Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-10

they hereby requested and required to submit, Cor the
inspection OF this committee the credit books and pay Lists
OF the Bank, 10 enable this committees TO ascertain swine
Their has used its corporate powers money to control
We 49, to uies'"ir IA poi'irs. influence ,echos
4. Rtsotred That the Committee Of Directors be re-
quesed and required to submit for the inspection Of this
committee, the minute books OF the Bank og Their with
the correspondence, journals and other of
the proceedings OF The Committees OF Exchange on the
state OF the Bank and the Offices. tha, this Committee
may be enabled to ascertain whether the Bank has had
sny agency through its management money In pro-
duciug the present ptessUre.'
g. Resoirtd That the Committee Of Directors be- and
they are hereby requested and required submit, for he
Inspection OF this committee, the minute books aiming
the proceedings Ct the Board Of Directors together with
The correspondence, journals OF the President OF the Bank
the Exchange COMMITTEE, the Committee on the state of
tic Bank, and the Committee on the Offices that his
committee may be enabled to Judge whether tue Board OF
Directors have violated The charter OF the Bank by au
'hozinE, permitting, sanconing tie exercise OF i'm.
proper ahd illegal powers 10y those committees or by the
President OF the Bank.
Noce being given the Committee of the Board t,ev
''enned aud cehed copies OF The three last mentioned
solutions, and oil MIR. Mssobs resolution being furnished
them by the Secretary, they requested time to answo
them, and retired
lSrpiy TO the foregoing request aud resolution
H'soieed Tia, alter full deliberations and with every
feeling OF rsApec, Tor the House of REPRESENTATIVES and
'of The committee appointed by them aud i,h firm con
'rion that they have nong from sctu,iny of the
a''s OF The B-nk however severe, the ommittee of ia.
Board are cons rained 30 adhere the resolutions yecr
"ay handed TO ne Con mtee OF alton and 10 de-
cine complying with the CALI made upou them
In any her manner than H. therein Ibid down beie,i
ths 10 be their GuIy lom ~ bicl ,lsv A. M, =, h. =,
depart - "
The attention Of The Board of Directors having been
specially called to the foregoing at the Bank
o." May a 1884 The following resolution vas passed and
forwarded TO the Committee OF Investigation:
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES,
May 9, 1884
Atameeing Of The Board of Directors held hi. dsy The
following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Rescired. That the Board having he ard The r.nor Of
me committee appointed upon
referred to them this morning, DO fully approve and sane
on me resolutions adopted lay the committee the 9TH
anu ON nstinS and presented by them the Committee
OF Investigation.
[Refdng 10 the Refusal If Directors 10 gire Extract.
from BoOhs and Copies IF PapeTs
= "o oomme resolution was adopted 10y the Committee
oifnvesgaon, during their sitting ia Phadeipii, and
transmitted to the Board oil Directors through their com
mittee, TO wit: - 80
Resoued, That the President of the Bank of ,b Jr;,
States be requested furnish this committee win liar Of
the books OF The Bank, with description OF the
Tor winch each Is designed, and the name Of the clerk to
and also, copy OF the bylaws in force in the Bank
ana oil the bylaws in force p,ior the first Monday in
December, 1929. "
BANK THE UNITED Stated
April %, 1884
SIR have the honor send YOU agreeably 10 ,our
request" list OF the o, the Bank with an
ton OF the purposes for which each is Lesianedn
IN regard to The remaining part OF the inquiry, the
names OF the clerks to whose custody they respective
W coininiued, ain insucted by the Committee If tho
oad' say, that these books not understood TO be in
the care aud custody ofhe clerks but in the general cu
ouy OF the Board. The names OF the clerks who make
entries In ihem and Tor that purpose hsve Of
them during the hours OF business are added TO the lis, Of
the books. " "
also enclose copy of the By laws now in force =;
e D"nk' anu me bylaws IN iorce prior the first Mon.
day OF December, 1929"
have the honor TO he, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN SERGEANT Chairman
Hon. FRANCIS THOMAS,
Chairman Ct the Com. OF Investga on Philadelphia
The following. resolutions were adopted by the Com
mee OF lnvesigalon different during their sill
ungs IN fiiadeipha, and transmitted 10 the Board OF Di-
recors through this committee, to wi:
Resotced That the President and Directors Of the RanL
Of the United States be requested 10 furnish this comrir
lee with the following statements:
L. statement showing the amount of public money
on depose in the Bank aHdis branches respectively 10
States +" each "a, S o sure and 9sr officers OF The u
elusive f' '' ''-
?. statement showing the number OF votes given a,
each election Tor directors OF The parent Bank since De-
GENDER 1857; showing aisN, what number Of votes wer
gwen in peron by the stockholders, what number bv
proxy and hy whom such proxies held and list Of
the d.rec ors elected at each election
B. statement showing The amount of gold and .ilver
CON winch has been purchased sold by the Bank: The
names Of persons from whom such purchases and N
whom such .a'es, have been made and he gross amount
o prom derived by the Bek thereirom; and also show
ing the most usual and highest prices received for ea
oil The following descriptions oil coin. and whether f
same have been sold IN the United STATES or in foreign
coun;Tie: -
l. Gold eagles, halves and quarters, Of United States
coinage.
Silver dOlass, halves and quarters Of the same coin
age
8 Spanish dO"b'oOns and their parts.
o Spanish milled, Mexican, Peruvian, ard Chili.n
dollars. ''
6 English guineas and severe igns
z. Louis dos oil France and We franc niaces
6. Hall Joes of Portugal and Brazil
A. sta euen showing The amount OF gold or silver
colo which has been drawn by order OF Tie uarent Raj
from each Of lie Western Southwestern and SoutJ,n
OFFICES; ana also the amount OF specie which has
thereto by lie sutlsoniy.
t cement showing the names of all persons scbs
beiray arranged, who indebted 10 tie psr.it RAN,
on tie irsi Monday OF December, 1879 showing al.o
whether, by authority e the Board of Directors lie r.
change Committee tie President, or other officer of tle
ea' "' was Hai 6 The residence OF each borrower
or debtor; the terms which each loan was n.l,. an
whether each debtor was Liable as dtsw,r or erJ1ss
principal, security.
O. Statements similar TO The foregoing Of the debts do
TO the rent Bank The 1s oil June 1882 and ON ,Io
Is day OF April, 1894 ~
z. a statement showing the amount Of fora;sn or .
tic gold Or silver COIN buou which has be
ny te Bank Tor each aud every month since The I ol
March 1882, and the pGos derived by The Bank from
such expectations and alsr The amount OF specie mported
by the Bank wlihin lie same period
8. statement showing the capital of each ,f do OF
ces or branches e Gis Bank with ta,lar s,ate,e,
showing tie liabilities and resources of escb branch
nee Oh TIE III oi each and every month from March
1882, 10 April, 1884, inclusive '''
~ statement showing the amount of domestic bi
possess ny each OF The branches and Offices of lie R,L
on lhe hrs day Of each snUnth rom March 1882 10 An
1881, inclusiVe showing, also the places AT Witch d.
same were purchased, and the time vixen and pl,ccs
where, The same were or will be payable
~ statement showing the amount Of money which
has been a. any time loaned bY tie lIaok ON nsdse d
k. IL do 4.