The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-01-11
SENATE, Tuesday, Jan 3 After

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OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The question pending was oa a motion
made yesterday by Nr. Morris, to strike
out The preamble of the bill.
The debate was he1 renewed by Mr..
Ewing, of Ohio, and continued by Mr..
Benton, until late hour.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. IngersolI, from the committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill for the
supper; of the Military Academy of the
U. 5. for the year 1887, which was real
and referred.
Mr.. Jarvis, from the committee on
Naval Affairs, reported the following re-
$ luton, which was agreed TO -
Resolved, That the Committee on
Naval Affairs be instructed TO iAquirc
and report to this H,use,w alterations
e. any are neccssar, in the laws regu-
Iating he pay, Compensation. ard allow
ances Of pursers in the Navy.
THE DEPosrrr BANRs.
The consideration of the resolution Of.
lcrcd b. Mr.. Garland, If Virginia, rca.
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Mr.. Peltpn addressed The House in ia.
vor ot Tie resolution.
Mr. Ga,laad then proposed to modify
his resou;loa, by adding thereto the fol.
lo"idg:
Resolved, That commit &c of nine
members be appointed, whose duty it
shall be 10 inquire wlclher the several
Balks employed for the dep9site of the
public MONIES, have all or any of them, by
Jolht or several contract, employed an
agent 10 reside at the sea. of Govern
ment, to transact their business with the
Treasury Department what is the cha.
ractor OF the business which he is SO en-.
ployed to transact /; what compensation
he receives whether said agent, it there
be one, has been employed at the request
or through the procurement OF the 1rea.
sury Department whether the business
oflho Treasury Department with said
banks is conducted through said agent
and whether in the transaction of any bu.
sines, coniided to said agent he ,eceives
any compensation from the Treasury
'lti stlV CptllT1l,Stt
have power to send for persons aud pa.
pcrs.
Mr. Mckay offered the following ad.
ditioral resolution to the first resolution
OF Mr.. Garland which Mr.. &. accepted
Resolved, further. That The Secretary
ofthe Treasury report the actual amount
o. public moaies each of said Banks has
held on deposite on the frs, day OF each
quarter the aforesaid years respectively,
with any other information which will
show what proportion of sad dividends
aud surpluses has been derived bv the
said banks from the use oi the public
mories. Also, us far as can be ascertain.
cd, what have been the dividends aud sur.
pluses of an equal number of other banks
than those that have the public monies for
the last two years.
Then question then recurring on the
original, and the two rddiiional rcsolu-
tions, Nj. Chambers called for the yeas
and NAYS, which were ordered. aud be.
lug taken, were, yeas lps, rays none.
So all the three resolutions we're adopt.
cd bv nn unanimous vote.
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION.
The House proceeded to the Special
Order oi the Day, being the cons,dera-
tion oi the resolution heretofore offered
by Mr. Wise, providing for the appoint
ment Of n select committee To inqmr. in
10 the administration Of the Executive
Departments, &c.
A debate followed, in which Messrs.
Pickeus, Dunlap, and Peyton, pa,iici-
pated.
!. Aud, on motion Of Mr.. Robertson.
wIihou, taking the question,
The House adjourned.
Before announcing tho adjournment,