Loan Office certificates$90,811 36
Indents for interest on the public debt64,590 98
Final settlement certificates23,873 24
Commissioners' certificates4,304 83
Army commissioners' do.46,468 97
Credits given in lieu of army commissioners' certificates cancelled28,674 30
Credits for pay of the army, for which no certificates were ever issued17,132 11
Invalid pensions16,635 46
Amounting together to292,491 25

That so far as relates to the said balances, which result altogether from accounts actually settled at the Treasury, the statute of limitation can be repealed without subjecting the Government to imposition; but that considering the length of time which has elapsed since the claims have been barred, and the little value on that account affixed to them, the repeal of the statute, unless properly guarded in that respect, may not generally benefit the rightful claimants.

And that with the exception of those balances, it is not believed that it would be safe to repeal the statute of limitation in relation to any other general description of claims; although there may be special cases in which, notwithstanding the lapse of time, the proper proofs and checks may still exist, so as to prevent any imposition on the public.

All which is respectfully submitted.

ALBERT GALLATIN.

Tuesday, May 1.

Barred Claims.

Mr. Hillhouse, from the same committee, further reported as follows:

Resolved, That the Secretary for the Department of the Treasury report to the Senate, at their next meeting, the necessary provisions for guarding the Treasury of the United States from fraud and imposition on the removal of the statute of limitations, in relation to the following claims mentioned in his report of the 28th of April, 1810, viz: