Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-09-21

RESOLVED. That the President Of ,b..
United States be requested to commpn;-
cate TO this House. 50 far os the public
interest vii! permit, the corresnondenc,
between the Government of i,,,. Tn;,.,I
o'a,es ana that OF Great Britain, relating
10 me northeastern boundary of tn. II
states, since the message of the latn
President TO the Senate of the u. Stats
on the 18th Of June. 1886.
After the annunciation of the stand,
lug committees, the following resolution
was offered by Mr. Smith OF Maine and
adopted without count:
Resolved, That the action of tho
eral standing committees of tbi. H..
on ali matters not embraced bv The mes.
sage OF the President Of the u. States r.
the two Houses Of Congress, commuoi.
Gated on the second day of the current
session. be suspended Until the com.
mencenent Of the annual session Of Con.
gress In December arxt, and tina, III,
consideration of all petitions or such su..
pended matters be also p"s,poacd to the
period above specified.
TEDHEsDAY. September Is.
IN SENATE.
MI. Wright, from The Comm;r,ee ~, g.,
nance, reported bill AUTHORIZING tbo i,e..,
'oi treasury Notes. Read the itrsi time n,,a
ordered Il, secwud reading.
| ] his bill authorizes the issuir2 ,f'r,.
s"i5 ho'es 10 an amount not exec dag -
millions OF dolars, and OF sicromioa,inns ,,,t
Tess IMAM 5 100, and prov ides ilai the notes
os redeemed by the U. States, al Tho Treas.
urS' amer one year iron, their date. - benr
"'e:es' 'or lhe SAID term rate nf interest to
os bXed by the Secretary, rot exceed six
per cent. per annum Tie taith ,,( The ti,,ilsi
SiAles TO be solenhly pledged tr ,bu re.
uemp'ion OF said notes. Also, tina, The :. o,,a
ne sisned by the Treasurer Of the U,itea
states anu couniersigned by iha Register e
we fe'snry separate accounts al the num-
Der sighed To TO Kept Uy each officer, csn
mutual check. These officers are hy ,a;s
sec'ioh also authorized To employ such all;.-
liohal clerks us these duties may render ns-
cessnry, their salary 10 be fixed b, the S.,.
reiary of The Treasury.
section 4;h author ICES The Secretary ~ i
sue these notes to all cfo,ii,urs oi Ike U,;,.s
STATES VINO choose 10 Teceiv G them NJ oar &
assn 10 borrow money on credit 81 such no,.s
section OH enacis that such notes shall,
every wheis he received in payment Of IN
uu.ies, taxes, &c and for public lands.
section 9'h inukes il felony 10 counterfeit
SAM san: notes, and fixes the lenalty Gu conyic,
Mr. Wright, from ihs Same com;
reported bill authorizing the nos'non na'ec:
81 inc pa inent oil duty bonds. Read on~s
a"r rc DiuereG 10 second reading.
| his BIZ provide ,Le. III ~-..--s.
cfeait sor duties now ouislandiu z shuil he six
months from the time the orig mai ben,. be.
came due; and making The condition in each
case 10 depend on the same conditions as 4,
A al
ny The Treasury Department 10 The exien.
sion of revenue bonds since May; and NOT IN
include any bonds where the pariie. haysro,
eHen aodi'icnai security, or mats part pay
meni, or are (by the proper officers of IL.
Ioverninent) considered in soly en-, or un-af,
security for their bonds.
Section Cd provides an additional e,edi, 70
FIX months granted on all bonds which may
&c gwen during The period Clone year from,
ana alter the Isl OF October, 1887. Also,
'na'' whefe ihs security in any bond posi-
roned is satisfactory, the PRINCIPAL and go
lies shall cot tie disabled from, heinz The sema
ior oshef bonds, though the first bond be ROT
yet paid 10 MA
MT Wright also reported from the soo,s
coniinh'ee bill adjusting The remaining
claims on the late deposiie bunks whir1
was also read, and ordered 10 second read
ing. 'eea-
Lo|'i"h iSt provides TINT the SeCfelarv al
me treasury be authorized to Withdraw ,bs
PuoiIc moneys IeDaioing in any OF the ,aie
0t"s'e oahkS IN as convenient manner To
them as may be suitable 10 The in,ercs, NJ
government No bank having met, or u HIGH
'h"h meet me requIsiliOns oil the Department
10 pay any luther interest than Thai reonirs
ed by The deposte act Of 2Sd June. 1895
section I'd prov iaes that, in case ofneolee,
OF refusal on The parl of the banks to comply
" MIN me acquisitions oil the Secretary OF he
= 'easury, then such banks shall Le spef Of
ia"' unless bond, with security, be given
providing Tor payment in three iDstslnsnts.
'he hrst insiaiment after tw o months trou, The
passage OF this act the second. after eve
,en'hs, and HE remainder after eight moniha
i;oin The same period, interest being psid a,
me rae OF SIX per cent. per annum from tho
tifne OF default, and damages To 5e paid ac-
cfo,ng from protests or other causes
ne special order Of the day being The bill
I" postpone The 4ih instalment Of the deposi,e
TO The States t'''"'
MIR, Calhoun said he hoped that this bin
would not now he acted upon. Il wssh;s
wish that no action should be had IN snvd
'heSe measures proposed by the Committee
on Finance until report had been 80
TIC hoped, therefore, that The chairman ~
me committee (Mr Wrighi) would consent
W POStponement, until all The contern olaIs,i
measures should have been reported.
-hr, " right said he had no strong desire
upon Inc SUBJECT other than to expedite az far
as was possible, The business before The Sen.
aus anu Congress. He was moi aware tI,s,
any bills yet TO DO reported by The cornmi,'
zee &c, would affect the question or The rressnt
oh' ne, however, felt no strong desire to
press ms OIL IN particular, as he hoped the