The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-12-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, Dec. II, 1910.

THURSDAY, Dec. II, 1910.
The Hon. JOHN MOORE, member elect from
the State of Louisiana in the place of Rice Garland
resigned, was duly qualified and took his seat.
NATURALIZATION LAWS
The SPEAKER announced the first business IN
order to be the bill introduced by Mr.. HAND,
Thursday last to establish uniform rule Of naurai
zaton and TO repeal the laws in existence on that
subject
Mr.. STANLY called for the reading of the hill
The SPEAKER remarked that the bill at the
printers and if there objection, it might he
passed for the present
The SPEAKER then, in accordance with the rule,
resumed the call the States and Territories for pet
tons and memorials, commencing with the Territory
of Iowa
Petitions and memorials then presented by
Mr. Carr, of Indiana
Messrs. J. w. Allen, Duncan and Taylor, Of Ohio,
Mr.. Carter, of Tennessee.
Messrs. Garland and Goggin of Virginia
Mr.. GoGGIN, of Virginia presented the petition OF
DR.. VIM B. Vaughn, of Bedford county, relating to
his newly invented self-movng locomotive engine mp
picable to railroads asking the aid Of Congress
THE suBrREAsuRy SYSTEM,
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Filling
hast on the 10th of December, and partially consider
ed on yesterday, was then taken in order;
Resoired, That the Secretary of the Treasury
port to this House how far and in what manner the
act passed at the last session. entitled An act to pro
vide for the collection excepting, transfer and dis
bursement of the public revense, has been carried
into execution whether any buildings additions To-
OF alterations in buildings therein authorized
CURED have been commenced 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 oll
GERS, agents or servants have been and are
ployed under the provisions of said act for aid IN
carrying the into effect, and where, and from
what tunes, and at what compensatons; whether each
and every of the officers who therein required give
bond have given bond and the sum- suretics and lnc
ofdelvery OF each bond and who any have given
bond whether, in the collection, keeping transfer,
or disbursement of the public revenue, any portion
thereof since said act has been in force any bank has
been resorted to; and if so, what bank banks 70
what extent and in what manner, and what PROPOSE
tons have been made, if any, to any bank therefor
and setting FORTH also, in what specific manner, whe
Their gold or sllve notes certificates other and
what evidences of deposite credit all any of the
revenue has been collected actually passed from the
hands Of the person persons from whom the
due to the hands Of the officer officers charged with
the immediate collection thereof since said has been
in force, distinguishing, nearly may be how much
has been collected and paid in each specific matter q
medium of payment also, setting forth how, and N
what places offices, and under what actual and per-
sonal custody or keeping all and any and each portion
OF u revenue moneys, and assurances, evidences
OF debt or obligation, have been kept during said tnc
and how and by what agencies and aid, and what
forms and process, and what terms, conditions, and
cost OF exchange transfer and in what specific mat
Ter whether gold and silver notes certificates oT
other and what evidences ALL and any portions there
Of have been in said time disburscd and transferred
The question pending on the motion of Mr.
Beatty TO lay the resolution the table.
Mr.. TlLLINGHAST demanded the yeas and
nays
The motion to lay the table then with
drawn.
The question then recurring on the adoption Of the
resolution, twas decided in the affirmative
DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Mr.. RUMBULL pr scented resolutions from the
Legislature Of the State of Connecticut favor Of
distribution of the proceeds Of sales Of public lands
and protesting against any reduction in the price there
of; which resolutions referred to the Committee
on the Public Lands and ordered to be printed
POST OFFICE AGENTS.
Mr.. MORGAN moved the following:
Resoired That the Postmaster General be request
ed to communicate to this House statement Of the
amount expended by the Post Office Department for
special agents employed by the Department the names
Of the agents employed; the sum paid 10 each, and
for what service rendered
IL lies over one day
ONE TERM PRINCIPLE.
Mr.. HUNT moved the following proposition Of
amendment TO the Constitution Of the United States