The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-09

OiiuE ~ viz OsA ~ Rey IVA h~e
ses lost In tho Seminole Canpaign--
Mess1s. Jones, of Tenn. Cannon, liz
liam Smith, Hooks and Warfeld.
On the Presidents Message respect
ing tho claim OF Beaumarchais- Messrs
Stevenson, Cambreleng, +. Johnson,
Dwight and Baldwin.
Mr. Smith OF Md. from the committee
of Ways and Means, 70 whom WAS re-
ferred bill from the Senate for the
relief OF Andrew Mitchell, reported the
same without amendment. and II was
committed to q commute Of the whole.
MIR. Kirkland submitted for consider
alton the following resolution:
ResoIUed, That the committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into
tho expediency Of providing by law for
the punishment OF such officers of the
United States as are entrusted with
public moneys by virtue OF their Office,
who shall apply the same to any pur-
pose or purposes incon. ps tible with the
duties OF their Office, whereby the Uni
ted States shall sustain loss
lMr K. made some remarks iu offer.
ing this resolve, which, for want OF
room are neeessarially deferred to QUE
next.1
Mr.. Basset was in favor of the reso.
luton, but wishei to extend it TO those
who had the public property in keeping
and he proposed modification to that
effect, by inserting.in the body Of the
resolve the words .'or with the safe
keeping Of public properly" which
modification MAS assented to by the
mover.
Dir. Walworth moved to insert the
words cor agent" after the word ''of-
ficer," which was assented to by the
mover.
Slr Smith moved further to amend
the resolution by inserting after the
word sshaH," the words. trith ;ntsn-
ton to embeGzls The same" The mo-
ton was opposed by MI. Cook and Mr..
Hardin, and supported by the mover
and lost.
Mr. Condict moved to strike out
the words "by which the U. S. shall
sustain loss" Mr.. e, was disposed to
repress all speculation by the holders
of the public money. The public mo.
neys should be kept separate and sac.
red for the public service, and he would
not suffer the public agents to use them
for any other purpose, however we'll
able they might be to replace them
when called for.
MIR kirkland was not inclined to
carry his prohibition SO far. Ii the Of
fcers and agents of the government can
and do respond. accordingto law. that
he thought, was all that need be requi
red Of them.
Mr. Condict replied. Mr.. F John.
son also made few remarks in favor If
the proposed mendment
Mr. Mitchell, of S. c. also expressed
himself in favor Of the amendment -
Looking over the document which had
been referred to. (the list of unsettled
bal.ncesj he thought it's contents were
a disgrace to the governments libel
on the country Until he saw that
document, he did not think that the
country was capable Of producing stsh
one.
Finally, Mr. Kirkland, asse nted 70 the
modification proposed by Mr.. Con.
dict.
Mr. Cook proposed to add to the res
olution the following sentence. "And.
also into the expediency Of requiring ALI
such officers to be dismissed from of
fee upon failure faithfully to account
for the money or property. so confded
to them" This proposition was agreed
to by the house, and the resolution az
was thereupon adopted.
MIR. Wood submitted the following
resolution
Resolved. That the standing commit.
tee on Indian affairs be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of estsb-
fishing q new Department; to DO de-
The Department of Indian
Affairs, to embrace = experimenting
of the Department resident at tho seat
of government, the establishment Of In
dian Agencies, and the regulation Of
Indian Trade.
Mr.. Wood supported the resolutions
by presenting variety of coDsidera-
tions to shew it's expsdiency; but, the
question being taken thereon, il was
negatived.
On motion of Mr.. Condict, it was
Kesolusd, Thai the committee on the.
Judiciary DO instructed to inquire
any, and what, further mea.