TWENTY-EI CONGRESS-,
s.es84 FIRST SESSION. ifs
'ss Z, TUESDAY, JANUARY IS, 1874.
i s SENATE.
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"A communication was received from the Trea-
sury Department. giving the amount OF yearly
value of imports, Distinguishing the dutiable from
the free articles also, the value of exports, dis
stinguishing those of the home product from the
foreign also, giving his estimate of the probable
amount Of the revenue for the last quarter.
( Mr. PHELPS presented the memorial from
citizens of Vermont for reduction OF postage.


Mr.. EVANS, in reference 10 French spolia-
lions prior to 1900. 49,


Messrs. STURGEON, CLAYTON, and BU-
CHANAN, severally presented memorials from
citizens of Philadelphia city and county, praying
for the establishment Of dry dock at Phila-
delphia.


= Mr.. McDUFFIE gave notice that he would
call up the report Of the Committee on Finance
upon his Tariff bill tomorrow.
!, l.ssae ss sUB-TREAsURY.


Mr.. BREESE'S resolution that the Commit
tee on the Judiciary inquire whether the act of
1S41, repeating the Sub Treasury, did not need
additional provisions to give it efficacy, was
Il. Mr.. BERRIEN desired to hear the Senator
explain the object of the resolution.


MIR. BREESE complied with the request, and
said that it was only by the practice under the
law that we could understand lis effect. Hew
present at trial, in Illinois, Of receiver Of pub
lie money for embezzlement, and the result Of
lntS trial ndu SdtlSucu lllHl luc WdS uc-
fective. BY the law of 1897, a transcript from
the books of the Department was evidence to
show the balance OF account against public Of
ficer-by Uncommon law, such transcript would
not be evidence, and in this case the court was
divided. Again, by the act Of l841, a draft
drawn by the Treasury Department, upon pub
lie officer, and payment refused, was prima facie
evidence Of default. In this case the officer had
been removed, and the draft was drawn after
his removal, and the court decided that the draft
+ was not against public officer, and was neces-
sary 10 show independent facts to make olt a
1 case of embezzlement. Mr.. BIS resolution was
then adopted.


sis Mr.. BERRIEN, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported bill for increasing the sala-
ry of the Judge Of the Western District Of Vir-
ginia; also bill authorizing the Secretary of
theTreasury to compromise with the sureties Of
Swartwout. Gs sas


A bill to settle land titles in the States of Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, was
taken up, and after some remarks by Messrs.
SEWER, BARROW, KING, and HENDER-
SON, it was further postponed.


The Senate, on motion of Mr.. ARCHER, went
into Executive session.


