Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-15
From the National f"tsHigsncer.l
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ., 1892.
IN SENATE


survey of the coast of North Carolina, made
IN pursuance of resolution If Congress OF
the 10Th of JANUARY, 1919; which communi-
cation was read and, on motion of Mr. Nd
con, referred TO the Committee oa Naval AZ
fairs.
A message was received from the President
Of the United States, transmitting a report
from William Lambert, who was appointed 10
make astronomical observations for the pur-
pose of determining the longitude of the Ca
pitol from Greenwich, or some other known
meridian, asreeably to resolution Of Con
gress OF the Sd of March last ; and the mes
sage was read.
The resolution submitted by Mr. johnson.
oil Louisiana, yesterday, was taken up and a.
greed TO.
Mr.. Otis submitted the following resolution
for consideration
ReSolred, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause to be submitted
to the Senate return of the nett amount of
duties collected annually for the last five years,
upon the Importation of books-distinguish-
ing, so Tar us 1t can conveniently be done, the
amount accruinSupon books printed in foreign
languages.
The Senate then again went into the con-
sideraton OF private business and then
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MT. .fIred Cuthbert, a member OF this
House from the state of Georgia appeared
tins morning, was sworn, and took his seat.
MIR. Cdmbreteng submitted the following re-
solution
Resoiued, That the Committee on Com
merce be instructed TO inquire into the expe-
dlency of authorizing an intercourse with
Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope, and
their dependencies, according 10 the provisions
oi two British Orders in Council, bearing date
the i2tl July 1920, and in pursuance of the
Navigation Laws of the United States.
In offering the above resolution, Mr. C.. re-
marked, that, in the year 1920, two Orders in
Council were passed, declaring these ports
open To all nations. For reasons that TO him
were inexplicable, our own citizens were pre-
vented by our own laws from carrying our OWE
productions to those colonies He wished
that further information might be obtained
on this subject, and was satisfied that the
house would be convinced, on full investiga-
tIon, tstat there was no reasonable mpedi-
ment In the way of the object of the reso,u-
ton.
Mr.. Smith, of Md. proposed that the reso-
luton be laid on the table, to allow time TO
prepare an amendment, for the purpose of ma
King II more comprehensive fa Will ~
'''"r"r assented.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, the House agreed
to consider the resolution by him yesterday
submitted, calling for information from the
Secretary Of the Treasury, relative to the I'M
available funds of that department..
Mr.. RANKIN had no objection to the sub
stance of the resolution before the House,
but he thought the form oft might be varied
with advantage. Ifit was made to occupy So
much space as its terms would embrace, ii
would be so complex and voluminous, that ii
would never be examined with that attention
which lts Importance required. With these
impressions, he would propose to strike out
all that part of the resolution that follows
the word Resolved" and to insert in lieu
thereof, the following:
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Urea
sury he directed to inform the House what
amount of the public money, termed in his
report of the 18th of February, 1921, q" special
deposites in certain local banks" has since
that time been paid, and what measures have
been adopted, to secure the residue of such
dcposites what other sums, since that report
he has ascertained to be added to the public
funds not available, with the places where
| the same are situated, and the causes which
may have rendered them unavailable also
what notes of the local banks he may have
take in payment for public lands, at the sege.
raj land Offices Of the United States, and thu
| rules authorizations that may have goyernedhi
| in giving such Instructions whether the note
of any bank, not redeemingits notes by specie
have been, or now are, made receivable a
such Offices ; and what legislative provisions
ii any, are necessary to prevent an accumua-
| ton of unavailable funds arising from the pro
ceeds of the sales of public lands, aud 70
| transmitting the moneys received at the sGve
raj land offices, to the Treasury of the Unitot
States, or other safe places Of dcp0site.
Mr.. COOK opposed the amendment On
/ former day, the gentleman from Mississippi
Mr.. II. had submitted resolution embracing
the general object ofthe present inquiry, {
which he Mr.. C.) had proposed an addition
II was complained OF, that it was too complies
and, ON motion ola gentleman from Kentucky
i MIR. Hardin,) it was printed and ordered {
be laid on the table. From that situation
had not been called up either by the origin
mover, or by the gentleman from Kentuck,
He (Mr. c. was satisfied, however, that eve
the original proposition, as amended, did NJ
sufficiently embrace all the proper objects
inquiry. He entertained no doubt that th
Secretary of the Treasury could arrange III
subjects referred to in such manner as
be clearly understood by the House. It wa
well known, that nearly million Of dolIa
had been deposited in certain local banks ;hi
were properly described under the designate
Of unavailable funds. In these times Of siri
scrutiny, it was desirable to know why an
; wherefore these funds had become uHavai
2 able. 1t had been said, (how correctly !
{ could not pretend TO say,) that these deposit
: had been made after the credit Of the hlnl
: had become so far Impaired that individual
: would not deposite their own money in thef
It was supposed that the Secretary Of II
= Treasury knew the condition Of the banks
/. which the dcpOsites were made, and il was 4