Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-13
CONGRESS
MONDAY January 10.


SENATE \ mnsSagH from the Prosiden, of the
United States Exccu'iv" business was commnni
Gated nv his private secretary. Mr. Donaldson
The Chric thcn Ind before III" Senate commit
niCa'iOn from Governor Gilmer. with n resolution OF
the Lecslanr" Of G"orgin, nstructing Tho Senators
from thai Stat" an requesting their members the
" us" "f Rcpr' ntaves oppose all acts. in eth
9: House, m'koc appropriate No for n'ern, improve
m"u's o. the motion Of NJ Troup, the docu--
ment@ laid on the table
NJ Forsyth presented the following petition Of Jo
sanh Noursc Of his city:
10 lie S"nqi" AMI Hnuse Of Representatives of Tie
JnIicd States IN Congress Ssembied
TIN memorial and petition nf Jos"ph Nourse late
Register oithr Treasury Of n" United States. res
poet fully shOwr' h
g'n7t vo.r nenorialls;. ener having served in the
military and civil Departments of the country during
the war of'hc Revolution. md no period which in
re-y'nod Jr'wconi's termination md the formation
orh" Constitution Of The United States was upon
the organization Of the government, appointed the
SITUATION Of Register ~ III" Treasury.
Shortly yftcr ;hi' appointment, tho daily cXigcnces
OF tn" Department required 'hat'somc person should
no employed to the AGENT of tho government
in dsbursipg the fund Appropriated for it's conn--
gent expenses. The powers and functions of the
several officers of tn" Preasurv prescribed and
ascnrtnned bv law, and the duties which would de
vnvc uD0n such m gent did not appnrtain TO any
particular individual The government might have
Gated special office for these purposes, but con-
sidering the great amount of responsibility which
mus be incurred and comparing that with he amount
OF "On ne1Sa' ION WnlCn Cnui0 WIN prODreiV he
wardrd. this appeared mex pcdirnt. Your memorial
is' holding high and responsible situation in the
Department, Wns "nnrg"G with this addition al duty,
no loss than fifteen distinct and separate ngenciee
have been conGsd to his care. reference TO tho
various acts or Congress which relate IN the ofic,
o. t"gIS'cr OF he Treasury, will clearly show thu,
non" Of these Agencies had thc rcmotest connec-
ton wi'h that office In the Performance of these nd
difonnl duties your mCmornSt YVES also obliged IN
occrpy these hours which did not ordinarily belong 10
n rf IA Z
nEs, he was engaged IN the necessary discharno oc
tins important and responsible trust.
An examination Of Tho accounts OF vonr mamorioi
is' n hrs capacity oP Agent. will show the great
amount Of Labor and the extent OF the responsibiI
nv which were incurred: and from this examination IL
viii nn2"nr that in the absence Of specific appronro
ions Tor The objects which r9mo under his charge be
ms n HarouS times, been i'm advance Ia tho ,oyor,
mont 80 Nh" amount Of several thousand dolIo,s
Your m"moriosi could not entertain an npnrebep--
'"h iA'' Tor such services faithfully rendered and for
responsibility so extensive occasionally and mecca
snTly INVOLVING him IN lnsscs notwithstanding o HI,
c1-c. that 'h" gOv"rnm"r' would be disnosed fo with
hold a reasonable compensation. He was familiar
WUn N" daily practice o. the government IN NIL it's
D"nar,m"niS. and he know that such remuneration
Tor Snch Sorvrcs was constantly allowed i'm ambiguous
cases IN III" year 1901. he hrnuoht this matte, n
the motto" Of tho Secretary of the Treasury bu, II
wFs not GrGni'iv"v acted unon. A communication
recently received from NJ Crawford upon tho sub
irct SHOWS VA. IN the opinion ct that gentleman
mes" serviccs thus performed Nv vcur mcmrralist
"i"rna1 M part Of the dutv Of The Reris'nr " and
TINT he "nIways considered him as entitled 10 the
n"r'e1nG" ua~aiiv allowed for the disbursement oF
Inc rublic money The late Attorney General in
ms official character. has declared concurrent npin-
of lrw P'''P'''
On Inc 10 juuc 1922 vorr nomorissf ,yos die
missed from th" "Girn IF REGISTER Of tho Trcogurv
within ng brief p'r;oG a. was pra,'ir,hin no mo
pared and presented statement NJ his accounts viii
me H'''fnm"n'; n which he claimed percentage