The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-03

the prineiple case. tina, oi the Bank Of Mis-
souri, The bank did not make nse.i esponsible
fos such notes % cash, end, therefore, he
Secretsry vss bound 10 receive ihsm from tho
Bank that, although the banks OF ToDbeebs
and Edvssdsville- vere lisble 20 accooni for
such depositss, 20 cssh, II The construciioa
which the committee gives 10 their contracts
be correct, yet that both the Secretary ana
the Bsuxs expressed different opinion es 10
the mssping Of those contracts and that he
Secretary, in receiving 81 900 rom ,he ones
and 10000 from the othei of hose banks so-
pears 70 have acted according 10 what be sup.
posed 10 be tho rights Of the parties, and wnh
proper regard to the Intsres,s OF the UnIrd
States, under the ciieunNsocss which then
existed.
Third, That no intensionsl tnissiaiemant
hss been made TO the House OF the amour OF
uncurreut bills tee.ived from the Bsnk., all
though sum oi e2so Of such bills was omit-
Ted through mis- sks.
Fourth, Ths. siihough ,bs Secretary may
have nisconstrued ibe sffec, Of some of mo |,
cou,, scts With the Bsnks to he ex epi before
mep,ioned, the committee End 20 grounds for
the charge thst be hss mtssepresen,edih them,
inssnucb,ss abe contrasts themselves wero
submi tied with bis report to the Houss. .
!. 'Fysh, Tha, the Secretary did not omit tn
cowmpniea,e 70 Congtess The reasons which
led him to di'cct the deposi,e Of pubic moe
oey, 70 the thee local bsnks Of Chillicoi he,
CioeInns,i and Louisville, where the Bsnk OK
Tho Ubitsd States had brsnches ; buI there is
no cxson Tor supposIne that any coneealnets
was intended, o, that tho omission was oesa.
stoned by design. III
Sirth, That in some instances. papers, caf-
led 70, oy the resolutions Of the House, hare
no, been communicated with other pspefn
sent in answer 10 such calls, hu, that these o.
tnisson, have hsPPsnsd either from see:dsct,
o. from . belief that the pspefs so omii, cd,
~ere imma,erial, o. not called fo' : and ,bas
there Is no evidence ths, any docomeut o, Io-
formation has besn Withheld from improper
motives.
Having already expressed the opinion that
th,s investigation ought not 10 DO terminated,
unil the person pressing tho cher ges shalt
have; been exsmiped, sud regre,ting ike cir-
cums,sncss which render such an exsmins-
uon imptsc,iesb:e, during the preseu, session
Of Congress, and thinking that Mr.. Edwards
rnay be expected ~ Washington within few
days, The cemmi,,ee feel II their duty 70 re-
commend 10 the House that they be requited
of iskiag his examination, II 40 opporluni,y
shall be ptesenied."
Alter ne question on printing tho vepcrs
MI, Livingston. ofEeEed, By direction of thu
committee, ths following: ~
I Ordered, that the Commi,see, 70 which
vas ,eier,ed The address Of Hinian Edwss8ss
be ,eQui ed 10 cit after the sdjou nmcnt Of tho
house, for such time a shall be nece.ssry, in
their Judgment. for furlher examination
that sny addiionsl report which msy be msdd
by them be 6led in the office OF the Clerk. Of
he House and hat any three members Of
he committee be . quorum for the ,fsnsac-
ION OF business"
This resolution uss laid On tho table,
syes 80. -
Among the bills and propositions po.,por.
ed to the mex, session, areih following:
The bill to reduce ipto one The several scts
establishing and regulating the Posi- Office
Department; Fl.
The report on the claim Of the heirs OF
Baron de Besumar chsi.
Tho bill further TO smend the judicial Sys.
tenn Of the United StGss; slt
The bill for the preservation and repair Of
Tho Cumberland Road; and the bill for tho
con.inus,,on Of thar road.
The bill to recognize and fx the Naval os.
isbhshmen, Of the United States.
The bill laying duties on sales at srt,ion;
The bill TO allow drawback on the expor-
,at,on of cordsge manufactured from foreign
hemp;
The bill to establish . territorial govern,
ment for the District of Columb,a
All the amendments proposed at the pres.
ent session OF Congress, 10 the Constitution %
the y. States.
The session Of Congress Terminated, st "a
I early hou' yesterday, most Of the members.
h,vine departed from the CRY before the ed.
journment took place; all that remained e
be done being mere matter Of form. All he
bills which passed he two Houses Of Congrsss
were approved by the PresiGent, and have be-
come laws.
There uss, 10 yeste'day's proceedings "a
the House, further allusion to the case oil Mr.
Edwards and his Memorial, and some feeling