Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29
Saturday, .3pril %.
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Petitions and memorials were presented by Mrssrs.
Mexican, Ewing Of Ohio Leigh, soutI,ard, or The es
Enlistment of Naval Academy and Upton
On motion Of Mr.. Prentss, the Committee on t're
lie Lands were discharged from the further conadera
ton of the memorial Of the Trustees OF the WrssySI
University Middelown, Connecticut, PRAYING that
donation Of lie public lands may be made TOR the e1"~>
mcnt Of the Sc verai Colleges in the United Sta!'s -
Mr. Southland presented the petition Of the Corpora
ton Of Princeton College, which he advocated III e$
cia reference 30 the losses suffered ny tha' ihS"H"
during the Revolution.
Mr. Davis from Tire Comu,ttc>' GA <"mmr7rr, re-
ported bill for the improvement q cr"'n HaT""eS ana
authorizing certain Surveys. Read twice. and made Inc
Order of the Day for Monday week.
Mr. Leigh, from The Committee on The Judiciary, ne.
ported bill for the relief Of the ga representatives OF
David Caldwell, deceased. Read and ordered to SC.
cond reading.
The following resolution was submitted BY Mr. Upton:
Rcsoircd That the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads be instructed TO inquire into the expectancy
of establishing post route from Shawtown, via Gam
den, to Delphi.
Also, post route from Peru, via Goodhope Prairie, to
Lima, in the State Of Indiana.
The bills for the relief Of the legal representatives of
Sergeant B. Homer and of George suseHrt, "ese seve
rally read third time, and passed.
Sundry resolutions and unfavoruhle reports on The Ia
BILE were taken up and adopted
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
The resolution of Mr.. Benton for law requiring all
payments for the public lands to be made III Specie WaS
taken up and considered
After debate, in which Mcssrs. Benton, Webster,
Miles, Ewing, OF ONO, ana Calhoun look Patt,
Mr. King Of Alabama, moved TO amend the resolution
by striking out all after Resolved, and inserting tat
the Committee Finance be Instructed 10 ingrrr into
the expediency of prohibiting the recc pit in yca' for
the public lands of any thing but gold add silver, after
the - day Off, thus changing the character Of the
resolution from that OF al order bring in bill to
Of mere inquiry as to the e1pediency of doing SO.
The discussion then further continued by Mcssrs.
Shcplry, Mangum, Calhoun und Porter aud before any
question was taken,
On motion of Mr. Moore, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Dromsoolc asked the Of the House to
take up the resolution heretofore submitted ny him in 70.
laon to the depositc banks, and the amendments pend
ing thereto.
Objections being made, Mr.. Dremgoole moved the
suspension Of the Rules unti! ono O'Clock.
Mr. Howell moved cali of tic House.
MIR. Williams Of n. G. asked the yeas and nays
that motion, and they ordered.
The question being tukcn it decided in the mega
tYe--ycas 40, nays ll5
The motion to suspend the Rulcs was then agreed TO-
The resolution Of MIR. Droz1gooe was then read az
follows:
Resolccd, That the Secretary of the Treasury DC d.
reced to communicate TO this House full information Of
the mode and manner of selecting banks in the several
States Territories for the dsrcsitc of the public
ncy of the United Sates of all contracts aErcccnaS,
slipuations entered into with said banks for the safo
keeping of said moneys that the Secretary OF the 2rca
eury also state what agents have been employees the
ture and extent of their agency, and the compensation
which such agents have received in any way from the
what officers agents the part of said banks have in
any way participated been nstrmc tai in the fornn
ton of any such contracts, agreements stipHatons
concerning tue dcposlte and safe keeping Of sEd
neys in said banks.
The question being or te amendment saored ty Mr..
Wise,
Mr.. Calhoun, of Mass who was entitled 10 the floor,
rosc and spoke considerable length the gen
orally, and in favor of extension Of the inquiry into
the manner in which tho public money in the drpos,e
banks has been employed lie concluded his remarks
by moving amendment to the amendment, by insert
ing, in their proper connection, the following words:
'and into the manner in which the public money in these
[depusitc banks has been used, and into its security.
Mr. Wise accepted the amendment a modification Of
his Hc said lie wished sR fu7tler to modify his
motion by moving his resolution as additional resou
ton that of his colleague. Though he opposed
addressing inquiry to the Secretary Of the rrea
sury, yet he felt that it would be in conformity to
the Of the House to offer his additional
resolution He yielded his wishes SO tar 10 make
that motion,
Mr. Wises motion, modified IS therefore sdd the
following TO the resolution under consideration:
" And that select committee be appointed witpow-
er to send for persons and papers, TO Impulse into the
mode agency Of selecting the banks Of deposc for the
public money the contracts with the Treasury Depart.
ment, by which they are regulated; the manner in
which, and the persons by whom, such contracts
have been made into all correspondence Whatsoever;
touching contracts for the depoSe Of the public money
and into all connection re!auun official unofficial,
which exists has existed between any person per-
and the deposc banks, any individuals banks,
touching the custody and the control and depcsc Of the
public money; or between any department Of tle kxc
cutlve, and any ndvdualor individuals, banks touch
ing the disbursements Of the public money, aperopriat
cd unappropratcd by law; and rto the amount Of
compensation Of any all agents whatsoever official cr
unofficial, connected with the said Department, or said
banks, touching the disbursement, safe Keeping de-
pose Of the public money; and into the uanDsr in
which the public money in these [depos,e] banks has
been used and into its security; and that SKID commit
tee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
MT b"ud spoke toS some time in support OF the amend
ment; but, at one O'clock his remarks were arrested by
were private bills.
Mr. Smith, by leave, submitted the following rcsolu.
ton:
Rssorcd, That the Secretary Of State be reoue.cd r.,
furnish the House Of Representatives, with COW Of ,he
list on file in his Department Of the awards made BIZ the
with the King of the Two Sicilirs;
Which was considered AND agreed TO-
MIR. Mercer gave notice that he would ga Mo,6,r
next ask leave to bring in bill for the dis.rLnon q;
the surplus in the Deposte Bank, amongs, the
several States.
MIR. Mckay moved to suspend the Rules for the pnr
pose Of proceeding in the consde Of the bills for
the protection of the Western frontier, Tor hour this
day.
Mr. Whitlesey called for the yeas and nays and they
were ordered.
The motion ost-ycas o. nays 81, MOI ,No thirds,
Mr. Hard moved to suspend the rnles for The purpose
Of taking up the resolution for printing 900 extra
pies of the report OF The survey Of the route of ship
canal around the falls Of Niagara: lost
On motion of Mr. Finton, the bill and amendments
under consideration yesterday, for the defence Of the
Western frontier, were ordered to be printed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The House proceeded to the consideration Of private
bills.
The bill for the reefof Don Louis Rosamond Orllon
was taken up, and after some consideration amend.
ed and its further consideration postponed till Fri
day next.
The bill for the relief Of James Alexander and Ira
Nash was read thisd tune, and passed