River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-09
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Poor DepositOrs should be Reimbursed
by Congress for Losses

Foor Deposttors should be Benin buwsed
by Congress for Losses
desire TO eaH stteRtisA To the congress to
epialn datY which the soVeFBHtst owes 10
we deposiIors in the FreedE "a Savings and
trn@tC This cOmDarg Wa chartered By
the congress for II seaeGt Of tAe most Hitter
ate and ham5ls Of car pc Ibir, and with
lhc intention of eacosraging their
industry and thrift Eort Of IT'S
branches we're presided over ~ officers boiling
the commissions GEd clothed in the unlform
OF the United States. These ard other cir
cumrtsuces reasonably, thisk LEAD these
simple people 10 suppose that tss invitation
10 ceposit their hard earned savings in this
instiigtioa implied an undertaking sE The part
Of the government THAI thrir money should
be ssfry kept Tor them When this company
failed Il WAS liable IN the sHm Of 81 s2s 92s ~
10 cl.lSl dtposit0Fs. Dividends amount
Ing IL the aggregate 70 sixty
two Der cent. Have been seclared. and the cum
called FOR and paid Of sush dividends ems TO
be 81 .64S. III az. This sHm deducted from
the entire amount Of deposits IeHves g. 29I,-
T44 80 still unpaid Past ex per+ence has shown
that larse part d gbis sum will
not be called for. There ere as=ets eth on
hand amounting 10 the estimatea sum Of SI6,-
0u0. think the rem aiming 80 per cent % such OF
these deposits a. have claimants rhoHld be paid
by the government upon principles Of equity
and farmers. Toe report 90 H. con missioner
satisfactory de raj 8 on this ssbject.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Pressing Need of the District Brought
TO the Attention 90 cor -r-ss.
The control OF the affairs Of the District OF
Columbia having heen placed in the hands Of
purely executive officers, while the congress
still retsins eli leg's'stive sEtHority relating
10 its government, II becomes my duty to make
known the most pressing neees Of he disrrio
and recommend their consideration.
The laws Of the district ap-
pear 10 be IN an unrestsia aud
unsatisfactory CONDITION. and their codifcs-
ton revision is much Heedea During the
past year one OF the bridges leading from the
district 10 the state OF Virginia became unfit
for use, and travel upon II was forbidden.
Thus leads me 10 suggest that the
improvement OF all the bridges Crossing the
Potomac and It's brans hes from The city OF
Washington, IL worthy Of the attention OF
congress. The commissioners OF the district
represent that the laws regulating
THE SALE OF LIQUOR
and granting license, therefor, should be at
once amended. aud that legislation is
needed TO consolidate, define and enlarge the
power OF charitable Snd penal instiutions
within the district ] rugsest that the com
missioners he clothed Wiih the power to make,
vi hin fixed limitations, police regulations.
believe this power, grained and carefully
susrded. would tend TO subserve the COED or
der OF the municil airy. IL sss ms that u0uble
still exists growing out % the
occupation OF the streets and
avenues by certain railroads having their
terminus in the 1iry Il i very important
that such laws should be enacted spon this
subject as will secure 20 the railroads. al the
facities they require for the transaction Of
their business. and at the shme time
PR1TBcT CITIZENS FR0H INJURT
TO their per-ons or property The commits
sioler- sgsin complaia that the sccommoda-
tious afforded them for the necessary offices
for district business. AND for the sAfe keep
ing OF valuable books and PSI are entirely in
efficient | recommend that this condition Of
affsiIs 10 be remedied By the congress, and
that suitable qusrters he furnished for the
needs OF the district government
In cnurlusio / carr estl, invoke eBch wise
action on the part OF rhs peoples legislators
will sBhserve the public good ana demoR-
etrate during he remaining days OF the con-
gress. as al present organized lite ability snd
inclination 10 81 meet the peoples needs that
It shall be gratefully remsIn bersd by an ex-
pectsnt constituency.
GRsvEE CI8FEzAND.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6. 1855