Of which 243 are bound, and the residue pamphlets; And 103 copies of Judson's map of Wiskonsan and Iowa. The following named books, which were not inserted in said cata logue, were also delivered to be me by him, viz: Law Library, (pamphlet,) Journals of Congress, McLeland's Reports, Missouri Reports, Laws of Pennsylvania, 66 66 "Maine, "Louisiana, Public documents, Senate Journal, Yate's Reports, 15 vols. 5 1 1 2 I have also received from Satterlee Clark, Jr. Esq. of Fort Winnebago, ten boxes, containing 165 volumes of Congressional documents, addressed to the late Governor of this Territory, which were received by him in September, 1838, and have been in his possession since that date. The contents of two or three of the boxes were more or less damaged. I also received from the former Librarian, 60 cords of wood; 13 chairs, 5 of which were so much broken as to be useless; and the curtains belonging to the capitol, in all six pairs; seventeen desks, of which 8 were broken and unfit for use; three stoves and pipe, (43 pieces;) and 111 1-2 yards of carpeting, of which I have sold, under the instructions of His Excellency the Governor, 83 1-2 yards, as follows:-To James Morrisou, 58 yards, at 3 shillings per yard; to Daniel Holt, 4 1-2 yards, at the same price, and to Wm. N. Seymour, 21 yards, at 4 shillings per yard: of the remainder, 24 yards are now in use at the Executive Office, and 28 yards are now in my possession; also 16 brass candle-sticks and 25 spittoons, and one pair of broken fire dogs; also, the manuscript Journals of the Council and House of Representatives, in three volumes each, and a Register of Books loaned, marked “Records.” Very respectfully, I have the honor to be, Your most obedient servant, ALMON LULL, Librarian. Document E. COMMUNICATION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TER OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TERRITORY, Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives: } Sir-In compliance with a resolution of your honorable body, passed on the 20th instant, calling on me for certain information in relation to the amount of the debt of the Territory for Legislative expenses, the amount of bonds issued, under what acts of appropriation, and the balance for which bonds have not issued; I beg leave to state: The exact amount of the debt of the territory, for objects contemplated in the resolution, I have no means of knowing, nor do I believe it can be ascertained until all the claims against the territory are presented for settlement. No record or entry has been kept that I can find in this office of payments made by my predecessors, on account of appropriations made by the Legislature. I would respectfully submit herewith enclosed a report that I made to the Council, which embraces all the information I can give at this time in relation to the subjects embraced in the resolution of your honorable body above referred to. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant. Communication from the Secretary of the Territory, in answer to certain resolutions of the Council. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY of the Territory, Madison, December 18th, 1841. Hon. the President of the Council: Sir-In compliance with certain resolutions passed by your honorable body on the 13th instant, calling on me for a statement of the amount of bonds, certificates, or other evidences of debt, which have been issued, and which are now outstanding and unpaid, distinguishing under what act the same have been issued, and also what amount of money remains in the Treasury of the United States, applicable to the payment of the various liabilities above enumerated; and also what estimate I have made and forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury to defray the expenses of the present and past legislatures, I have the honor to submit to the Council, the following statement. In conformity to the provisions of an act of the last Legislature entitled, an act to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, approved February 19th, 1841, my predecessor in office, the Hon. Francis J. Dunn, as will appear from an abstract or statement transmitted to me, by the Secretary of the Treasury, a copy of which is herewith enclosed, transmitted receipts to the treasury department to the amount of $33,722 66, for which bonds were issued to those in whose favor appropriations had been made, and, as far as I am able to ascertain from any information within my reach, $28,103 of this amount was to cover appropriations made by the last Legislature, and the balance for appropriations made at previous sessions, which remain unpaid. I have issued, since I have been in office, bonds to the amount $2,013 75. This makes the amount of bonds issued as follows: Which makes the amount of bonds issued by my pre decessor and myself, $28,103 00 5,649 57 2,013 73 $35,768 32 This amount of Bonds issued does not include the whole amount of indebtedness of the Territory on account of appropriations made by previous Legislatures, but, as far as I can learn from the various sources of information in my possession, there must be some $4,000 due by the Territory, and for which Bonds have not issued. It will be perceived, however, from the settlement of the accounts of my predecessor at the Treasury Department, something upwards of three thousand dollars of appropriations have been rejected and suspended; and I fear that the suspended items will be finally rejected as not applicable to the expenses of the Territorial Legislature, and will have to be paid out of the funds of the Territory. The whole indebtness of the Territory on account of appropriations made for Legislative expenses may be fairly estimated at $40,000 00. Deduct from this amount appropriations not applicable to the expenses of the Legislative assembly, and consequently not chargeable to the Treasury of the United States, say $4,000 00, leaves a balance against the Treasury of the United States of $36,000 00. To meet this amount there remains in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Territory, and subject to be applied to the payment of the debts above enumerated, as will be seen by the statement of the 1st Auditor of the Treasury, herewith transmitted, the sum of $24,807 12. Deduct this sum from the foregoing amount of 36,000 00, as properly chargeable against the Treasury, leaves a balance to be provided for by Congress of $11,192 88. I would respectifully state in answer to that portion of the resolutions of your honorable body which requests a statement of me of the amount of the estimates I have made for the present and previous sessions of the Legislature, that, by the Organic Law, it is made -the duty of the Governor of the Territory to furnish such estimates to the Treasury Department previous to the meeting of Congress. But it will not be improper for me to say that the estimate was made out and transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury some three months before the meeting of Congress; which estimates amounted, as nearly as I recollect, to the sum of $45,000, which was deemed a sufficient sum to defray the expenses of the present session of the Legislature and discharge all previous liabilities. I have also the honor to submit a copy of a communication which I received from the Hon. Walter Forward, Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to one I addressed to him in August last, assuring the immediate transmission of the appropriation made by Congress on the 3rd of March last to defray the expenses of the Legislative Assembly of this Territory. Numerous and repeated complaints have been made by those who held claims against the Territory for the seeming negligence and delay on their payment: and if the fault |