Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-15

not wish to be empowered to employ more
searnen than the number at present authorized
by law, viz. 1875, of which e25 were autho-
rized by the act of congress of 2lst OF April,
1906, and 500 by the act of Sd OF March,
1897. 8
I have the honor to be,
Respectfully, sir,
Your obedient servant,
{Signed)
Honorable Mr., Dawson,
Congress.
On motion OF Mr.. Cook, the house went
bill for Distinguishing the debts due from the
Z. S. Mir. Cuts in the chair.
The first section Of this bill provides, That
all persons, or the legal representatives OF
persons, to whom loan Office or final settle
'ment certificates, or indeDts of interest, have
been issued, and all persons in whose favor
settlements have been made at the treasury,
or who stand credited Oh the books oft the treas
sury, which said certificates, credits and set
dement's, were issued or made for services or
supplies, done OF furnished prior to the fourth
day OF March, in the year one thousand seven
hundred and eighty-nine, and have not since
been funded or paid; and all persons who serv-
ed iD the armies of the y. S. during the late
revolutionary war with Great fritaln, and to
whom arrearages Of pay, clearly appearing On
the muster and pay rolls, or other authentic
documents now existing in the war office, Or
In any other department Of government, may
be due, shah be allowed to present their re-
spectIye claims at the treasury, and shall re-
ceiye the amount thereof, without amy inter-
est, upon proving by the oath or affirmation
OF at least one disinterested witness, to the
satisfaction Of the acc ounting officers Of the
treasury, that he or she SO claiming, is the
person. or legal representative OF the person
to whom the same was originally due.
The second section provides, That claim
ants for services of any kind rendered, and
for supplies Of any kind furnished to the u.
S. prior to the fourth day March, 1899, which
have heretofore been barred, by any resolu-
tons or any laws of congress, shall be alloved
to present tbeir7respective claims TO the ac-
counting officers of the treasury, Ylo are
thereby authorized to l;quidate and settle the
same without interest thereon, provided suea
claims are duly supported by sutacient vouch-
ers, &c. the claimant making oath, that the
said claim, nor any part thereof, has not been
before paid to any person Grin any manner
whatever.
The other Eve sections contain details.
The first section of the bill being read,
MIR. Gc9ds5orough conceiving that persons
who had loaned money to the government, as
well as those who had furnished supplies,
should be indemnihed moved to insert, after
the word " furnished" the words cor money
loaned"
Mr. Taylor, to try the principle of the bill
made motion to strike out the first section,
which he presumed would supersede the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Maryland.
On this motion discussion took place
which occupied the remainder of the sitting,
in which Messrs. Minor, Cook, holland,
Rowan and Love, opposed the motion to
strike out and supported the bill, and Mcssrs~
Taylor, Rhea Ten.) Aston, Sloan and Ma
con, supported the motion and opposed the
bill. When,
On motion. of Mr.. Uphan, the com mittee
rose, reported progress, and asked leave 70 SIT
again.
An engrossed bill supplementary to an act
for prohibiting the importation OF CERTAIN
goods, wares and merchandise, was read the
third time and passed.