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f aVUvwrVi aa a
m4 smiiaaaiy as carry
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lb Lata Bukm tlnrwt bav aaairwcd '
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HWoiiw, Taat twfrtil aratrrallv iikiiwaa a m. iaara
.VmiInW litJar, iU.i MiWUUIAdMluMrMKtt a4 Inrdi
m( art pM- MJMimHiiu, mi mm
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If!'' ' dmt
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Minivtar aaavpatwa) r alt ar anf fjaruoa
f tWa aaranifn, r tor aajr atlryrd htpxry to
awl iaWrv, Um HUaa4 iiiia to atuak U
U a rrinaioJ u lU UoMvJ ftolra.
' lav t' Ami mi it Jmrtmmr mmeirJ, Taa ap.
a iM aotaalatMMa ml mm aboaa aanaanj aa ta
ImasnJ aoatliUWM pratfto), taa proucr affioaC
M UMr caaa BOataa aban ba, aa4 M Mfar la.
at aar raroai fcr lu( aa
rrJiadpajhliat4viaaKTtfaraiaiif fm
mnmH im tUta kr avWol Ubar at aary
jaiv at apalasbta M aar etU apyraiMiauam
t aai aa4 atW btd li'T'i, WaaUra-a, aa4
acpaj aapatai fa aaadk t, mi, mmi dtmi tor Ma
ad rtrnMbajaiua aad artinrji lar rraai al
Mfatiaaa aa4 paa-aar koaara) tor prmarinf
awM)JfarhiMUaUaiiaalaraaataraW
aat ar tarpaai aaaunxr, ta ktawiied aad ttj
tnonaaau B4aw. i
ntaarkaa a aatar ay Hlatartm myoa tUjax. aa taajaaraa tLaaaaed rirat taaUrHaaS
Ir aataxa. aawl tar acUmi iwr aanhnai
aa4 i maim of ara aa4 Unaa, asd tar ,aiaJwd,'aB aWi raakW at mti my.
aana, ajar vaai aaa varxavaai aaol at. saa. . . ar a) fiher ra i may TJ
rrrry mcmvimuamy kr aota af Irtai aa. aaA-fraMratwai atnat U, aa4 ai brrrW aauSjaiaa?
lar aabra Hn.mt mt; U ha Tarrtfar a Hanaa, tut. aWl karaaia
m part, ao-, asam, aa4 aatm at ta
Iaa4 aa fWa. aa4 al Mm aa U mpmm
M aa4 aaartat MMrrlav fk. ta-at XI ar1 la
Mm awX Sa-at mm
M aarnoai for tatetarai k
Mtta watniii. a4 far farara af aaV aU
ra aa m1W aVa
Saa4 Jaa'a Hutrial. mmi a I art ml mmxrr akall
aa taalM at aaaW aaiai aa Um Saial i jM'
a Uas Prwidmt aan ttrt. a4 a aaUoa-
tOra, aaa
tiWSOP.-llflS USnEUfTATth. ,
u krtkSy Biirnmk(i(rmi Cor
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aiir4iB4IartT-M.' '
imlcUH if aanow mo uaaa V r
hMMuaat W United Stat fjmeiica ta
Utm utumbied, l'Ut tha folinr mum,
$ Mi Mw law r Uraby, pun-jW4, to a
d of an? aopvraau mon h
Kuarf far aerOMB lortiftcauoai, , i . t
i.-k ihMiaud dull an. '. i
i;7 . . j i una aipwa at uraau rirai
at fort fwoua laaa ihw iaig Ljj, kuulm. Ml) ci, do
o, tkt aomVtW of Ibrt 'H (Ha tnautb of A.lTufeaU ar.
- . ' : . . i. i
rKKt Mooroe, f " atjjw ia
nr &h Calbaao. V ireinia. akhtr thokaiul
Lirt.
1
for the aoKiilrtioo'of fort Macon, tiUj to-
'or A aompletiott 01 tbo lOrt 04 UHK MIM,
tk Carol uw, anHy-nc titoajana aujurm.
ir fortificKtioiia at Chrlton, Sooib Cr-lorty-C
diaaavui (lotlara. .. "
Florida
oltA, . aioety thou
lor fartifloatioat at Panawola,
jlraJ tpouwna Iol.r
I r t tort at JloUiltt po
VtnmM-i of the battery at Bleofeao, Louitl
llhrwthouaMd finjraulUra. .-fiV . U
fur rtpnirs o fort 'Wood, Lxmliiaoa, threi
maud ii uunilrctl dollitri. . , v
oraoutinprnclo f-ionificatiMit, lea
NUVUHh.-': r v - -.-v.- wi f-
I . ;; ANDREW- STEVENSON. i ,
'V Speaker of iha Huutc of Renirnntal it a. ;
,-;-.is.jA- Wi Prw4ef rfllfaiMay
Mfar i K7eror acdaHk imparter oi io
it il enacted h thi Senatimd Han Rt-
mlolivet af the United State a Americai
.mimeimbkd. That lb SoreUryof 0.
iiwry sbU U n4 ha i hereby aatboriset!
teotl relief my importer of foreign -pier
iliteabomxy havaatiea chaired, mxler the
iiiotif of th tblnt tretion of Mm Mtt entitled
i tet fur. the more rtfectoal aollceUoa.-of the
tl to import," pawed the tweirtv-eijlith
Of May, duo tloiiinil eiit hundred aad
IT. vkli anr'dutT in addition to the dutke
pa audi werchaadlM prevknii ta llie p-
uf th t act.' to the amount oi m anuuionai
Prvoitled, Said, tnercniDdiM ahull have
Knuortetl raeiidui to the firu day of Jatiua-
t: PrtomktL . That io : baraiM iliidl
Vniklud to ike relief authorised to ha tiren
ui cl; w!iiv. 'b- the eiercUo of reasonable
,(na,hy Itlmnell, ir M qnt,1 fMctora, r
ipsiiileiiHi, could hgre auioplicd with the
iuoaa ui Uio taid thitd tretioo. of aaid act;
ll S&bw ury of tho TteMry; aludl re-
aud reooure aatiiiaetory crnieiiee, irora ctc
ioh !4oiiii( th benefiu of ihia act, lUal
dillffenea biul Men utea. ana uiai, e nai
bona fide-, and without anr intent t vinlata
ada the orovitton of laid third aeetKni, be
he ahU rrant the relief herein provided. ; .
lroveU, Maretix, iwi, y-A ,.. 1
.et fur the aula of the lands in the State of
molt reaervad for the uh m tho Mlturkn
i the Vermillion rir iutUattatc . s
t it enacted ta th &nMt ami lloiimt tif Ite-
initiative of Ma United State pf America In
fretj tttmmbttd, That the State -ot Illinois
and H hereby, auihoritca anu ciopow
l to kati as ta be -told and eoaveVad.. in aucb
"Krmd oa aueh tertnt and aondition a (he
jidattm of auid Bute hat or may direct,- the
l oranjf ort ol the iaoda reanrred and tet
rt lb I're.ideiit of tiie United Sutea, on
ltwwy.ainlH'df of March, eighteen bun
Vl anil twenw$ve, for theme of .the aalt
si on tho Vet-mdlion rter, m rata ut,
n apply the proeeedt W aueh wJeto wwh
rtlMlha LeeiaUutiro of Mid State baa or
oireti: Prtvided, Said land thall not be
I for eaa than one dollar and tweniy-nve tut.
rv. a 'u-.-fyS ;-'r'' ';"'! V ' V
Am Aat 'aaaktef?' additiaaal annroeriatioa fbf
Wapi-meii iat of aartaia faWi, tad ra
luorior ofcitmatiatia ia Um aauutba tit aerUat
'riren-' -t . ' ' 4 , , .
iU i enacted ij tSe SrMtOe aW rhmte f Jk
pi-mmvattmt eftrnt United Stat fUmertcm M
Cntrm mmmmloL That tk IvdVowinc anma
of (ooaey be, aa J Um tame are hereby appro
prated, lor aarrruir aa aua aoaintetrnc airtaia
varka beratofore eeeaearaardv U be ymi ou-uf
aiir aaourv IM UM 1 I nur aal otlMrwlaa ftniir.
For reniorliifc ebatrtie4t at Um an oath bf
Uoroa Mrer, iHua, ibrre tbauaaud Juar bundrad
and eighty dollar . . , . . j
' For renwinc, aaad bar at or tMat Ute atooth of
Slack nrcr, Ukto, aJuw Utoatand two hundred
ad Mrtalyae dollar . - . ..
ror amupletai Um uuprorcmeat ot Ueava
iaad harbor. Ohio, tlirea ibouaaad aiz buwlrcd
and aeveuty doilare,
1 rur oanpieting um reaveral ot obatraetioaa at
tho aucwth of Grand rirar, Ohio, fira; thouaaad
f aollara,
reawnl of obatroctioat at
aek..Uliio, teren tboo-
um atMt aiieaa uoiura. f i f ., , ,
For hnirorHia tho Bavk;atloa o ConoeatM
ereek,' Ohio, aix thoathad Uiroc kundred and
tereatr dollara. 'it ' ;. ..'. ! ,.!
'. For aotaplatinf -the improvement of the Aar
b4W Ot rrsaque me, fennaylrauia, one Uioiuand
erea haadred dollar.
For imptsirinc tha Uarfgutioa of Geaeaee riter.
new lur.,' au Usees lhouid au nuiaireu and
teveiilv doIUtra. . j .' ..-..
'For renoTing'' obstruct waa at the' month bf
Big Hodoa bay. New York, act enteeo thouaand
(bur hand red aad Cftr doll art. t
Ire boa aaad did lar.
Far pay of the affiacr,- Moa-aoannlaaioard
Aatn, aad pt hak-a, and (or aaWUtaiMa of obV
ecra at Um rine oarpa, aaa haadred aad Miat
UKMaaaa Hiree kaaared and Mveaty-Uaree Mat
laraa Um pat, aubainaaar, eqwdumeat. aad aU
OI MM tax! oBaer. raoa-comniiaaiancd
For eompletiof piert at tiawrgo, New York,
iw tnouawiii eight hunwtu
' A n tiM ttim. w.l !..r .1 tUm rn'ii iron, nf SliAW.
it enaetett if the Senate and flbifat &
xtaimmt mt'ti rr-niiA Ktnt a Jlmmtca m
'est otttmbUd, 1 bat it ahull and. war be
'I for any purchaser, die aMiffnee or legal
-Mutative of any purchaser, ol any in or out
lots m the town ot Shawneetown, ia the
f of Illinois, which iot or lota may have ra
il for Ida non-payment oi th purehas nio-
I b) re-enter the - tame lot or iota which may
50 (wetted, with the JUgister aad Beceirer
e diatrlot of Hluwucetoaru, ot any lime witU-
"wthi a Her the passage nf tbi net, upon
'lloine terms and eouditioat. lo wit: b
? m adiUtioa to what hat heretofore been
ofoa each in lot, tern dollars, and uiion
wtub, dollar am tweny-av enia, J
add twelv dollars
abdttlaety-tw- acuta. ' ' "! ",
For cuim. of eooti-actort for lotsea by atorro
in eighteen hundred and teaty-ine, Gv o hna
dred and aioeteea dollars '
For balance' diM' contractor for aaid piers.
aighry-foor dollaM and ainetytwoent.)i -1 v ''
r or, aeourmg tio wonts oi wwego namor,
ew York, or a stone t!er. heau and mole.
ix-htcea thouaaud Ux hundred dollartt ''
for completing the-pier at the luunth 01 Bur
Jo harbor, Ner Voik, twelve thousand aioe
amlrcd. didlu-a. '
Viir si-euiing and eompletlng the works at the
Jor ot uunui-K, new ioi't, six tltousaua lour
luVtred dollars. a..
r furthee proU-elton and preserratioa of the
ueak oi rroiocetown( Maasaclmsctta, two IBou
SaaAnd 6ftv dollar. '
- -rtua repair ana completion l us oreav
watektthe mouth of Merrimack riaor, Massa-
ciihsda, tixtven thousaud dollars. J -
rorpmuleting raira lo-piet-e al tlie "entrance
of KeVebunk river, Maine, one thousand one
aut.ur.aij sereottvbae. dollar.
or anipleting Uh- tea-wall for the prewrra
tloa oftuer isliind. Boston harbor, Massacha-
seus, tyivtj thoasahd tlu-ee hundred and hiuety
dollars.U -, ;.5 -
.for Wiring ' Plymouth bnush, Maasacho
Mstls, tvl tbousaud eight hundred and twenty
dollar. -:t -;
Far aWeting : the breakwater: at Hyanni
nat-uor, AMaehusetta, eight, thousand oar hun
divd dollbi - - .- - . s
. For rrn,Tiiig the W t the houtI of Nani
tucket haibr, Muaaachuselts, ijjht ; Ithouaand
wnhandrdiindaixiy-nve dollars. ,
-f Fer impWma; Um harbors of Kew Castle,
Martus UoA. Cheater, and Port Penririh the
ifchw-are riyT tViUr thouaand dollar. .W'--'
J For ImproV, tane Fuac riser,' below Wit
inniKtoti Nort. Cai-dlinal' twenty. fire thousand
Bven hnntlretnd ftv dollars.
1 For carrtuAir iha -wnrks fnr the hnnrava-
menu of OeracUt anj, Noi Ui Carolina, aeven-
teen tnousnnu ait
k For omulotil
in the river and
seven Utuuaaod
lars.' t
For eomnHinr'
tho Appal achieoli
dollars. ."(! r .
Fer arrearage Ui Malnr' Birch, fur aurvr
6f the Halt oi fteuier. Louisiana, one hun
dred and iehty-bev4 dollars and fifty cents.
, - - . V . J .
a jfor arrearage duett) tuperintendent ottfio
worai at tiiaeK ana hnrbor. New x ora. one
tnnusana aigiK nunort dollars. ,
For arrearage tin b taMerwls delivered to
Uiewerkaat imkirk Lhor. New York- seven
nunureu nu iww uoiminnv eerits. ? , y
JTor; carry lor oil ttiAvoik of the Delaware
breakwater,, two liundit and eig!4
uoiiara., ' i i e r.-
r- Approved. Maivh S, hi. . ii ' : ;
An Act inakina?' anDr5Difiaa fm'' tha' naval
. emc tor uia year oakboatsna eigut Uo
, ilreil and tWrtyaiM,.' . , ,: l , v, , , i,
Sett enatted on the Sena noil Haute f Re-
ttrtumMveitftfo Umledatt bf jiimnicatt
Cvntmitt asmtrnttUd: 'I'luxt W Xufiowiiiir' Mini
be, and Utey. ard hereby, airourlalud, to' be
paid oat f any moneys low Jreajury not
olherwise appropriated , I,'" " ;
For wt and aubsistense ofV ofRcert of the
navy, and pay of teamen, onoiilhon two hun
dred and seventy-eight thou id six huudrtd
and aiuetr-f onr dollar. i - s, 1
For pvy nf taperiteadenU,Uval conatruo-
en, and all the cd establubk-nt ot the to
veral part I arils and tat ions, ItyseteU thou
sand six hundred and eility ilolrs.' ' . v
..For nrovisinna one hundrd seventy-three
thoasand four hundred and satyhreo dollart.
For repair of Ttsael in wWry, and the
cAaara, and tirrratee, to b the sane a tiy
ware, prevamtsly ta Um trat af AarO, tMM tbo
aand aigtil baudrrd and twenty -mm e. .
rcr aalnhMiat tor oar kuudrvd aad sittv-
aa aoo-eoMiaisaiaaed offiaera. aiasiaiana, and
privates, and wtaWwootaa crving oa shore,
twealy tboasaad ooa bttadrad and niarty-oo
dollar. . - -
Fnrelmhinr. twesHr-eh4 thooatMi tercaboa-
dred and titry-lae dullara.
For fuel, adu tbousaud and niaetyniiut doU
lar.
For eoothireaU ezDrnseS. sourteea tboasaad
dollais. .
For military (tore, two thousand Hollar. .
For lucdiemea, two thounnd three hundred
aad abtrfninc dollars. -
For carrying juio cSaot the seta for tha tap.
pressiua of the stave trade, including th sap
port In lb United Stairs, and for a term not ei-
errdiug six monlb after their arrival in Africa,
oi u persona removed tram th Uaftcd Mates
MniWr the said acts, tea tbousaud dollars..
Tbd said several nuns to ta respectively ap
plied to Mm several ohjitu ot approM-iat)ou a
Ms mentioned, ia addition to dw unexneaded
balanaei of apprniriatio) far similar oljecta hi
the year oa thouaand eivht hundred and thhtr.
For Um MiiDoit of Britain Auiaaoa brouirht
ioto the port of New Orieaat hi Um 8unTsh
vehooner Fenbt, and now hv the charge of Um
marshal of the eastera district of Louisiana, tix
tbnasMid dollars, to be applied to tbeia aufiport
anueruie cureeooa ot um Secretary ot UM Navy,
at a rate not exeerdiua- ta-entv cents aer dav. .
To enable tha Tresideut of the United State
ta allow Mmpensatioa to Cap'aiu William 11.
rnten, sor extra tervttet aatl expanses in aonv
mand of th aluop of war Vineenaca. ia th
years on Uiousand eight hundred and twenty'
owe suit one thousand eight hundred and Uiirty,
nve tnoasaoa aoilartt the accounts lor aucb ser
vices and expeaaes to , settled under the direction
of the President.
For enmiientatioa to Cantaui Beniamia Pen
dleton for moneys paid by him fur cancelling
the charter nartv. and autfit and demnrrare of Um
brig Seraph, of Stouington, for bis iay aa a lieu-
icqiuii ot ine navy, ana lar rooiiey paia ay
him to the ship keener nf the said tesaeL four
thousand seven huailml and autr-three dollar,
For rebuilitine and removinc ihe tnonamont
created in the Navy yawl at Washinrton by th
officers of the Amereaa Navy, to the memory af
those wtsp leu m. twtUe ia th I ripolitan war,
sum aot cxeeedine twenty one hundrud dollar.
to be expended under the order of the Seerta-
rrortMNavr. .
. 8e. 8. And ie U further enacted. That the
cum neretoior apprmtravted ror the erection ol
tar aajall be apaoti
eaM. CMrtana um taosa m. a. mmxM .V. ofltr.. R.rr
tvtaaier' Orbtxal tttripj
Be. i.fa4feMf . err-M Tsaarra-l
fact., la Jm diatrial af Bettast, at lis state of
Maato. SUU ar a hurt af de4ivrrt aad that a
reey abaU b apyotawd, b bail raiil at
sV .fad W it WrvArr tmactml. Thai Mm
port af Keaaebuakv In the m af Vfalne, aad
Maidlatowa, ia lm tttat af Coa-MsMraC be.
and they ar hereby aaade parts af retry tar ves
sels arming trosa iim up at uood liope, aad
Iroaa ., aryoad th saaM. .
Itpprovwd, Jdarc K, - - . ; v
ry. i
tbt
reiuovat of obstrucdoaa
of St. Mark't, Floixila,
buudrvd and ibii-iy dol
i removal of obstructions fat
ten, Florida, eight UioUsaua
thoasaod
marine barracks at Philadeluhia. and which hat
pan en to the surplus fund, be, and the tame j
hereby. re-approiH-iated to th acid obiecU v
.Approved, Af arch 2, lSL T , 4 a
An Act making knpropriatlnns for onrrTinj oo
certain roads and wants ol internal Itnprov-
rti'-nt and for brovklinr for aurveya. - ' '-..''"
Jf it enacted ov the Senate ajid Hnte tfjte-
preuutalive Me United State of America in
vontfret auemoieu, 1 hat the following turns
be,, and the tame are hereby, appropriated to
the several objects respectively herein named,
to be applied during lite year cue thousand e'njbt
hundred and thirty-une, tha tame to be wid out
f any money ia th Treasury not otherwise ap-
pronruiien, vie: .- i... ) '
For continuing- lUe road from Detroit towards
Chicago, Michigan, tea thousand dollais. -.' -i
For conOnuing the road from lMroit to foit
Gratiot, Micjiigan, eight thouaaad dollar. ' '.
. For ooutniuiiig th n.ad from Detroit to Sag
inaw bay, eight thousand dollart.
Far arrearage due to T. 9. Knapp, fourteen
dollars and sevenlv-fiva ecots. . j . . ..'
. for detraruig tlie rxpeos incidental to mak-
tnc examinauont and turvevt unuer the act Of Um
thirtieth day of A m il. one Uiousand eiirht tiun-
thedauil twenly-luur, tweatybv ihoutaud uoU
lart. ' . : . '. . . . , .
For Improving the oavirationt of the Ohio and
MiasiBsinni rivers, to be exnended under the
exisllns law. ttv thtiuaam) diillai'S.
I hat ttie sum ot oncliunui-ed anu hlly thousand
dollars be, ami the same it hereby, appropriated
to Uie improvement of the navigation of tha Ohio
and Mississippi river from Pittahni-g to' New
Ut-leans, lit removing ine ooatrueuoat in tut
channels at Um alioal placet and ripples, and by
such other meant at may be deemed best lor ill
deepening of tha channel of Ute Ohio river,
which SHitl um thall be expended under th d
reotien of the Freaident iff tie United Stales, by
Uie "tuperiutendent ; appojuted ta execute ail
vortt ot tmiiruveinenti . anil the Presuleot u
hereby Mthorbtcd and rcnaired to take bond,
with approved arcurity; m fatty tliouund dollart
otiilitioiied tor Uwb tuiUilul jierforirane nf ibe
duties required of kin under aueh instructions
at may be riven him forth improvement of the
navigation ot taal nvrt and Uiat aaomeer ot
eiixnncra ua avavciaicu, vni aaiu saieriDicu(iBl,
with authority to suspend the oneration oi any
work, of payment ot any aceouut, tuitil tlie ur
der of Uie I'rcmdont It received.
To open a road from Waahtnrton. ia Arkan
sas lerriloi-y, to Jackaon. tu said 1 unitary, la
teen thousand dollar '
ApproTed, ALuvb 2, 1831. , ,. , : ,
rv : ' Fo th Clob. v.; v '
General ; fot 07I.-Tliere ire
timci when the in ooccut are Btitaurtl tod
harrataeil with Iale chareet, br ihf ruii.
. . c . .i . , 'i i .
, tavwr tiiasr vwii , racapvv -a nc
BraUlrja miimioajtd tle Pt Ofiice
Drpartmenl; vhirh led1 to thiatakca ia
tlie cltrki who rattle cut the abttrtcU fur
the Sn.tt, and una f wrong; tlwvik
teiautl on the oujtiencM . bf the ci
( brcome an acreaer. ; .lesr. Claytoo
ol Ilulroei. of lias 8eoale, lent theia
elvee as accouip'.itra to (hit ' injaaiic.
We citx the fulluwuij; auumrut lo ex-
tilaia the precise, facts on whit It tkec
peraona atteroptetl to base a charge of
lurjerj agaiat ir.e uiorka ol the Ue-
. lo the aprinjol J8S0,ahCrt lime be-:
lore the "cioae, of of the firat aeaaion if
the last Consreaa, the Po.lmaaiee 0ro
oral waa directed, by a mold lion of tbe
senate, to rrport to that bod, at ao ear
ly period of the nrtt aesfcivQ, .copita of
all cootractafor carryini .thd mail; on
wnisu auuinooai compentiuon tor in,,
created aervice had been made from the
time of Mr.' MeLean'a coming into of
(toe aa- Pot Hatter General, which ivaa
Jul 1; 1823. to the dajr of patbirg llut
reaoimioop tiengaauog in eacn caa pj
whom ihe aervice- waa rfjuireil,-. nJ
b whom the allowance waimade.:1
When cop oithia retolation va
furbtahed to the 'Post Matter General,
he gate direction to Mr. Brown, bia chiel
Clerk, to caaie the report to be pre par
air. urown uirwjteti, urv jir.
lor. and auerwarda Mr. Uunila.-two
rlerk in the ' dt-Dartment. to i,ef form
the wok, and iuairucted them how to
proceed. v" r..-:
Tha Jaw " refiuirei,' that in aU caea
where additional; allowance ore wade
to a contractor the same shall be enter1
ed oh the contract.1 On referring to the
coniracu, it wa found l.'iat in man tna
lancet thie bad been reglecled before
Mr. Barry came into' (ho office: arid in
cases where it had been done, thet e waa
generally an' omisattih of the dale. Ti
remedy themv defect ii the recorda ol
ha office tlefeda atwtnj; from a loose
manner in which Or. Biadfej had been
in the habit of couductintf that bushiest
MV. "Bt own directed Mr Taylor o
refer? to a book kept br Mr Suler, the
ay del k, commotily called ihipay list
rids 'ptnt A' iv an aliihatetical Iwt oi
ctint factor' natnes.ajratnat each of which
ii" mat ked on the left hand the nuitf
eet'tif the conf ratucd on the riitht hand
ine aroouni oi nip quanen compensa
tion. ' Wheii any adtljtipnal allowance
U wade td a citntiactur, the service Tor
which'thatautlilional allowance ia made
itwattoaile. Ia t(aii Bibbrr tLt ctnki
pfwceedrd to Lb accopSIaLffitDt ft
their tatk, . .: , f . ' .
ta fcakirj thtir abtirtct ftfeaxh cat
f aliowaaxt) Mr,TaW waa of tb
piaioo, that treat tU Cih Vlarkh,
IS'the da wbea Mr, M(La teas
ed ta Oa Paat-Mtlet Gtaertl. Mr .Bar
ry was ta be cftidertti aa Ptntaaaalrr
beaaral, tttaerb he did iwt talrr apwa
tha det.ea af Lit office, till tha 6th oft
April fotltiwin pand tkertfora. La too
led ta tbe a attract whicb aa was ova
at Pott
period
Mr. Oundat dt abted tlie correct neti af
this coorte, aod at a difVieate uf rpia
toa exiadtd betaeea thew, tha tabtect
waa rfrrtd by Mr. Taylor ta Mr.
Brawn, ft lafther tuttractiwo.at ta the
person who was ta be tonsidered Pott
matter Gracral, dating each per1U.
Mr. Brows' aotwered bf autior. that
Cram tha 1st of July, I3i3, to .he 6th of
M4ixD. 1B29. air. McMaa was nt
master General, and - that aU adowaa
era. therefora.tjaiiitt that pwld. wera
made bt hint. That from ihe TUi ell
March, to tha, 5th tf v April. ,J8C9. the
law coottituted Mr. Abraham Brad'r,
wlio waa the eenior attittant, tha acting
Poatauater Gearral, aad that all allow
aocea.made within that period, were
therefore r made by'- him. ' That Mr.
Barry took charge of the 'Department,
pn the CLb' day of April, 1829, and that
all allow tucetfieiu that day, were there
fore made by him, On hie rrctirin
this inatrucii'on, Mr. Tavlor ' percetvod,
that he had aot been correct, in ' writing
upon the abstract which ha was making,
the name of Mr. xBarry aa Puatmaatet
(General, while Mr, Bradley waa Ellinj
that office , and therefore. corrected bit
error by erasins.rlia name of Barry
arid-writing that bf Bradley tipo a it, or
by iiirectina Mr. liunuas to utt to. ' y
vol bit it all the erasure, or matuation,
that has taken place in the whole of thi
butmest. ' A clei k corrected hit owner
for, in adocametit which he waahimkelf
prepai lug, before he had , firritbed .thit
document, and before it had been teen
b anpno of hiat -tuperitirtln ofnce,or
received auy cfflchl aabciion whatever.'
the PulmatiteV'.General f? wat,. .during
tbia lime, confined with a ievtre attack
.ofpteuritVtf irVww-&CW---tt'y
i' - a no rcunri waa utiwncu. ; cniDnriaiiir
..r
i
fnt Jy tf April, liZO, !..-
L'ttdlry ait Aciic; Paatn-iier (.
al.Uaai'.ewaate wtt mad 1 3 "r.
itl'i aaJ thota boekt af actsLt i
at the tery t ree of that enfty, lr;t ii
drr tho direction, and tw'j'ct i !'i
tuiprtf ivioQ of Mr. Bridle. Z it it j r
ia i)krt coll ret tea of Mr.'llarr?. t' it
the allowaace waa twade ty i...-,, f tf- a
ter tho 6th of April, 18), arJ fri'.' (
the Ihe ISihof April, wtih i .j
datesafDr.Bndley'aletlrr io Mr. Uii. .
re It, adviktag l.m of the ailuwarce.
Mr BratLty cvtnplaioa that ia etler.
taset the ita error rxiatt in the ' '
atract. t ta e poat.L.e: but if it
do, it ariati fro;a ihe me ctatr j fir.4
In eiamuiiog the twtik of Uie aCca, it Vs
appears to have been ta old practite aa '
der Mr.: Biatlley'i adminiatratlon f
that branch, to aattdata accounts by
entering taa maa't credit aa alioar
auder a dale when, that allonBca"Ba4Vi
not yet been mid by , the Pott aua tet c
Uvoeral.' i ' .. , -. ' : ' t ' . k ' , v . - T
Noihing can be mare certain, thsa
that there wt aa intention on the part , -of
the Department to make Mr. End "
ley, the author af thit allowaote; foe:
M r. Barry had, at the preceding tettioa
- r af T r .. . . a -a m m .
ei -ongrii8, miormeu ine aenate that ..
he had himtelf made theatlowante, and ! '
Bttied hia rraaona fnr itnin a in a ' -'
n ' . w-.-.-v
apacn
bf ori
-. aiio -wnoia ot tne foregoing state
mentis confirmed by several depoaf- Vj":
tiuns taken by the camrtittea and which,
atf.itaw ia tha archivet of the Senate
Ihe facts are krowo to .every. member
oi me comraitre
any person who
examine them
s'.tuL. M.i.1 .....tr ! t .... '
r. wuure pr vvrruiiiga in mia mailer ?.
go to shew, that, , , committee af the.
Senate, at the head af whkh was the v-'
hritna innvrr bf tha rimu.' vaienil r,. . '7
the pUrpotf of tsr ertaining whether ny '
error existed ia th Post Or3ce Depart -T3 -V S
rntnl krti a lafwkriiina", ml
rt w hi i,vvi iv.i lua vijpliau. IIS.' ' ,r t
f estimation or mora inao two months,
could not discover a . single tangibla ;
point af which to eomplawi, fior an er
rr or u?cnpiion wnatever, ex
cept hat of twelve days in a date, aad
even that resulting from the looteaesa
of 4 dWcaided oflicer, who was himself
jned his teaaons for doing so in a
ut report, whifh report vas printcil :' ' '
rtler af tha Senate.- . 'yf
. i. i.... . ' ' y
v w w aaai, tvviiMtva ft.
krowo to .every , member' S!t 'V
Ilea, tod may be known w , V ' I '
ha will tike the trouble U " ? L'.'
fa:
a a .tr .
Tw- 4 7 arvi j. ' ..( j . ,
. Of the depotltiOM which Were taken
nearly tix thousand large fulia p!ea. bv Ihe coniinitlee, we tore . 'insert that ; P' ? ''
at a time, when Mf Brown was confined of : Mr. Brown,, which compriies tho $ : .
vuMing 11.1111 me Kaar, puts wnicn, l
ton firmed in all its details by those of:
Ium.uk ..J I... . .f H... . 1 . 1.. Mnlln.ll.l..n .1 I..1M.
-Mtin n u ffiMAi niuwif. 1 nai inrra . j.. I a an. . ,1 r.
1 , " - umi anu MUxn iuvuhhiu .wir
Un-hir -.iK.nli.il , tha -rniavM ftl lli
'fbtwneetown, and their aueeeaaort ki ot
""ever, in trust, to sell, or oOir;ii die
tor Uia YiOrpose of graiaating and paving
T bank VKhin the limits of aaid town, all
grotmd not neoettary for ttre-ts, alt
out Iota within the bounds of said town,
' Kmain untold, and all such a may ro
jold under th provision of the first see
1 thi act; thi act to be carried into effect
T "e direction of the Ceauuistionec of the
,ir-, aiarcn s.asai,- , V.S..W-'
i
m to anthorrat the Secretory oi War to pur-
. ...wmi .I'lKiuiiy o UHUI VJT lll PU
"VFort. Washington, apon tbe( river
i wel fty At Senate mrj Borne )
"Une tf the United State f America
"fembitd. That the KeereUry of War
m h b hereby, authorized to purchase, in
111. llHflh,i... . "
. uwiey iJiggee, deceased, a certain
I iJT" "soired for the complete defence
Tsa'- Vaahu.gton. 00 tne Poto
.WAaTbog ta sona of tbe awe, oepo
d dollar..
For mwiiolne', aurgicat intti-uints, hospital
stores, and other exneatef on aWmnt of the
tick, twenty-five thousand. Cvti huy,, dollar..
For rriMiu- and iinprovementi 4,iav yard.
raid huiwtml aiitt fnrtv-fnur UlOUSDS ilrttliir-. -
. .!" t
For the erection oi a wlrart at lit navy- yard
at Pentaenla, tweaty-eight tbousiit two bun-
l.l ...t fiftir (tolliira. " - ' .
for delrayin expentet that may Wne dur-
mt UM fear one thousand eigtit uajred and
diirtr-one for Um following puroosei.txi.
For freight aud trauaiioitation o(Wcrlt
and store ol every deseripUoni tor wl'We awl
dockage, ttorago and Ten, traveilingW,enae
Of othuert, and transportatKMi oa aeaiDa boutn
rent, chamber money, end fuel and ealta to
officers, other than Urns attached tonaiyardt
and sutiooa, awl for officer in' Wk arter.
where there tf ao hospital, ana tor lunaj ex
pettiest for commissioiit, clerk lure, anjpffie
rent; ttatbnary and fuel to navy agents; A pre
miums, and incidental expentet of reeruilik tor
apprehending deserters;, lor eompeasat
judge advocates! for per diem allowani
persons attending court martial and on
mqniry, and for officere engaged ia extra
oyoiia um suuaj u m mnimi ur
Mr. fc;ute Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Dun '
0.' B. Baow, Mttg duty httrn, toad the tula )i ; ;', i -
-T . .1 loainr aiateniena in writlnai
i -Wild directed by Fottmaster General V!
aaote Um atattmient of the allowance (marked
A.) to be made, I first raatrueted Mr, John Tar j
lor tocommenee. tho wmk, and afterwards, by '
awwroi w sua roivmaater ueneral, omployed, J?
nir. jjunoa toaatitt biro. Th dntotioBt whicirv-..
I CTe. were to Call DJiob Xln. riutnr. tha Piv
CTel-kfor hitpay list, which would exhibit thtt
(Miymatitt aatuuiiy mad, and on ht ontrct
tnuy ware mauei ii-om whkli refcymee could bet
a. to
B,tor
ut of
eta
An Act to establish ports of delivery at Port
' Poutchartraia and Dulawai city, aud for oth
er purposes, . , ui v'.s-'-y.r. "V "'fv' ;'
Me-it enacted by the Senate and Ihiue tf Be-
prerauutive of Utt ('tiled Statu tf Amenta in
Utngre uvtmoiea, 1 bat Uiere He, anu nereoy
iatablislic(i, at Port Pontctiaruin, ou jk
f'onteliarti-ain. a port of delivery, that a burvev.
or thall be appointed to rethk at taid poit, Uiat
all ship aud vcaaelt bound to taid port shall at
ter nroceedinK Utcreto. and tnaking report aad
eatry at the port of New Orlerat, wiUiiu tha;
.1 I. L .t,..j 1
time jiniueu or i"w, ue yxmwwi auwuv
their aarg .et at fbo aaid port under th rtllet
and regiiliitioni preasribed by law,- .. . v
Sec. SV Jim be u jtartiusr tnaaea, 1 uat an
vessels about to depart fi-oro Ui taid fHirt for
foreign port and plaoetiv ahaU b permuted to
clear out with their carcoet at Uie custom bout
in ihe city of New Orkatit, and depart under
the tame rule, regulations, aud restrictions, and
k every resoeet ia tha tame manner, at Teasels
cleariug out and departing for foreign port aud
place from the taid city 01 JStw in-lean ay toe
wjivof Ui MiasunipDi rrveri and (roods imnorted
into Um United Stales, and exported from taid
port, thall be entitled to th benefit of a draw
aaist. OI uie ouues upon apwwwi aw awj w
t iua nort or olaee. nuder the mom proviaions,
rcfulatioas. rettrkuous aad iiouulieaa, a K the
I avid goott, waraa, v4 inerdis JyA htfM
is rioted on hit pay Htt, under the con
traclor'a name, and the additional um
allowed is noted under the original um.'
1 Ins is called tin puy hit, because it
is tlie guide of tha clerks in rnakin" out
tho pay to the several contractors. From
this pay list, the, entries are usually
made in the account books to the credit
of each contractor,: ;; Mr, Brown direct-
ed Mr. TaVlnf to refer to tha niv list.
because it would, wore perfectly than B'
ny ctnef uocomeot' in . the department,
exniutiau tne paYtiienn wnicn nau oeen
tnaue tor auuinooai service, anu in eacn
case refer to ihe particular contract on
which each; allowance had been; made.'
' Mr. Tavlor aiid Mr. Dunda. in the
accomplishment 'of the task aanigned
them, aa thev tot.k coniet of the several
tantracts required, tuade an abtract oft
each case, staling taeaOdiitonnl set vice
perlormetl.by wbom lhat service was re
quired, the sum allowed, and by whom
the allowance was made. f v f
To ascertain by tcuteach allowance
was made, it was nec;ssary tn ascertain
the date toAeit it was made: fu'r Dr.
Bradley had never elated on the con
tracts by whom an allowance was made,
nor the date Men it was made.. Mr.
Taylor, tberelore, to torinount tbi dif
ficulty, called on Mr, Brown fvr further
inttrnclion, how to ascertain these res
pective dates. Mr. Brown directed him
ta take the only criterion that the books
avoided, which was the dates of the se
veral entries i tha books of accounts to
the credit of jhtt contractors for tha ex
Ira allowances. The booka had been
kept coder tha direction of Mr, Abra
ham Bradley and if was presumed that
thev had been correctly kept at to date:
and if to, the date of the entry of each
allowance, it was believed, would lur
dish an infallible criterion of tha time
whet it waa -made, and consequestly
of the Pott Matte General fcy whom
tu hia chamber with sUkneis.end sent
to the Senate without liis examination.
Mr. Brown, therefore, cannot, be. held
responsible for ant mistake, which may
have occurred, when , be ai unable to
examine it, and had ho hand in writing
VThft report was referred to the com
mittee on the! investigation tif the Pubt
Office Drpaf tmetit.J lo !: tnaTfcourte( of
invCaiigatiort before, that committee, A
brahant Bradty, who had b"en ditmisf
ed by M r. Barry fmtn the timet ol As
. - . . - a a a 1 i t ".a. ..w r M.iin iivt g vs at-ttvj tjutiiy uq
ststant postmaster General, and who in J bad to eacn partieoUr ennu-act. Mr. -Tay tor
a a a t I . ht.lt-! ,f a. t 2 . a . A - 'a . a .
revenge was laoonng to injure air, oarry
with uiat committee, d'ucovevd a mis
take in the date of on allowance w hit (
had been made toMr. Uarr! fur trans
porting the ulail vbetween - Gentgetu wn
sod Charleston, S. C Thit alinwatice
had brnbably beeh madron the" t3tU of
April, t8?9, .and ijj;'vva ehtered, in the
abstract "which MJ Ttlor atitl.; lr.
Dundaa had prepared, aa made on tha
1st .pt April,'"! 8i59i I'fc1 l;
; vi this Mr Uradiey eompTained; ce
causo he was hUne!f aefingfPust tsaslef
ueneral oo tlie lt of Aprr I32'J. anU
too., auownce tnerc'uro 'appeared - to
havo been nradebyvhimi .but Mr. Bar
ry Was Postmaatet General tin the ISth
otApiti, lB9arid by hnn the ailowaoea
was tnereiora mauei ;, yn conwat
of Mr Bradley, the Hun. Meksrs. Grun
dy and noimviv of utti uoiuuituee oi
the " Senate, ' viki led - the General Post
Office, aud examined, nndef ottb,' f ucji
of thJ clerks at bad been 'pnicei ned in
the transaction, or whose knowledge
might enable them to-rlevelone the facts.
They, also oxamined every book and
document ;ln tha deparlmettt that could
J4
' -if s
: ;
shed auy light upon, the subjectrhThc
result of their' aatntnation was-that
a lelter f was found ou record; written
by Dr. Urad ley, dated April 13th; 1829,
informing Mr, ilarrel that the PoaUnus
ter General b?d made him, that alliiw,-
mntiztk
a Tha letter or .Dr. UraUley did hot
state on what daV tho Pottmaster Gen
eral had agreed to make the allowance.
but tna pTiuwed to bave been on tn
day whet) that letter was written.- - the
psy list contained a note iu' the hand
writinw of the pay clerk? .ittinjc itlOst
Mr. liarrell was entitled "la th .odUM
tiiual allowance, but wiihuuf any dale
of allowance, or any intlicutioa of time,
except the following wonUin prentlie
aiala-t see letter to llarrellof 13ih A'
prit." ; The first credit for this allow
asce to Mr. llarrell, was placed to the
credit of his accouot in the Journal, and
Ledger of the Department, nuder date
of the 1st of April, 1829. ' The Clerks,
in making the abstract,' depended upon
the accuracy of the accounts, which
were tiien kept, and had been for more
than twenty yeara kept, under the di
rection of Mr. Abraham -Bradley.
They did not suspect for a moment, that
Mr. Bradley't direction" would have
admitted to the credit eta contractor,
an allowauce under a data antecedent
to the deci.ion of the Post !.!-.lcr Cen
eral la favsr tf thst ellcvnace. The
boc5: f tccoi itsw tiit 5u" t'tve
aooaj after informed mm, that in many easot, the C :
auuiuona, allowance were not entered on tit . . ,
ontractii anil -alien tbey wcr to entered. In ", , ,
most inNaneet tbe date ol ram , waa omb ded, ami f. K
he needed matruclion att tho pronef -date. I ?i J"
theo directed hira to lake the dato of Vry to diH4-L
credit of lb eentractor at Uia only a! her ion that 5 ,
could ba given, bomctiin after diia, ha asked
fai'Uirr inalruellonasie the proper person . who,.
thould hb regarded at having made the aUowanco ?
at tne itnierent ptwodt. I dit-rcted him lo enter
all allowances mail frun the 1st of July, 1823; '
to tlie fitfi March, 1129, inclutive, to the name of "
iionw M'uean, wuo was Postiaaater Genei-al do
Ing that period, I en ter all allowance made from i -v
thaTih af March to Uieflh of April, IS2V b V
Abrahsm Bradley, .who a fc by law acting Poitt Vv'
mattrr General during Uiat period and Irony the ,
fith of April, 1823, Iha day when 'William T.a'f
Uwry took elwt g of tli Department, to enter all V'
allowances to Uis anmeln the eat No. 191, of
Mr. If arrvll, th aerriet appeart to have beep or, y, V
ureu y air. i Mtnn etui ua allowance uada i -r ' r i
on th J3tk; nf Api-Uk im, by Mr.v Jtat-y.'M uV i
The tmtry oa th tmiseriptio the Mm of At tv -aSrirW:.
Bradley, it an arrori hlch I .was aottppriset af, , , f I
never having; teed k till thit morniisg, a .S wa.VT'VJ1 v'
eoafiaed by sickness whea Um report wa snadei -4 c ?
bid the error unlet have arisen from the follow icj ?. V'j'.Tv
Cireomttane. ,Th entry of th allovrane waa ilt?.'-"-ft
mad on Mr. Suter'a pay litt, with ao other data p y. ' i ' - '
of entry than a refereuce to a letter of April 13, t ' 2
1 829, to Me. Harrcll. The entry from tbepay'' ;
lisiluto the tvwktof aocounts, for to much oftbo ' ,f v "
auuitionai allowance at accrued for services re a-.
d;(ed prior tUM 1st of April, 1829, waa mado
under date of Aprd 1, 18i9, instead ot tha data
when Ihe allowance wat aettudly made JSth'A1
prd, 1S9.. Uaa nut known to me, and of '
course could aot have beta anticipated by tho 1 ?
persons employed in nuking the ttatement, that "
die date of aa entry lo the credit of a contractor tor '
additional allowance, wat aver made .antfredentf !?"
t that allowance. From examination, huvrever.","';
. . ... ... .. . ' . v '
auea a)wara in nav oeen toe ancient eu,i ia of.
th Uepaitment in tiroilar aet and a euitoiV ;:
wuicii, n incorreet, a I talon it to ,t, appca.a .s ; V K V ;
uwt jrrt to hava.betn changed, v.' " 4 li.r-i. :V .
.;r-!.i.r-i av urown. -
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jpreemen of the twelfth ooflgretaionaf i " ;T
t
to tbe
. ; dialrict' of North r.mlin.
f. FELLOW-ClTItanBi I had intenrlerl ?
tddressing'a circular to you, giving my"i:0:
views tipun the atate and condition of
our common country; and although- at
'3.' . 1 a a . a f a " a ' y '..
no nu ot our nittory nae taa watch -',vv.V
fttl vi0..ura of patriot ism beem iBurt'.",;--
eminently ! 'Tided than; at present'
anu aunoujii) it v "'a nave aiiorded me-i -
much pleasure to i. . given, yo. i.i , .
detail, the; camet v.... i render 'J ' :,:
vigilance necessary, yet
ed, from the ptess oibush.
constant attention 1 murt ;
give to "tttbjecta; of ftrt t i
cow, before us, to conk t r;
givmg you a pnei uirt Cc;; ;
statement of our I.scr.1 cr f et
two yean of G ,.fr;U L'.eoa'ai..: l.t
istration; and t.!.;,.!i, I ast 1 ti
&ay. lava teen ia:ed bv fithfl r !
cos::, ell-
en tho
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