not tell voluntary lies, as is done on behalf of non paying and bankrupt banks. But, as has been observed by me before, such lies being divided among the directors, and again subdivided among the stockholders at large, the share of each is so small that the most conscientious does not feel the weight of it! And these as they who vex the country, and break up families by suits at law against persons for not paying their debts! O, that my power were equal to my will, to retaliate on iniquity the pangs it inflicts, and learn bank directors mercy through a suffering of the pains they impose!-the sheriff should penetrate their vaults-the "beggarly account of empty boxes" should be exposed--and their paper, their bank paper, should be burnt by the common hangman, as forgeries on honor and honesty. The excuse why the banks should not pay their debts, if ever well founded, no longer exists-it is the base principle of avarice and speculation that preverts nine out of ten of them from doing justice to their creditors. What impudence is it in them to make high dividends of profits, when they do not pay their debts?—It is superlative assurance and unrivaled brazenness; were it committed by an individual it would cause all men to call him villain. {Heaven grant me patience to speak of such transactions in words fitted for the ears of my readers!] If the banks have not money, (I do not mean rags) to meet their engagements, let their dividends, at feast, be sacrificed to purchase it-nay, the capital | itself should be boldly touched to accomplish such an honorable purpose. Why should it not be-do not they demand it of their debtors? They may be forced to this as they force others-the people, the laboring, productive classes, must refuse the bills of any bank that will not pay its debts; or, if they receive them, they ought to protest and sue them, just like the banks are accustomed to protest and sue the meanest men of the community. Justice is-justice; and the speculators should be taught that the law is equally for the benefit of all. Nay, I am inclined to believe, or at least to hope, that the managers of such banks as I have described, may be indicted, and, to a happy issue, be prosecuted as combinations for fraudulent purposes. production) is blasted by speculation-the Upas, not fabulous, to destroy all within its atmospheric range. A remnant shall be saved-as a living testimony that "honesty is the best policy.' A few words of exhortation, and I shall close this article. I assure the distant readers of the REGIS TER of an unhesitating belief that the banks of Baltimore are as solvent as any in our country-even as the bank of the United States. But several of them (as is the case every where else,) are managed by directors who traffic with each other for seats at their boards, and really buy and sell votes like common merchandize. To two of the Baltimore banks I give this serious caution--that if they do not refrain from discounting for a certain shaver, the very notes that they refuse to steady mechanics and moderate dealers, I will ear-lug them forth before the public, by name, and bring the case to issue, if they please, before a jury of my fellow citizens.I dare do this-and I pledge myself that I WILL do it, if this harpy is much longer enabled to influence the banks alluded to in the course just stated, people will not support me in this-LET THAM BE SHAVED! If the Some things that I have said may be rough-but they are wholesome, and suited to the occasion. The paper system-No. I. ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR OF THE REGISTER. Sir-I have read with much satisfaction your late papers on the subject of the present system of banking, as by courtesy it is called, and heartily wish you success in the arduous task you have undertaken. I am aware of the opposition you will encounter from the mighty myriads that are wallowing in the filth of this corrupt system, and of the abuse which you will probably be fated to encounter. I know also that plain downright truth must ever in the end prove an overmatch for interested falsehood, and ferret it from all those secret vaults and obscure retreats, where it is accustomed to hide itself from the eyes of mankind; above all, feel assured, that whatever manly firmness, plain unanswerable reasoning, and clearness of detail can I am very strong in the belief that we shall get to perform, will be accomplished by you. But as the this point by and bye; these associations will be con- task will be laboricus, and as your other duties vinced they are not above the law. One or two inde- must necessarily interfere at times with this great pendent upright men in every town and village, might undertaking, I have thought it possible the offer cause our PAPER BANKS to disappear like shadows-of aid from a plain well meaning man like myself LET THEM PERISK, that the propLE MAY BE SAVED! The welfare of the two is incompatible; and the interest of the unproductive crafty should sink for the goed of the industrious undesigning. I might be acceptable. I therefore propose to consider the system of banking, as it is now in operation in the United States, in relation to the various classes of the community-to trace its effects on the prosperity of the merchant, the manufacturer, the agriculturalist, the mechanic, the labourer, and the class of people drawing their support from regular and stationary incomes. But to the banks that, with courtesy and good faith, really exert themselves to meet their obligations, let every facility and aid be extended! They should never be pressed, except of necessity-just as a good man would press an honest one struggling In the second place, I propose, unless you and with adversity. The fitness of things, as well should both become tired of the subject, to demonas the public interest, is deeply concerned in sup. strate the impossibility of such a system remainporting such institutions-we shall have to rely upon ing permanent in any country, and the certainty them to stand between us and the general distress that that its failure will involve the ruin of a large pormust follow the banking explosion that will inevitably, tion of the community, together with the revolu and very shortly, take place. There is not one re- tion of one half of the real property of the people flecting man in the United States who believes that of the United States. the present banking mania can rage and increase as With your permission, I will then trace its ef it does without producing banking death-Aud Ifects on the morals and habits of the people, and say, the sooner it comes to pass the better. Our the certain consequences that will result from crecountry, in every point of view, is every day wast- ating a mass of monied-or rather, paper institung the strength needful for the blow up. Let it tions, that will, and in fact already do, pollute the come, before the vigor of the laboring classes (who fountains of justice, and poison the sources of leanly can be relied upon to resuscitate credit byl gislative purity. I prefer this method of considering the subject, (ven, in the course of these letters to draw a full because it enables me to bring it home to every length likeness of each of these professions; and man's business and bosom. Enough, and more if there should be found in the general features than enough has been written by economists and a striking likeness of any individual of either financiers, to puzzle and confound the human un- tribe, although I really mean to avoid all formal alderstanding, and envelope the elements of this sci- lusions, I shall certainly not disclaim any applicaence, which like those of all others are simple in tion of the picture to the original, let it be what their nature, in an obscurity which even the it may. They are all of the same blood, and of brightest rays of intellect cannot enlighten, and course there will be a family likeness. through which the most penetrating genius fears With these observations I shall conclude this to grope its way. Where first principles are in- letter, as I am fearful of encroaching on your li volved in darkness, the truth must be sought in mits. In my next, I shall treat of the effects of practical results. I have another reason for pur- the present system of banking, on the mersuing this method of enquiry-my object is a plain chants, for whose especial benefit and convenience appeal to the understandings of the people, banks were originally supposed to be constituted, with whom alone the remedy of this great evil now but who, I trust I shall demonstrate pretty clearly, rests. Statesmen and legislatures have of late be- are in a fair way of becoming victims of the come confounded with banks and bank directors-monster, that was once their abject slave. Banks and sad experience has convinced me that it is now are like the evil genius in Arabian stories, which in vain to appeal either to the reason of statesmen was a useful dæmon, while heid in servitude, but or the feelings of legislators. In seeking for one a most unfeeling task master, whenever he broke or the other, nothing is more common than to find his chains. each, combined in the form of a director of some paper bank, so that the important personage unites within himself all the constituents of greatness.— In his capacity as statesman, he devises expedients for the national happiness-in his character of legislator, he makes laws to carry these into effectand in his station of bank director, it is both his duty and his interest to make both the expedient and the law subservient to the interests of the banking system of which he is a member. It is therefore, I repeat, too late to turn our eyes to this quarter for relief. The legislatures have forged chains, not only for the people, but for themselves, and are now in miserable durance to corporations of their own creation! They have built up a structure which they have not power to pull down, and which they have not the will, if they had the power to destroy. To the people then I make the last appeal, and earnestly desire their attention to the plain, practical, matter of fact statements and reasonings 1 shall propose for their consideration. To you, Mr. Niles, I tender my thanks, that, at length, through your means, there is one sober, respectable and patriotic paper open to the voice of trath and the just complaints of the people. I am aware of the risks you run by this honest intrepidity. You will, I fear, never get another discount --you will become unpopular on 'change-you will be denounced at the boards of directors-and, above all, you will assuredly get the ill-will of all the numerous descendants of those honest people who were driven out of the temple of Jerusalem-you will, in short, be persecuted by the money-chang. ers, money-brokers and lottery-office men, that fatten into portentous maturity in the corruption of the banking system--the one will shave you terribly if you ever want to borrow money-and the others will, I fear, never sell you any of their high prizes. Statistical Works. We are pleased to observe that the attention of congress has been roused to a just consideration of the statistical labors of Dr. Seybert and Mr. Pitkin-for the public good must be eminently promoted by the careful researches of these capable gentlemen. The science of statistics, if it may be so called, has been exceedingly neglec. ted in the United States; but a growing spirit is manifested to encourage a knowledge of it, and, certainly, there is no possible way in which a body of useful facts can be so clearly communicated to the common understanding, as by tabu. lar statements, comparative and explanatory. Very often-hundreds of times, perhaps, when I have had occasion to examine the monotonous and, frequently, almost incomprehensible tables that are attached to some of the official reports of the several departments of government, and to reflect on the lumber of paper that is thrown between an enquiring mind and the facts desired to be ascertained, together with the mis-arrangement of the matter-I have thought that no small thing could be done to produce a more beneficial effect, than the appointment of some suitable person to reside at Washington, with a liberal salary, whose sole business it should be to collect, arrange and publish such tables; adding thereto the mass of useful information which a free access to documentary facts would enable him to give to the public. If his salary were 3000 dollars a year, he might save it twice over, most probably, in the cost of printing these tabular statements-and, when they were printed, they would answer the purposes for which they were intended,-be understood, and referred to with pleasure. IN SENATE APRIL 10, 1818. The committee, to whom was referred the resolu tion authorising a subscription for five hundred copies of statistical annals, proposed to be published by Adam Seybert, and the purchase of a certain number of copies of a statistical view of the commerce of the United States, by Timothy Pitkin, beg leave to report: Still, sir, under the most multiplied sufferings, an honest heart is not devoid of consolations that bank-directors cannot give, nor brokers take away. There are always a few worthy people, even in the most corrupt times, whose silent approbation is worth having, and which is always given to undertakings like yours. But there is a yet more independent gratification; the silent testimony of an ap. proving conscience, which makes ample amends That the manuscript of Doctor Seybert's work for the ridicule of such exalted personages as bank has been submitted to their inspection, and, in their directors, money brokers, and lottery-office men. opinion, it combines a mass of various and valuable That they may not, however, have all the laugh to facts and materials, collected with thorough dilithemselves, I purpose, with the blessing of Hea-gence from authentic documents, lucidly and con veniently arranged and methodized. Its main ob- thorised cruelty, and wanton treatment in the peject appears to be to furnish complete information tition to be true. The facts were such as claimed as to the past and present state of the population, the most serious attention of the house, and the navigation, commerce, manufactures, army, navy, prayer of the petition called upon them not to pass public lands, and finances of the United States, and a bill of indemnity to screen ministers from the a series of important facts, in relation to these consequences of their abuse of the powers entrustand other connected subjects, is condensed into ed to them. Hear, hear. ) tabular forms and statements, exhibiting in one Mr. Bennet said, he had a petition from another view an entire and comparative history of each of the same class of sufferers. It was from Thosubject. To this work, much time, industry, and mas Evans, of Newcastle-street, Strand. It containability, must have been devoted; and it forms a ed a complaint of afflictions and cruelties, such as vast depository of information, the whole of which he had represented in his petition last year, and ofis useful and interesting, and some of which, from fered to prove the truth of his representations.-the conflagration of the public offices, and other un- The prayer was for enquiry into the truth of the toward events, is now, perhaps, no where else pre-allegations of the petition. It was ordered to lie served. It must be apparent, then, that this work on the table. must be deemed necessary and acceptable to every Mr. Bennet next presented a petition from Wm. functionary of the government of the United States, Ogden, an aged man of 74 years, who had been either in its administrative or legislative depart-taken up under the suspension of the habeas corments. It was principally for their use the work pus act. On his arrest, he was ironed and bound was designed. It will expedite and facilitate the by a chain with some young men. The manacle performance of their respective duties, and it is with which his hands were fettered, weighed 30 lb. therefore natural and proper, that it should receive Its pressure at length broke his hand; his cries for their protection and encouragement. It appears assistance were unavailing, as the gaoler could not to the committee altogether hopeless, that the hear; and under this torture he suffered for sixteen publication of these statistical annals can other-hours. He had seventeen children by his two wives, wise be obtained. It will not be undertaken by the and was rendered by his sufferings wholly unfit to author at his own risk. From the variety of nu follow his employment. He declared before God merical tables, the expense of printing would con- he had been guilty of no wrong, and prayed no insiderably exceed that of ordinary books, and, as demnity should be granted without examination. profit cannot be expected from the sale of a work, The petition, at the desire of Mr. Bennet, was fulwhich, from its nature, can never be in a certainly read, and ordered to be printed. sense popular, there is no inducement to stimulate Sir Francis Burdett said, he held in his hand a the enterprize of a bookseller-Works of a simi petition, detailing facts, which, while be was readlar description in other countries have frequently ing them, almost induced him to believe that he been published at the national charge, and surely was living under the brutal despotism of the dey there is something in the nature of our liberal in- of Algiers. It was the petition of John Stuart, stitutions, that ought to induce us, as freely as any who underwent tortures the most inhuman and disother nation, to give publicity to all we have done, graceful. An innocent man he had a right to beas fully to develope the principles of our policy, lieve him; but who, whether guilty or innocent, and to ascertain as clearly the causes of our pros ought not to be treated in the disgraceful manner perity. And it may be added, that the best mode stated in the petition. But the house should feel, of deriving benefit from experience, of rendering that the petitioner was prevented by the very conwhat is valuable in our system of political economy duct of his accusers, from establishing his innopermanent, and of reforming what is injudicious cence before a proper tribunal. The petitioner and erroneous, can best be suggested by a syste- stated that he had been arrested at Glasgow, on the matic collation of the facts and principles, on which 22nd of Feb. last, and from that date to the 26th that system is established. ult. was immured in a cell, without fire, candlè, The most of the foregoing remarks are likewise victuals, or a bed. He had a wife and three chilstrictly applicable to Mr. Pitkin's published work, dren depending on his labor, as a weaver; he prayentitled commercial statistics of the United States. ed, therefore, redress for his losses. The petition It is a work of undoubted merit and utility, its facts was received, and ordered to be printed. are drawn from authentic official documents,and its numerical tables and calculations exhibit great industry and accuracy of research. It is understood, that, intrinsically valuable as this work is, it has produced little or no profit to the publisher or the author, and it appears to the committee it would be unjust and ungrateful to distinguish one of these works by the praise and patronage of congress, and leave the other unnoticed and unrewarded. The committee are therefore of opinion, that a subscription for both these works ought to be authorized, and report a bill for that purpose. British Parliament. CONGRESS. SENATE. Goldsborough yesterday, was taken up and agreed April 16.-The resolution submitted by Mr. to, as follows: Resolved, That the president of the United States be requested to direct the proper officer to lay before the senate, at an early period of their next ses sion, a list of such offices of the customs, with the name of their officers, salaries, emoluments, and the places where held, as it may be proper to suppress and discharge, in consequence of their unpro. ductiveness, the inconsiderable services rendered, or of any other cause. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 13, Sufferings under the suspension.-Mr. Bennet said he held in his hand a petition from one of those un-executive departments, was passed. fortunate men who suffered so much severity and The bill to provide additional buildings for the The senate resumed the consideration of the real cruelty under the suspension act; it was from bill making appropriations for the public buildings, Joseph Mitchell, at Liverpool. He most certainly and for furnishing the capitol and president's believed the representations of harsh usage, unau-house. Mr. Lacock moved to strike out of the bill the clause aking an appropriation for commencing the erection of the centre building of the capitol. This motion was decided in the negative by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS.-Messrs. Eppes, Lacock, Morrow, Stokes Taylor, Wil son.-6. -24. NAYS.-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Crittenden, Daggett, Fromentin, Gaillard, Goldsborough, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, King, Leake, Macon, Morrill, Otis, Roberts, Sanford, Smith, Tait, Talbot, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Williams of Miss. Williams of Ten. Mr. Macon then moved to strike out the appropriation of twenty thousand dollars in addition to what has already been expended, for furnishing the president's house. This motion was advocated by Mr. Macon and Mr. Eppes, at some length, and briefly by Mr. Wilson; after which, The question was taken on the motion and de. April 17-The senate took up and concurred in the amendments of the house of representatives to the bill in addition to the act to prohibit the importation of slaves into the United States. The senate resumed the consideration of a motion submitted yesterday by Mr. Tait, requesting of the executive a full statement respecting the navy pension fund, to be laid before the senate as early as possible at the next session, which was agreed to. of. Many reports and bills were variously disposed The senate having proceeded to consider the bill from the other house to increase the duties on fron in bars and bolts, iron in pigs, castings, nails and allum: A motion was made to amend the bill by striking out "one dollar," being the rate of duty per 100 weight, on iron in bars and bolts manufactured without rolling, and decided as follows: YEAS.-Messrs. Barbour, Daggett, Eppes, Fromentin, Gail Jard, Goldsborough, Johnson, King, Leake, Macon, Morrill, Otis, Smith, Stokes, Storer, Tait, Taylor, Williams of Miss. Williams, of Ten.-19. NAYS.-Messrs. Burrill, Crittenden, Dickerson, Horsey, Hunter, Lacock, Merrow, Noble, Roberts, Ruggles, Sanford, Talbot, Tichenor, Van Dyke, Wilson.-15. And the words "seventy-five cents" were insert. ed in lieu of "one dollar" thus stricken out. The bill as amended was ordered to a third reading. April 18. The senate sat all day, and met also in the evening at 7 o'clock and sat until near 11 o'clock. The result of their proceedings is stated below. Many bills were passed-among them the bill to increase the pay of the militia when in actual service. An act supplementary to the several acts relative to direct taxes and internal duties. relief of certain friendly Creek Indians. To increase the duty on iron imported, and for other purposes. Supplementary to the act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, passed in 1789. The bill concerning invalid pensioners, from the house of representatives, was rejected (on account of the lateness of the period of the session at which it was sent up, not allowing room for due investigation of the numerous cases included in it.) The amendments of the house to the bill to increase the salaries of certain officers therein mentioned, were taken up. On the question to agree to that amendment which proposes to increase the compensation of the judges of the supreme court of the United States, the question was decided as follows: of Ten.-13. YEAS.-Messrs. Barbour, Burrill, Fromentin, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, King, Otis, Sanford, Stokes, Storer, Van Dyke, Williams NAYS.-Messrs Eppes, Gaillard, Lacock, Macon, Morrill, Mor row, Roberts, Smith, Tait, Talbot, Taylor, Williams of Miss. Wilson.-13. The senate being equally divided, the amendment was rejected. The amendments of the house to the same bill, which reduced the salaries proposed for the heads of departments from 6,500 to 5,500, was agreed to, with an amendment (yet requiring the concurrence of the house) fixing them at 6000. Various other bills passed different stages, but were not conclusively acted on. April 20.-A number of bills were lost by the operation of the rule which forbids a bill receiv ing two readings on the same day, unless by unanilief of gen. John Stark. A bill to suspend the sale mous consent; among which were, a bill for the reof certain lands in the state of Louisiana and Mississippi territory, &c. was postponed. The congress of the United States finished its session about eight o'clock last evening. All the bills have passed into acts, whose passage in both houses has been noticed, except the bill to increase the salaries of the heads of depart ments, which was postponed indefinitely in the senate, on the disagreement of the two houses respecting amendments thereto. All the bills relating to the collection of revenue from imports, &c. and duties on imported articles, which have been noticed as having received their third reading, have become laws. The session has terminated harmoniously, and the members have separated, with the consciousness of having generally devoted themselves to their public duties in an exemplary manner, and entertaining towards each other reciprocal feelings of respect and good will.-Nat. Int. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, April 16.—From the observations made on passing the bill to authorize the recovery of public monies, with special reference to delinquent paymasters, as mentioned in our last, it appears that the accounting officers of the treasury have not felt themselves justified in bringing suits against any delinquent,until the balance in his hands was ascertained-the object of the bill was to coerce settlements, Also many with amendments, which yet require the sanction of the house-among them the bill to increase the duties on certain manufactured articles imported into the United States (copper, saddlery, Russia sheeting, cut glass, &c.) Providing for the deposites of wines and distilled spirits in public warehouses. To continue in force from and after the 30th June, 1819, to the same date in 1826 so much of the act "to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage, and for other purposes," as relates to the duties on woolen and cotton goods Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives (the amendment not changing the principle.) Re- of the United States of Americy, in congress assem. specting the organization of the army. For the bled, two thirds of the sume concurring, That the fo Constitutional amendment ]—Mr. Lewis offered for consideration the following resolution: lowing sections he recommended to the several states of the union, for their adoption, as amendnents to the constitution of the United States. Whereupon, Mr. Poindexter, moved to postpone the bill indefinitely. This motion gave rise to an animated debate of two or three hours. The president of the United States shall not, in future, have the power of approving or disap- This question being taken on the indefinite postproving any bill, or bills, or joint resolutions, ponement of the bill, was decided as follows: passed by the senate and house of representatives. YEAS-Messrs. Austin, Baldwin, Barbour, Va. Barber, Ohio, II. The senate and house of representatives of Claiborne, Cook, Crawford, Cruger, Darlington, Desha, Drake, EdBateman, Beecher, Bennett, Blount, Boden, Burwell, Campbell, the United States shall, by joint ballot, appoint to wards, Ellicott, Ervin, S. C. Floyd, Forney, Gage, Garnett, Hen offices, and fill all vacancies, in the judiciary of dricks, Herbert. Herkimer, Herrick, Hitchcock, Hogg, Holmes, the United States. Con. Hubbard, Hunter, Huntingdon, Irving, N. Y. Johnson, Va. Jones, Kinsey, Linn, Little, Livermore, Marchand, Mason, R. 1. III. The senate and house of representatives of Mercer, Merrill, Miller, Moore, Morton, Murray, T. M. Nelson, the United States shall appoint, by joint ballot, the Ogle, Owen, Palmer, Patterson, Peter, Pleasants, Poindexter, Porter, Reed, Rhea, Ringgold, Sampson, Savage, Scudder, Setfollowing heads of departments, whose term of ser-tle, Sherwood, Slocumb, Bal. Smith, Speed, Spencer, Stewart, N. C. vice shall continue years; but may be remov- Stuart, Md. Tarr, Taylor, Tompkins, Tucker, Va. Tucker, S. C. ed from office at any time, during the term for Walker, NC. Walker, Ken. Wallace, Wendover, Whiteside, Williams, Con. Wilkin-85. which they were elected, for inability to discharge the duties of office, or for high crimes and misdemeanors 1st. A secretary of the treasury who shall appoint all officers belonging to the department of the treasury. 2d. A secretary of war, who shall have the pow. er of appointing all officers, both civil and military, belonging to the department of war. 3d. A secretary of the navy, who shall have the power to appoint all officers, both civil and military, belonging to the department of the navy. 4th. A post-master general, who shall have the power to appoint all officers belonging to the postoffice department. IV. Vacancies occasioned by death, resignation or removal from office in the judiciary, or the heads of departments, during the recess of congress, shall be filled by the president, subject to the approval or rejection of congress at their next session. NAYS.-Messrs. Adams, Allen. Vt. Bassett, Bloomfield, Boss, Butler, Clagett, Cobb, Colston, Crafts, Forsyth, Hall, Del. Harrison, Hiester, Hopkinson, Ingham, Johnson Ky. Kirtland,Lowndes, W.P. Maclay, M'Coy, Mason, Mass. Middleton, Moseley, Mum ford, H. Nelson, Pawling, Pindall, Pitkin, Rich, Richards, Robertson, Ken. Robertson, Lou. Ruggles, Rodgers, Sawyer, Sergeant, Silsbee, Simpkins, S. Smith, J. S. Smith, Southard, Strong, Strother, Townsend, Trimble, Upham, Whitman, Williams, N. C. Wilson, Penn.-50. So the bill was rejected. The house in committe of the whole, spent some time on the general invalid pensioners bill. Among those added to the list was Charles Earnest, a poor dumb boy, whose father died of a wound received at the battle of Bladensburg. Mr. Clay, after a short but touching appeal to the best feelings of the house, moved to authorise an annual pension of 250 dol. lars, for the purpose of supporting the unfortunate orphan at the asylum for the deaf and dumb in Connecticut-there was only one dessenting voice to the proposition. Friday, April 17.-On motion of Mr. Pleasants' it was V. The heads of departments shall be amena- Resolved, That the secretary of the navy be inble to congress for all appointments made by them: structed to lay before this house, at an early periand, to prevent improper recommendations to of- od of the next session of congress, a statement of fice, whenever any person in office shall be convict the different places in the United States in which ed of any crime, misdemeanor, or be dismissed from provision is made for the accommodation of seaoffice for neglect of duty, the name of the person men, under the several laws relating to navy and so convicted or dismissed, with the name, or marine hospitals, the number of persons, as nearly names, of those who recommended him to office, as it can be ascertained, annually accommodated shail be advertised for six months, in some news. at each, and the expense attending the same; also paper in every state and territory of the United an estimate of the costs which will attend the erecStates, in which there shall be a printing office.tion of a naval hospital at this place, sufficiently VI. No member of congress shall be appointed large for the number of persons annually provided to any office, either civil or military, under the go- for. vernment of the United States, during the term for which he was elected, and for twelve months thereafter. The resolution having been read, was, on mo. tion of Mr. Lewis, ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Mr. Trimble submitted the following resolutions: Resolved, That the secretary of war be, and he is hereby instructed to report to this house, at an early period of the next session of congress, whether any, and if any, what reduction may be made in the military peace establishment of the United States, with safety to the public service. On motion of Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, it was Resolved, That the president of the United States Resolved, That the secretary of war be, and he be requested to obtain from the Spanish authori- is hereby instructed to report to this house at an ties, all the records and official documents apper-early period of the next session of congress, whetaining to the government of Louisiana, particular- ther any, and, if any, what change ought to be made, ly such as concerns grants and titles to land, which in the ration established by law; and also report may have been taken out of that country at the pe- ja system for the establishment of a commissariat riod of its cession to the United States. for the army. And a committee was appointed to wait on the The resolutions were adopted after being amendpresident of the United States with the said reso-ed so as to read "what reduction" of the expenses lution. of the establishment, in the first resolution. Bank of the United States.]—Mr. H. Nelson, from the committee on the judiciary, having reported, without amendment, the bill from the senate to authorise the bank of the United States to appoint a vice president, &c. A motion was made by Mr. Moore to strike out the first section of the bill. The engrossed bill to compel delinquent paymasters to settle their accounts, was read the third time, and then, on motion, laid on the table. The house then took up the amendments of the senate to the bill to enforce neutrality. The house, on motion of Mr. Forsyth, disagreed to that amendment of the senate which proposed |