Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-11

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ments, relative to the Indian nations and 70
trade, intercourse. aud treaties with t,Irm rc,
/ latve 10 the general post-otfce, relative 10 IN.
District or Columbia, and the public concerns
| thereof, and relative TO the patent office
| Sec. 2. Ind be Il further enacted 'rb,t thu,
| shall be IN the said Department an iniar;or oc
ficer, who shall be called the CHIEF clerl hs
shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Dc-
partment, shall be employed therein. ne rho Sr
| cretary may direct; and, whenever The ol;c
/ OF Secretary may be vacant the cbief clerl
shall, during the vacancy. have the CHARGE and
custody OF all records, books, and papers an.
| pertaining To the Department Up
| Sec. :. Ind be IL ftrihe, enac,ed That instead
OF Il chief clerk in the Department of stale
| there shall be an under Secretary Of tl,t ~
partment, who shall be appointed bv tine Sec.
| rotary of State, shall be employed ne tl,e scc
Rotary of State may direct, and whenever the
once OF Secretary of State NAV he vacant the
unucr, Secretary shall have the charge ard
CUSTODY ofail records, books and papers. ap-
be'uaiiinS 10 mat Department; and the under
Secretary shall receive the same compensation
as iSnow allowed to the chiefclerk.
pee. =. And te II further enacted. That the
MINT oft'le United States shall be under the su.
ofthc Treasury
Sec ,. ind he il further enacted. That the
survey oithe coasts of the L. States, shall he
lnane under the superintcndauce and direction
OF the Secretary OF the Navy
ABILI.
Concerning the Attorney General of the Unit.
ed States
DE" enacted, &c. That suitable apartment
IN some OF the public edifices M Washin~ton'
snall be assigned 20 the attornev-peperal OF tLe
united States thatuntil such an apartment
can S ., be provided the rent Of the placeoccuped
ny me Encouragement for his Office, shall be
paid by the United States: and tIat the no
ceSsary eXpence offuel and stationary. used in
me once OF the attorney general, shall DE paid
| by the u. States. '
Sac I,,d no - fail. -.
torney-general shall be authorized to emplov
! one clerk IN his oihce, whose actual con,pep
Ito" sadii not exceed dol
| Secs. lind be IL further enncted That the Su-
premc Court shall be authorised TO allow. as
part OF the contingent expenses OF holding
ma, court, the necessary expense of printed
S,a,elnehts, on the part of the United States, in
causes before that court in which the Unified
states are parties; which sums when allowed
| States. f"'' - '''e -
These bills were read and passed TO a
second reading.
-, ;. Tuesday, January T.
| the following motion:
| ReSoired That the committee on Finance no
instructed to inquire into the expediencv of
| requiring the attorneys employed in the cojIec
tio,, OF monies due to the u. States, to give bond
ana security for the faithful accountinn for ali
demands placed in their hands for collection
WIN leave to report bv bill or otherwise.
| MIR. Tat laid before the Senate the fol.
| lowing motion:
| feSotred, That the Secretary of the NAVY Law
nelore me senate any information in the pos
| session of the Navy Department. resnecfinp
| any surveys and examinations which m;Yv bave
Deen had in the Chesapeake BAY, ia reference
| TO the selection of a scite for naval de-
| pot.
| Mr.. Gotdsborough laid before the Senate
the following motion:
ReSoired, That the President oftboJT St,tos
| ne requested TO cause to be laid before Com
| Sress the amount of money paid nv the govern
mnet OF the United States for the services of
10 an uulils me tate war; stating the amount
70 each respective state, and distinguishing as
i'r as possible what has been paid for the mill
TIA called INTO service by authority of the Fx
ecutive OF the United States, and that paid for
,.ha, e..S MADE by authority OF state and in
~hat cases states have been reimbursed which
nave made advances for their militia. specify
| ing the state III each case as before
| These resolutions lie OH the table one
| day of course.
| Mr.. Tat, from the naval committee.
reported bill respecting the heirs and
ie9atees OF Thomas Turner, deceased.
:. Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on
iih a!,, reported the following bill:
| Biii requiring the Directors ofth Bank of
the United States to establish an Office nj.
| umba. " wi
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
s S o. me United Staes Of America in
| congress assembled, That the President and
| directors OF the Bank of the u S. be and
| they are hereby required to establish CONNIE
tent Office OF Discount and Deposit in the Dis
trlct otColumbia, pursuant to the provisions of
the act to incorporate the Bank of the q. S.
passed the 10th day of April, 1916.
Accompanying this bill, Mr.. Campbell
handed III the following document:
Letter from tie Secretary ofthe Treasury 10 IN,
committee
TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT
December rs, 1916
SIR-lnreply to your letter of the 25th inst
requesting me to furnish information as IN tha
expediency of requiring the Directors of tbc
5ank OF the United States to establish. in the
City or Washington, IA competent Office of dis
count ana deposit, with my opinion of the fdci
iities which would result from that measure in
inc management OF the national finances. and
the advantages which might be expected TO ac-
crue from 1t to the public interest have the
honor 70 state, that, III the present dsordered
state OF the currency, the estabIishIns MT of a
Drdhch Dauk III the city cOuldnot fail to be high
~ useful ln the management of the national r.
nlnces During the existence OF the. former
Ddnk OF the United States when the evils of n
iluctuatiug deprecated currency did not o.
ISL, II was deemed eXpedient that branch bank
should De established in this city for the conve-
Htbce OF the treasury Notwithstanding there
were several incorporated banks within the dis
ifict. from the best information which have
been able to collect, there is good reason To he
neVe, tliat the effects offs Branch Bank i'm The
District OF Columbia, will be highly beneficial tn
the public, and advantageous TO the Bank of fire
United States. As an evidence i'm favor of this
opinion, II rs proper to state that the banks n &
alexandria AMI Washington, both chartered
anu unchaTtcred, have applied to the Treasury
Department To Use its Influence with the Rank NJ
Iultg0 IN b.tp H,., f.