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CONGRESSIONAL
IN SENATE.


The special order of the day VAS resumed,
Re ne the report OF the Co,omittee oa the Ju-
dietary on the Pension Books; and Mr.. Kane
concluded his remarks, and was followed by
Mr.. Bibb, Mr.. Wright, aud Mr.. Clayton.
The queslirn WAS then taken on agreeing
to the following resolution, (moved by way
OF amendment 10 the original report, Jas fol-
lows:
R.,oir.d. That the Department Of War Is
not warranted IN appointing pension agents
in any state or Territory, where the Bank Of
Tie United States, or one Of its branches, has
been established except when specially au-
ihorized by act OF Congress.
And decided as follows:
YEkS-MesHa ueli, Bibh. Black, Cslhoun,
Chsmhsrs. Clsy. CLAYTON. E.isg, for.y,h, FIRE.
Bashn, s-u. Kent, hing NJ Ga. lee, Maagun,
Nsaisin, Poiajexter, Porter, Preston, Robbins,
shrpicy, S,i,bcr, smith, Southland, Spragse,
s~ift. roml,ason, Wsg:sm.n, wrs,,rr-2s.
NANS-Messr. liraioa. Brown. G,undy.
lhii, k.ne, k,uy of Ala, linn, Mckc.n, Nor
r's, Rnbi"son. Tsllui-'iss, r'pton, White. VIII
AIMS. NrsLt-iS.
so tins resolution was agreed TO.
The question was then taken upon agreeing
20 the following resolution;
Rssofr,i, That the act Of Congress " for
the relief Of certain officers and soldiers Of
the Revolution" passed on tho 18th Of May.
ls2S. and the act supplementary TO that act,
passed on tho 9Th June, ls32, are properly
acts providing for the payment Of Military
Pensions.
And decided rs follows:
AyES-Mrs.rs Bsii, Bibb. Black, Calhoun,
Chambcrs, CLAY. Clayton, Ewing, frrl,nyhuy-
sen, Kent, King Of t.roryi,, Leigh, M.ngum,
Nsa'lsin, Poinjes'er. Porter, Preston, Robbins,
S,lsbee, Smith, Sou,hsr,i, Sprpguc, Swift, Tom
hn.oo, Wsggsuisn, W-bst.r-1i
NhfS-M-ssrA Benton, brown, Forsyth.
t'rnndy, Hii. ksre. King ef Alabama. linn,
Mexican, Morris, itobipsos,, st,epi-y, Tsll,DaJ s-
Upton. White, wilkins, Wright-i1.
SO the resolution was agreed To.
The question was then taken on agreeing 10
the following resolution:
RsSoirsd, That no power IL conferred by
any law upon tho Department or Secretary OF
War, To remove the agency for the payment
Of pensioners under the said act Of the 1th
June. 1882, and the funds, books, and papers,
connected with that agency, from the Bank
ut the United States, and 20 appoint other n
gents TO supersedc that Bank in the payment
Of such pensioners.
Ani de- idcd in the Affirmative without q
division.
Tryspsy, MAI %.
The resolution Of the Select Committee,
upon tho Rhode Island election, declaring
Mir Robbins duly elected a Senator. was de-
cided NJ follows:
NEAS.-M-ssrs Beli, Dibb, Calhoun, Cham
hers. Ci.v, CLAYTON. Ewing. nghuy scn, Hen-
dr'eks, keni, knight, Leigh. Mckean, M.ngum,
Nandain, PoindeIter. Porter, Preston. SiIsber
smith, Southland, Sprague, So III. Upton, Tom
hnson. wsggamau, webster-e7.
NAlS.-Messrs. Beuton, brown, FORSYTH,
t'ruody. Hill. Name, King Of Ala, King tf Geo
linn, Morris, Roh,nson, shepley, rslIm.dge,
White, wilkins. wright-i6.
MIR. Robbins is therefore confirmed in his
seat.
"WEDNESDAY, MAY %.
RESTORATION OF DEPosITEs.
Mr.. CLAY rose and said, that, as the NOR
ming business seemed TO have been gone
through, he should move the Senate for leave
To introduce two joint resolutions. lie had
given notice OF one resolution, but, on rehec-
ton, he had thought il best 10 prepare sepa-
rate resolutions, which, as they were short,
Le would read IN his place:
ResofrcTi, BY fhe .Sena,e and Hbue Of Rcbre-
s7Ifdntes Of ne UIafed STATES Of .faserIca, in
Congress asSen6iei, Thas the rcssons, eomrDu-
b'cated by the Secretary Of the Treasury Ia his
rrpon tn Congress of the 4,lh of December 1888,
for the removal of the npostes Of the money II
The United STATES. and its BraRcheA. are insult
e,cut and unsatisfactory:
Resofued, therefore, 7hst al deposi,es OF the
money Of the United States which may accrue or
be received and after the frs, day Of Jolly 1854
shall he made 9th the Bank Of the United States
and its branches, H. conformity with the uroyi-
siOns Of the act entitled an act 20 i,,cor,,ora,.
the subscribers to the Bank OF the United States
approved the IO,h Of April, 1916.
The first resolution, Mr.. C. said, IL would
DE perceived, was . mere affirmation Of
one which the Senate had already passed
declaring the insufieieney OF the reasons as
signed by the Secretary for the removal Of
the Public Deposites from the United States
Bank and ITS Branches, and their unsatisfae-
tory nature. That resolution was n separate
arN IS - A. a
the other House but only TO constitute the
basis Of legislation, if legislation should be
found necessary, and 10 produce the effect
which, IN his humble opinion, IL ought long
SINCE To have produced, IN the restoration OF
these Drpositcs 10 the vaults Of the United
States Bank, by the Secretary Of the Treasu-
~, without any further action On the part of
Congress. lie would not ssain state the
reasons which had brought him 10 this con-
eiu>ion. a- lie had 80 recently laid them al
length before the Senate.
But that was a separate resolution Of this
body, and this was JOINT one To the for
Fse- !: had been objected on this floor. and
also IN the country, aud, AZ he believed, that
Vas mere abstract proposition not ne
eessary 10 be introduced, and which would
not lead 20 any particular measure Of legis-
lation. lie thought that there Wa nothing
AZ al IN that objection; but, in order 10 pre-
vent any person from being mislsd by IL, he
had deemed u proper 10 submit tho first Of
those resolutions.
The second resolution states, "that ell de.
Posiies OF the money Of tie United States,
which may accrue or be received on or after
the first day of July, 1894, shall be made
Siih the Bank Of the United states end its
branches, ~ conformity with the provbion.
Of tho act entitled an act N incorporate the
snoseribers TO the Bank of the United States
approved the 10Th April, 1916"
The effect of the second resolution, Il would
De perceived. adopted. would be 20 leave
be Treasury Department a full hbsrtv 10
continue IFS experiment until the frat Of Iuly
next u would leave the public dspo.itss
already placed N the local banks, subject 10
The regular disbursements according 10 An,
provisions Of law. u provides prospeetively
for The laWful resumption Of those relations
which bad heretofore existed between the
Treasury Of tie United States and the Rank
e the United States, which relations had
been provided for BY law, and Which had osIy
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