The Speaker communicated to the House the following information, in writing, viz. "In giving the information asked for from the Chair, as to the manner in which the members draw their pay for attendance and mileage, the Speaker informs the House, that, as its presiding officer, he has, during the present session, made four requisitions upon the Treasury Department for the following sums, and under the following dates, viz. On the 8th of December, 1831, 12th of January, 1832, 20th of March, 16th of May, $50,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 "In these requisitions, the Secretary of the Treasury was requested to order a warrant to be issued from the Treasury in favor of the Cashier of the Branch Bank of the United States in Washington, for the sums required to pay the members of the House of Representatives for mileage and attendance at the present session of Congress. "Copies of these requisitions have been obtained, and are now presented to the House. "When members wish to draw for the whole or any part of the amount of pay due to them, (and they cannot draw in advance,) they apply to the Sergeant at Arms of the House, (whose duty it is to keep the books and accounts, and prepare checks,) who fills up a check for such amount, not exceeding the sum then due to the member, which the Speaker signs, and the money is then drawn from the bank, (under the authority of the re quisition upon the Treasury Department, by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and paid to the individual members. "The bank advance no money to pay the members for their attendance or mileage, until the Speaker issues his requisition upon the Treasury for that purpose. "This has been the course heretofore pursued, (as the Chair is informed,) with the banks in which the Government deposites were made before the establishment of the present Bank of the United States, in 1817, and with that bank since that period. The Speaker's staten ent having been read Mr. Letcher moved the following resolution: Resolved, That the statement now made by the Speaker, as to the manner in which the members of this House draw their compensation for attendance and mileage, be entered upon the journals, printed, and appended to statement No. 2 of the Minority Bank Report, in explanation thereof. Which resolution was agreed to. Doc. 52-No. 3. STATEMENT showing the amount of weekly balances to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States; the amount advanced to both Houses of Congress in anticipation of the appropriation; and the balance to the credit of the Government after deducting the amounts advanced. In addition to the advances made as above, considerable sums were advanced for the salaries, &c., of the several departments of the Government. quisition upon the Treasury Department, by the Sergeant-at-Arms, and paid to the individual members. "The bank advance no money to pay the members for their attendance or mileage, until the Speaker issues his requisition upon the Treasury for that purpose. "This has been the course heretofore pursued, (as the Chair is informed,) with the banks in which the Government deposites were made before the establishment of the present Bank of the United States, in 1817, and with that bank since that period." The Speaker's statenent having been read Mr. Letcher moved the following resolution: Resolved, That the statement now made by the Speaker, as to the manner in which the members of this House draw their compensation for attendance and mileage, be entered upon the journals, printed, and appended to statement No. 2 of the Minority Bank Report, in explanation thereof. Which resolution was agreed to. Doc. 52-No. 3. STATEMENT showing the amount of weekly balances to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States; the amount advanced to both Houses of Congress in anticipation of the appropriation; and the balance to the credit of the Government after deducting the amounts advanced. In addition to the advances made as above, considerable sums were advanced for the salaries, &c., of the several departments of the Government. |