Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-01-09

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adopted on the 2Sth relative to printing
certain British documents was rescinded.
In the House, Mr.. Cushman offered
joint resolution against duelling which
was read twice, and lies over one day.
Mr.. Gushing offered resolutions calling
on the President for information relative
to Canadian affairs, the boundary ques-
ton, the French blockade of Mexico &c.
which were read, and lie over one day.
Mr.. Adams called the attention Of the
House to his Stevenson and O'Connel re-
solutions, and read letter in which the
writer threatened, in case he prosecuted
the inquiry contemplated by the resolu.
tion, to assassinate him in the House.
The letter was considered hoax. Mr..
Curtis offered resolution, which was a.
dopted, calling upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury for information touching Mr..
Swartwouts delalcatons and matters con.
nected herewith.
Mr.. Wise offered resolution for the
appointment of Select Committee with
instruction to inquire whether there were
sufficient grounds to prefer articles of I'm
parchment against Levi Woodbury., Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Lies over one
day.
Mr.. Wise moved that it be considered
now.
Mr. Cushman objected, and Mr.. Wise
remarked that he hoped the Journal would
show who ii was that objected 10 the mo.
| ton.
Mr.. Montgomery offered resolution,
providing that the expenditures be here
after limited to fifteen millions a year.
Mr.. Stanley offered resolution proyi.
ding that no petition or memorial on the
subject OF slavery or the slave trade be
hereafter receired: lies over.
Mr.. 5. Williams offered resolution
calling upon the heads of departments for
statements of the expenditures of each
department, from 1923 to January 1899.
The resolution lies over one dav. in
course: but Mr.. w. moved lis considera.
ton now, and thereupon asked the yeas
and navs.
The motion TO suspend was lost.
Many resolutions were offered from ev-
cry State.
JAN. 2 1639.-In the Senate, on mo.
ton of Mr.. Merrick, ReSolred, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be directed to
report to the Senate the quantity of pub
lie lands sold since the Both September
1887, which had, at the time Of sale, been
subject to private entry for five or more
years prior to such sale, designating be-
tween the several quarters of land which
had at the time of the sale thereof been
subject to private entry for five, ten, if.
teen, and twenty, or more years; and al
so designating the State or Territory in
which each description of land so sold is
situate.
Also, that the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry be directed to report the number Of
land offices now existing under the author.
ny of the United States, the time when
each was established, and tbe,place where
each is located. Also, what number of
land offices have been finally closed, de-
signaling as above, time and place; and
also, whether there are any, and, if anv.
which and what is the number of existing
land offices: the condition ofthe business
OF which jusufes and requires measures
to be taken finally to close them and
whether any and what steps have been
taken for this purpose.
The resolution offered yesterday bv
Mr.. Young, calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury for certain detailed state.
ments in relation to defaulters. was taken
up.
Mr., Young explained at length the OBJ
Ject he had in view, which was neither
more or less than to show that MANY in.
nocent individuals had been held IN 10
the world as public deiauters, who were.
In some instances, creditors of the Trea-
sury, and to rescue those persons from
the unmerlted oppression heaped upon
them by these reports, from the want of
tormality in their vouchers.
The resolution was adopted, after being
so modified as to read
ReSolred, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be required to report to the SEN
ate, IN addition to the information called
tor by the resolution of the 18th of Feb
ruary, 1888, in relation to public default
ters, all deialcatIons which have since
occurred, with the exception of the
case of Samuel Swartwout, late collector
OF the port of New York with the name
OF the securities in each case, the suspen-
ded and rejected items of credit claimed
by such deiauters, the reasons why the
same have not been passed to their cred
1t; the measures, if any, adopted in each
case to enforce payment, and the proba.
o'hty OF ultimate indemnity to the United
States.