The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-09

list of the number and compensation of the clerks
gagged in has Department which was LAID ON the table
and ordered to printed.
Transmitting statement furnished by the banking in
corporations of the District of Columbia showing their
condition on the LIST Of January, 1871 which was laid
on the table and ordered to be printed
Also report from the Secretary OF the treasury
in answer to resolution Of the Senate of the 4th inst
relative TO the settlement of the Mississippi land claims
which was deferred TO the Committee on Finance
Mr.. LINN presented the memorial of the heirs and
legal representatives of Major General Duporall, oil
Bneadier General Armand and Capt De la Colombo,
praying bounty land for revolutionary service; which
was referred to the Committee on Public Lands;
Mr. WILLIAMS from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, to which was referred the House bill making
provisions for navy PENSIONS and in relation to hall
pay reported the with amendment.
Mr.. KING, from the Committee on Commerce, to
which was referred the memorials of citizens OF Mi
chigan praying for the imposition of a duty on fish
brought from Canada asked that the committee might
be discharged from their further consideration and
that the memoralists have leave to withdraw their pa
pers. Mr. X. stated reason for this motion, that
the Senate had no power by the Constitution to enact
a bill imposing duties. The motion agreed to
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the Committee on Finance,
to which had been referred memorials for the extern
sion of time to the deposite banks of Natchez for pay
ment of money into the Treasury ofthe United States
reported joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury TO extend further indulgence to certain
of the late depositc banks; which was read and or
dered to a second reading
Mr.. w. also, from the same committee, to which
referred bill to authorize the payment of equlta-
bic commissions to the agents attorneys OF persons
in whose favor awards have been made under three
several treaties between the United States and certain
foreign powers which awards have been retained in
the Treasury in payment of debts due to the United
States reported the same without amendment.
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which was considered and agreed to:
Resolrcd, That the Secretary of the Treasury be
directed to communicate to the Senate at as early
period practicable, in detailed and tabular form,
all the information in the power of his Department In
answer to the following questions
l. What amount has the Federal Government lost,
from It's organization to this time by the employment
Of banks by the of bank paper or by its connec
tons in any wise with banks including the deprecia-
ton of bank paper
2. What amount the people of the United States
have lost fro the commencement of the Government
this time by the failure and the suspension Of banks,
and by the depreciation of bank paper by the loss and
destruction of bank notes, and by the existence OF
banks and the use of bank paper generally.
3. What have the people and Government OF the
United States paid, directly and indirectly to the ag
gregate banks of the United States of those
institutions annually for the last ten years.
What proportion of the stock of the several
banks of the United States is at this time owned by
foreigners.
BILLS PASSED.
The joint resolution present to universities and
incorporate colleges, copies of the Catalogue of the
Library of Congress.
The bill for the relief of Mary Pre.tyman; and
The bill for the benefit of the Howard Institute of
the city of Washington were seyerally read third
time and passed
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The bill for the relief CT Joseph M. Hernandez;
The bill for the relief of Cad Humphreys, of the
Territory of Florida
The bill for the relief of Molachi Hogan, of the
Territory of Florida;
Were severaly considered as In Committee of the
Whole, and ordered to be engrossed for third read
ing
The bill for the relief the legal representatives of
John ]. Bulow, jr., deceased, being taken up
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he would ask of the chair
of the Committee on Claims, whether the COM
mittee were in favor of making compensation for all
the losses ofndviduals occasoned by the war in Flo
rida.
MIR. HUBBARD said that question had not been
presented to the consideration of the committee If
should be presented to that committee far he was
concerned he was decidedly opposed to any such prin
ciple.
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he would tomorrow I'M
dcrake to show that the bills which had just been
dered to third reading involved that principle, and
if passed. would be the of taking millions of
money from the public Treasury,
Mr.. HUBBARD would with pleasure listen to the
Senator's views the subject at his earliest convent
ence.
Some further conversation ensued as to the princi-
Piles involved in these bills, in which Mersrs. Wright,
Hubbard, and King, participated when, by equal
consent, the bill under consideration informally
passed over, with the understanding that it and the
others for claims in Florida, would be discussed to-
morrow.
The bill to continue in force the act for the final add
ustmen of private land claims in Missouri approved
9th july 1882 and the act supplemental thereto, APP
proved I'd March, 1888.