Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-11
Twcnty-secOnd COngress.--Scss. 3
Thursday, December 6.
IN SENATE


Mr. Seymour Senator from Vermont, appeared to-day
and took his seat.
The President of the Senate laid before the Senate
port from the Treasurer of the United States communca
ting printed copies of the annual statement Of accounts re-
qulred from his Office; which laid OH the table
The President also laid before the Senate a conmunica-
ton from the Secretary of the Treasury containing the
Treasury Report for the year 1892 which ordered
be printed
On motion OF Mr.. Smith, 5000 extra copies of IL were
ordered to be printed.
The President also communicated Report from the
secretary OF the Senate containing statement of the
pendres from the contingent fund of the Senate which
ordered TO be printed.
The President also laid before the Senate The following
Message received from the President Of the United States:
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 6, 1882.
To the Senate Of The United States:
avail myself OF this early opportunity 10 return the
Senate, III which originated, The bill entitled. "An act
providing Tor the final settlement OF the claims of States
Tor interest advances the United States made during
the last war; with the which induced Inc to with.
hold appreciation in of which il has fail
cd to become a law.
This bill was presented TO me for my signature on the
last day of your session. and when was compelled 10
consider variety Of other bills OF greater urgency 10 the
pubic service obviously embraced principle in the
allowance OF interest different from that which had been
sanctioned by the practice Of the accounting officers by
the previous legislation OF Congress- ia regard advances
States and without any apparent grounds for the
change.
Previously giving my sanction to so great an extern
SION oil The practice OF allowing interest upon accounts
with the government and which, in its and
from analogy, might not only call for large from
c treasury, Dut usuTD the great mass OF individual
counts long since finally settled deem my duty to make
more thorough investigation of the subject than it was
possible Tor me do previously to the close of your last
session adopted this the readily, from the
consideration that as the bill contained appropriation,
the States which would have been entitled 10 claim lis
benefits could not have received them without the fuller
legislation Of Congress.
The principle which this bill authorizes varies not only
from the practice uniformly adopted by many Of the
counting officers in the Of individual accounts and in
those OF the States finally settled and closed previously
your last session. but also from that under the ACT
OF your last session. for the adjustment and settlement Of
the claims Of the State OF South Carolina This last act
prescribed no particular mode for the allowance Of inter.
est which, therefore, in conformity with the directions oil
Congress in previous cases. and with the uniform practice
OF The Auditor by whom the account settled, was
computed on the sums expended by the State of South
Carolina Tor the use and benefit Of the United States and
winch had been repaid TO the State, and the payments
made by the United States deducted from .he priDci-
pal sums exclusive of the Interest," thereby stopping ia.
ure interest Oh so much Of the principal had been re.
imbursed by the payment.
deem II proper, moreover, 10 observe that both under
the act OF the 9th OF August 1890, and that Of The 18th
February 1893 authorizing the settlement of the
between the United States and the individual States ars.
ing out Of the Of the Revolution the interest ON
these accounts computed in conformity with the prsc
ee already adyerted to, and from which the bill now re.
turned is departure.
With these reasons and considerations, return The bill
TO the Senate. ANDREW JACKSON
On motion Of Mr.. Smith, the Message was ordered 10
be laid on the table, and printed.
ME-. Moore offered the following resolution:
Res0rtd, That the Committee on the Public Lands he
instructed inquire into the expediency Of granting
enpiion tight 10 tie purchase Of quarter section neu
ing their improvements 10 settlers on The public lands s
Gently acquired by treaty with the Creek Choelaw, and
Chckasaw Indians.
This resolution lies on the table.
Mr.. Benton offered the following resolution
hsoped That the Secretary Of the Treasury be direct
The affairs Of the Bank Of the United States rom Jone 10
November, inelusveiy