The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-01-26

chiyes o.. FloliCl authorizing by the act Of tle
80 Of March, lS2., may not be dispensed with,
and the sind archives transferred either 70 the
Office Of The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office, Of ~ some public office IN tue Territory
aforesaid
g. Whether the provisions Of the act OF I'm o.
Jane, 1910, may hot be 50 modified as to allow
the consolidation Of two or more surveying dis
iricis whenever the remaining surveys therein
could 10 tie opinion Of The Secretary OF tho
Treasury be completed under the surveyor gen.
eTa of one of them. And also of allowing the
dsconlnuanco of land Offices whenever the OK
pcnses exceed twenty per cent. Of the annual
amount Of sales, and anne1ing the lands nnsold
TO some other Office And,
4. Whether, in consequence Of the diminished
+ sales Of tie public lands and other causes, the
number Of clerks and other officers attached &c
the Office of the Commissioner Of the General
/ Land Office may not DO greatly reduced.
ResOlred. That the Committee on the Juoieia-
~ be instructed 10 make the following inquiries
in relation to the expenditures from the public
Treasury for the incidental and contingent ex.
penses Of the Judiciary, viz
l. Whether the per diem compensation allow
ed 10 district attorneys, marshals and clerks may
not lie wholly withheld without any injury 10 the
public service; and, If not, whether such COM
pensa,ion may not be wholly withheld in some
circuits and districts, and materially reduced IN
all without such injury.
Q What sums are paid annually in the various
circuits and district in the United States for rem
or otherwise, compensation or the use OF court
houses or other buildings BY the various courts 0
the United States during the respective sitting
or terms, and the terms or sittings held annually
and their average duration for the years for whcl
; the payments Of rents have been made an
whether some restrictions and regulations in ref
erencc TO those payments, as well to produce uni
: formity as 10 produce economy should not b
? made by law.
3 What have been the reasons fot the grea
and rapid increase OF those expenditures with
the last few years; generally how the money
d appropriated for those objects have been exper
u ded for what service tue prime pie payments al
l. made upon what vouchers and testimonials Ii
e accounts FOR those expenditures are passed at Ii
4 Treasury; what reductions Of expenditure ma
&c be made in this branch Of the public service wi,
&c safety and propretv; and whether and what a
1t tera,ous should be made il the laws regulatin
;, the accounting ioE those appropriations.
: The resolutions, without debate or div
sion we're adopted.
y Mr.. Saunders, from the Select Comm
u' tee heretofore appointed to wait on Nj
9 Madison, presented The following comm
= nlcation from that lady, which was Ia
on the table:
s. WASHINGTON, JAN 2. lS44
Permit me to thank you, gentlemen. as
I'd committee on the part of the House of Repres'
III iatives, for the great qualification you have
day conferred on me by the delivery of the ta'
from that honorable body allowing me a S
s. within its hall shall be ever proud to rec
II. ect il as a token Of their remembrance, coll
lively and individually, Of one who has gone
fore us. u. /. MADlSON.'
: !" The report on the Rules, being the Y
m finished business, came up, and Mr.. A.
be Brown spoke in favor of his motion to
commit the report to the Select Comm
10 tee. He spoke until his hour exP'r
Of when the subject went over TO the /
on Mr.. Saunders being entitled to the floor
on The House thea went into Commit
in of the Whole ola the consideration of
ed Presidents Message. After some ii
nd spent in considering The subject, the Co
lis mittee rose and the House adjourned.