Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-10-07

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Mr.. c. further reported a bill TO au-
.horize merchandise to be deposited in
public stores, and for other purposes
which was read twice, and received the
same destination. |
Also bill to revoke the charters OF
such banks in the district Of Columbia
as shall not resume specie payments
within limited time and to suppress the
OF small notes therein; which
had the same reference.
Mr.. C. stated that the committee had
received from the department Of war a
communication, stating that there was
not in the treasury funds to carry on the
war in Florida; and thereupon asked
leave to report bill for that purpose.
Leave being given, Mr.. c. reported
a bill, "making an additional appropri-
alton for the prevention and suppression
of Indian hostilities for the year 1887"
The bill was read at large and referred
to committee of the whole on the state
ofthe Union. 1t proposes to appropri-
ate $l,6OO,OO0.
Mr.. c. further moved resolution,
directed by the same committee to be Of
fered, fixing the daily hour for the NEE
ting of the house at 10 o'clock A. M.
till further ordered.
On motion of Mr.. Harlan, it was a.
mended so as to fix the hour at IL; /; and
in this form was agreed TO by the house.
"WEDNESDAY Sept. 90.
SUB-TREAsURY SYsTEM.-"he bill i'm
posing additional duties, as depositaries
of the pnblic money on certain officers,
was taken up and read second time,
NJ Calhoun then moved to amend
the bill, by introducing section.
Mr.. Wright suggested modification
which was accepted by Mr.. Calhoun,
and the amendment was offered in the
following form.
SEC And be it further enacted, That
from and after the first day Of January,
1888, three fourtlB of the amount due 10
government, for duties, taxes, sales, Of
public lands, and other debts, may be
received in notes of the specie paying
banks and that from and after the lst
day of January 1889 one-half may be so
paid; and from aud after the lst day
of January 1910, one-fourth; and from
and after the first day of January lS4l,
all sums due for duties, sales of public
lands, or other debts of the government,
and all payments due the General Post
Office to be paid in gold and silver only,
or in such notes, bills, or paper issued
under the authority OF the United States,
as may be directed to be received by
law. And from and after the first Of
January ls4l, all officers or disbursing
agents engaged in making disbursements,
on account Of the U. S. or General P.
Office, and shall make all their payments
in gold and silver or in such notes,
bills, or paper, as shall be authorized by
law. Any receiving or disbursing officer
that shall neglect so to do, shall be dis
missed from service, and forfeit all CON-
pensaton then due to him.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Sept. 90.
Mr.. Cambreleng from the commit
tee Of ways and means, reported bill
from the Senate authorising the issue Of
Treasury notes, with an amendment lad
ding further penal provisions) The bill
was referred to the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. c. from the committee of ways
and means, reported bill from the
Senate authorising the postponement
of duty bonds due the government, with
amendments; and was also referred to
the committee of the whole on the state
of the Union.
Mr.. Cambreleng, from the committee
of ways and means, reported, without
amendment, the bill from the Senate for
the claims yet standing against
deposit banks. Also referred.
In SENATE Sept. 81.
Petitions were presented, remonstra.
ting against the annexation OF Texas
to the United States, by Mr.. McKeane,
from the city and county Of Philadelphia;
by Mr.. morris from the citizens Of Cler-
mont county Ohio, and from Mr.. Lyon,
from michigan.
FLORIDA WAR.-Mr. Wright from the
cnmmittee on Finance, reported bill
making additional appropriation for car
rying on the war against the Indians in
Florida, appropriating $l,6OO,O00,
which was read first time and ordered
to second reading.
Mr. Wright from the same committee;
to whom was referred several memori-
ais praying for the establishment of a
National Bank, made an unfavorable re-
port thereon, which was laid on the ta-