The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-19


can act to provide for the collection, safe
keeping, transfer, and disbursement Of the pub
lie revenue has been carried into execution
whether any buildings, additions to or alterations
in buildings, therein authorized or required
have been commenced, and at what cost, or con-
tracts therefor made orders therefor given, and
the terms and conditions of such contracts and
orders: what number of clerks, special agents,
and other officers, agents. or servants, have been
and now are employed under the provisions OF
said act, or for aid in carrying the same into
effect, and where and from what times, and at
what compensatiens: whether each and every of
the officers who therein required to give
bond have given bond, and the sum, sureties, and
time of delivery Of each bond, and who, if any,
have not given bond whether, IN the collection,
or keeping, or transfer, or disbursement OF the
public revenue, or any portion thereof, since
said act has been in force, any banks have been
used or resorted to, and, if so, what bank or
banks, to what extent and IN what manner; and
what propositions have been made, if any, to
any bank therefor, and setting forth, also, in
what specific matter, whether gold and silver
or notes or certificates, or other and what evil
dencss of deposte or credit all or any of the
revenue has been collected and actually passed
from the hands of the person or persons from
whom the same was due, to the hands of the
officer or officers charged with the immediate
collection thereof, since said act has been in
force; distinguishing, nearly as may be, how
much has been so collected and paid in each
specific matter Medium of payment: also set
ting forth how and in what places or offices, and
under what actual and personal custody or keep
ing, all and any and each portion of the public
revenue, moneys, and assurances or evidences of
debt or obligation have been kept during said
| time; and how and by what agencies and aid,
and with what forms and process, and on what
terms, conditions, and cost of exchange or trans
! fer, and in what specific matter, whether gold
and silver, notes. certificates, or other and
what evidences, all and any portion thereof have
been in said time discussed or transferred.
Resoived, That the Secretary of the Treasu
ry be required to report tn this House, wheth- !
er any, and, if any, what part of the surplus, |
or additional sections, or part of sections (y- |
ing along and adjoining the alternate sections |
on the Miami Canal, in the State of Ohio and |
withheld from sale at the same time, the said |
-lternate sections being within them,) has |
been sold since the first day of January, A. D.
1886; also, that he state TO whom said lands
have been sold at what land office, at what
time, at what price, and whether the patents
have been issued for the said lands and, if not
whether it Is the intention of said Department
to issue said patents, and whether said sales
were in pursuance ofthe order of said Depart
ment or rot; and that he furnish copies of all
instructions, given by the different Commits
Sionels of the General Land Office from time
TO time, relating 10 the withholding from sale
of lands on the route of the said Miami Canal
and on the AuglaiZe river, in the State of Ohio,
as alternate sections on said canal, and all the
correspondence of said Department with the
officers of the land office where said lands may
have been sold, and the correspondence of the i
said Department with all others on the subject
of said additional sections or the sale thereof;
and that he also furnish this House with a
copy OF the order or rule Of the Department of
the LIST day Of January, 1885, relative to the
manner in which lands are allowed to be enter
ed which have been subject to private entry,
but withheld from sale from any cause.
PAY OF THE NEW JERSEY MEMBERS
Mr.. RANDOLPH moved the following:
Resolued, That the Clerk of this House pay
to John B. Aycrigg, John p. B. Maxwell, VIM. |
Halstead, Charles e. Strattou, and Thos. Jones |
Yorke, the same compensation per diem and |
mileage that is allowed to members of Congress, |
computing the per diem from the commence
ment of the last session until the 10th day OF July
last.
Mr.. TuRNEY moved to refer the resolution to
the committee on Claims.
Some discussion having arisen on the resolu-
ton
Mr.. RANDOLPH called for the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained by ma jority of
the House, and further discussion was thereby
set aside.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on the
question to agree to the resolution; when
Mr.. RANDOLPH moved to lay the resolution
on the table, and the question was taken by the
yeas and nays and decided in the negative-Yeas
go, nays 1877.
The question required on the resolution,
which was again read at the request Of Mr..
WISE, vino was about to say something on the
subject, when he was informed by the SPEAKER
that, the previous question having been ordered,
it was too late to say any thing in relation to
the resolution.
The Clerk then commenced the call of the
yeas and nays aH.
When the Clerk called the name Of Mr.
WISE, he rose and asked to be excused from vo.
ting, on the ground that neither he nor the House
had ever to this day seen or heard read the tes-
timony in the case Of the New jersey election,
and he was to this day ignorant as to who had
the right TO the seats or to the pay.
Mr.. STANLY objected to MIR. WISE being ex-
cused, and said that he knew the gentlemen
came here with the broad seal of New Jersey,
and were therefore entitled to their pay TIL it
was decided they were not entitled to their seats.
The SPEAKER informed Mr. WISE that it was
too late now TO ask to be excused; that the re-
quest SHOuiu nave Dcen 1na1e before the call oil
the roll commenced
Mr. WISE then said he should refuse to vote
The Clerk having completed the call of the
roll, the vote stood for the resolution 11S, a
gainst it 81.
The yeas and nays were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Afford, John w. Allen,
Andrews, Baker, Barnard, Bell, Boardman, Bolts,
Bond, breckenridge, Briggs, Brockway, S. II.
Butler, William o. Butler, Calhoun, Carroll,
Vim R Camuhen Corter fNlarlr Z
Mark A. Cooper, Crabb, Craig, Cranston, Cur
tbs, Crockett, Cushing, +. Davles, j. w. Davis,
Garret Davis, Dawson, Deberry, Dennis, Doe,
Dellet, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Fillmore,
Galbraith, Gates, Gentry, Giddings, Goggin,
Goode, Graham, Granger, Green, Grinnell, Ha-
bersham, Hall, w. s. Hastings, Halves, Haw-
kins, Henry, john Hill, of Virginia, Hoffman,
James, Chas. Johnston, Kempshall, Leonard,
Lane, Lincoln, McCarty, Mcclure. Marchand,