Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07

,hs,efore ask your honorable body TO cause inquiry
n h. made bv committee, whether the ntnlatlon OF
my heinz interested with Messrs. Lansfee ana oui
Ivan S d. Langtree, or any one else, VI any e0"
trpc, made in nv oifca! capacity, or N any iahhs'
whatever De true or false
All Of which is respectfully submitted
." y HUGH A. GARLAND,
Clerk House of Representatives.
rJoLn c. Ryes has read the above ette. OF The CefR
of the House of Representatives,; and as me sopec'
now before Committee of the House, lie deems IL I'm
proper or mpoiic, for him to say more al TINS lle
Than that it is his earncs. desire that the Committee
should proceed with the investigation as soon as posi-
blc and decide whD is in the wrong, the Clerk or MN
saIf He wonld here beg leave to add, with due deter
ence that he still las confidence IN his ocn eyes
than he has in the Clerks letter.l
MIR. MORGAN moved that it be laid upon the table
aud printed.
Mr.. DAVIS, ofTndiana, thought the proper course
wond he to refer the communication of the Clerk 10
The same Select Committee who have under console
ration the letter of Mr. Rives MIR. ID. made motion
TO that effect.
Mr.. MORGAN Jaw no necessity for referring 1t to a
Select Committee lie hoped IT would be LAID on the
table. .,- r.
Mr. JAMES GIRLAND hoped the gentleman from
y Y would withdraw the motion TO lay on the table
He MIR G) was favor of an investigation FROM
an amendne mt oiided on previous day. an impression
was likely to exist the public mind that the Clerk had
hoo, in he contracts but there was no foun
dation for such darge matter OF justice u ought
to be made knowr, and the impression removed. lie
booed therefore, hat the communication OF the Clerk
would be referred that if there was no ground Tor the
implication it m',ht he made manifest
The motion tolay the table having precedence
was first nut. and decded in the negative.
The question IN the motion Of Mr.. DAVIS, was then
mt and il was agreed TO- So the communication was
referred and ordred to be printed.
Mr. REYNOLDS submitted the following resolution
which was agreed to:
blv Of the Sateof Illinois, which is now on file IN TINS
House. PRAYING for bounty in land TO Inc troops en-
gagged in the lat, war with Great Britain De feierieo
the Committee Public Lands
The several Committees were then called on Tor re-
pors
Mr.TILLINGHAST from the Committee on .ne va
tional library, presented the following, when was
agreed 10
RtsoreG bu tho Senate and House of Representatives.
Of The tnttea Saas Of .7meriea, IN congress e
That one copy Of the catalogue ct the Library OF Ion
eress be presen, to each OF the incorporated oher
sites Colleges, Areneums Historical Societes' ana
American Antlqaaras Society IN the Cnlted e'a'es'
no, exceeding 80 in nur,ter.
NEGROES OF TIE AMISTAD
Mr. ADAMS from the select committee appointed
10 examine and report whether the documents present.
cd to the House N this subject have been talsied IN
the translation fpm The Spanish, made the following
report:
with liberty 10 SIND for persons and papers, TO ascertain
nd repor, TO tie House whether the printed House
document othelast session, No lS5, has been ashed,
materially differing from the manuscript document
transmitted hy President of the United States, and
so by whom the said Justification was made, respect
fully report
That = material alteration has been made from the
manuscrip Transmitted by the President 10 the House,
By the substitution in the printed document OF The word
sound for the word ladinos the manuscript, IN the
TRANSLATED at page az of the printed document, OF
paper puportns 10 be passport for 40 slaves belong
inG 10 J Ruiz, and By the substitution OF the same
word sound for the word adinas, in the translation al
The 4th ,ace of the printed document, of paper Pur-
portinp 1, be passport for three slaves belonging to
P. Montez.
That tits substitution in both cases made by Jno
H. TrenIolm the proof reader at the offce Oh hessls'
Blair and Rves, the Printers Of the House.
The committee submit herewith the testimony taken
bv them !, performance of the duty assigned TO them
by the n use, and in which will be seen the reasons
adduced " Mr. Trenholm for making these alterations
And they have instructed their Chairman 10 move that
they be escharged from the further conslaeT OF
the subject. ;. "
The reoort was laid the table, and, with the ac-
comparing papers, ordered TO be printed
The following, offered by Mr.. BARNARD some
DAYS ago came up in order
Resolrci, That the Secretary OF the treasury 90
make to tbs House report TO the following effect, VIZ
]. A na,ement showing the aggregate revenue
which accrued to the Government from customs, from
lands AMI under the head Of what IS usually cenomi-
mated scellaneous, in the years 1884, Ie5e, ie''
and 1910 estimating for the last quarter Of Inc aler
year; AMI showing also the aggregate expenditures
during he same years estimating for the last quarter
Of 1910, xcludng all payments en- account OF Tue re-
demptor of Treasury notes, and also all payments on
account o trust funds, except so lar as such iunos
have aild to produce the full amount OF interest or an
nui,y actually paid on account of them The state
l,,t, hot,y
nue. andexpenditures for the whole period.
, A satement showing the sources from which mo
new has been derived the Treasury, within the ion
years Above mentioned, and the amount from eacf
source, With the aggregates estimating Tor amounts re
ceved G receivable in the last quarter OF lo4O M
statement 10 include the actually received in thu
Treasur, after setting apart the original amount tor de
posite With the States under the depose act OF 1880
the ano,nt Of the fourth nstament OF deposite money
under tint act which finally retained IN the lrea
sury; tn amount of trust or indemnify iunas l any
received and not invested; the amount oil treasury
notes witch will be outstanding on the LIST OF January
IsiI with the interest accrued on them; the amour
received on old duty bonds, the ment OF WHEN na
been pos poned; the amount received on oonos 10, liz
sale of tie stock of the United States IN the ale bant
of the United States; and the amount 'ecTveu no
various tnks which suspended in 1887. THIS stale
ment 10 snow how much, if any. of these moneys re
MAN. or will be in the Treasury the lst day OF Janu
airy, lc4l
! g. a sement las far as the same is KNOWN o. ca
be readily ascertaned) showing in what cases. II any
and to what extent and pccuniary amount, public work
have beer will be carried or services
behalfof he Government, under appropriations o w
present year, or of past years during the year lo1o
except u,der the Post Office DEPARTMENT. IN regaI
10 which any special agreement or understanding "hI
ever exist that the payment therefor should not DC eau
ed for and should not be made in the year lo4o or un
til after tn 4th day Of March, lS4l :,
A. A staement showing what will be the probable
amount of,he new and permanent appropriations. a
exhibited in the estimates of the Secretary OF the ~
and eth December instant, for the year leal, wh'c
will remain unexpended or uucalled-for at the close
the year lt4l. . NJ,
5. A statement showing the amounts which will b
required TO purchase stock or make Investments 10
or in behalf Of Indians Indian tribes, pursuant
any treaty or ether stipulation other than such as ma
have been estimated for by the Secretary IN his repoI
of the 9TH December inst.
g. A sta,eme Mt showing particularly than up
pears from his report of the 9Th December ins nov
much the expenses of 12ll will fall below those
$40. on account of each of the following particulars
namely: because "the pensions have diminished .
DEATH because "fewer Indians remain to be removed
nublic buildings bee