Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-12

In the House of Representatives, on the 4th in
slant, Mr.. STEWART of Pennsylvania moved sus-
pension of the rules to enable him to offer the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed
support of claims aud allowances paid to Lewis Cass
and above his regular salary OF year. Cover
aad oisio Superintendent Of Indian Affairs for the
Territory OF Michigan TO wit The letters and vouchers in
support of the extra allowance paid him
For clerk hire, Office rent, Sc. from the 9th oc-
tober, 1873, 10 the sls July, 1881, at $1,5oo
annam, as per Doc No. ga, Sd sess. 2sth Con.
page 2, amounting to-. S267l5 OO
q For rations, TO wit Ten ratcnsa day. at2ocents
EACH from the 9th October, 1873, 10 the Goth
May, 1892, as per doc. and page. 66l0 90
5. For services as Superintendent OF Indian Affairs,
said to have been rendered out of the Territory
Of Michigan, from the 29th May, 1925, to 3lst
August, 1882, at 81 800 per annum, as per Doc.
No, S. Sd sess. 9th Cong page 49, .r..... 1855 90
For aiding in the negc,iat9 ion Of sandry treaties,
of Indian Affairs, as aforesaid, 772 days at SIS
per day, and 10 cents per mile travelled BY him,
as per same doe pages ii and ~. 974i 90
5. For attending at Washington, to settle his own
accounts for extra pay, Sc., 2OS days TO wit,
from the 2ia October, 1891, to the goth May,
1929, for mileage, ten rations per day, &c.,
doe. page ,44S W
G. For alleged services whilst Governor and super
ntendent Of Indian Affairs, sin preparing
code for the regulation OF Indian afairs,e III
days, TO wit, from the 22d October, 1888, to
the 10th February, 1929, as per same doc page
z. For extra pay whilst Governor, sc. alorssad,
Gas deputy quartermaser general I" in tie ar
my, for one year, asper Doc. 49, LIST sess. 2sth
Cong page IS. i,oo1 so
s. For extra pay and allowances as captain ID the
regular army, whilst Governor, as aforesaid, to
VIII, from the 18th May, 1917, to the 2S1h OF
June, 1921, as per same doc sane page 1886 66
.. Letters and vouchers filed in support Of the fol-
lowing items in the rendered by Gov.
Cass against the United States. the 2lst Of July,
1882, (about year after his appointment
Secretary Of War; and slid not to be embraced
in any of the previous quarterly settlements OF
his accounts with the Government, to wit:
For alleged balances and over payments by him
as Superintendent of Indian Affairs, as per Doc.
No. 49, Sd sess. 25th Cong page 16, on the
following accounts to wit
For oyerpayments account OF contingencies
for Indian department. SIS, 39s SIS
For overpayments to Indian sub
agents. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SOS Is
For oyerpayments on account ofpre-
sents 10 Indians. 4l6 80
For Overpayments account OF an
nuities under the appropriation
act of May Is, 1920 ........... $50 Is
For oyerpayments on account OF an
nuities under act OF ID March,
1929. Observation-Disclosures. 2i5 is
For overpayments account OF an
nuities under the appropriation
act OF 25th March, $780, S2,7ll "
For alleged balance account of .,
the treaty at Prairie du Chem. 40 90
For alleged overpayments and ba-
lances due him account OF In
dian department prior to 1885,. IL, lSo oil
Amounting in all to-. 53,12S &c
10. The requson drawn the Treasury in a-
yor of Gov. Cass, mo. 1906 dated the 2lst
July, 1882, about one year after his appoint
ment as Secretary of War, to settle alleged ba-
lance due him account of the oyerpay ments,
&c. as aforesaid IS o75 Oo
The endorsements the said by Cass then
Secretary of War; after the issue and payment of the said
requison Of 075 for the balance alleged to be due
him. by which the final settlement Of the said account
suspended owing TO the peculiar position in which The,
Gov Cass) stand in relation to the Department, and
whereby the final settlement suspended until the 5
vas
pears by the letter of VIM b. Lewis the Second Auditor
Of the Treasury that date per Doc No ~ Sd
25th Cong. page 16.
Mr.. STEWART demanded the yeas and nays; which
ordered and, being taken Yeas 81 nays 81.
So the rules suspended, twothird not voting
suspend.