Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-08
(NUNBER Is.
HoUSE OF RtpREsESr.a7YyEs.

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| MIR. Root from The committee ON exnenditures II,
The war department, reported bill supplement
'ary TO the several acts, organizing the office
OF the accountant If the war deparl ment yb ct,
was twice read and committed
Mr. Hrger from the Committee appointed to
examine generally into unse tied balances, report.
cd bill % est blsh tie office IF account n of
he depar ment of sta,e; which WAS t,yine read
and comm tied.
Mr. NELSON OF Va. from a select committee
repor ed bill establishing the patent office. pro-
vid'ns The means of further encouragement, to a,l-
,noFS ana inventors, and guarding more effectual-
~ against frauds and impositions b, patentees
Mr.. H'Ree, from the committee "A pointed &c,
enquire IN the accounts rendered and settled of
james Thomas, deputy quarter master general
| IN the army of the United States, and to examne
into he accounts connected herewith, made q
report emb acnS statement of facts and many
documents but expressing no opinion OH the SUBJ
JecL and recommending more mature exam ma
tIon INTO the matter II the next session which
re. OFT was ordered 10 lie, and be printed
various unimP rant amendments male by he
Senate to private bills from th,s house, were re-
spectlvely considered and agree I to. =
The bills from the Senate for the relief of tbe
representatives OF ignace G.. De;r>; for adius-
ting the Claims to land, &c fr authorizing the
sale OF lots owned by the United Sta es in Kew.
Orleans and fpr Sc ting the compensation OF
the commissioners, clerk and translator of the
We're severaliy twice read and referred.
The several lis yesterday ordered to tn nd
reading, we. read h rd time and passed.
SPECIE PAYMENTS
The House then took up The report Of the com.
mIttee OF the whole n the Ill providing for the
more enec!usi coiiecuun OF the public revenue
| III the iswt Il money of he count v
| -Hr. Calhoun withdrew the amend nen.s which
he proposed to the bill for The issue of treasury
notes
Mr.. bradbury then offered the following pre-
$50, TO come IN AT The end of he first sec. ON I.
which was adopted by the House by large ma
| j rity
| Provided neuerth. less, That nothing in this
| act contained shall he construed as an indemnity
or Justhcaton To any officer or agei of the go-
Vernment, tor any negligence or misconduct n
the past or future collections and ecepts Of pub
| lie moneys"
A motion was then made by Mr.. Ward Of .lf,s,
| lowing zion.
" ma 6e it further enacted, That in all cases
| IN winch the revenue ofthe United States in any
Sc ton thereof shall be received in the
lis OF the banks of any ate, VIII ch blle at the
| me Of RECEIVING them are Of less value than
| tneir nom nal sum in treasury notes, It shall be
the duty of the officer who rece yes sad Ills to
! require the person who pays the same, to make a
count thereon equal to such diff fec in Va.
lue and 1t shall be he duty of such officer TO
| az 10 he
of such discount"
Til section, after much d scussion was re.
Jecl ed by yes and nays-ye.s 10 nays 100.
M Mason then moved he follow ny :
=" sec Ind be it further enacted, That to esta-
81 sh un tormi1y in the payment of du, es ard
taxes WITHIN the United States, the Secretary af
the Treasury shall forthwith eau TO be publ H.
ed, IN one or moe newsp per each ale and
territory, list of all the barks within the United
States, The notes of winch thereafter 10 be re-
| ceved IN Their resnecrIve districts, IN PAYMENT of
duties, taxes. and o her debts due to The Tn red
States And any debtor of the Unucd States
NAV, until the "a ID thirty first day OF Decembe,.
next, at ms elect on pay the amount Of any du-
ties, taxes or other debts, due and payable 10
the Tn ted States, in Treasury Mites, OF m the
notes OF any OF the SAID banks, until tee shall
be gwen from lac Treasury Department, hat
such no es are not recr we'd in discharge of any
debts due 20 he Uh d Sta, re, wishIn the dis
rc's, where 9ucn bank are DsctiYaly situated:
PIOtI0ed neUe"theIess Tina, no collector or o her
ofncer or receive of MONIES due In the TN e1
| olA'es snail receive IN pa' ment # anv duty tax
bond, obi gd'ion or other demand, hlch accord
mg To the terms thereof, o. the prcvslons law
n Ill not be due and payEbl. before the "a ii thir
n-hrst day ct December mex, the notes Of any
ba x or banks, VIII ch al tie time Of such PAYMENT
sui not be payable and paid OH demand, an cur.
rent gold and silver com.
THIS was also discussed and rejected by yeas
and nays-32 To SO
Mr. Hardin then moved the indefinite post
Ponement of the b.ll which, after good deal Of
debate, was lost by the following vote:
For posponement IL
Ayains, it 81
Mr.. nal moved to recemmit he bill To q com.
mittee of the whole for fur her amendment and
acknowledged
Mr. Reynolds then moved to reconsider the
vote which adopted the proyso offered by M
Bradbury. This motion was rejected by a Iar.e
m joritv
Mr. Lngham moved to strike out the 91st oF
oecember mex the tine fixed by the bin afer
WHICH The payment of du,ie,, taxes, debts, Sc.
OWING 10 the U Sta'es will be d. nandec m su,c,e
bills made current BY law or in & easury NOES
Tins amendment was negstiyed w.,hout a di.
vision.
The ques ion was then AIKEN on engrosgnp the
bill tor third reading and was decided az FOL.
| lows; 80
| For expressing 81
Against il A6