Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-05

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prohibited: the excise to take effect stimuli
taneously, with the prohibition.
Mr. Smith. OF Maryland, suggested the
propriety Of laying these resolutions on the
table.
And after some other inconsequential OBJ
.ervations, the resolutions were, on motion
of Mr.. Butler, of Lou. orde red 10 lie on the
! table.
Mr. Storrs, aflerrefering 10 The documents
to shew that an agent had been employed IN
one of the Comm sions under the British
Treaty, atho' the appropriation was with
! held by Congress at the last session, in or.
| der to abolish the agency, moved the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLVED, That the committee on the ex-
penditures in the department Of state, be
| instructed specially 10 enquire whether any
moneys have been disburseG through that
department, or authorised TO be discussed,
on account of any salary or compensation
to an agent or acting agent or any person
employed in that capacity on he part OF
the u States during the year 1920, under
! the 9th or 9TH articles of the late treaty of
peace with G. Britain: and, fany moneys
have been 81 paid, 10 enquire and report TO
! the house by authority oil what law, and out
of what appropriation, the same has been
! paid.
And, the question being taken'o on agree
| ing to the resolution, it was agreed to with
out opposition.
| Mr. Warfield submitted for consideration
the following resolution:
Rrsotppi. That 5000 copies Of the
letter from the Comptroller of the Urea
sury transmitting list Vt balances On
the books If the second and third Audi.
tors Of the Treasury which have re-
NAMED more than three years prior to
the seth Sept. 1890. list of the names
of persons who have failed to render
their accounts to the said auditors with.
in the year, and list of advances made
prior 70 the sd March, 1909, by the
War Department, which remained to
be accounted for on the books Of the
third auditor Of the Treasury on the
sOth September, 1920, be printed for
the use Of the members of this House.
Mr.. W. said, he considered the do
cument Described in this resolution as
among the most important which had
ever been submitted to the Considera-
ton Of this body. 1t exhibited the i'm
positions which had been practised on
the government by persons in its en-
ploy or holding Offices under it. We
hear. said he. many complaints of the
profuseness of the expenditure of the
public money, and our fiscal concerns
arc in deranged condition. He wish
cd the people 10 be fully informed OF
the manner in which thu funds of the
government had been dilapidated -
This was document which ought to
be spread at la.ge before the People
When we examine it, said Mr.. w. We
find under every letter of the alphabet
list of defanl'ers in every station and
of every rank, from that uf command
iHg general to that of the subaltern.-
The people ought ts know these fagi-
tious impositions. and how money was
in so many instances unaccounted for
to large amounts by pay masters, quar-.
ter masters, and contractors. We are
placed here as the guardians Of the
rights of thc people, and ought not to
hesitate from Inc Consideration OF the
HUE fxrehsc OIL pruning II, 10 multiply
copies u '"'' dOCumeh9 i"r their IN
spec"os. !
NJ: e"''h OF maryland remarked
ena' t snlS was a uocums"' OF great SIZE,
anu l.'i .. esureSi anu; sa'a MT. .. IL
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