Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-05
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obvious mus; essentially depend on the course pursued
by lie Treasury Department. 90 be 20 .tinu'd)
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Tie Sonata did not sit to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| DEpUSiTE BANKS.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the fol.
lowing resolution and amendments moved thereto
former day, as follows:
Mr. Garland submitted the following resolutions
EcSOccd, That Tie Secretary Of the Treasury conmu-
nicaie to this Iou*e, If within his power The dividends
and sHTp;uscs, which declared by, and The surplus
IS AID contingent fund remaining in. the several banks
III which the public Iiunry drpos!tcd Tor lle gears
! l-J; l-}i Ici: and -:jG severity.
hlr GI!irl submitted the following amendment: 'And
that lie also communicate the expenses q! said banks !or
each 81 The SAID years.
Mr Harlan submitted the following amendment To the
amendment: land That lie state also whether he salary
or compensation 81 an agent at the scat g" tile General
| Government compose part OF The expenses OF said
banks, HE OF the agent and The several SUMS paid
! TO him ~ said institutions respectively"
The question pending the motion Of Nj llanne-
gaa 70 lay tic aub"c On the table, Oil wiica tie yeas
| aii lad been ordered.
TIE motion 10 Ia" The table was decided III lie ne
! galive-yras &. Lays ILL.,
| Mr. l,l!r, then withdrew his amendment, and Mr..
Harlan moved lis as amendment 20 the original re-
solution; and thereon The question recurring,
Mir eastman AID remarked that lie had voted 10
lay the subject tie table, not because he vas opposed
Il The original rropnsIl but TO facilitate the business
Vi House. Nh tie therefore; lie 10"
demanded the previous question.
lne louse refused 10 second the demand Tor Tic pre-
Y!OEs GYrson--1l ayes to 30 n0C5.
hlr Granger called Tor the yeas and nays on the amend
mrni, which were ordered.
Slr Harlan EXPRESSED hope that there would be very
few members H any party disposed 10 Sot" agai"st tins
amendment. 1t had Lccn asserted again and "gaI, on
that In and here, that Certain Individual! re-
siding in this city: occupied room IN The building rent
cd 10y The Treasury Department. aid tie lent thereof
paid out of the public Treasury and that Ii" carried on
a ceres pomGeIce with the depnsr banks under the
frank Of tie Secretary OF the Treasury II this was so,
the people had right 10 know III they had right to
know The Of the agent il any, and Tie amount OF
his compensation. Ii fact that tbs agent occu-
pied in the Treasury building, and had his cor.
pspoudeEce iankcd by lie Secretary CT the Treasury,
! ;iry had rnh! 10 have distinct from the Sc
creary. The ;eposcs had been removed from the place
designated by Tic law: and transferred 10 other banks,
and large amount was los 10 The Government by This
operation. Now it was said That large sum paid
out Of the profits the moneys deposited with the State
BANKS, 10 nm agent and it proper that the people
should know whether this so, and Tic amount this
| agent received from these banks.
Mr. Garland Of Virginia, stated that in Offering the
resolution, lie had BAT single object IN view. He had
reference 10 the profits which had been realized by tie
derosIe banks out vi The money deposited There ny Inc
! Government for which the Government had no USE
In relation the ndmrnt proposed by the gentleman
from Kentucky, il would he remembered by the House,
that his colleague DIR. Nisel had presented resolution
in more definite form in relation 10 this SUBJECT. Mr.
aud lie would again vote for it. lie did not regard c
present amendment pertinent TO the question: but he
7ou!d vote for it. lie would ask however, these de.
pcs;c banks chartered by Congress- or were they
in any way responsible 10 Tie Government, except 50
far as their contract with tlc Treasury made them
responsible? He woud further ask: what Congress had
to do with making an inquiry into the reasons why Inc
Lciosilc banks should should not employ an agent 10
reside in New York, Boston, Washington? If Reu-
ben NJ Whitney the individual? If, however, tins
individual agent at the expense Of tic United
States: and if it was all evil, he was Wiling 10 correct
it, hen the resolution ol the last session on this sub
ect was introduced boldly charged that corrup-
lion did exist. Now, lie would say let gentlemen meet
the charge and let the inquiry be had Although lie GIG
regard this amendment pertinent TO the question,
gel he would close his eyes upon any corruption
n:sina nagcmcnt, upon any Inquiry winch would
lead lis detection. lie would vote for the amendment
to give gentlemen the opportunity Of inquiry which They
desired.
blr Thompson, Of S Carolina, concured in the senti'
mrnts expressed bv the gentleman from Virginia, (hIr
Garand although he did mol belong to the same party
This subject of Whitney connection with The treasury
and the depostc banks was one OF deep excitement
throughout the country. He had tortorne as he always
should do make any charges until the evidence was
before him. Now lie denied The evidence, and II was
most important that investigation VI Inc wh"le SUBJECT
should be had. Although he had never made use ol the
Democrat fr party purposes, yet he was enough
OF Democrat 10 say that he desired this whole subject
thoroughly examined and laid before The people. What
they desired know vas the amount which TElthcyfe-
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existed all over the County Whatever his ccnncctcn
might be- il ought be known, that the people might
be under approximations Of fraud being pract!scd. IL
was all-impurlant to know his connection win the
banks as far possible, that II might be seen whe-
cher lie was not influenced by high douccur If he
was receiving fifty thousand dolaEs-and he could rea-
diiy conceive that lie received twice that amount BE-
cause banks with several millions Of dollars, could we'll
afford 10 pay large douceur-ihe people desired 10
know H. He thought these suspicious we're well iorad-
ed; others might think differently; hut all he desired
was that the might be submitted 10 the American
people and he trusted gentlemen would meet him on
this ground, that they might have the full bcnthl OF
| rpIulluu all the charges which had been made.
Mr. Pcace Of Rhode Island, said he Ind vOcd TO lay
this resolution the table, and had found himself III
yery lean minority. lie had done however, because
he considered IL wark OF supcerogaiIon. 1T tie gen.
l!eu:an from! Kentucky (Alr 1aran) wished commit
tee appoints the part of the House, 10. the purpose
OF ascerlaing whcthrr Reuben NJ. Whitney acting
improperly is agent for the deposc banks, and had IA
ciIilips granted him by the Secretary Of Tic Treasury
which were contrary to law, he, fer one, wcnd not
shrink from any Investigation; aud re you'd be willing
that the gentleman from kentucky should be =. tie head
of committee for Tic purpose Of satisfying himself and
others on the subject But suppose that Mr.. hneyis
the agent IF The dcrostc banks he is no, The agent By
tie Of Congress- under any power which the Sec
retarv of the Treasury control If he is agent lie is
agent by virtue of contract between himself and Inc de-
pos!le banks; and what right had the I2usc; OF tie Sc
rre,ary OF the Treasury 10 interfere III HE matter aud
if they did 90 So what would be Tie consequence: Sap
pose The Secretary 10 nterrngae The agent, tie
banks OF the subject. IF they mad disposition an.
swer, they would 90 SO if not, they woad leave it
alone Because this individual had been seen in tie Of
fec Of the Secretary Of the Treasury ics reading the
pers. pei hups, and at other times in his Office
near by, they TO make formal call on the Secre
ary, to ascertain whether he had any improper
ton with that department? As TO those nqusitons got
up without foundation and without cause, he had hereto
fore expressed his sentiments; he opposed to them
entirely. So much for Reuben NJ. Whitney, who, be
presumed 10 be Of the great Of The coun
Try, because frequently brought into notice by
! The prosecutions OF their enemies.