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Report as to the organization of the "cotton division" in his Department, and by what authority of law the same was done, &c.

JANUARY 19, 1875.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

Whereas, under the act of Congress approved March 12, 1863, entitled "An act to provide for the collection of abandoned property, and for the prevention of frauds in the insurrectionary districts within the United States," the proceeds of a large amount of captured and abandoned property were covered into the Treasury of the United States, a large proportion of which was unlawfully seized by the agents of the Treasury Department after the 30th day of June, 1865, the total amount received from these sources being over twenty millions of dollars, and that which was seized after the 30th day of June, 1865, was, by the fifth section of the act of May, 1872, directed to be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the lawful owners thereof; and whereas it appears by the report of the Secretary of the Treasury made to the present session of Congress that since the passage of said last-mentioned act there has been paid to claimants under said act but the small sum of $133,018.27; and whereas it further appears that under various acts and resolutions of Congress the amount of $260,000 has been appropriated to defend "cotton suits" against the United States, and it does not appear how or in what manner this sum of $260,000 has been used; and whereas it appears that a division called and termed the "cotton division" has been organized in the Treasury Department, with chiefs, clerks, and employés at high salaries, amounting to over $12,000 per annum; and whereas the management and distribution of said fund, from its large amount and other considerations, requires that it should be under the supervision of men of unquestioned character and intelligence: Therefore,

Be it resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to inform this House

First. By what authority of law said division of the Treasury Depart

ment known as the "cotton division" was formed, and clerks and their pay assigned, and what amount of salaries is paid on this account per

annum.

Second. By what authority of law J. S. Frazer is employed to adjudicate cotton-claims at an annual salary of ten thousand dollars, and also what time the said Frazer has been so employed, and under what appropriation he receives his compensation.

Third. To whom, and for what services, and when and where rendered, has the appropriation of $260,000, or any part thereof, been paid.

Fourth. Whether the chief clerk of said cotton division is not M. L. Noerr, who, previous to his appointment in said division, was in the employment of the detective Pinkerton, and whether the second clerk in position in said division is not William Fessenden, and the same individual who held a position in the Army of the United States as paymaster, and was dismissed therefrom for embezzlement of a large sum of money; and do not these parties have charge of all records of the United States pertaining to cotton-claims?

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In compliance with the act incorporating the said railroad company, a report of its transactions during the year ending December 31, 1874.

JANUARY 19, 1875.-Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia and ordered to be printed.

OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON AND

GEORGETOWN RAILROAD COMPANY,

101 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Washington, D. C., January 18, 1875.

SIR In compliance with section 16 of the "Act incorporating the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company," I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the transactions of said company during the year ending December 31, 1874.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE,

HENRY HURT,

President.

Speaker House of Representatives.

Annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company, for the year ending December 31, 1874.

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2d Session.

No. 43.

ENGRAVING AND PRINTING OFFICIAL STAMPS.

LETTER

FROM THE

ACTING THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL,

TO HON. SAMUEL J. RANDALL,

RELATIVE TO

The engraving and printing of official stamps.

JANUARY 20, 1875.-Referred to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads and ordered to be printed.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

OFFICE OF THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL,

Washington, D. C., January 19, 1875. SIR: In accordance with the request of the sub committee of which you are chairman, I herewith respectfully transmit copies of the followinging-named papers:

Agreement with the Continental Bank-Note Company, dated January 25, 1873, for the manufacture of ordinary postage stamps.

Bill of Continental Bank-Note Company for manufacturing plates for official stamps.

Petition of Continental Bank-Note Company for compensation for manufacturing plates for official stamps, and for printing and distributing said stamps.

Affidavit of Charles F. Steel, and indorsement of Postmaster-General thereon, referring matter to Assistant Attorney-General for his opinion. Opinion of Assistant Attorney-General.

Letter of Postmaster-General appointing committee to investigate the claim and make award.

Report of committee, with indorsement of Postmaster-General approving same, and ordering payment in accordance therewith. Memorandum of bed-pieces, &c.

Voucher for payment to Continental Bank-Note Company.

Agreement with Continental Bank Note Company, dated August 27, 1874, for manufacture of official postage-stamps.

Respectfully,

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Hon. SAMUEL J. RANDALL,

Of Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads,
House of Representatives.

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