Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-04-30
IN SENATE.
nv OLAN ~ Z Il.
SATURDAY April II

to organic. the establishment Of the Attorney
and erect il into an Executive Department; when
MIR. Rowan submitted the following amenJm, Mt and
moved that il be printed:
That there shall be an Executive Department, which
shall be called the Law Department OF which the AT.
terney General Of the United State. for the lime bs
ing, shall be the chief officer who shalt reeeivo lk,
compensation as the Secretaries Of the other Depart
mems respectively.
See And be it further enaeied That all and sin.
guar the rights, powers. and duties, which are by
law vested in and required from the of the Ire
'ury OF the Uniei States, shall be- and they are here,
by transferred 10 the Attorney General.
Sec. 3. .dnd be it further enacted That the Score
tary OF the Treasury shall cause be prepared tran
scripts, ewing the actual state of such accounts
nd', notes or other demands, as may have been GER
uned 70 hm Tor suit or az may be i'm suit for the
Attorney General and shall transfer TO him. all the book.
papers and records beonng the office Of the agen, nj
mo fea-mryi and the Comptroller Of the Treasury and
all other oiieers, who have heretofore been required 10
cause accounts TO be stated and certified or TO make
ou or forward ss. returns, reports, statements to
Tue asent OF the Treasury, are hereby required 10
cause suh st' returns, reports and stacme nt to be
made and forwarded to the Attorney General: and /,
shall be the duty OF the several District ATTORNEYS and
arshals OF the United States and of the Clerk, Of IN,
Crcuit and District Courts Of the .ame in cases, in
which the United States is party or interested to he
governed by the instructions which may from time to
ne De gwen 10 ,hem or any OF them, by the Attorney
| General Of the United States.
Sec a. IND DC further endcfed, That il shall be
the duty OF the Attorney General, under such rule,
as may be prescribed by him, with the sanction of the
| III.
ed to the credit Of the Treasury of the United States \,
'uch banks as may be authorized receive the demo
sites oil the revenueby the Marshals, District At,or
neys Clerks OF Court aud all others who have here
'oore, or may hereafter collect or receive money of
the United iates, on any demand reported for suit nv
me Treasury Department to the Attorney General all
moneys by MIN or them collected received: and a,
the end Of each and every quarter the person mr. off
Ger collecting the same, shall be required IN, m,Ls
such deposie; and he shall take from the cashier of the
bank, trplicate receipts; Of which he shall
10 The Attorney General Of the United States and ano
ther he shall ranmi, to the Secretary of the Treasure
oil 'he United States, accompanied by report TO each
specifying the case, or persons in which, or from whom
he or they may have collected the same; and the time
oil such collection distinguishing betw debt inter
est and costs: Aud every officer as aforesaid, who
shall Tail 10 make such deposte and report in con
ormity to instructions which may be so given TO him
as aforesaid shall be reported by the Attorney Gener
10 the President, whose duty it shall be- to remove
such oheer unless the President shall be satisfied hat
there existed some good cause for such failure
Sec. g. And be. 1t further enacted. That aGer suit
shaii have been ordered any case whatever no Col
rctor oil District Clerk Of Circuit or District Cour,
United States District Attorney or any o,ber n.rson
except the Marshall shall be authorized to receive ,be
money claimed by or adjusted to the United States
men shall be made to the Marshal of the District in
when 'he SUIT is pending, has been tried or who
'ha'i levy the execution issued therein TO be ac.
counted Tor, as herein before directed
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted That report ex
hibng the true state and condition Of all the business
which has been committed to his shall
In he PRE-
sdent Of the Unied States. 10 be- by him. laid before
Congress, on or before the first Monday in January in
each year. "
SEC. z. .and be il further enacted. That tbs Auo.
ney General shall be allowed TO employ two clerks in
GLIDING the one now allowed by law with salary Of
-dolars each and one Clerk shall he transferred from
the Fiith auditors Office, to the Attorney General.
oice, and shall receive bis present salary; AMI alo IN
employ one Messenger with a salary Of dollars
and one Assistant Messenger, with a salary of - dol
lars.
The amendment wac then orde,ad 10 n. ,.;.,, !,
the bill laid on the table.
MIR. Benton offered anne ndment 10 bill No 100 of
the Senate, which directs that the vessels navigating
the bays and rivers OF the United States shall carry
light in the night the amendment requires the same re-.
gation to be observed by steamboats, Tho amendment
was ordered TO be printed.
The following resolution submitted Yesterday bv Mr.
Holmes, was considered and agreed to:
hes0foed, That the Postmaster General be directed
to report 10 the Senate whether John Fitzgerald who
was appointed Postmaster of Pensacola since the 4h Of
March, 1929, and lately removed, IL a defauer and TO
what amount. and whs,her his .uredes are solvent!
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
On motion Of Mr.. Haynes. the Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF the bill providing for an exchange
OF lands with the Indians and for their removal You'd
the Western waters
Mr. White continued his argument in favor of the
hiil and In opposition TO the amendment proposed nv
MIR. Freiinghuysen, and when he concluded, the
question was put on the first proviso, which lie TO-.
"Prorided, always, that until the ,aiI tribe, or ma
on',.ha choose to remove, by this act is conemnIs
ed they shall be protected in their present
and ~ The enJoyme mt Of all their rights Of territory and
government a. heretofore exercised and enjoyed from
all Interruptions and Entertainments"
YEAS Mc+srs. Barnard Barton. Bel, Burnet Cham.
hers, Chase, Clayton. Font. Frengh Holmes
knight, Marks, Naudain, Robbins, RmggIc, Seymour
Silsbee, Spraguc, Webster, Wley.-2O
NAfS-Messrs. Adams, Benton, Bib. Brown Die.
serson, Dudley. Ellie, Forsyth, Grundy H,yne, Hen.
bricks lredell, John'ton Kane, King Livine .on Me-
kiney, Mclean, Noble, Rowan, Sanford, Smith s. c.
TazewelI, Troup. Tyler, White, Woodbrry-27
Ihs Povlso being rejscied, the question was put on
the following proviso Of said nt which was re-
jected 80
"And prou9ed, also, That before any removal shall
take place OF any Of the said tribes or nations and he
fore any exchange or exchanges Of land be made az a.
oreaid that the rights OF any such tribes or naons in
the premises shall be stipulated for secured and guaran.
teed by treaty or tire ties, as heretofore made"
YEAS--Messrs. Barton, Bell, Burnett, Chambers
Chase. Clayton, Foot, Fl einghuysen, Holmes oiybt
Marks, Naudain. Robbins, RnggIes, Seymour Silsbee
SpraEne, Webster, Wley-I9
NAYS-Messrs Adams Barnard Benton Ribb
brown Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis. Forsyth. Grundy,
Hsyne, Hendricks, Iredel, Johnston Kane King Liz,
ingion, Mckinley, McLane Noble Rowan Sanford
Smith Of ) c., Tszewel, Troup, Tyler White, Wood.
burv.-2S,
Mr. Spragus moved The following amendment, at The
end Of the hill:
"ProDided, awayS, That until the said tribes or ma.
tions, 'ha choose 10 remove by this act IL confen
plated, they shall he protected IN their present posses
SONS and in the enjoyment of all their ris Of iero
ry and government, promised guarantee ed TO them
by treaties with Tie u. States according 10 the rue
intent and meaning Of said treaties"
The question being put, it was ri scted rs fol.