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

list Of the number and compensation Of the clerks en-
gagged ia his Department, which was laid on the table
and ordered To printed. -
Also. report from the Secretary Of the Treasury,
transmitting statement furnished by the banking ~.
corporations OF the District of Columbia, showing ns,
condition the LIST Of January 1911 winch was ia'u
on the table and ordered TO be printed -
Also, report from the Secretary OF the Treasury
in answer 10 resolution OF the Senate o. ,he i'n hs'
relative To the settlement of the Mississippi land claims
which wac referred To the Committee on Finance.
Mr. LINN presented the memorial of the heirs and
legal representatives of Major General Duportai Of
Bngadier General Armand and Capt DE la Colombo
praying bounty land for revolutionary service which
was referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee Naval
Affairs 10 which was referred the House bill making
provisions for navy PENSIONS and IN relation TO hall
pay reported the same with an amendment
Mr. KING from the Committee on Commerce, 10
which referred the memorials Of citizens OF Mi
chgan, praying for the imposition Of a duty on iish
brough. from Canada asked that the committee might
be discharged from their further consideration, and
that the memoraIsts have leave 10 withdraw Their pa
pers Mr. h stated as for this motion, that
the Senate had power by the Constitution TO enact
a bill imposing duties. The motion was agreed 10
MIR WRIGHT from the Committee on Finance,
which had been referred memorials for the exten-
sion OF time the depose banks Of Natchez for pay
ment Of money into the Treasury OF the United States,
reported Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury extend further indulgence TO certain
of the late depositc banks which was read ana or
dcred to a second reading
Mr. w also, from the committee, to which
referred Till to authorize the payment OF equita-
BILE commissions 10 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 70 the nited
States reported the without amendment.
Mr. TAPPAN submitted the following resolution,
which considered and agreed TO.
Resolrcd, That the Secretary Of the Treasury be
srca Is e IA /" je e i" sa a as fay
all the information in the power of his Department in
answer 10 the following questions
l. What amount has the Federal Government lost,
from It's organization this time, by the employment
of banks, by the Of bank paper or by its connec-
tons in any wise with banks including the deprecla-
lion of bank paper.
. What amount the people Of the United States
have lost fro m the commencement of the Government
to this time by the failure and the suspension 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 az
gregate banks Of the United States for the of those
institutions annually for the last ten years
4 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 to 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, We're severaly read a third
time and passed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The bill for the relief Of Joseph NJ Hernandez
The bill for the relief of Cad Humphreys, of the
| Territory of Florida
| The bill for the relief of Moach Hogan of the
Territory of Florida;
Were severally considered in Committee of the
Whole, and ordered TO be engrossed for third read
ing.
The bill for the relief of the legal representatives OF
John J. Bulow ir deceased being taken up
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he would ask of the chair
man of the Committee on Claims, whether the com
mee were in favor of making compensation for all
the losses ofindivduas occasoned by the war in Flo
rida
Mr.. HUBBARD said that question had not been
presented To the consideration of the committee II 1t
should be presented TO that committee far he was
concerned he decidedly opposed TO any such prln-
ciplc
derake show that the bills which had just been or
dered to a 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 .H~
Some further conversation ensued to the prnci-
pies involved in these bills in which Mcrsrs. 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 hill TO continue in force the act for the final adj
justmen of private land claims in Missouri approved
9th July, 1882 and the act supplemental thereto APP
proved I'd March, 1888