Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-15

icnlsyNahla, OR. Blnney) the door ia
vontsm and corruption. Mr.. Mex. hoped the amend
ment of the Committee of the Whole would prevail
Nir Hardin followed on the side of the question
me language OF the law clear and definite, and
could not be construed otherwise than by its strict let
Ter In the course of his remarks, MIR. H., produced a
letter from the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury STATING
that Commodore Hull prior to his entering the duties
oil s Office, was explicitly informed of the nature of all
the duties required OF hiand that, at his own instance
he was allowed an extra clerk of his selection at
salary Of 600 dollars which afterwards raised TO
l'OO dollars Mr. III said, this claim but an entering
wedge, and would form precedent of the most dan
character 1t would be far better to present Com
modore Hull one hundred thousand dollars gratuity
than to pass this bill.
MIR. Reed again addressed the House in favor of re-
tanning this claim in the BILL and the question on the
amendment OF the Committee of the Whole to strike out
cd in the alirmative-Yeas i2S, nays o.
So the claim rejected. The bill was then ordered
amended, and then
The House adjourned
Monday January L.
IN SENATE.
The Chair communicated u report from The Treasury
Department. containing additional statements of the one
rations OF the Mint for the year 1884, they were or
dered TO be printed
The Chair communicated report from the Treasury
Department, in reply TO resolution of the Senate rea-
i've TO letters addressed by the head of the Land Office
To Registers end Receivers of the United States Land
Offices, and
On motion of Mr.. Benton, 1000 additional copies were
ordered to lie printed.
Mr.. Leigh then moved tliai the whole subject be re-
cred to the Committee Finance with instructions to
rcSolu tion nd
to report TO the Senate.-Agreed to-
A communication from the Governor of Delaware en-
closing certificate of the election of the Hon. j. NJ
clayton To be Senator of the United States from that
State was laid before the Senate by the Vice President
Mr. King, of Georgia. announced The arrival of The
Hon. Alfred Cuthbert elected by the IcoisIotnre of
the State oil Georgia Senator of the United States to
supply the vacancy occasoned by the resignation of the
Hon John Forsyth Mr.. King stated that owing to
an accident, Mr. Cuthbert had lost his credentials but
that he (hlr could avouch the fact of his election:
and as he understood that there was precedent for tho
notion he moved that Mr. Cubert be permitted TO fake
his seat. " W
The motion agreed to- without opposition. and
the usual oath TO support the Constitution was admins
tered to Mr. Cuthbert, by the Vice President, and
Mr.. Cuthbcrt took his seat
On motion of Mr. Benton, the following resolutions
held in his hand, were ordered TO be printed
The substance of propositions intended be submit
Yea TO te consideration of the Senate by Mr. Bcnton
when applications for renewing extending Bank char
tiers, or creating Banks in the District of Columbia shall
come before the Senate:
L. That application for n renewal of charter sbouJd
be entertained in favor of any Bank, which has hereto
lore aied or suspended payment, until after the cir
sumstances attending such failure suspension shall
have been fully examined and reported upon bv The
committee OF one OF the Houses of Congress.
IL That Banks of circulation Dug Int be reduced in
number, not increased
Ill That no charter ought be renewed granted or
extended, except upon the following fundamental prin-
rency gold and silver the holder TO have the oht 10
require the half in gold and other halfn silver
NO paper currency 10 be issued renewed or paid out
OF a less denomination than twenty dollars g. Stock
holders Tor the time being TO be liable each the amount
Of his stock, for the circulation and deposes 81 a.,
l,,uG Oh tie ba it's CURRENCY or pay its
i'ssS, with summary process for the recovery; and
all sales and transfers of stock to be void which shall be
adjudged by jury, TO have been made with intent to
evade this liability.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Benton on Friday was
modified by him to read as follows:
Reso1ed, That the Committee on Finance be instruct
ed TO obtain from the Bank of the United States COPY
OF all Instructions ifany, to the Branch Banks decng
thcn to collect and remit Spanish mlled dollars to the
fhn IS
united; therates at which they sold different periods
say at or ssont the beginning of each quarter of the
year, whether the Bank of the United States has sold
such dollars to the United States, and if So how many
and at what rates how many it has sold TO others or
exported to foreign countries. Also statement of the
amount oil god COM OF the amount of silver coin and
the amount Of bullion RENTED TO the mother Bank or
elsewhere by her order annually since the first day of
Jan, 1892; also statement showing the amount Of sill
yer coin and of gold coin RENTED by the mother Bank
each branch since that day; also the amounts of gold
CON- and the amounts of silver cen annually sold or an
nuay exported by the Bank since the said first day of
April also statement of the amount of gold received
from the United States Mint since the first day Of August
last, and statement of the whole amount of gold on
mana IA ae BANK, and its branches, for each month
from April lst 1882, to the present time
Also statement of the gross of the half-year-
ny Prohts OF the Bank, from the commencement of the
institution TO the present time
Mr. Tyler said he had objection to the adoption of
the resolution and he wished IL TO be dist;nctv dor
Stood that the Committee ON Finance had no bosiil;tv
whatever either to the contemplated inquiry or to the
fullest publicity being given to it, lie wished it also to
be understood, that, without being by any means friend
~ 10 the Bank of the United States he could so far as
his Investigations the Committee extended
tat the charge cOuched in the resolution was
mat charge was long since made ably rcbutted be-
fore The abors OF The Committee Of Finance commenced.
and That Committee would have been strangely foroetf
OF their duty, If they had not fully inquired into them
lie charge ola traffic in gold and silver was made aoainst
The Bank, in 1892 and theCommittee had fully looked
into IT, and could not sustain it, Nr TYLER said if the
honorable Senator from Missouri wished the reference of
the resolution he ready to vote Gr it, but he wished
IL TO De UNDERSTOOD that although he stood i'm his Mace
as the constitutional enemy of the Bank of the United
States, he, as member Of the Committee on Finance
stood there TO do justice not only the Bank but 10 f
people lie had considered this subject as already set
tied by the Report of the Committee but he repeatcd
that it the Senator from Missouri wished 10 rene CO. tIe
investigation, be would vote for it,
Mr. Bentoh was glad to hear that the Senator from
Virginia was not disposed to oppose the passage Of the
resolution. He (NIr b. might barely saw II ,yond
hardly have been right had the gentleman done 80 -
The information which he possessed mi Qb possibly have
Dee erroneous and the report the subject rght aao
Dej ~ howevef that should turn out to be the case why
then he should have 40 to say But the gentle-
man from Virginia, in lc course of this Investigation
would have 10 undergo severe ordeal one that v,ae
shares before he had done with H.
Mr. Tyler said, that he thought to be delivered from
Jacksonsm, and its blighng effects would not be SO eap
task as 70 be delivered from tho bghtnp trial which he
Nhr' IylcT1 had to go through. lie thought he had
shaken TINS incubus from hs shoulders and ALTHOUGH
ms opinions concerning the United States Bank were
wen Known he should pursue this investigation actuaf
ca ny TIE most impartial motives The honorable Sena.
tor need not feel the slightest apprehension about hin,
for on his (NIr TO mothers knee nc lad heard n
odagc to which lac had chung from that ti,nc 10 t,is
and 10 which he should ever cling tbaf i, iii ,,tta