Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-12-19

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,o. and # the House be equally divided.
the question shall be lost. ~ he reso
luton was postponed to Monday n'xt.
The House then proceeded 10 the
election of Chaplain, when The Rev.
Mr.. Stockton was chosen.
The Speaker announced that on
Wednesday mex, he several States
would be called IN their order Tor their
Pr@s' ntation o! petitions. i
Two messages, Of local nalure,were
received from the President
After which, on motion Of Mr.. Stew.
art. the House Adj
In SENATE Tuesday, Dec. l0.-Mr.
Clay, Oh leave given, Introduced u bah
to appropriate lor IA limit, time the pfo-
ceeds OF the sale Of the public lands. II
! he bill contained no material aliera-
ion from that Of last Session, and on his ,
motion, was read the first time by lis II
tie. Il
Mr.. Clay moved TO take up for consi-
deration the resolution Submitted by Mr..
Benton, in relation to the amount of mo-
nies deposited IN the Bank OF the United
States; which was agree d to,-when 1
|. MIR Clay offered the following amend
ment, as an additional resolution; which
was read and agreed to-: i
ind r. solred, also, That the Secrcta-
ry o! the Treasury be directed to report
to the Senate, the names Of all Banks,
and where they are respectively situated,
which have been selected by him, IN
place of the Bank Of the United States,
as repositories Of the public money; the "
amount of the capital Of the said Banks
respectively y,--distinguishiag between
what has actually been paid in by the
Stockholders, and what has not been
paid; the amount Of public money in each
OF the said Banks, on the first Of Octo-
ber, the first of November, and tie first
Of December, 1888, distinguishing be-
tween the sums Standing to the indIvid-
ual credit Of the United States, and those
standing to the credit Of any public of
fcer, or other agent OF the Gov, rnmc nj !,
the amount Of debts due from each n the
said Banks on each Of the days al"re-
said; the amount of notes in circulation;
and ihc amount OF specie in their vaults,
respectively; the names of the stocl.hol-
ders in each of the said Banks on the
first day Of September and the first day
foreigners and citizens Of the u. States;
the mode in which transfers Of the pub
lie money were made from the Bank Of
the United States 10 The said Banks, re-
spectively, whether by warrants or 9TH
erwise; If by warrants, whether they
were issued in pursuance Of appropria-
tions previously made by law; and whe-
ther any such transfers were reqneste d
by the said Banks, or either Of them, or
made by the Treasury to sustain the
credit Of the said Bank, or any Of them;
= and copy Of all the correspondence
between the Department of the Treasu.
ry and the said Banks, or either ofthem
:. relating TO the said transfers, or any o4
them; at what periods the several char
ters Of the Bank so designated as depo-
siiories Of the public money expire; co-
pies Of the said charters; and whether
the Secretary Of the Treasury has been
able to obtain, at all the ports OF the u.
= States at which Banks are established,
the consent Of the Banks to receive in
: deposte, the pssblic money upon such
conditions as he approved, and if not a,
what ports has he been unable to obtain
such consent.
= MIR. Forsyth on leave given, prese mt
cd a bill to provide for the iulflment oi
the compact Of 1902, between the Uni
ted States and Georgia.
MIR. Clay moved that the Report of
the Secretary in relation to the removal
> OF The public dcposites be taken up and
considered.
Bank of the United States provided Tor
= the dsposlie Of the public moneys in that
Bank and its branches 1t also vests in
the Secretary Of the Treasury the power
Of removing them to other places of de-
poslte when he may think proper; but II
also requires him to give his reasons for
SO dong, 10 The next Congress. The
. removal of the depos!tes had taken place,
and the Secretary had :old us il was by
. his order, and he submitted his reasons
for doing so. When the charter of the
Bank authorized removal of the pub
lie moneys from its vaults, it intended
and expected, that when the act was
dops, some sufficient reasons should he
given for 1t, and that Congress should
look at them and examine INTO their sui-
fciency. Those reasons are now be-
fore us, and We are to decide whether
the measure was proper one, accord
ing to the constitution and laws OF the
country; and if there was any one qucs-
ton OF public consideration, oi more i'm
portanee than another, il was that which
related TO the custody Of the public
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