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TUESDAY. Jan. q.
TUE pRPosIfE nANxs

TUE p.fosIfE BANKS.
The follo,ving resolution, heretofore
offered BY Mr.. Garland, Of yirxinia.
was taken up.
Resolved, That ths Secretary Of An. r.,
snry communicate % this Houss. n !. iths, A..
$500 ssassssat q he DIVIDENDS sDd -.
psosss which were declared by. and s,.rplu...
ne eoenngsns funds renal ming In. ths an ver.i
sen.s - which he public money h d,po. -
VOC ne ysnrs 1889, -. Is, 10, ssvsr.iiy.
sar. Garland proposed 10 aodifv his
isg,
As:sssss. That conmiiiss OF nina mann
osn % appoinssd. whose duty h shalI !. J.
Ieqa.rs whsthsr he several Hank, .moIovsd
ses he esposiis u tho pablsc moaer, have ali
any .. the@, b. joint or several contract.
nPssyea % Agsst ~ re>ids a the seat Of Go.
sos % srsnssct their business with The
sessory Departsseot; what = the civ.ract.r
OF he bssinsss which he /. 90 ,mpI,,sd 70
ssasscs; What compensation no receive. !.
nes1ef sah sgest. IL there be one, has been
euPsoJsd n Tho request or through che pre-
Sereuent OF the Treasury Department, vshr.
tner NE business Of tho Treasury D<p,rtn.n,
WIN said Banks 10 conducted thr,s,xh 80
gent and whethcr n the transaction Of an
osn'aess co. sdsd 70 sah agent he rvcei,r,
.nJ ooePsnsstoo from the Treasury Depart
- a. - sss me sad coDmittse have pow
se e.a for Persoes sDd pspen.
MIR. Mckay offered the following al
o,uonai resolution 10 the first resol etioo
ed: eeP'-
Ms''sts, fsrtAs-, That the seer.t,rv NJ IN.
treasury report The actual amooot Of p,,hI;.
money! sseh Of said Banks has held on depo-
ss 90 ne hrst day Of each quarter IN The
.a y~ers respectively, together with
eses information which will show what
Eopostson Of said dividends and surpluse. Ia.
been derived BY The sald Danks from ,hs -
we Paofc MONEYS Also, as lar az o.a Ls
sssesssafnsd. what have been The dividend, and
SURPRISES OF IN equal number Of other Rant,
nsa 'hoss shaI have the public poneys for the
last two years.
Mr.. Chambers called for the yea,
and nays. which were ordered and be.
ing taken, were. yeas 100, NAYS none.
90 all the three resolutions were ADOPT
ed by unanimous vote.
THk SURPLUS REVENUE.
Inc Speaker laid before the House
Z COMMUNICATION from the Secretary
o. the Treasury. a. follows:
TakAsuRr DEFARrnExr, Jan. I. 1877.
:. eetxo ne earliest occasion 10 inform
Soegres: Of The measures adopted by this De-
Ps!snsnt since the ist instant, In compliance
WIN me 18th section OF the act reruIatipy
sns dePosites Of the public money"
The balance In the Treasury on tina, d.v
vnisn was subject 10 be spportioned amoss
ne olnersns States. has, on the principles Of
uhe ssr a. construed by tho Attorney GENERAL.
ana explained In my lsss annual report. been
ssssrtained 10 be 37.ses,s59 81 dollars.
Inc divlaion OF this sum, 10 detail. among
me several States, may be seen in the doer',
n me. snnexed. and. including Michigan, equals
vote. N''~'''ai
\. welse Of the States have communicated
.nen seeeptsnes Of The terms Of The oct, and
ssccord'sgly tFansfers equal in amount to the
nra quarterly deposits required under The
law, are now Issuing In favor Of their respsc-
i've ageets- Which ID respectfully submit,sd
LEVI WOODBURY., Sse,y.
A.sohueanxnf smong the several States Of
NE public hioney ssmaiaing In she freasu-
on We Lei of January, 1897, excepting
i've millions Of aoilars.