Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-06-17
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WAsHiNaToN, June 2, 184l.
In the Senate, MIR. Benton submitted
the following Resolutions forSconsldera-
ton:
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested 10 informt tne ,
Senate what amount of public money bas
been placed in the hands of disburslng ON,
GERS and agents since the 4th OF March iasl'
also what amount Of public money now
remains in the hands Of disbursiug officers
and agents unaccounted for, or not report
ed 10 have been paid over according 70 law.
Resolved, That the President OF the
United States be requested 10 inform the
Senate, as soon as the information can be
obtained from the disbursing officers ana
agents, what amounts of public money, II
any, which have been placed in their hands
are now on depositin banks; and II so' tne
names of the banks, whether specie pay
ing or not, and whether the deposit is gen.
ieral or special. TT
States be requested to inform the senale
Of the amour, of Treasury notes which has
heen issued since the 4th day of March
last. with the dates thereof, with the names
of the persons or corporations to whom Is
sued. and whether the same were issued IN
payment OF demands on the Treasury, or
in exchange for money or bank notes; aud
ifexchanged for money or rbank noles'Where
,he same was deposited. :,
Resolved, That the President Of the U.
States be requested TO lay before the Sen
ate a schedule Of the payments made from
the Treasury during the present year.
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be requested to inform the
Senate whether the balance due from the
Bank Of the United States has been paid
also, whether the dividends retained by the
Bank TO pay damages on the French oiii Oh
exchange have been paid; and, if said ba-
lance and dividends, or either OF them,
have not been paid, that the President be
requested 10 inform the Senate what mea-
sures have been taken to obtain such pay
ment since the 4th day of March last.
Resolved, That the President OF the
United States be requested TO INFORM the
Senate what amounts (if any thlng) are
due from banks, exclusive Of the Bank Of
the United States; and what measures
have been taken since the 4th day Of
March last to collect the same.
Resolved, That the President OF the
United States be requested to lay before
the Senate a statement Of the amounts OF
money received in each of the months OIL
March, April, and May last, from customs,
lands, and other sources, especially. SO Tar
az the ssehe can be ascertained or estimated
from the current returns; also, the amount
expended in each orthose months, statlng
separately the aggregate under the three
several heads for civil, military, and naVai
expenditures; also, acopy OF theiast week,
lyreport of the Treasurer OF the onited
States. showing the amount of public
money on hand, and the places in which
the same are deposited.
Resolved, That the President OF the
United States oeTequr5rvi-tv vipfurrH->,e'
Senate. what allowances have been made
since the 4,h day of March last, if any, TOR
Florida claims, arising under the invasion
feast Florida in 1872; with the amount
in each case allowed, with the name OF the
claimant and his assignee, If assigned and
the name of the agent or counsel, ana the
date Of filing the said claim:
The Senate then proceeded to elect The
Chairnen of the several Standing COM
mittees, and the following was the result;
Foreign Relations-Mr. Rives.
Finance-Mr. Clay.
Commerce-Mr. Huntington.
Manufactures-Mr. Evans.
Agriculture-Mr. Linn.
Military Affairs-Mr. Preston.
Mili.ia-Mr. Phelps.
Naval Afairs-Mr. Mangum.
Public Lands-Mr. Smith, of Indiana.
Private Land Claims-Mr. Bayard.
Indian Affairs-Mr. Morehead.
Claims-Mr. Graham.
Revolutionary Claims-Mr. Dixon.
Post Office aud Post Roads-Mr. Hen
dersop.
Roads and CanaIs-Mr. Porter.
Pensions-!Mr. Bates.
District Of Columbia-Mr. Merrick.
Patents-Mr. Prentiss.
Contingen, expenses ofthe Senate-Mr'
White.
On Engrossed Bills-Mr. McRoberts.
On the Public Buildings-Mr. Barrow
OF the above, but two are Democratic,
the Chairmen of the Committee on Asrl.
culture, and on Engrossed Bills two OF
the most unimportant Committees in the
body, and bestowed more in the way OF
taunt than compliment MIR. Linn. how
ever, has the taIen, and energy OF charac-
ter to make the Committee on Agriculture
what it should be from the interest which
il is designed to represent-one OF the most
important Of the Senate. When Federal.
ism developes its schemes fextortion and
aggrandizement-its plans for enabling the
stock iobber, the wealthy manufacturer
and the speculator, to revel in luxury on
the proceeds of the labor Of the industrious
farmer and planter, and the foreign fund
moneer to realize his tenth Of the pro-
ceeds of the American soil-then | trust
that the Senate and the country will hear
from the Committee on Agriculture, and
the mode by which the drones in the social
hive prey upon their more industrious fel-