Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-02-14
Eighteenth Congress.
IN SENATE. February 10.

ceived, and read.
Mr.. Vsn Buren,, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported unfavora,
bly, on the petition of Ebenezer Oliver,
and others, and the report was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Van Buren, presented the memo
rial Of several thousand persons, resi-
dents in New York, praying an alters-
ton in the Alien Lave. Referred to
the Committee on the judiciary.
Mr.. Ruggles, FROM the COMMITTEES on
Claims, reported bill for the relief OF
the legal representatives. Of Andrew
Mitchell, late of Pennsylvania, deceased;
which bill was read and passed tes
second reading.
Mr.. johnson, of Louisiana, gave no.
,ics that he should, to-morrw, ask leave
to intr oduce bill explanatory Of an
act of Congress, entitled An act for the
confirmation OF certain claims to land in
the Western District, i'm the state ofLou.
isiana, and the territory OF Missouri, :"
passed eth April, 1915.
Mr.. LLOYD, of Maryland, presented
the memorial of the Board Of Trustees
of Columbia College, in the District of
Columbia, praying loan from the Go.
veroment, for certain purposes. Re-
ferred to the Committee on the Dis
srict of Columbia.
Mr.. Barton, from the Committee on
Public Lands, TO whom was referred q
communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury, in regard to certain maps,
reported a bill to authorize the employ
msnt of additional assistants in the &C.
neral Land Office, for the purpose Of
preparing said maps. The bill was
read, and passed to second reading.
Mr.. Find!ay presented several the.
MORALS of citizens Of Philadelphia,
praying . revision of the Tariff. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Commerce
and Manufactures.
On motion Of Mr.. Barton, the Com.
mittee Oh Public Lands were dischsrg.
cd from the further consideration of the
petition of Calvin Smith praying the
confirmation of his claim to q tract of
land: the COMMITTEES having reported a
general bill applvirG tn his case.
The bill authorizing the Building Of
an additional number of sloops Of war,
for tho naval service Of the s. States:
was read the third time and passed.
The Senate, as in Committee of the
Whole, Dir. Ruggles in the Chair, pro.
ceeded to consider the bill better to 90.
cure the accountability of public off.
GERS and others; which was introduced
under leave obtained by Mr.. Holmes, of
Maine, aud reported by the Committee
on Finance.
The first section of the bill provides,
that no salary, compensation, or emolu-
ment, shall be paid to any person who
10, or shall be, indebted to the United
States. until such psrson has accounted
for, and paid into tho Treasury, all
sums for which he may be so indebted.
The second section makes it the du.
ty OF every accountable officer who, in
making payment to the United States,
10, by law, authorized to retain his fees,
or salary, out Of the money for which
he 10 accountable, and who 10 indebted
to the United States, to pay over, at
the time required by law for his pay
ments and accountability, all his fees
sad emoluments, until he shall have
discharged the sums for which he is in.
debted; and makes it the duty of the
Treasury Department. at a certain time
in each year, to give notice to such Of
fcers, Of the sums due from them; and
make it the duty Of Collectors, and o.
thar Off aers, to withhold the pay Of the
persons employed by them, until their
de6ts to- the Government are discharge
cd.
The third section provides that no
person shall be appointed to any Office,
which entities him, IN any way, to re,
csive, and make it his duty to accoun,
for, public moneys, who shall, at the
time of such appointment, be indebted
to the United States.
The fourth section makes it the du.
ty Of the President Of the United States
to communicate to Congress, in the
first week Of each session, the names
of persons, whose pay 10 withheld Up
der the provisions Of this act, with
the amount DUE, &c. with a proviso,
that in all cases where the pay Of any
poison IL withheld, it shall be the duty
Of the Accounting Officers of the Trea-
sury, if demanded by the person, to re.
port, forthwith, to the Agent Of the
Treasury Department. the balance ;
and it shall be the duty of such agent,
within sixty days thereafter, to order
Il to be commencedl against such de-
hnquent and his surstiss.
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