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Mr. Cushing was understood 10 ex- o
plain that his proposition wac more qua e
lfed he had said that The place and |
manner in which the public deposites o
should be kept we're regulated by the !
law OF 1850, but he had not said that S
there was no provision in regard 20 the
punishment for embellishments. That
was another question.
Mr. Fillmore continued He feared
there was some misunde rslandng on the
part Of the House and OF the country in
reference to the existing laws on this
subject. Many supposed that the com
r,itIee Of Ways and Means had omitted
an imperative duty resting on them in
not providing something against the en-
beZz ement Of The public moneys First,
it was true that we had the law Of 1889,
to which the gentleman referred, which /
declared that il shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer 10 receive and keep the mo.
neys of the United States, and 10 Dis
curse Them on warrants drawn by the
Secretary orthe Treasury" &c. Mark
that, {said Mr. F. 10 receive and keep,
and only disburse them on warrants
: drawn by the Secretary Of The Treasury.
, What was there next as TO the medium
in which the public dues should be paidl
, We had the Joint resolution Of 1916,
which prescribed that they should be
= paid in gold and silver. 10 Treasury
. notes, or 10 bills Of specie paying banks
r Thus we now had, first, provision
n which designated the officers that should
e keep the public moneys; and, second
e provision that p oscribed the medium in
8 which The public dees shall be paid and
Mr.. F what more there was 10 this ia
II nous Exchequer, either as it came from
e The committee or as il came from the
, Treasury Department? First, did that
h propose any thing more than the ap
ID pointment Oi an officer, or Of several Of
Ie fcers 10 keep tho public money! Ger
p lanIy not inGead Of calling pNbic Of
Ie icers TO keep the public moneys. il ca
N led this board Of BXchequer. But one
IA Of THE board was the Secretary Of tht
al Treasury, another was the Treasurer
j. aud three others were commissioners ap
he pointed in the same mode. Therefore
n #, as The gentleman bad remarked, hi
or was one idea, and The various plans wer
I'M mod dl6ca'ioAs oil that idea. then gentle
n men would perceive that the system nov
or IN operation, which designated the Fret
Of sureF as the officer 10 keep The publ
,as money, was but part Of one idea, III
re- counterpart OF which might be found
w the plan recommended by the Execu
p- tive, which provided for five officers Il
he the same thing
by But it was said that there wasno Sc
he curity for The public money now, an
ST. therefore lhs, the Committee Of Wa,
'ry and Means had omitted to perform the
and duty. Let them look q little al the Ia
re and then at this Treasury plan TO gl'
I'M This additional security. Gentlem'
cen seemed 10 have forgotten, when tn,
ms talked about The repeal Of the oub.tre
'or sury by This House, that, although II
lbo House repealed that act, so far as ii q
Ken thoriged The appointment Of these
the ceivers general, aud the construction
,he buildings as places Of depoSite for
lcn public money, and so far as it requir
eel, all public dues to be paid in gold and
l'eo yer, YET the penal part of that act,
he'd landed IN SECURE the nubIir treasure I
the House never had had the fclly 10 repe
rico Whatever else this wing Congress mil
and have done, il they had found any hi
to u in the Legislation Of tacir DredeceSs
ano calculated 10 secure the public lreesu
IS IN that thing they had re!alncdi and
'ne lained not only, but had added 10 lis ?
ram aties. Aud he wished TO call the
'ao' leniion Of gentlemen TO the Subjt
lne which they seemed TO have lorgoIl
me that here was now most ample, ny, II
'nen penal provisions against individuals
0 as should frauduientIy use the pubic
nae ney. They we're contained in that
ems lion Of the sub treasury act, and ID
lne second section Of the act repeating
'oU'o act. Mr.. F referred to this sectio
as the sub treasury act, which stands
et OF repealed and also to the additional
mat vision in the second section Of the at
man mentioned act, which is in the follow
e'g"' words:
!" ",oo, 20, Sec 2. And be Il farther ena'
.os,ad That iF any officer charged with the
30 his keeping, transfer, or disbursement
now public money, or connected with
u, % ona Post Office Department, shall conve
his own use 10 any way whatever
shall use by way OF investment IN
'IIons kind Of fproperty or merchandise, or
le re loan 9Th or without interest, any
lenns' ton Of the public money entruse
it did HIM for safe keeping transfer, dlsbt
'r tho menl, or for any other purpose, e.
Now, such Get shall be deemed and Judge
on all be an embe2zlsment Of 90 much o
pro- said moneys 90 ahaII be thus taken,
oI the verled, invested. used or loaned, "
Ir1E l.. ka foI