Kenny v. United States

The statutes cited on behalf of the parties in this case are as follows:

Section 1766 of the Eevised Statutes:

“ No money shall be paid to any person for his compensation who is in arrears to the United States, until he has accounted for and paid into the Treasury all sums for which he may be liable. In all cases where the pay or salary of any person is withheld.in pursuance of this section, the accounting officers of the Treasury, if required to do so by the party, his agent or attorney shall report forwith to the-Solicitor of the Treasury the balance due; and the solicitor shall, within sixty…