_Dividends on United States Bank Stock._
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No. | Date. | Rate p. ct.
-------+-----------------+----------------
1 | July, 1792 | 4
2 | January, 1793 | 4
3 | July, " | 3-5/8[7]
4 | January, 1794 | 3-7/8[7]
5 | July, " | 4
6 | January, 1795 | 4
7 | July, " | 4
8 | January, 1796 | 4
9 | July, " | 4
10 | January, 1797 | 4
11 | July, " | 4
12 | January, 1798 | 5[8]
13 | July, " | 4
14 | January, 1799 | 4
15 | July, " | 4
16 | January, 1800 | 4
17 | July, " | 4
18 | January, 1801 | 6[8]
19 | July, " | 4
20 | January, 1802 | 4-1/2[8]
21 | July, " | 4-1/2[8]
22 | January, 1803 | 4-1/2[8]
23 | July, " | 4
24 | January, 1804 | 4-1/2[8]
25 | July, " | 4
26 | January, 1805 | 4
27 | July, " | 4
28 | January, 1806 | 4
29 | July, " | 4
30 | January, 1807 | 6[8]
31 | July, " | 4
32 | January, 1808 | 4
33 | July, " | 4
34 | January, 1809 | 4
35 | July, " | 4
36 | January, 1810 | 4
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_Statement of the capital of the several branches, and of the Bank of
the United States, and of the amount of discounts by the last received
returns._
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Cities, &c. | Capital. | Amt. of notes
| | discounted
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Boston | $700,000 | $998,859
New York | 1,800,000 | 4,175,874
Baltimore | 600,000 | 1,349,550
Washington | 200,000 | 485,285
Norfolk | 600,000 | 880,170
Charleston | 600,000 | 1,409,916
Savannah | 500,000 | 1,054,113
New Orleans | 300,000 | 611,517
Philadelphia-- | |
Balance due the | |
bank, in account | |
current, by the | |
offices $750,000 | |
Cap. res'd 3,950,000 | |
--------- | 4,700,000 |
|-------------|
| $10,000,000 |
Funded debt | -- | 1,411,620
| |-------------
| | $16,949,497
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_Estimate of the expenses and losses of the Bank._
Six per cent, on $17,000,000, estimated as per above, as
the amount usually loaned on interest, is, per annum,
$1,020,000--to wit:
Dividend of 8 13-36 per cent. a year, on ten millions of $836,111
dollars actually paid to the stockholders, is, per annum
Undivided surplus on the 1st January, 1810, $409,410, 22,745
divided by 18 years, would be equal to an annual dividend
of
Leaving for the estimated annual amount of expenses and 161,144
losses
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Total $1,020,000
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TUESDAY, April 10.
_The Mississippi River Pirate, Mason._
Mr. CLAY presented the petition of Elisha Winters, stating that, in the
years 1801, 1802, and 1803, the wilderness from Natchez to Kentucky,
and the river Mississippi, was infested by a notorious gang of highway
robbers, headed by a certain Samuel Mason, and that the petitioner was
the means by which the said Mason was killed, two of his accomplices
apprehended and executed, and the remainder of the banditti dispersed,
and praying he may be allowed the reward offered for the apprehension
of the said Mason by the President of the United States, or by the then
Governor of the Mississippi Territory; and the petition was read, and
referred to a select committee, to consider and report thereon; and
Messrs. CLAY, WHITESIDE, and CRAWFORD, were appointed the committee.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill for the
establishment of a Quartermaster's department; and it was agreed that
the further consideration thereof be postponed until to-morrow.
TUESDAY, April 17.
The VICE PRESIDENT being absent, the Senate proceeded to the election
of a President _pro tem._, as the constitution provides; and the Hon.
JOHN GAILLARD was elected.
_Ordered_, That the Secretary wait on the President of the United
States, and acquaint him that the Senate have, in the absence of the
VICE PRESIDENT, elected the Hon. JOHN GAILLARD, President of the Senate
_pro tempore_.
_Ordered_, That the Secretary make a like communication to the House of
Representatives.
WEDNESDAY, April 18.
_National Bank._
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill making
provision for the establishment of a National Bank.
On motion, by Mr. HILLHOUSE, to strike out the first section of the
bill, the Senate was equally divided--yeas 15, nays 15, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Brent, Champlin, German, Gilman, Goodrich,
Hillhouse, Horsey, Lloyd, Meigs, Pickering, Pope, Reed, Smith
of New York, Tait, and Whiteside.
NAYS.--Messrs, Anderson, Bayard, Bradley, Clay, Condit,
Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gregg, Lambert, Leib,
Smith of Maryland, Sumter, and Turner.
So the question was lost.
FRIDAY, April 20.
_Territory of Orleans._
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to enable
the people of the Territory of Orleans to form a constitution and State
government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes; and on
motion, by Mr. CLAY, to amend the bill, by adding at the end of the
third section the following words:
"_Provided further_, That the said convention shall, by an
article in the constitution so to be formed, irrevocable
without the consent of the United States, provide, that,
after the admission into the Union of the said Territory of
Orleans as a State, the laws which such State may pass shall
be promulgated, and its records of every description shall
be preserved, and its written, judicial, and legislative
proceedings conducted, in the language in which the laws and
the written, judicial, and legislative proceedings of the
United States are now published and conducted:"
It was determined in the affirmative--yeas 17, nays 12, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Bayard, Campbell, Champlin, Clay, Giles, Gilman,
Goodrich, Horsey, Lambert, Leib, Lloyd, Meigs, Pickering, Pope,
Smith of Maryland, Smith of New York, and Turner.
NAYS.--Messrs. Anderson, Bradley, Condit, Crawford, Franklin,
Gaillard, German, Gregg, Hillhouse, Reed, Sumter, and Whiteside.
WEDNESDAY, April 25.
_National Bank._
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill making
provision for the establishment of a National Bank. And on motion,
by Mr. BAYARD, that the further consideration thereof be postponed
until the first Monday in December next, it was determined in the
affirmative--yeas 17, nays 14, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Brent, Champlin, Crawford,
German, Gilman, Goodrich, Hillhouse, Horsey, Lloyd, Pickering,
Pope, Reed, Smith of New York, Sumter, and Turner.
NAYS.--Messrs. Anderson, Clay, Condit, Franklin, Gaillard,
Giles, Gregg, Lambert, Leib, Mathewson, Meigs, Robinson, Smith
of Maryland, and Whiteside.
THURSDAY, April 26.
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill, entitled
"An act providing for the sale of certain lands in the Indiana
Territory, and for other purposes;" and having agreed to the amendments
reported by the select committee, the PRESIDENT reported it to the
House accordingly; and on the question, Shall this bill be read the
third time, as amended? it was determined in the affirmative.
Mr. GILMAN, from the committee, reported the bill allowing compensation
to Robert Robinson correctly engrossed; and the bill was read the third
time; and the blank having been filled with the words _five hundred_--
_Resolved_, That this bill pass, and that the title thereof be "An act
allowing compensation to Robert Robinson."
The Senate resumed the motion made yesterday on the subject, which was
amended and agreed to, as follows:
_Resolved_, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to lay
before the Senate a statement of all claims which have been adjusted
and allowed at the Treasury Department, in virtue of the law entitled
"An act providing for the settlement of the claims of persons, under
particular circumstances, barred by the limitations heretofore
established;" and also, a statement of the balances standing in the
books of the Treasury against the United States, which are barred by
the statute of limitations, together with his opinion whether the
said statute can be modified or repealed, as to that or any other
description of claims, without subjecting the Government to imposition.
Mr. CLAY gave notice that to-morrow he should ask leave to bring in a
bill, supplementary to an act, entitled "An act for the punishment of
certain crimes against the United States."
The bill entitled "An act authorizing a loan of money, for a sum not
exceeding the amount of the principal of the public debt reimbursable
during the year one thousand eight hundred and ten," was read the
second time, and referred to a select committee, to consist of five
members, to consider and report thereon, and Messrs. SMITH of Maryland,
CRAWFORD, LLOYD, FRANKLIN, and HILLHOUSE, were appointed the committee.
_Territory of Orleans._
The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the bill to enable
the people of the Territory of Orleans to form a constitution and
State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union
on an equal footing with the original States, and for other purposes;
together with the amendments reported thereto by the select committee.
On motion, by Mr. HILLHOUSE, to add, at the end of the bill, the
following words:
"_Provided_, That the several States shall assent thereto, or
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall
authorize Congress to admit said Territory of Orleans into the
Union, on the footing of the original States:"
It was determined in the negative--yeas 8, nays 20, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Champlin, German, Goodrich, Hillhouse, Horsey,
Lloyd, Pickering, and Reed.
NAYS.--Messrs. Anderson, Brent, Clay, Condit, Crawford,
Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gilman, Gregg, Lambert, Leib,
Mathewson, Meigs, Pope, Smith of Maryland, Sumter, Tait,
Turner, and Whiteside.
And the report of the select committee having been agreed to, and
the bill further amended, the President reported it to the House
accordingly. On the question, Shall this bill be engrossed and read a
third time as amended? it was determined in the affirmative--yeas 18,
nays 9, as follows;
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Brent, Clay, Condit, Crawford,
Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gregg, Lambert, Lloyd, Mathewson,
Meigs, Smith of Maryland, Sumter, Tait, Turner, and Whiteside.
NAYS.--Messrs. Champlin, German, Gilman, Goodrich, Hillhouse,
Horsey, Leib, Pickering, and Reed.
MONDAY, April 30.
_Barred Claims._
The PRESIDENT communicated the report of the Secretary for the
Department of the Treasury, made in pursuance of the resolution of the
Senate of the 26th instant, on the subject of claims barred by the
statute of limitations; and the report was read, as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, _April 28, 1810_.
SIR: I have the honor to transmit a report prepared in
obedience to the resolution of the Senate, of the twenty-six
instant. I have the honor to be, &c.,