Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-07
MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1852.
IN SENATE.


The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the body
communication from the Treasury Department made in
compliance with a resolution of the Goth July calling
for information in relation to the establishment Of depo
sitary Of the Treasury in the State Of California
The communication states
First. That by letter Of instructions to Mr. James
Collier as collector at San Francisco dated April q l849,
he was appointed the depostary Of the public moneys at
San Francisco under the provisions Of the Of the 9th
Of August 1885, but il does appear that he ever act
ed depostary had any moneys placed in his hands
such and special depostary has been appointed at
any other point the Pacific coast.
Second That the fifteenth section Of the act Of 9Th Au
gust 1896 alluded to- authorizes the depostares to re-
ceye the credit Of the Treasury Of the United States
any moneys due and payable to the Treasury Of the United
States which may be rendered them but no returns
were ever made by Mr.. Collier public depositary T.
Butler King the Collector Of San Francisco subse-
quently, the 10th Of May 1851 appointed deposary
at that port and has had deposited with him in that ca
pacity agreeably to his official report, the sum Of
1870 597 54-the whole Of which deposited by him,
Collector to the credit Of the Treasury Of the United
States, except the OF S207l. These returns in
eluded the quarter ending March 80, 1852.
Third That the returns of money in the hands Of the
depository San Francisco first appeared in the Urea
surers monthly statement for the week ending November
a. 1851 which statement published on the first o.
! December following aud IL the first publication
which announced in that mode that public depository
had been established ut San Francisco.
Fourth. That the on deposite could not have
been gwen at any earlier period because the first return
on which the account was opened the Treasury book
was dated San Francisco, 18th October 1851, and
, only received in time for the above publication.
Fifth. That, on the 81 Of April lS49 James Collie
gave bond public deposary under the Of August
1886, in the sum Of $4,000 and that t. Butler Kin
gave bond on the Both Of June 1851 under the sam
act in the sum Of 100000 II Is only collectors and
cevers who by the construction Of this act can be mad
depositaries.
On motion by Mr.. WELLER the communication wa
ordered to lie on the table and be printed for the use
the Senate.
MEMORIALS, &C.
Mr.. SEWARD presented the preamble and resolution
psed at meeting Of the Scus Point and Southern Rail
road Company stating that the piers at the mouth Of IN
Great Sodus bay are IN such dlapidated condition ne
threaten their utter destruction should they NOT he renar
ed before the ensuing winter and express their
and disappointment that while the river and harbor bi
contained item Of $4,000 for the commencement !
new works at Little Sodus nothing was Appropriated 70
the preservation Of the works constructed Al an ernens
Of more than 100000 al Great Sodus bay II 4 N
opinion Of the board that the bin should be 80 amended
include sum for the further Improvement Of Greo
Sodus bay and also for repairing the piers already con
structed there.
: BY Mr.. HAMLIk From the owners If certain fshp
schooDers, asking 70 Be allowed fishing bounty