The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-06-25
Rehoyt efthe Committee Of 1npesngatio..

representatises) 10 whom was referred
the memorial or address of NiDian Ed.
wards, having, in obedience to the resoiu-
ton OF The house of Representatives, of
the goth of May, continued to hold its
sittings, after the adjournment, of the
house, until the 2lst of June, have
agreed on the following REPORT:
In recommending in their former re.
port, continuance of the exislancc and
powers OF the committee. it will be remem-
bered, that the reason given for that re,
commentator was, the obvious propriety
before a FINAL close oil the investigation,
OF having the personal presence and exa.
minatioh OF the author of the address
which had occasioned the appointment of
The committee. Such examination has
now been had. MIR. Edwards attended
the committee, in obedience 10 its sum.
mons, on the 9TH of June has been
examined as witness, by Its direction,
cross examined by a gentleman attending
in behalf Of the secretary of the treasury;
AND his testimony, together with that Of
the other Witnesses, is communicated
with this report !; as are, also, various
documents AID papers, which have been
referred to, and produced, in the course
he examination.
paper, I'D reply to the communities.
ton heretofore received by the commit
tee, from the secretary, and another, i'm.
the nature OF an argument on tho whole
case, have also been presented by Mr..
Edwards, and considered by the commit.
tee.
The evidence has r1n into much detail
and some paris Of it, probably, have not
very material application to the main
subject OF inquiry. IL seemed proper.
however, to the committee, to allow 10
those concerned liberal indulgence in
this respect.
Alter patient attention to all the evi,
dence, and to whatever has been urged.
IN the way Of reasoning on the case. the
committee see no cause TO change OF
modiivs in any material respect, the re.
suit to which they came on the former
lnvestigatons and which they have al
ready submitted &c the house. On the
contrary, they find, 10 this further and full.
Ter examination, corroboIa alton, general.
ly speaking, of the opinions which they
have heretofore expressed.
On some parts OF the inquiry, indeed.
evidence has now been produced to points
which were not, individually and rar,icu.
'ariy, taken into the consideration of the
committee on The former occasion. To
these. perhaps, some reference oupht
now 10 BE made. They may be consid
cred as new articles, or new specifica-
uons OF charge and although not very
definitely or formally made, yet, as evi.
dence has been taken, intended TO SUP.
port them, they become subjects of con.
sidera;ion.
One These respects the deposites of
pnoilc money, made or allowed by the
secretary, in the banks of this district, a,
the instance and on the solicitation of the
oanks themselves, and as an accommoda
ton 10 them, at time of considerable Pc
cuniarY pressure, in 1919.
intheir former report the committee
expressed their opinion in relation to de
posites OF this nature and referred to
public communication of the secretary in
which the facts were ayowed, and in
which practice, of a like character. was
'iatedto have been Of early existence and
ong continuance. The committee did
not<deem it necessary to call for proof of
4 hat which was admitted and as il was
OF opinion that the practice itself was ir-
regular and dangerous, it did moi think i,
material to inquire. particularly, whether,
III the only case in which loss was appre.
hended from this cause, the probability of
such loss was either greater or less Than
the secretary had supposed. This ap-
pretended loss is in the case of the Frank
lin bank OF Alexandra. In the letter of
the secretary to the president of the Sc
nate, OF the 25rh of February, 1928, he
says, in regard 10 this bank, that letter
OF the district attorney, Herewith conn
mun!ca'ed showed that there was no
danger of loss to the Un ted States.
The evidence nov offered and receiy.
ed, tends to show that there is a proba.
bility OF final Ioss from this bank but
IN other respects there is no new view of
The case presented
The debt due TO the government from
the bank of Vincennes, has also been
brought forward, and made the subject
OF inquiry and proof. Nothing distin.
gnsbed this case from those of other
" esterD banks in which the public mo-
ney had been deposited, and in regard TO
which loss had happened, or was expect.
ed, had attracted the attention of the
as important to be consider.
ed, al the time of their former report.
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