Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-04

c,,rat;on in the Department OF State, OF any othel
Department, relative TO the d'sPuteG oouhua III
&c STATE of Missouri and the Territory OF Iowa. anu
Itch has moi been heretofore communicates 10 tue
II of representatives and also to communicate eopsI
of any Proclamations Of the Governor OF an
to Gorernor of the Territory OF Iowa, IN teia'oh -
I'D dsnuted boundary, and the orders, any, 1or car
~ ar bold;np the militia in readiness to act IN re-
tn IN the same and also any further information on
IN. subject which it may be in the power OF The depart
ments to give 49,, - 5, s;noo IN,
a. linn wore taken IN for consideration, referred 10
.Ioot comr;f,ce Of five and ordered to be printed
The resolutions offered by hir. BEN ioN On TIT
dav last, were considered and agreed 10, ,r.oov
On submitting the above resointion' Mr. DGN W.
said that it implied so uiuoh ana sucn SraNe ~
tla he felt himself bound 10 show that he was not pro-
nndnu rra;uitousy and without information. Dut tia'
he was in possession of facts when luSt'ea INC ''
nent He said that he had received Information u
ovrry kind which the resolutions supposed 10 e"'s
ara rnp that immense sInis had been drawn IN SPECIE
- e.. "a dcnoei,e hanks by the Bank OF the United
states since she stopped payment lie mentioned one
instance OF this kind in which the BANK OF missouri
maid ninety thousand dollars IN specie 70 baN % t'r
limited States agent for Treasury afa, witch
tho dov before the Bank of the United States stopped
ncn. and was sold to her agent Tor her noes, winch
otcs were dsbursed account OF the United states
while the spec;c drawn from the missouri BANK was
shipped to Philadelphia, and probably thence 10 Europe
MIR B. then read the following 4e''ei, Is specimen "
the information he possessed: ;,
,I, of 3aeiicrs relaiir@ TO the circulation 81
TnHsJ states Bank notes, Thtth came "Hdr my orr
dissertation, achiic acting di%br'"g agent q t@e
| Gorsruaeat IN tie Chcrokce conatry.
Some time in the spring of the year loJS, TWO gen
nnon arrived at the Cherokee Agency, Zone of whose
Names think was Roberts, the other not remember
cd to whom was introduced. They were SAID TO DC
apcnts of tie United States Bank, whose business ap
pcarcd to be TO exchange the notes OF that Da'h i'
Treasury drafts, drafts from tue pay i'u u,s
bursinp arcnts on the Government. lhey ana maze
exchanges TO considerable extent, mt TO what amour
cannot say. They had, understood III their posses
scn large amount of the notes OF the Dahh, anu '.
they after leaving the agency, went TO Littic nocA
| Arkansas on business OF similar caafacWl. ont
,bn contractors (now in Washngion) for furnishing
Subsistence 10 the cmigrant Indians west, IeSsiI"y
told me that agent of the Uniled otaes b"'i az
bccn at Little Rock, and that lle togcthci VIII s
nar,ncrs ncnotiated loan with HIM ior Pai
| able in six months, WHICH, nc uuueu' ~
due nJ ,,o,
bv Mai Chas j. Nourse of this city, to know II mao
any Treasury drafts that wished cased, stating iha
od ,otcs of the Bank of the United States that
| no would oiyc me in exchange replied, mat hau
some drafts on New York and other places, which, II ne
would rive me notes OF the thItca otdtcS Dun" "
| PeapSplrana would enter into the arrangement ott
that otherwise would not, as conceived the issue oi
these notes wrong and contrary TO law, and would not
make myself an accessory TO the wrong by circulating
them lie observed that the other agents hadmads no
objection to receiving them, and strongly trgcd my
taknr them likewise. Finding that was not 10 be per-
shaded we finally made an exchange, lie giving me INC
notes or the PENNSYLVANIA Bank. The old nSrS were
generally of small dcnominations-tens, twenlcs inc
new notes were mostly of like sums with some h.teS
and hundreds The twcntcs and hundreds OF lie ne"
issue appeared TO have been struck oil Tor pos notes.
made payable to order, with the word "0rder rFhScd
and "JOku Ross or bearer inserted To all appear.
ances, Mr. Noursc had large amount Will MN;
think lie said, of both kinds, something like nay
million of dollars. He also said he thought he should
20 Arkansas, TO endcayor to make exchanges thcrc
| Washnyion, .iueuSt 90, 1c39.
/ The following resolution, submitted some DAYS since
by Mr. TApPAN, was considered and agreed 10:
Rcsolrcd, That committee Of three mcmbcfs be ap
pointed who, together with Ike number to be ppolnt
cd BY the House Of Representatives,, shall direct Tn
expenditures Of all moneys appropriated 10 purchase
books TO the Library CT Congress.
4 The Senate then went into the consideration of Exc
cutve business; and afterwards adjourned.
sThesc contractors Glasgow and Harris Of Missouri
i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
After the journal was read,
The CHAIR announced the following standing com
mttees:
} Committee on Commorcc.-Messis. Curtis, Hillcn
White ofLousiana, Burke Toland, Ilabcrsham, Paris
Botts and Weller.
Committee on tie Pnbiic i.aads.-Messrs Corwin
Reynolds, Lincoln C-ary, White of Kentucky, Fisher
Garland Of Virginia, Hubbard, and Thompson OF Mis-
sissippi.
Cdsa,a:..cc If ciaias.-Ncssrs. Dawson, Russell
Banks Giddngs Williams Of New Hampshire, Cen
ry UjL ST Sorth Carolina Gay32t.arss 'afc Eav uo
kns Chapman, Marvia, Lcadbctter, J. L. Williams .
Tennessee, Anderson of Kentucky, Butler of Sout
Carolina, and Brown Of Mississippi.
District of CoiumLia-Mcssrs. Johnson of Alaryland
c. H. Williams of Tennessee, Bcirne, Clarke, Davec
Graham, Cranston, Black, and Hawkins.
! JudicmrU-N!cssrs. Sergeant, Crazy, hoffman, Iu.
pnv Mason ri Ohm SanuIels. ColCutt. StOrrs, ant
Barnard.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Craig, Randolph
Hall, Taaferro, Parmcnter, Montgomery, Rogers Q
| s. Carolina, Ely, and Swearngen.
Tcyrisorics-hIessrs Pope, !cner, Ramsey, Camp
bell of Tennessee, Stewart, Brewster, Davis of kcntuc
ky, Montanya, and Fine.
Reroiptioaarv Pensioas-Messrs. TalialSrro, Carr
Andrews, Stcenrod Rayner +. Davis Of Pennsylvania
Brockway, Taylor, and Hand
InrGIid PeAs;eaS.-Aiessrs S. Williams, Morris Of
Ohio, Chttendcn, Doan, Strong, Randall, Morris OF
/ Pa, Palen, and Edwards.
hoads anal Canais.-AIess-s Oglc, Graves Carroll
! Hill of Va, Smith Of Ia Starkweathcr, Rayner, Col
quit, and Blackwell.
PGtcdtS.-Mcssrs. Fletcher of Vt, Beatty, Prcntiss
Newhard and Paynter.
Pablic Buildings and Grounds-MessTs Lincoln
Pctrkin, Leonard, Kcim, and Hastings of Ohio.
RcriSai and Unfinished B@SiacSS.-ilcssrs. Peck, Pa
rish, Jackson, James, and Dana.
4Cc0uRts-AIcssrs. Johnson of Va, Lawrence, John.
stnn of y. Y, Marchand, and Floyd.
.Nangfactares.- Messrs. John q Adams, Nisict
sade, IInghast, Wosthington, Dromgoo!c, Mitchell
Eastman, and John Davis OF Pennsylvania.
.4gricuturc.-AIrssrs. Dcbcrry, Dennis, Mcclellan
of Tennessee, Smith of Vermont, Hammond, Shaw.
Swccny, Doig, and Hook.
Indidn .lfairs-Niessrs. Bell, L. Williams Of Nortl
Carolina, Afford, Cross Chinn, Shepard Lucas, Hunt
and John w. Davis Of Indiana
/ .Wcegc-Mcssrs. Williams of Connecticut, vii
ams Of Massachusetts, Morgan Leet, and Allen o.
New York
Expenditures in he Department Of Stns.-aIessrs
Underwood, Bynum, Cr0bb, Lowell, and Trumbu!l.
Expenditures IN me Department Of the Treasury
Messrs Evans, Anterior, Osborne, Warren, and Jones
OF New York
Expenditures n he Department Of Har.-Aiessrs
r. Garland Of Louisiana, Howard WAGNER, Holmes
and Cooper of Pennsylvania.
e Department Of the .Iary-Aiessrs
Eryenditurcs IN TIC LrTur---T aud Gerry
and Brown of New York = Ne"'7"t'T
Expenditures on tie Public Buidings-Nlessrs. Stan
,, W. ornancc, Gates, Henry, and Earle
f0relGH .fHgirs-Sio-rrs