI.N0.-280.
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that the p.eceOary ex pence of fuch r;mo, -the circumflance "of his not. hav'dg ap- onjbc ift- pf Jaxruary,
il fKrtulf' K Heitaved niu nLihik 1itrii.i' nl-!d the whole of ihe tnonev drawn bv I7Q7 r i. ' '
. C r- 11. 1 IV ..y ! f Ml iiiwi-i- J .--r ; . . - ' J ' r . - .
Y' 'Cim-nHtec appwi'ted .f Wjon mrpolrand tonnage. This appropri- him from the treafurer, to the fbecific Maying m the wno.e
From A National Utelgtxccr
11 E P'O R T.
reptrl whether mwti " J-aivn from thenwh"s inclehnf.e in its nature and pet
7 real ury have been fail hi idly applied to 'Mpt ivmi: contrariety ofc opinion may
exilbas to the extent or the evpence it
was intended to cover ; but the commit
tee conceive that a ft rift adherence to
the letter of the taw, would coifne the
apprnprtationTnr the exper.ces, actually
incurred in removing the books, papers,
records and hituUuic uf the TefpeCtlve
offices. Fromjthc .document; (marietta"
G,) hereto annexed, itappears, that the
fain of 1 5 ,29 3 dol I arv. a nd t w c ;i r y -1 hjee
ce n t s w" e r e p u id f o r t h e 1 r a n f p () r ta t i o n t
the books" papers' records and furni
ture of thdfevejal offices, and the furni
ture of the Prelident 1 and the fam 'of
cDjecis for which it was appropriated by a fum Chargeable; to the
law. tor the extent anu reiuit pr thiswar ue-paiiiicm, .iium m. ...
onfapplication, the committee ' rdfer to Jar T797 t) i8or, (loth .
the :itatemcnt (marked C) accompahyUnc!ufivc) o 10,213, ti6 4$
ins the communication the-Secretary j Of whichfte accountant -has , fettled
of the Trcafury, under da'c of the 2J of nd rendered to the trcafury, accounts
March. From this ftatemVnt it appears- t0 theamooit of 6,335,923 dollars and
that M. Pickerina drew from the trea- 93 cer'fs ;vtng a balance ot 3,877,192
" tor defraying the exjiences incident r no'ytjt lettltd.
to the intrcoiirfe with foreign nations ; , - Vo s.m V'S.
for necociatin treaties with the Barbary 1 he mmies advanced , . ;
the sbjeis fir U'hich they were hppn
' pr'irjtd, and iviether the fa'r.e huve bten
regularly accounts (or ; aid to. report
-likiw'i ivuther any farther
m vtsare mcc( ';rj to pnm-ti-economy,
, en. en e a tb re '-icr-to Ug:jl -tlve rtlh ii;-
act-in t -VVy vf
prrfcn f' ;'l--ti.d with pMic mojiy,"
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'i3i.trwtsi XEPORT J, " .
i; oi.L.r ?; al..tfJ;,'u ytvKrrally'tn what
..mann.-tvi'trl.Jr--vi-lvat bkefkj, moni:
wt:,lri-'i. fr.n :h ;Vc:i!ui y of ihe U
nitt S'.; "-s .i.-i i W?rc; .aftei wards eX'
pend-i a.id 'cc.4irvd f.r, the-com ml- 32,872 dollars and thirty-four cents far
i.'o a p I i e i 'Iil obrei'aTjr.of "tjjc Trel- j ex pences incurred by the officers and
Turv, -U t!u u v:r objecfo whidi 'clerks for the removal of them.fcdres and
they iaf-.T.tiu'Uii -iirccl , ttieir enqn;r ; families. In central the vouchers pr.i-
his.'anfwers ond. r dafe of thevfecand !t ; duccd in (tip port f thefe hit mcnttdied dollars and 11 cents. The fame Hate-
Mar..h, a tnl trie y.v. nt Aprt:, are anna jexneficevare the Uated accounts anil tltc mnt (fj) will Ihew that the whole 0f; rfccount.iui-4iiu
! declarations of theouiccrs and clerks, to this fum. was expended by
dollars and 50 cents tinaccountedrfor.
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powers, and for the contingent expences ",e navy , flepanmem,
ofgovrrriment'the-Tum of 63,999 dol- ,om its. tlfabhlhmerrt in,
larsandcTcems mote' than he applied 798 t0 l0e 3 lft of March,
to thofe (everat objeas, which together'80 "cluiivcly of the
witn tne mm or 14., 50a aouars ana 54 ""- 1 " r " .
cents Pained by him on the' purchafe of fliry t0 indlviduals a
bills ot exchange for the life of the go. mo"u ,t0 ' . "
vernment. fnrm jn amprat -nf i rCC Ot which flim, 3CCOUntS
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render-
1 r .
him n obiedx , ea 10 'he treaiury, to me
tee can afecrtain the fal , ) bux this ex
penditure having been rr.dc from appro-
e l to this r-rj'Mt': to wh'ch. as wcU'as
the itatemcn s or t!i" accountants ot the 1 witmn tlie fame were allow? I. Tran- !of" nnVJir.ninitf , lir nc tli;rnm,;i amount of
1 1 ,. .. . .1.- c. . ! f . - e . 1 . cr . I . . , y
warano navy ni'purimetns, on uiu nc , icrtpt ot neaf coiinis ot meomcers on
fubjedt, thjv be icuv.e to refer. . 1y, are aiinexliHf, thofc ui" the clerks- be-
The committee xfee.n it un'ti :cri to ; in'.to niimerou to be detailed. ' 1
ftate here, that all public monies are ih
dra-vn from the -treafury in virtie ol I to
, Lea vim' an tnaccount-
5,810,661 9
1
4 Treafury f coui.terfignc'l by t fio Conp
I tr(lor. " are niid in (lS.cr. or.
agents :o whom t:;s fame at a dud or
who arc entrusted Vti'-h their apli
cation ; or when "rela ing co the var
of navy tlcpartments, they are placei'.in
tit hah.ls of the trea'fnrer, as aent br
thofe denartmcnts,' who iiitfe tries then
on warrants dra-vn by ths f.-crctary yf
tin? uepaittn:nt, and ccuatci finned by uc
refccliv accountnt.
For til- general .conftntflion hereto,
fore given by tliL-1 reafiiry department t
the various appropriation la ws, the com.
mittcc refer to the communication made
to them tho Secret arv otheTrcafu'y
fn the .2 i of March, and nvue particu
larly for thf conftrudion given to the
annual appropriations fortiic fupportof
tlie navy and aimy ftfpcctively, l'jcy
' refer to a report muds by the Secrr'jry
of the Trcafury on the day of Mtv,
one thoofand (even hundred and r.ii.uy
fix, to tlie committee of VVav$ cv Mens.
Fiom both ot tliefe.it appears that the
appropriations for the i.rmy ?nd n:vy
. rtipectiveiy, have been considered as
g.to numerous to be detat ed. ' I1 ioin 1 prijtionsjieftgned for' other objects by
cfr accounts . (which are marked G-tilaw, tlie mifa'pplication of money has
G i2,.inclu'tve) it will b-.-feeti tht prc.ycnted the comptroller of the treafu'rv
the cnarges coiiuit ot trayemng xr?H
res, lodvs on' the fale of articles thought j Although the committee will not fay
too inco:ievietit to remove, ps:Kagt ; there are no cafes in which a public of.
breakage ami tr importation of fumi-' fictr would be jutlificd in applyinc mo-
rure, nome rent riyiaowpnu anu cxt ru.: appmrttcii -to one object, tc ex
tra. -xverKTcs aicer ii'.vir arrjvai aiuie vi- , pcn.ji
ty of Watiiington. As u!l the officers , (M,in
and clerks, were at thz time, in the fer
vic and pay of the governmn, and re
ceived the toll amount ot their 'aiaru,'
'ed for or unfdtlcd
anccof
bal-
4,170,651 g$-.
Dollars ' 9,901,313 73
cxclulivtiy of thefe extraordinary allow-
ancrs, and as the act ot June, 179?, pro
vided only tor (let ray tog . t lie. .ex pence?
inci'lent ro the removal 'of the otHce!,
the committee are of opinion, that litis
fum ot 32,872 dollars and 34. cents was
drawn trom thc treafury and expended
without any lega! authority.
.The manner in which monies drawn
from the trcafury under previous appro
priations hive been afterwards applied,
prtlcnt a fubjea ot enqtury ot more Jit
ficolty and importance.
The cxpcnccs in relation to the civil
lilt, being chiefly tor falaries, are not
othcrwife liable to abufe, than in cafes
where monies advanced to agents have
not been ap;-lied to the objefls tor which
Thefe fums differ in amount, nomi
nally, from tlofe contained in theftate-'
mcnt annexed to the letter 'of the fecre
tary trf the' t rafury , of the 2d of Mrch,
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liturrs on another, yet they are of I m,t tllc atrteience is cxpiainea and tne
ptnton.tl.at in everv c eviatton t he np.'ak,"i,, llluu'1 r-- uc mc iamc
cedity for the application otht to he I: a the ,c"cr and "dements of the 9th
for fomcobvioui behcht to the United C 0'!'"1, -r
Stares, and inever? fuch cafc,- -a diclo- Thc "atCTCr'ts of t:tc accountants-,
fure thereof t5 Congrefs ought to be ! a,,hoosK exhlbit balances appa-
mde.-at the next fiffid.n : tihlcn -.ihMlir rently unaccounted tor, to a lartte a-
immediately thereafter cnl'ue. mounr wi'.l fkewtto Ihew that accounts
The monies which have been advan- ,,avc .v.een 'dcred for a conltdcrable
ccd to the frveral fecretaries of ftate, ! Port'on w"'" arc a tra" of fcttlc
have been remit tr.My them principally ,cn,J but not finally clofcd:; (
to tniuiltrrs co:ifuls and o her agents a-1 Thc ,a,e "'"r a: vWc!t the V.Jumin
I roiJ, whole accounts arc not yct ren- '0us ,,ocumPllt' accompanying this re
dcrcdr ,'ahhouuh many of them are of an Porl wcre rcCtivCli by the committer,
old ute) and the coinmittrc cannot fay ("Pon ,hc 11 April), and the labour
how, or in what manner the mor.ev hit ncccifary o imcftigatc fuch a mafs of
b-cnexpended. j accunti, and ct advances unaccounted
inc advance ncccfiflry for licfrayin - ",r priivuiary in me war ana navy
the cxpcnccs of the military and naval ccraMm5n." VhvaCrn' an expenditure
01 o hiu.ioih o 00.1 r, nave lenc.erea
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A'!.
conaitutmg bur one general fund or l she advincc was made, & have not been
each otihcle ohj'.cfs although in mdl! if er vard. regularly accounted for.-
ct' the laws nuking appropriations a j Amnnglt th fubordinate agents to whom
variety ;f heads of expenditure we're dif- J monies hue been advanrH for mifcel.
tinctly fpecifie !. If the g:ucyra! con-, lai '-n-is o -vAs of a civil nature, lome
Jlruition tc cottect, it may perhaps tw I i;.'iv.r ba delinquents, and fome
faid that in molt insfances rtionio have . r.-.i ' rendered their accounts, as
Ken drawn from the tre;fitv in t!n- i will -, c fren hv a reference to the docu-
S me irre-! ;ui'' markc'l u, herewith reported
iave occurred,! ,1 he monies necciTary to defray the
t I manner jutfcribed by law.
1 ; J K'a.!f arc lUleJ toll!
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f i' - iti. 1 1. :.. . 1 - . 1.
the Ij.np! pjilcatio:! of the bwcrcsary of tureir:n nations, have till Uie'.y been
'IVeafury by letter, wiii-.ojt :h: for-' paid io the Sccrttary of the Slate, who
nlily.ofawarnnt, and fomcsimts even! ufed to difburfc die fame. The ac-
cftaJilhmenss were formerly made in
panto individuals who have accounted
direAly with tliat department ; but flnce
the Uw of the 16 h of July 1791," the ! l,utieS r. f,,:m."?.
wiihout a previous srnrouttattoii. h;it
in thefe cafes the irre -ularity has been
afterward covered by fjbfcrjucnt wai
counts of Mcirrs. Jefferfon, Tilarfhall
and Madifon, who have at various pe.
nods, tilled that ippotnimcnt, have been
r-itt and jppropriatiop.p, and t!tc ci. n-' fetiltd, and r.o balance is due ihcrton
init.'ee d. not dtfeover thai it has ken : A fuit not vet decided has been inflitutcd
I'jJiK'lite of any injurious confequcncc againlt. Mr. Randolph, formerly fccrtta-L g6 061
to the United States." Thc frcretarr cf ry ot liate, for a balance unaccotinrc I for j
theTirafurr, in his commur.ication f by him. Thc accounts of Mr. Picker-1 f
. n viuui oi iun.n, iia vir.i; ciprencj a ir.g arc noi yci nnaiiy letticu. tie
?otibt whether the monies advanced on trains charged with a fum of 1383
rc-
3383 dol
account ct the removal of the :cat cf go- ; lart and 20 cents, erroncoufly natd by
crivmcnt from Philadelphia to Waft. ; htm for the freight of a vcirel (upnofed
n'4'cnh;d hem authorized by any pte-: to itav'c been employed by the cordul at
vioc iaWf the committee dircficd tfutr Tripoli, and ith another
vhdc of the monies have been paid to
the 'rcafnrcr as agent for thefe two t'c-
partmtnts, and have been lubjecl to thc
drak of the rcfd;divc fecretaries. Thc
letter of .the fecretary of the trcafury
tin.tr aateot tr.c 9thot April,
accimpanicd by fundry abitracl, (rr.ar
kedfrom A i,to A 9, inclufive) together
witH the llatcmcntsof thc two account
ants marked E, e I, e 2, e 3, and F rcf-
pcaivtly) herewith reported, exhibit the
amouH advanced, fettled and remaining
unaccounted for, in each department.
From fliefe it . appears, that from the
ift day of January 17J7 o the end of
the year loot, the advances made by the
trealurer on account of the w ar depart
mer.t, have amounted (cxclufivcly 01 a
lum in tre hands ct the treasurer; to
dollars 29.100.
: Dolls. Ci.
Of whicK tSere 4iave
bceo.paid to individuals
Who have accounted with.
or are accountable to the
it imjolbbl for the committee, confif-
tently with their atitiitio:i to their other-
ion as to the
fum of 1.180
atten-.i ) Q t!ut oVied, anJ imw ol'cr .uolbrs and eo cents, being ihe balance
The la-v cHaVHihlnf the fterrnarrnt
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an i icmpwraiv uai rf j-ovcrnmcnt (jal.
fidnlhr iMi of June in the )cat fe
vrtt'tr l-'iej and nirtty.) rrovied. '
of an advance made to Samuel Uodgdon,
ior tne purpyicot oeuig remit tea to Mr.
Hompiircys, at Madrid, in par of his
falaty, which Mr. Humphreys .did not
receive., Do h thele iuins it is believed
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tiMi an oMceri at-nefctto MJeatcf may, and wilV be recovered from the equil to tre above turn of
f.wr:i'ffr:5i fhuW be trmtd to tis 1 perluns to whom they wtie rtfpetliflr T' hich it to be add
ii !rii"t orrth f.ift diy rf D.vtmber in advanced, ,,I)ut thc principal rcafun cJ a balm teiaain ng
ihetArrnaihoufanlcigh f idirr;'b MvM, h a,.r'eati to htve prevented an u'- uruccownled for, on the
tlteif ri.jiicliv' botdcrs," ai.J vlaTtd,timiic feulcment w'nh him. atifts fioi books of the accountant,
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manrcr in whick this, fum has been ex
pended. Uut from the patiial view
which the) have taken, they be leave
to prefent fume fadls and principles which
they believ to be wort!y of the notice
of congrefi. ,
T here are two previous requires
which arcneciflary tojuftify thc expen
diture of public money, - and withotit
which no legal expenditure can be made.
Firlt, that ihe expenditure for the ob
jfft to which it is applied, fiioulJ be
authorifed by law and Tccondly, that
an appropriation mould have hem made
to cover that authoufed expencc. In the
war and navy departments, this juts
does rot appear to have been ffrTclly ad
hcrcd to in a cafes ; but for the rcafons
above afligsu, the commute lave been
unable to a "certain how far it has been de
tuned Iron. .The molt prominent in
tlances which nave yet prcfct.tcd them
fclvei, are herewith Ihtrd s ...
. By an acl palTcd on the 25th day cT
Vcbruaty in.thc year 1799, an auho-
trcafury, a fum of 1.590,238 22 c,.., , . rv
And thcie have been
paiJ,' by virtue of the
warrants of the fecretary
of war or to individuals
accountable to the war
department, the fum of
Making an agcrrgate
fhipt of war, to he armed with, and
to cany not Ml than 74 funs etch, and
to build or putcuic ha, Uoops of war
lo be armed wjh tS'guni each. In
rrt of the nec?!Tirv einrniliinrrt (nr
45"725 7 thefe objeels, afum not exceeding one
' I million of doll 41 was " approj tilted by
9,846,93 29 the fame law. lAtjd by another aft paf-
Icd on the latnesay, it as declared that
two docks fhbjd be creeled in fuitable
places, tinder ?ic dircJion of the Prefix
dent of iht Utied States, lor th (On
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