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estimate on the report of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, above referred to; and in pursuance of the estimate, Congress made the appropriation by the act of the 21st July, 1852, as before stated.

The report of Commissioner Stoddard specifies as the 5th item of "moneys withheld," &c., "Polly Jemison's deposite of $1,631," and the report of Mr. Wales, above referred to, based on the report of Commissioner Stoddard, recommended to be provided for, by appropriation, "amount deposited with agent by Mrs. Poliy Jemison," &c.

It appears, from an affidavit of said Commissioner Stoddard, sworn to on the 2d day of March, 1853, that thirteen hundred and thirty-one dollars was deposited by the said Mary Jemison with the said James Stryker, according to the evidence before him prior to the making of his report above referred to.

It is proved that the money so deposited by the said Mary Jemison was derived from a bond and mortgage which she held against Jellis Clute and Micah Brooks; that she, the said Mary Jemison, made a will bearing date the 3d day of September, 1823, by which she bequeathed to her three daughters, Nancy, Betsey, and Polly, each one quarter of the said bond and mortgage, and to the children of her son Thomas, deceased, the other quarter, which will was proved before the surrogate of Erie county, in the State of New York, on the 27th day of April, 1835.

It is further shown, that the whole sum of $1,631 was paid by Marcus H. Johnson, sub-Indian agent, to the heirs of Polly Jemison on the 30th day of September, 1853, under instructions from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, although prior to that time the heirs of Mary Jemison had made known their claim to a portion of the appropriation, and had given notice thereof to the said sut -Indian agent and to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and had forwarded affidavits to the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in support of their claim. The Commissioner not feeling himself authorised by the said notice, and affidavits to change his instructions to the sub-agent, he declined further to interfere.

Your committee, entertaining no doubt that the heirs of Mary Jemison were entitled. to the sum of thirteen hundred and thirty-one dollars of the appropriation above mentioned, and that the heirs of Polly Jemison received the whole of said last mentioned sum when they should have received but one-fourth thereof, believe that Congress is bound to reappropriate three-fourths of the said last mentioned sum to be paid to the heirs of Mary Jemison, excluding the heirs of Polly Jemison, and therefore they introduce a bill for that purpose, recommend its passage.

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CONGRESS

ANDREW ARMSTRONG.

[To accompany bill H. R. No. 771.]

FEBRUARY 23, 1855.

Mr. ASHE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made the following

REPORT.

The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Andrew Armstrong, respectfully report:

That, in accordance with an act of Congress passed on the 30th of June, 1834, for the relief of Andrew Armstrong, former navy agent at Lima, in Peru, his accounts have undergone an adjudication before the accounting officers, and that all the suspended items stated in a "reconcilement of the account of Andrew Armstrong," by the Fourth Auditor, August 11th, 1832, have been allowed except the following: Clerk hire...

Expenses for board at Lima...

Detention while settling accounts..

Commissions on stores delivered to P. White.
Disbursements on tobacco.

Amounting in all to the sum of.....

$268 75

1,609 87

28 50

183 24

25 00

2,115 36

It appears, by an investigation of the report of the committee, and the law above alluded to, passed for the relief of the petitioner 30th of June, 1834, that four of the items in the above list, viz: clerk hire, detention while settling accounts, commissions on stores delivered to P. White, and disbursement on tobacco, amounting in the aggregate to five hundred and five dollars and forty-nine cents, were intended to be allowed the petitioner, and your committee are of opinion should now be allowed

him.

With regard to the only remaining item, $1,609 87, expenses for board at Lima, your committee consider should not be allowed, inasmuch as the petitioner has already been compensated at the rate of $2,500 per anuum to the date, January 20th, 1832, which he alleged that he had been detained at Lima, in consequence of the protesting of his bills. It is not the practice to allow navy agents a compensation for their services and to pay their board also. The committee have not been able to find a single instance in which it has been done.

In accordance with these views, the committee herewith report a for his relief.

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estimate on the report of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, above referred to; and in pursuance of the estimate, Congress made the appropriation by the act of the 21st July, 1852, as before stated.

The report of Commissioner Stoddard specifies as the 5th item of "moneys withheld," &c., "Polly Jemison's deposite of $1,631," and the report of Mr. Wales, above referred to, based on the report of Commissioner Stoddard, recommended to be provided for, by appropriation, "amount deposited with agent by Mrs. Poliy Jemison," &c.

It appears, from an affidavit of said Commissioner Stoddard, sworn to on the 2d day of March, 1853, that thirteen hundred and thirty-one. dollars was deposited by the said Mary Jemison with the said James Stryker, according to the evidence before him prior to the making of his report above referred to.

It is proved that the money so deposited by the said Mary Jemison was derived from a bond and mortgage which she held against Jellis Clute and Micah Brooks; that she, the said Mary Jemison, made a will bearing date the 3d day of September, 1823, by which she bequeathed to her three daughters, Nancy, Betsey, and Polly, each one quarter of the said bond and mortgage, and to the children of her son Thomas, deceased, the other quarter, which will was proved before the surrogate of Erie county, in the State of New York, on the 27th day of April, 1835.

It is further shown, that the whole sum of $1,631 was paid by Marcus H. Johnson, sub-Indian agent, to the heirs of Polly Jemison. on the 30th day of September, 1853, under instructions from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, although prior to that time the heirs of Mary Jemison had made known their claim to a portion of the appropriation, and had given notice thereof to the said sut-Indian agent and to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and had forwarded affidavits to the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in support of their claim. The Commissioner not feeling himself authorised by the said notice, and affidavits to change his instructions to the sub-agent, he declined

further to interfere.

Your committee, entertaining no doubt that the heirs of Mary Jemison were entitled. to the sum of thirteen hundred and thirty-one dollars of the appropriation above mentioned, and that the heirs of Polly Jemison received the whole of said last mentioned sum when they should have received but one-fourth thereof, believe that Congress is bound to reappropriate three-fourths of the said last mentioned sum to be paid to the heirs of Mary Jemison, excluding the heirs of Polly Jemison, and therefore they introduce a bill for that purpose, and recommend its passage.

2d Session.

No. 107.

ANDREW ARMSTRONG.

[To accompany bill H. R. No. 771.]

FEBRUARY 23, 1855.

Mr. ASHE, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made the following

REPORT.

The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Andrew Armstrong, respectfully report :

That, in accordance with an act of Congress passed on the 30th of June, 1834, for the relief of Andrew Armstrong, former navy agent at Lima, in Peru, his accounts have undergone an adjudication before the accounting officers, and that all the suspended items stated in a "reconcilement of the account of Andrew Armstrong," by the Fourth Auditor, August 11th, 1832, have been allowed except the following: Clerk hire.....

Expenses for board at Lima.

Detention while settling accounts.

Commissions on stores delivered to P. White.

Disbursements on tobacco....

Amounting in all to the sum of.

$268 75 1,609 87 28 50

183 24

25.00

2,115 36

It appears, by an investigation of the report of the committee, and the law above alluded to, passed for the relief of the petitioner 30th of June, 1834, that four of the items in the above list, viz: clerk hire, detention while settling accounts, commissions on stores delivered to P. White, and disbursement on tobacco, amounting in the aggregate to five hundred and five dollars and forty-nine cents, were intended to be allowed the petitioner, and your committee are of opinion should now be allowed

him.

With regard to the only remaining item, $1,609 87, expenses for board at Lima, your committee consider should not be allowed, inasmuch as the petitioner has already been compensated at the rate of $2,500 per annum to the date, January 20th, 1832, which he alleged that he had been detained at Lima, in consequence of the protesting of his bills. It is not the practice to allow navy agents a compensation for their services and to pay their board also. The committee have not been able to find a single instance in which it has been done.

In accordance with these views, the committee herewith report a bill for his relief.

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