Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-12-11
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 1889


nate report from the Treasurer of the United
States, communicating printed copies OF the an
nual statement of accounts required from ms ohce
which laid the table.
The President also laid before Inc senate
communication from the Secretary OF the Iroosu-
~, containing the Treasury Report for the year
1892; which was ordered to be printed
On motion OF Mr.. Smith, 5000 extra copies
Of il were ordered to he printed.
The President also communicated Report
from the Secretary of the Senate, containing u
statement OF the expenditures from the contingent
fund of the Senate; which was ordered to be
printed.
The President also laid before the Senate the
following Message received from the President
Of the United States:
WAsnISGToN, DECEMBER 6, 1882.
To The Senate Of the United States:
avail myself of this early opportunity to return
TO the Senate, in which it originated, the bill en-
titled San act providing for the final settlement of
the claims of States for interest on advances to
tho Unitcd States, made during the last war" with
the reasons which induced me to withhold my APP
probation, i'll consequence OF which, 1t has failed
TO hccCme n law.
This bill was presented to me for my signature
on the last day of your session. and when was
compelled to consider variety of other bills of
greater urgency to the public service. 1t obvious
ly embraced principle in the allowance ofintercst
different from that which had been sanctioned by
the practice of the accounting officers, by tho
previous legislation of Congress- in regard to adj
vances by the States, and without any apparent
grounds for the change
Previously TO giving my sanction to great
extension of the practice of allowing interest upon
accounts with the government and which, i'll its
consequences and from analogy, might not only
call for large payments from the Treasury, but dis
turb the treat mass of individual accounts lonp
since finally settled, deemed it my duty to make
a more thorough Investigation of The subject than
il was possibe for me TO do previously TO the close
of your last session. | adopted this course the
more readily, from the consideration that as the
bill contained no appropriations the States which
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not have received them without the fuller egisla-
ton Of Congress.
The principle which this bill authorizes, varies
not ONLY from the practice uniformly adopted by
many OF the accounting officers in the case of in
Ciyidual accounts and i'm those of the States final
" settled and closed previously 10 your last session
bat also from that pursued under the act of vonr last
session ,o- ''s adjustment aud seitlcmeut of the
claims If iar State o. ~ogth Carolina This last
act prescribed no artcuIur M de for tn, allowance
orin,erost which thcrc ore IN .orrn,ty with IN.
directions 81 Congress IN previous cases and with
the uniform practice of lie Auditor by whom the
account was settled was computed on the sums g
pended h. the State of South Carolina for the use
and benefit ofthc United States and which had
beer rc.uid to the State, and the payments made
by the United States were deducted from the prn
cipal sums exclusive of the INTEREST," thereby stop
pine future interest on so much of the PRINCIPAL as
had been reimbursed by the pavment.
deem it proper. moreover, to observe that
both under the act of the 9Th of August 1880
and that of the 18th of February. 1893 antboriz.
ing the settlement of the accounts between the
United States and the individual States arising
out of the war of th. Revolution, the interest on
these accounts was computed in conformity with
the practice already advcrted TO, and from which
the bull now returned is a departure
WIN these reasons and considerations return
the bill 10 the Senate ANDREW JACKSON.
December =, 1892.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, the Message was Or
dered to be laid on the table, and printed.
Mr.. Moore offered the following resolutions:
RcSotccd That the Committee the Public
Lands be instructed to inquire into the expedcncy
OF granting prccmpton right in the purchase of a
quarter section, including their improvements to
settlers on the public lands recently acquired by
treaty with the Creek, Choctaw, and ChickasaW
Indians.
his resolution lies on the table
MIR Benton offered the following resolution:
ResOioed, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
oHectedt TO communicate TO the Senate the monthly
states, from June TO November, lncluslvely.
ms resolve also lies on the table.
Tn motion OF Nr 1rundy, II was
oFGcfcd, mat wnen the senate ADJOURN, 1t
adjourn to meet on MONDAY
Mr.. IoinGcNter gave hotlcc' that nc should, on
Monday, ask leave to introduce bill relative TO
the establishment OF Land Oihces IN the Choctaw
agency In MISS sslPP
MIR. hanc gave notice that ne should on Mon
Gay, ask icaVe /" 'nIEouuce Dill 10 authorize the
territory OF florlda TO open Canal through
that territory.
The Senate then, on motion OF MI. hIng, went
mo Tue CONVERSATIONS VI e"ccu'''e ouSiilcSS-aiter
which
Ihe senate ADJOURNED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
On motion of Mr.. Tayer, of New York it was
Ordercd, That the Standing Committees of the
House be now appointed.
[Ihcy will not be ounced before the next
meeting of the Housed