Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-12-26
Hayti, which occupied the House till it

madge gave notice that he would to-mor-
row ask leave to bring in bill for the
adjustment Of Imprisonment Tor debt IN
certain cases.
Mr.. Buchanan offered the following
resolution, and asked for its consideration
at this time:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Ma
val A fairs be instructed TO inquire into
the expediency Of providing for the con-
structIon of one or more steam-vessels OF
war, to DO employed in the naval SER
vice.
The resolution was agreed to without
dissent.
Mr.. Riyes submitted the following reso.
lution, which lies on the table one day:
Resotred, That the Secretary of the
Treasury communicate to the Senate, at
as early day as practicable, the infor-
nation called for under the following heads
Of inquiry:
l. The period at which the third bond
of the Bank Of the United States, sold to
that institution, amounting to 81, 254,6
3S, was placed to the credit of ihe Trea-
surer on the books Of the Bank the
terms on which 1t was negotiated, the
person acting on behalf Of the Bank, with
whom the negotiation was made, the par.
tculars Of any understanding or agree
ment that the proceeds of the same should
be left on deposlte with the said Bank I'M
til wanted in the ordinary disbursements
Of the Government and what UNDER
standing or arrangement, if any, has Ia.
ken place respecting the benefit whca
might accrue to the Bank in the transfer
of money it should make to distant places
on account Of the Government.
2. The period when the sum OF 81 ,60O,-
600, IN part paymen, Of the second bond
of the Bank Of the United States, was
placed TO the credit of the Treasurer by
that Bank and the nature of the agree.
ment or understanding had IN reference
to the payment of part OF said bond be.
fore, and Of another part after, it became
due.
8. Whether any sum or sums of the
public money have been deposited in the
Bank ofthe United States other than those
derived from the payment or sale of its
bonds; If SO, the amount and date oil
each deposite, and by whom and by whose
authority and direction they were made.
q. The aggregate balance standing
weekly to the credit ofthe Treasurer in
the Bank ofthe United States, its branches
or agencies whether subject to draft or |
not; as well as the weekly aggregate
balance in the Treasury from the time |
he first deposite was made in the said |
Bank of moneys arising from the pay
nent or sale Gifts bonds up to the present
,oriod.
5. A list Of all the branches or agen.
lies of the said Bank of the United States
IN which the Treasury Department has
Irawn drafts; the amount Of public mon-
'ys directed to be placed at each, and of
he drafts severally drawn on them, and
he rates of exchange between PhiIadel-
'hia and each OF the places to which
ums were ordered to be transferred.
6. The amount, so far as it can be
ascertained, that has been
lrawn from the Bank ofthe United States,
is branches or agencies, in notes of said
Bank, for paying Indian annuites, or 9TH
or claims of the Indians on the Govern
ment, or for defraying the expenses atten-
ding the removal of the Indians and in |
general the nature ofthe arrangements"
If any, "made for the more distant pub
lie disbursements in the notes of the
Bank" together with all the correspon. |
dence, agreements, and instructions, given
or entered into, connected with any or all |
the heads of inquiry above stated.
Also, that he communicate the nature |
OF the arrangements made with him by |
those Banks in which, according to his |
report Of the Sd inst, portions Of the pub
lie money have been "placed to the credit
oil the Treasurer on special depostes,"
the kinds of money in which the said
special deposites" were made, whether
the same were entered on the books of |
the Bank, whether the identical moneys |
deposited have continued TO be held by |
the Banks, whether the drafts of the |
Treasury Department that have been
drawn on those depostes have been paid |
IN the specific moneys deposited, and |
and whether the balances remaining are
part and parcel Of the very moneys origi.
nally deposited.
The resolutions introduced by Mr.. |
Benton on Monday last, calling on the |
President for the correspondence Of Com
modore Porter, &C., and in relation to
the restriction or encouragement of CON-
merce, were taken up, and adopted.
The following bills were severally read |
the third time and passed: To prevent
the counterieiting of foreign coin; to
amend the act to punish certain crimes
against the United States to postpone the
further payment of the fourth instalment
to the States.
The Senate then adjourned.