Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-16

Rudd, formerly a clerk OF tho District Court
ofthe Southern District Of New York, refused
or neglected to pay over TO his successor in
office the amount of money deposited with
him as Clerk. OF said Court, the same being
the proceeds of six;y-eight head of cattle seiz-
ed by Hart Massey, as Collector of the District
otSacketts Haibor, and afterwards condemn
I'd under the law of the United States passed
the 4th day of Feb. 1915, prohibiting the
transportation of provisions, cattle, sc. to the
enemy during the late war between this coun-
Try and Great Britain; and that they farther
inquire what measures had been taken by the
treasury Department TO collect the money
from SAID Rudd, 10 report to this house whe-
thei, u SAID money cannot h. collected on ac-
count OF the Insolvency of said Rudd, the
U. States are not bound 10 pay tn the said
Collector his share of the forfeiture us regula.
Ted by the act aforesaid and also to indemni-
ty SAID Collector for his expenses in causing
the seizure and condemnation of said cattle,
and in defending himself against a prosecu.
ton in the State Court on account of such
seizure.
On this resolution there took place some
conversation between Messrs. Wiliams of
n. Z. Sergeant, Mccoy, CamL, eieng, Sterling
of n. Y. and others, on the merits of the case
somewhat, but more on the proper commit
tee TO give it in charge to. 1t was at length
agreed, without objection, to refer it to the
Judiciary committee. 1t appeared, in the
course of the Debate that the actual amount
of defalcaton of Mr.. Clerk Rudd, which made
so much noise year or two ago, is about
10000 dollars, part of which was money be-
longing to the United States, and part belong
ing TO individuals.
The SPEAKER presented Il communication
from the War Department, transmitting ii
statement shelving the appropriations for the
year lGsl the amount uncxpended for each
| specific object, and the balance remaining I'M
expended ON the Slst of December, 1921 !;
which, on motion of Mr.. SMITH of Md. was
referred TO the Committee of WAYS and Means,
and ordered to he printed.
BANKRUPT BILL.
The House then resolved itselfinto n com
mlttec of the whole on the the unfinished
business yesterday, 1.-THE bankrupt bill)-Mr
TAYLOR in the chair.
Mr.. MITCHELL supported the motion TO
strike out the first section of the bill, in Il.
speech of more than all hour. He was follow
cd by
Mr. PHILLIPs of Pa on tho same side, who
expressed his sentiments at considerable
length when
Mr.. ARCHER DIVA. rose and remarked, that
he wished to submit few observations ON the
~" c"', fSiNSiNiuO uihl tilS lbuT ol
ADJOURNMENT had passed, he moved that the
committee rise and report, which was agreed
to and, after the coEImittee had obtained leave
to sit asain, the House adjourned.
The following Select Committees, recent
y appointed, in the House of Representatives,
have not been before announced, viz:
On Pennsylvania .Hititiu Ftnes.-Messrs
Buchanan, Moore, of Pa. Nelson, OF Md Dur
fee, and Rich,
On abOhshing Imprisonment for DeJt-
Messrs. j. Speed Smith, Nelson Of Virginia,
and Cutlibert.
On observation-disclosures Floyd, Kent,
Hall, Whipple, and Bateman.
TO revise The RuieS.-Messrs Nelson, of
va. Baldwin, Taylor, Bassett Condict, and
Ricl..
On the Presidents Message relating to The
progress q the Commissioners under the TREATY
Of Ghent.-Messrs. Williamson, Pitcher, Crafts,
Ross, and Tatnal