Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-01-12
Twenty Fourth Congress.
Sc oND ssioN,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


the resolution instrucling the Secretary
1of the Treasury 10 furnish information of
the dividends and surpluses declared by,.
and the contingent funds remaining ip the
\ DepoSite Banks, IN 1888, "a and '35. -
A motto. L, Law the resolution on the
table was nega.ived. al to %. Pend.
ing an amendment, directing an enquiry
whether there is an agent to .commmi
cate between the Banks and the Treasury
Department in relation to the depostes.
what salary he has, &c. the House pro-
ceeded to the orders of the day.
The use Of The Hall was granted on
Tuesday evening, TO DIR. Howe. Tor the
exhibition of the pupils Of the New Eng.
land Institution for the Blind. Sep. r.
After some time spent in private bust.
ness, the House adjourned to Tuesday.
IN SENATE, MONDAY, Jan. D..
A great number of petitions were re-
ceived and referred to committees
Several public and private bulls were
reported by the several committees, but
not acted on. ... ...
/ Mr.. Grundy moved that the previous
orders be postponed for the purpose of
taking up the bill for the admission of
Michigan into the Union, which was car.
ried, yeas %, nays Is.
The bill being then before the Senate
as in Committee of the Whole,
After some remarks from Messrs. Cal.
houn and Grundy,
Mr.. Morris moved to recommt the bill
to the Committee on the Judiciary, with
instructions to strike out the preamble,
which refers to the assent given by the
late Convention in Michigan to the boun-
daries prescribed in the act of Congress.
A debate followed, in which Messrs.
Calhoun, Morris, Grundy, Walker,
Upton, Strange, and Dana took part
after which, and before the question was
taken, On motion of Mr.. Ewing of
Ohio, The Senate adjourned.
The House did not sit this day.
SENATE, Tuesday, Jan. 3. After
the reception of private petitions, the
Senate took up the bill for the admission
OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The question pending was on motion
made yesterday by Mr.. Morris, to strike
out the preamble of the bill.
The debate was then renewed by Mr..
Ewing, ofOhio, and continued by Mr..
Benton, until late hour. .'
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR. Ingersoll, from the committee of
Ways aud Means, reported bill for the
| 81 a. A ,,f ha
U. S. for the year 1897, which was read
and referred.
Mr.. Jarvis, from the committee on
Naval Affairs, reported the following re.
s,lution, which was agreed to -
Resolved, That the Committee on
Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire
aud report to this House, what alterations
! Gfany) are necessary in the laws regu-
lating The pay, compensation. aud allow
ances Of pursers in the Navy.
THE DEPosITE BANKS.
The consideration of the resolution Of
fercd by Mr.. Garland, Of Virginia, rela-
tive to the Deposi.o Banks.
Mr.. Peyton addressed the House in fa.
vor of Tie resolution.
Mr.. Garland then proposed to modify
his resolution, by adding thereto the fol-
lowing
Resolved, That committee Of nine
members be appointed, whose duty it
shall be to inquire whether the several
Banks employed for the deposite of the
public monies, have all or any OF them, by
Joint or several contract, employed an
agent to reside at the sea. of Govern
ment, to transact their business with the
Treasury Department what is the cha.
racter of the business which he is so en-
ployed TO transact what compensation
he receives whelher said agent, if there
be one, as been employed at the request
or through the procurement of the TFea.
sury Department whether the business
ofthe Treasury Department with said
banks is conducted through said agent
and whether III the transaction of any bu-
siness con6ded to said agent he receives
any compensation from the Treasury
Department, and that said committee
have power to send for persons and pa
pers. ';..
M'' "cfNay We'cu UHe ioiio"hS uu-
ditIonal resolution to the first resolution
of Mr.. Garland which. Mr.. &. accepted
Resolved, further, That the Secretary
ofthe Treasury report the actual amount
ofpublic monies each of said Banks has
held on depositc Oh the 6rst day Of each
quarter the aforesaid years respectively,
with any other information which will
show what proportion OF said dividends
and surpluses has been derived by the
said banks from the use OF the public