Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-27
SPECIE PAYMENTS.

>-h ~ OF EN>AE Tn NIX 4 81
The House then took up the report Of
the committee of the y hole on the bi!
providing for the more efectna! COLLECTION
|of the public revenues in the lawful mo
|ney OF the country.
Mr.. Calhoun withdrew the amend
|ments which he proposed to the bill TO
the issue of treasury notes.
MIR. Bradbury then offered the follow.
ing proyiso, t. come in at the emil Of the
first section: which was adopted By a
layge majority:
s. Provided nevertheless. That nothing
in this act contained shall BE- constituted
as ain indemnity or justification to any
officer or agent OF the government, f0l
any negligence or misconduct in TIE
past or future collections and receipts Of
public moneys"
A motion was then made by Mr.. Ward
of Mass. further to amend the same, by
inserting the following Sc ton:
" And be it further enacted, That in
all cases in which the revenue of the U.
States, in any section thereof, shall be
received in the bills of the banks Of any
state, which bills at the time of receiving
them are OF less value than their NOAH
nal sum ia treasury notes, it shall be the
duty of the officer who receives said bills
to require the person who pays the same,
to make discount thereon equal to such
difference in value and it shall be the
duty of such officer, to render his ac-
count under oath, as to the amount Of
such discount"
This section, after much discussion
was rejected by yeas and nays-yeas lo'
nays 100. .
Mr.. Mason then moved the following !:
s See. And he it further enacted,
That to establish uniformity in the pay.
ment of duties and taxes within the Y.
States, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall forthwith cause 10 be published, in
one or more ns wspape, in each state and
territory,a list OF all the banks within
the United States, the notes OF y Inch are
there after to be received IN ,heir re-
speetlye di7triCts, IN pay ent OF duties,
taxes, aud . her debts due IL the I. >
And any debtor of the u. STATES may,I
uatlt the said thirty-iirst day Of Decen..l
ber next, at has election pay the amou Il
Of any duties, taxes or other debts, duel
and payable 20 the u. States. in Treasury
Notes, or in the notes of any of the said
banks. until notice shall be given from
the Treasury Department., that such
notes are not received in discharge of any
debts due to the United Sta,es, within
the districts, where such banks are rel
spectively situated |: Provided, neyer-|
theless, That no collector or other Of
fcsr OF receiver of monies due 10 the Z.
states shall receive III payment of any
duty, tax, bond, obligation or ether de-
mand, which, according to The terms
or the provision Of law, shall not
Joe due and payable before the said thirty
FIRST day Of December next, the notes Of
|auy banks9S banks, which at the time OF
|such pay ments. shall not be payable and
|naid On demand, in current gold and
fsilyer coin.
This was also discussed and rejected
!by yeas and nays-s2 to So.
MIR. Hardin then moved the indefinite
iaestponement of the bill, which, after 6
good deal of debate, was lost by the fol,
lowing vote
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