Evening star., 1922-06-21
Provision for Interest.

Provision for Interest.
"And in event any money may be or
at any time has been. by Congress or
otherwise. found due, either legally
or morally. from the one to the other.
on account of loans. advancements or
improvements made, upon which in
terest has not been paid by either to
the other, then such sums as have
been or may be found due from one
to the other shall be considered as
bearing interest at the rate of per
centum per annum from the time
when the principal should either.
legally or morally have been paid
until actually paid. And the COM
mittee shall also ascertain and re-
port what surplus. if any. the District
of Columbia has to its credit on the
hooks of the Treasury of the United
States which has been acquired by
taxation or from license. And the
said committee shall report it's find
iEgs relative to all the matters here
by referred to it to the Senate and
House. respectively. on or before the
first Monday In February, 1928.
The chairman or acting chairman OF
said committee hereby is empowered to
administer oaths or affirmatioES. The
committee also is empowered to compel
y
testify, and also to compel the produc
ton of such books and papers as it may
deem desirable. Any person who has
been duly notified to appear before the
committee either as witness or as wit
ness duces tecum. and fails SO to do,
shall be deemed guilty of contempt of
Congress. and therefor may be pun
ished to such extent as either the SEN
ate or the House may determine and
said committee shall determine whether
the proceedings for contempt shall lie
with the House or the Senate.
Employment OF Aids.
The committee may employ such ac-
countants and stenosraphers to assis. in
the work as may be necessary, but the
same qualifications for such accountants
shall be required as was required of ac-
countants by section of the act of
June 20. 1874. entitled AN act for the
government Of the District of Columbia
and for other purposes and TO one
SHALL be so employed as accountant who
is or has been heretofore an officer or
employe of the District of Columbia or
the United States. No employe of said
committee shall be paid more than s25
day while actually at work.
The Attorney General of the
United States is hereby authorized
and directed to assign a competent
attorney from his regular force of at
torneys to represent the United States
before said committee. and any mem
ber of Congress shall be permitted
to examine any witness and argue
any question before the committee.
For ths payment Of salaries of ac-
countaEls and stenographers, for
printing and binding and other neces-
sary expenses of the committee there
is appropriated, 40 per centum out of
the Treasury Of the United States and
60 per centum out of the revenues of
the District of Columbia, the sum of
$4,000. to be paid out upon vouchers
approved by the chairman or acting
chairman Of the committee"
Non-Resident Experts.
Section of the act of June 90. 1874.
provides that accountants engaged to
examine :he books of the territorial
government of the District, abolished
by that act in favor Of a commission
form of government, should be nom
residents of the District of Columbia.
Thus the provision in the surplus
inquiry authorization insures that ac-
countants and experts engaged by the
joint committee shall not be residents
of the District.