Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-31

Florida Statement, Of all the Territorial bonds issued
and authorized to be issued, i'll that Territory with
copies from the journals of the Council showing any
thing that done in authorizing the Issue of such
| bonds, with the pames Of the members of the Counc!
n; that time, their each case, the names OF the
Governors who may have approved laws for the ss''.
ING Of Territorial bonds, who may have signed or
endorsed the said bonds; also, the purposes for which
said bonds issued and when issued in favor Of
corporations, the OF the corporations and The
cororaors and their officers and the made OF SAID
bonds, and the present value Of said bonds in the
American and European markets, with the condition oil
the corporations which have had the Of said bonds
and how far they are fulfilling the purposes for which
they were created. Also statement of all the acts Of
incorporation which have been passed BY the said L.
gislayc Council of Florida, since the Sd OF March,
lS22 and the acts in amendment thereof, when, and
how said acts reported 10 the President OF the
| United States, to b. laid before Congress,
| Mr. b. also offered the following resolution, VI ci
! LAYS over:
Rsored That the President Of the United States be
requested to cause the proper inquiries 10 be made o.
all disbursing officers and agents and all contractors!
! 1.-THE Post Office Department :nclusye,) 10 ascertain
from them wlcthe. they have sold or exchanged Go.
ycrnrnent drafts or other Government funds or Their
own drafts on the Government, during the years s'-
and 1899 for paper money OF the following descriptions
| l. Bank notes of the State banks Of the United
States and especially notes OF less denomination tHa
twenty dollars.
| 9 Bank notes of the present Bank Of the United
States and especially notes of less denomination THAI
twenty dollars
g. Post notes Of the present Bank Of the L. s., and
especially any Of such notes of less denomination than
one hundred dollars also, of less denomination than
twenty dollars, and which had been made payable at
more than sixty days after date, which were not dur
or which had been altered by the pen and if that
they report the times and places Of such sales or ex.
changes and with whom made, and the amounts SO sold
or exchanged
Also, that the President communicate to the Senate
tie Of any disburslng officer, agent contractor
who shall fail to the foregoing inquiries in res;
sonable time. Also that he communicate list Of src9
Treasury or Post Office drafts in favor Of discussing
cers, agents, and contractors, for the years 1885 sna
1889, shall appear to have been sold, with the names
Of the endorsers and to whom paid that the Secretary
Of the Treasury inquiries TO be made Of the depc
site banks, since the general resumption of specie pay
ments in 1888, whether the Government drafts when
have been sold by discussing officers, agents. and con
tractors have been usually paid in specie; and fio
tie particulars the several and total ar'ouI'
paid and to whom paid and where, nearly a' can
stated.
Mr.. BENTON also offered the following resolutios
Resolped, That there is nothing in the Cons.itrho
Of TIE United Giasss Which ssa an;haSlzs 1hS