Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11
TWETTY.FOuETH C~osCrEss.
second Session.
H0naE e. REpAEsENTAI1YEs

ed by Mr.. Oafiattu, Ot fITgIhta
ResolUed, That the Secretary Of the
Treasury communicate to this House,
If within his power, the dividends and
surpluscs which were declared by, and
the SURPRISES AMI contingent funds re-
naming IN, the several banks in which
the public money is deposited, for the
years 1898, 1884, 1895, and 1886, Sc.
verally.
To which resolution the following
amendment had been heretofore offer.
cd by Mr.. Harlan
And that he state also, whether
the salary or compensation Of an agent
al the seat of the General Government
compose a part of the expenses Of the
said banks the name Of the said agent
and the several sums paid TO him by
the said institutions respectively"
The pending question was on the
motion submitted by Mr.. flanagan,
when the subject was last under con-
sideration, to lay the amendments and
resolutions on the table on which mo.
ton the yeas and nays had heretofore
been ordered, and having been now
taken, were, yeas %, nays III.
So the House refused 10 lay the SUBJ
ject on the table.
Mr.. GILLErT %thereupon withdrew
his amendment and the question re.
curing on the proposed amendment of
Mr.. Harlan
Mr.. CusuMAN called for the preyi-
Gus question which the House refus-
ed to second Ayes II, noes 80.
The question on the adoption of the
amendment again recurring,
Mr.. GRANGER called for the yeas
and nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. VANDLapoEL submitted the fol.
lowing amendment TO the amendment
of Mr.. Harlan.
"And whether the Treasury De,
partment has any agent or attorney to
correspond or communicate with said
deposito banks, in relation to the pub.
lie deposites !; if so, who is such agent
or correspondent what compensation
Is allowed him, and by whom is such
allowance made or paid"
Pending which, the hour having clap
sel, the House, on motion of Mr.. &.
WHITrLEsEY, passed to the orders of
the day, being the consideration Of bills
on the calendar OF private business.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3. I337.--The
unfinished business oftho morning hour
was the consideration Of Mr.. Garland's
resolution, with the amendments Of
Messgs. Harlan anl Naudcrrool.
The House was addressed at length
by Mr. PEYro2; alter which,
Mr.. GtRLAED proposed to no Efy
his resolution by adding thereto lie
following {:
RcSoigcd, That 4 committee of nine
members be appointed, whose duty IL
shall be to inquire whether the eve
al banks employed Tor the dcpositc of
the public moneys have all or any of
them, by joint ~ several contract, en-.
ployed an agent to reside at the seat
Of Government to transact their busi.
ness with the Treasury Department ;
what IS the character Of the business
which he is so employed to transact 4;
what compensation he receives; wlc.
Their said agent, if there be one, has
been employed at the request or thro'
the procurement Of the Treasury De.
partment whether the business Of the
Treasury Department with said banks
Is conducted through said agent; and
whether in the transaction Of any bu.
sjness confded TO said agent he receives
any compensation from the Treasury
Department, and that said committee
have power TO send for persons and
papers.
T%hereupon Mr.. Harlan withdrew
his amendment, (Which carried with il
also the amendment to the amendment.
offered by Mr.. NanderpocI.)
Mr.. Mckay offered tho following
additional resolution to the first resolu.
ton Of Mr.. Garland which Mr.. g..
accepted
Resolred further, That the Sccrcta.
ry OF the Treasury report the actual
amount Of public moneys each Of said
banks has held on dcposito on the first
day OF each quarter in the aforesaid
years res }e%ctiyely, together with any
oIher information which will show
what proportion Of said dividends and
SURPRISES has been derived BY The said
banks from the use OF the public mo.
neys. Also, as far as can be aseer.
tanned, what have been the dividends
and SURPRISES Of an equal number Of.
ONE 'nks than those that have the
pubic oeys for the last two wears.
AHo 1estion on the original re.
solution O. sir. Garland was taken and
carried. Aud the question on the mo.
uIiied resolution proposed by Mr.. Nc
Nay, was taken and also carried.
l. he question then recurring on the
additional resolution Of Mr.. Garland n
relation to the existence of the agent