The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
xxxIxrn coNeREss-FmsT SESSION
TUESDAY, APRiL 8. 1865.
SENATE

Wisconsin, asking an increase Of the duty on i'm
ports. Referred TO the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on Finance,
reported adversely on the bill 10 extend the time
for collecting the income tar.
Mr.. Chandler presented the memorial Of the TO.
bacco growers Of the State Of Michigan relative to
the tax on that staple. Referred to the Committee
on Finance.
The Chair announced the appointment Of Mr..
Poland TO all the vacancy In the Committee on
Public Buildings aud Grounds, occasioned by the
death Of Mr.. Foot
On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, the resolution Of in.
qutry as to whether any persons have boon ap-
pointed to office since December last In tho Post
once or Treasury Departments without taking the
test oath prescribed by act Of Congress, was taken
up.
Mr.. Hendricks desired to know Of the Senator
from Mass chusetts MR. Sumuer) whether he
had any information prompting the offering Of this
resolution, which was certainly one Of censqre.
Mr.. Sumner said that he had He had been
shown on Saturday by the Assistant Commissioner
oil lnternal Revenue some twenty forms Of oaths
taken by Assistant Assessors, all Of which were
moderations of the oath prescribed by Congress.
Mr.. Hendricks said the oath had not been ma
terially altered The Secretary Of the Treasury
had, no doubt, acted for the best, and he (Mr. H.
thought 1t unwise for these resolutions to go before
the country implying condemnation Of the officers
OF the Government.
Mr.. Sumner said law was on the statute book
requiring certain oath to be taken, and he could
uuh ioooBniAe OF even SO hlgh an on1cef
the Secretary Of the Treasury to exercise a dis.
pensipg power
The yeas and nays being then demanded, the
resolution passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Nessrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark,
Conness, Creswell, Foster Grimes, Harris, Hender.
son, Howard, Howe. Kirkwood, Nye, Pomeroy.
sherman, Stewart, Sumner Trumbull, Van Wrinkle,
Wade, Wiley, Williams, Wilson, and Yates-25.
Nays-Messrs. Buekalow, Cowau, Davis, Guthrie,
Hendricks, johnson, Lane Of Indiana, Nesmith,
| On motion Of Mr.. Sumner, the bill to authorize
tho President of the United States to transfer A
gunboat to the Republic of Liberia was taken up
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Wade, tho bill to incorporate
| the District Of Columbia Canal and beverage Com.
| pany was taken up, the question being on the
amendments reported yesterday, which were agreed
| to.
Mr.. Wiley offered an amendment, which was
sgteed to, striking out the proviso giving the com.
| late passage the canal.
Mr.. Wade offered amendment to add the name
of VIM. II. Noble, of Minnesota, to the list Of cor.
| porators.
Mr.. Grimes counselled delay before passing the
BILL The title the canal was not vested in the
| Government but in the city; and II was necessary
| that some compliance with acquiescenoe on the
part OF the city Of Washington should be had before
We legislate their property out of their hands He
moved to recOmmit the bill to the Committee on
1
| On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, the bill to prescribe
the mode Of settling tho accounts of the clerk Of
the Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia was
| taken up and passed.
Mr. Morgan presented the petition of the Ameri.
| can biographical and Statistical Society," praying
| for the publication by the Government OF the medi.
cal and surgical history Of the rebellion now pre-.
pairing under the direction of the Surgeon General
On motion OF Mr.. Morrill,
| heS0lvtd, That the Committee on the Judiciary
! INSTRUCTED N n ha -
restraining by law the act Of the I'd Of March, 1863
SO that the same shall not confer the right of re-
moval from any court of any State on indictments
Tor sales OF spirituous liquors, under the laws Of
| such states to the Supreme Court of the United
States before trial of the same in the State courts
On motion of Mr.. Guthrie, the following was
| taken up and passed:
A bill to facilitate the settlement Of the accounts
OF the Treasurer of the United States and to Sc
| cure oogtain moneys to the people of the United
states, n to the persons to whom they are DUE and
who aIe'entitlea to receive the same
BE us"aeied by the Senate and House of Rep.
| Is""fditreS o. The United States Of America IN
| Congress assembled, That all amounts of moneys
that are represented by certificates, drafts or
checks, issued by tho Treasurer of the United
States, or by any disbursing officer Of any depart.
ment oil the government Of the United States upon
the treasurer or any assistant treasurer or desig-
mated dePositary Of the United States or upon any
| national bank designated as a depositary of the
| United States, and which shall be represented on
the books Of either such offices rs standing to the
credit OF any discussing officer, and bearing date
PRIOR 10 July hrst' eighteen hundred and sixty
three and which were issued to facilitate the pay
ment OF warrants for any other purpose In liau.
daton of a debt due from the United States which
may remain outstanding on the first day Of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty six shall be deposited
by the Treasurer Of the United States to be GOV.
cred into the treasury by warrant and to be carried
TO the credit Of the parties in whose favor such
uucates, drafts or checks were respectively issued
or to the persons who entitled to receive pay
lnoreior and into an appropriation account to DO
denominated outstanding liabilities"
SEC. 2. And Be ii further enacted That the Ger.
thcate OF tho Register of the Treasury stating that
the amount Of any draft issued by the Treasurer Of
the United States, to facilitate the payment Of a
warrant directed to him for payment, and which
may have so remained outstanding and unpaid for
three years or more aforesaid, and which shall
nave been thus deposited covered into the treas
ury, shall be, and the same Is hereby authorized
10 be, whom attached to any such warrant, n suit.
cient voucher in satisfaction of any such warrant
or part OF any warrant the same as II the draft
correctly Endorsed and fully satisfied were attached
TO such warrant or part Of warrant And all such
moneys mentioned in this and the preceding sec.
lion shall remain as permanent appropriation for
1 the redemption and payment of all such outstand.
ing and unpaid certificates, drafts aud checks as
aforesaid.
SEC. .. Andbe il FURTHER enacted, That the payee,
or the bona fde holder of any such draft or check
'uo amOuht u NHlcn mas been so deposited and
covered into the Treasury shall on presenting the
same to the proper officer of the Treasury be enti
tied to have it paid by the settlement Of an &C.
count and the Issuing Of n warrant in his favor.
according to the practice in other cases of author
lied and liquidated claims against tho United
States.
SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That at the
termination of every fiscal year. after this act shall
begin to operate, the provisions thereof shall apply
TO all 81 uiar certificates, drafts and checks which
shall then have for three years or more remained
| outstanding unsatisGed, and unpaid, and to all
Disturbing officers accounts that shall have 30 re-
manned nnehrn yed, as in next section provided for
SEC. o. Anu be ii further enaeisd That tne
amounts, except such us provided for In the
hrst section Of this act, of the accounts Of every
kind of discussing officer of the Government Of the
! United States, which shall have remained un.
changed, or which shall not have been increased by
any new deposit thereto, nor decreased by drafts
drawn thereon, for the space of three years shall
In like manner be covered into the Treasury, to the
proper appropriation to which they may belong; and
the amounts thereof shall on the certificate of the
! Treasurer of the United States that such amount
has been deposited in the Treasury be credited BY
the proper accounting officer Of the Treasury on the
! books of the Treasury Department, to the officer
In whose name 1t had stood on the books of any
agency Of the Treasury IL 1t shall DO made to ap.
pear that he is entitled to such credit.
SEC Q. AHd-6s d FURTHER eHacted That for the