Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-06
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d What portion of the lands granted Ia the Stale o!
Ohio, and have been received by that Stale
The neutrality BILL that yesterday passed the House.
was read twice, and on motion OIL Mr.. buchahu"' IT,
fcrred to the committee on Foreign Nelalioh5'
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate then resumed the consideration Of the In
dependent Treasury BILL when
Mr. Strange took The floor in continuation oil MS
speech commenced yesterday, ana spoke until TWO
o'clock; when
Mr. Mcrrck minated his intention Of addressing the
Senate on the subject at its next session.
The Senate then went into the consideration OF Ike
cu,ive business after which, il ad ourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ROADS ASD CANALS.
Mr. Mercer reported bill giving The assent OF Con-
uress to the amrndatory act Ut The General Assembly, o
the State of Virginia. Incorporating the faimnuth anu
Alexandria Railroad Company, which was ordered 10
be engrossed for third reading IN Monday.
SCHOOL LANDS.
The unfinished business OF the morning hour then
c,r, n, bpuu the resolution of Mr. Johnson OF Mary
land proposny to set apart for the benefit OF all the
States of The Union, certain quantity oi pubic land.
Mr. continued his remarks till The expiration OF the
morning hour, when
TIN, Chair announced the private orders
AIR Cambreleng said he hoped he would have the as.
semi of the chairman OF the Committee of Claims, aud
the leave Of the House, for suspension oil the private
bills in order to 90 on with the appropriation bills ana
| he made that motion accordingly
The Chair was about dividing the House; when,
were ordered, aud @ere-yeaS III, nays 81.
| So the rules were suspended.
The Chair laid before the House the following com.
munications ~
in answer to the resolution OF The lh OF October last
transmitting certain correspondence not heretofore trans
mlled with Cen Jrsup accidentally omitted IN The re-
port thereof heretofore made to the House.
On motion Of MIR. NJ Kay laid OH the table
g From the Secretary OF War, in answer 10 resou.
ton of the House Of the Cd July 1885, requiring estl
mony to be taken, and statements 10 be made TO The
House respecting the claim OF john Jones, Tor work
done on Pea Patch Island
On motion Of Mr. Whi,,lesey Of Ohio referred 10 the
PENSION ELL.
The House then took up The d" bill making npproprIa.
tons for the payment Of Revolutionary and other pen
sioners of the u S. for the year 1875 the question be-
ing its engrossnlent.
MIR. Curtis then reiterated his charges in relation to
The use of the balances their hands by the pension
agents -,
Tie debate was further continued on the same sue
BY Mr.. Chambers.
Mr. Cambreleng replied, and expressed the hope that
the two gentlemen would keep in mind their sound and
convincing arguments against bank agencies anu "lleh
the bill! came up which he had The honor 10 report yes
erday To dispense with all bank agencies in the manage
rent of the public revenues, give 1t their hearty assent
Mr. e.. entered into variety OF statements on Inc SUD
isct. lie suggested remedy, and The only one he
large balances said be in the hands Of pension agents,
unclaimed and law should be passed providing Tor
their being returned the Treasury after they had been
unclaimed for twelve months. AS 4 member OF Inc
Committee of Ways and Means, he should DO his best
In secure the introduction and adoption Of such RENE.
dy Mr. c. also sent the Clerks table, to be read 10
the House. number Of letters from agents TO the Com.
missioner whch went 10 establish the position lie had
taken and show that the money not used ny The
agents individually, but by Tile banKsl WHICH Tue mo
new deposited
Mir. eastman said, he had heard no objection made
against this BILL but all seemed TO concur III The neces
siy Of lis passage.
Mr. Bell But not the whole amount
MIR eastman had, nevertheless, heard no argument
AGAINST the necessity Of its passage. Mr. e. then went
on to reply 10 Mr. Curtis, and in vindcaIon OF Gov.
Hill.
Mr. HAYNES said lie had devoted to this discussion
all the attention which the state OF his health would per
nit lie had been gralitied by the course of the discus
son and agreed entirely with those no objected to the
Of the public money by officers and agents to whom
il committed.
From the manner in which The debate had been
Quoted by some gentlemen, it would that Solomon
was far less wise than mankind had generally considered
him. and that those who objected to the use OF The pub
lie money by pension agents, had indeed discovered
something new under the sun. But he had risen, IN
part for the purpose Of stating that the fact Is not So
That ever since the public money taken out of the
hands of the officers of the Government, it had been
used by the agents 10 whom it had been entrusted.
The use Of the public money by pension agents was
not therefore, an exception to the general practIce-
The custodian OF the public money had had the use OF
the public money ever since the change OF CUSTODY 70
banks from the officers of the Government 10 show
that the agents of The Government have been comPen.
stated bv the use of the public money. il only ne.
cessnry 10 refer 10 the amount Of public money IN the
custody of the IT, S. Bank for fifteen years, from 1918
to 1882 during which period The average amount was
near seven millions OF dDlars-not less than SIX mil
lions six or seven hundred Thousand dollars. At in
lerest of five per per nnnm less than The interest
required OIL loans BIZ any bank within his knowledge, the
compensation upon the OF this amount OF The public
money would be about five millions of dollars There
was no complaint then, there is now, TO such use
of the public money by the Bank OF the w. s., by those
who so strongly object TO its use by pension agents
He agreed most heartily with those who objected to
this practice and warned gentlemen who should not vote
for the Treasury bill referred 10 by the chairman OF the
Committee of Ways and Means, that they would be con-
ronied by their argument For his part he was Tor
cutting up the abuse entirely and forever by no longer
permitting the of the public money by those to
whose care it might be committed. He hoped when
the Treasury bill should be taken up, he should find
gentlemen who are opposed TO permitting pension agents
the public money, standing side by side with h'n,
and that they would he should, show their aIth by
their woIks
The debate was further continued by Mr.. Marvin,
when,
Mr. Taylor sad that having heard objection 10 this
BILL it could be nothing more than waste OF time 10
be discussing matters which were nnconnecteu win H.
and which had better be discussed on some other and
more fitting occasion than the appropriation Dill TO
pay the old pensioners.
The bill was then read third time and passed with
out division.
On motion the House adjourned.
FROM THE FRONTIER.
ATTEMPTED lXrAsIoS OF CASADA At BuFFALo.-At
last silence is broken The Buffalo Advertiser OF the
Goth Informs, that Saturday night, 2llh nst several
hundred men being assembled al Comstock S, eight miles
from Buffalo, on the lake shore it was unprecedented an
invasion was meditated, and Col. Worth Immediately
started with the small force Of regulars and volunteer
within 200 wards Of Comslocks the road found TO
be barrcaded by rail fence and other obstacles These
were almost Immediately removed-the cry was raised
among those assembled the tavern he regulars are
coming" and these gallant invaders OF Canada mostly
fed
About $50 took 10 the ice the lake with their teams