The New York herald., 1844-12-13

amount of moneys in the Treasury on the lst day
OF each month since January. .lS44 inclusive ;the pub
deposited at such perods;the security any orther
safe keeping, disbursement, or repayment; whether
the public revenues have been loaned or used by
such repositories; and it so, whether by authority
OF law; and whether any per cenfage, directly or
indirectly, has been received by the Treasury for
the poss. sslon OF the public revenue on deposit;
also, whs'her the public revenues have been trans-
frrred during the period aforesaid from one depos-
itory TO another, otherwise than Tor regular dis
bursemsn,; aud, II so, the reasons for such trans
Ter, whether Tor their greater security, more equal
distribution, or greater per centage Tor the use OF
them, or any other reasons that may have induced
such transfers; aad that he also whether there
has been any failure on the part OF any of the pub
nc repositories 10 pay over the revenues entrusted
them on demand IN the legal currency; and whether
any losses have been sustained by any such depos-
itores; or whether there any reasons to APP
prehend loss from any of these agencies now
having the funds OF the government on deposit.
OREGON.
Mr. ALIENS resolution of yesterday, coming up
for considerations, TO witt
Resolved that the President be requested lay before
the Senate II in his judgment it may be done without
prejudice to the public rests COPY Of any instruc-
tions which may hsye been given to the American Minis
ter in Eugand the subject OF the title to and occ upa
ton OF the Territory Oregon since the 4h day Of March,
lSai also, copy OF any correspondence which m
have passed between this Government and that OF Great
Britain or between either OF the two Governments and
the Minister OF the other in relation to that since
that time.
tor from ohio concur in his suggestion of laying
the resolution upon the table he had learned
from an informal communication with the Secre-
tary OF State, that the Information asked for in the
resolution could not be communicated without pre-
Judlce 10 the public interest Mr.. Allen preferred
that the resolution take the usual course. The
solution OF yesterday in regard to Mexico was OF
more delicate nature than this, and il had passed
without objection. The information was at option
OF the President. The dr bate was continued between
Nessrs. Allen and Archer (not in the most pleasant
iempcD on the expedency of the resolution pend
ing negoti tiitions between fhe official authorities Of
the United States and Great Britain; Mr. Allen
conie nding tor the passage OF the resolution, be-
cause that 1t the information could not properly be
transmitted, he wished the fact recorded, and not
mere verbal statement in the Mr.. Archer
ing in the case Of Texas and Mexico. as In the case
OF Oregon, there was a material difference In the
respective proprlety OF the two resolutions. Mr.
Archer did not move TO lay the resolution on the
table, bur submitted it TO the sense OF the Senate
upon the question Of its adoption. The ayes and
noes were called, and the resolution was adopted,
by vote of "a to 49, as follows:-
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley Atchison. Atherton.
Baghy. Benton Breese. Buchanan tolquitt, Dickinson
Fan field, Foster ofN Y, Hsnnegaa, Henderson, McDuf
a.. Niles, Prarce, Rives, Sturgeon, Tappan WsIker
White, Woodbridge, Woodbury-24
NAYS Mrssrs Archer. Barrow, Berrien, Clayton
Crittenden Evans Foster, of Tenn Francis Huntingdon
ham--l6.
After which, on motion of Mr.. STURGEON, the
Senate resolved itself into Executive session, and
without action on any case, after short time,
opened the doors and adjourned.
The nomination of Mr. II O. ATWOOD as Sur
veyor Of the Port of New York will be sent in to
the Senate on tomorrow or Friday w.