The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-05

l1aioyed in tie sevviee Of the United States
lao broad, enfrusfed NTH Public money. against
sphom o0iunces ahhear on the books Of che
Treasury Detortmeaf.'
NJ. Pitkin was in favor Of the proposed
amendment. He said gentlemen would re-
collect the accounts Of Tobias Lear, which
were laid before the House sone time ago.
which were the most extraordinary accounts
he had ever seen, and OF which he did not
believe the public had any idea before they
were published. large sum was now
| charged in the comptroller's report, to the
debit of Mr.. Lear. Mr.. P. said he wished
to know whether these accounts to large
amount had passed the treasury; because
IT they had, the subject certainly required
the interposition of the House. 1t was true
that the accounts Of agents abroad could not
be settled SO exped,tiousiy as those at home,
but it was proper that the House should
know how and when they were settled -
The amount of money expended BY the u
Ssates along the coast OF Barbary had been
immense; and it the accounts of Mr.. Bar
low we're not yet settled, It was extraUrdi
nary indeed But Mr.. p. said, he wished to
see full statement of all these balances,
and therefore had moved The resolution. -.
MIR. Ehfes said that he too wished to see
all these accounts, and also another item,
viz. the account of the expences attending
the first treaty with Algier>. If the infor-
nation he had in relation to it was correct.
II would be found that there had been under
that treaty some expenditures of a more ex-
| traordinary kind than any in modern times.
He therefore moved t. add to the a,nend-
ment of Mr.. Sheffey the following words
and also the expences of the treaty with
Algiers"
Mr. Quincy was opposed to the motions
| fnr amend nent and that on general prin-
| ciple. He had no objection to call tor the
| Information they embraced but if it was
the wish of the House 20 prevent specific in
quiry into the conduct of particular ind-
| vidual, they could not do bet err han to load
the enquiry with crowd of other matters
not at all relating to it. He had no object
on to vote tor this information, if proposed
separately; but he was averse to connect.
ing with this particular resolution any ge-
neral enc airy embracing a variety of OBJ
| jects.
Mr.. Enhes said. that he was misunder-
stood If It was supposed he intended by his
motion to screen any person from enquiry.
Mr.. Quincy said he had not at ribute d such
an intention to himI Il any enquiry was
made, what oughtit 60 be. Were loci Bar
low or Charles PInkrey the only persons
gainst whom balances were reportedl
| No; there was a volume Of such Cases. A
gentleman came forward and instead of ia :.
king the whole had selected two individu.
ais for enquiry. Mr. E. did no, consider
his proper course of proceeding for Ger.
tainly an enquiry on the subject ought to
embrace all the cases. There was another
objection TO this enquiry /; because every
one kne" that these sums were not due BY
the persons to whom they were debited.-
| IL was not six months since a balance much
| larger than the amount in this case was
exhibited against Timothy Pickering; which,
however had since been adjusted. Nodoubt
these monies has been all accounted for but
no final settlement had yet taken place
Mr.. e. thought the amendment of his col
| league perfectly right, because it propo
sed to pass in review the whole of the ca
ses.
Mr.. Picknian moved that the subject
should lie on the table, because it appeared
to him to be leading to a discussion which
| would occupy the day.
| Mr.. Pfckman's motion was agreed to-
BANKS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
On motion of Mr. Lewis,
The House resumed the consideration of
the report of the committee of the whole on
bills for Incorporating several hanke within
the District of Columbia.
MIR. RandoLfh moved to re-commit the
bills to a select committee on the ground Of
defect in the details.
| Messrs Randolph, Smile. Bacon, Cheves,
Stanley, supported the recommitt.ient, and
Messrs Lewis, Love, Key. Van Horn, Shelf.
fey. Gholson, Wright opposed it.
The debate occupied the whole day, and
shall be given at future day.
MIR. Shefey called for division Of the
question on the motion, so as to take the
question separately on the re commitment
of the bill for the extension of the charter
OF the Bank of Alexandria.
| On this question there were
For recommitment 43
| Against it SO
| The question was next taken separately
on recommitting the rest of the Bills, and
carried by majorities of five, ten and ff-
teen.
Before the question was taken on the Alex.
andria Bank bill, it being rather late hour
(past four)--
On motion Of Mr. Smile, the House adj
journed.
TUESDAY, IAN. 29.
Messrs. Randolph, Smile. Stanley, FUR.
ner and Cheves are appointed by the Speak
er on the Committee TO whom the bills IN
cooperating the several banks in the distric,
have been re-commit,ed
Mr.. Yam Horn presented the petition OIL
/ Henry Gassaway, praying remuneration for
military services which, after debate
| was referred t. the Committee of Claims