proceeds of said estate, amounting to more than eight thousand dollars, should be paid into said treasury, deducting first the expenses of administration, together with the costs of said attorney-general, amounting to two hundred and three dollars, in the procuring of said decree, as the same were allowed by said judge of probate, with the consent of said consul. The aforesaid sum has since been paid into said treasury, accordingly, and by a subsequent resolve of the general court is ordered to be paid to the heirs of said Norberg, whenever they shall establish their claims thereto in the manner pointed out by said resolve. So that this commonwealth can have no interest at all therein, except through a total failure of heirs on the part of said Norberg, who, as appears by official documents, have already established their title in the judicial courts of Sweden, and the necessary evidence to confirm it here is soon expected by said consul. It appears, therefore, that this commonwealth have ever been considered as only the trustees for the heirs of the said Norberg, for the sake of affording them a safe deposit for their property; that although said process was conducted in the name of the government, yet that name was permitted to be used merely from motives of courtesy to the agent of a foreign government, and was conducted entirely under his direction and advice; and that, as the attorney-general received said two hundred dollars by the express allowance of said consul, acting as the agent for those who are alone eventually interested therein, his receipt thereof was strictly proper, and his right to retain it cannot with propriety be questioned. Upon a view of the whole subject, your committee ask leave to report, as the result of their inquiries, that there does not appear to be any reason for supposing that any public moneys have at any time been intentionally or improperly withheld from the government, either by the attorney or solicitor general, since their acceptance of these offices; and that, if any errors have occurred in the course of their accounting with the various departments of government, they are probably of inconsiderable amount, and as few as might reasonably be expected in so long a period, and in relation to concerns so various and extensive. All which is respectfully submitted. WM. KING, per order. The investigating committee had the above subject before them from the twelfth to the twenty-fourth of February, when they offered their report. It was then read and laid on the table for inspection. On the twenty-sixth its consideration was entered on by the house, and, after mature discussion, was accepted, one hundred and one being for, and fifty-one against it. Samuel, 39, 107, 131, 145, 149, 162, 195, Addresses, 44, 48, 88, 193, 384; II. 199. Allen, Ethan, 51. Altar of Baal, 297, 389. Amendment to U. S. Constitution, 222. Ames, Fisher, 239; II. 119, 304. Amory, Rufus G., II. 13, 114. Arnold, Benedict, 51, 53, 84. Attorney General, 259; II. 159, 189, 416. Austin, Benjamin, 188, 291; II. 58, 122, 161. 66 James T., II. 127. 66 Jonathan L., II. 122, 296. Authorship, 377. Bowdoin, James, 122. 66 Bradford, William, 153. Buckminster, Joseph S., 341; II. 46, 318, 328, Loammi, 361; II. 106, 245. Bangs, Edward, II. 207, 269. Barclay, Thomas, 307. Barrel, Joseph, 147. Samuel, II. 141. Barron, Commodore, II. 222. Baylies, William, 356. Belknap, Jeremiah, II. 356. 66 Joseph, 374. Bellingham, Richard, 202; II. 349. Benson, Egbert, 321; II. 39. Bentley, William, II. 196. Berlin Decree, II. 219, 257. Pierpoint and Story, II. 107. Castine, 121; II. 376. Cedars, 84. Dalton, Tristram, 130. D. Gill, Moses, II. 54. Dana, Francis, 130, 162, 184. 218, 350; II. 63, Glover, General, 69. 67, 119. 66 Samuel, II. 195. Dane, Nathan, 146. Danielson, Timothy, 130. Davis, Caleb, 147. 66 Daniel, II. 89, 168, 243, 287. 66 Ezra, II. 213. Dawes, Thomas, 145. 66 Thomas, 202, 372. Goodhue, Benjamin, II. 119. Gore, Christopher, 356, 361; II. 157, 168, 269, Dearborn, Henry, II. 88, 110, 122, 130, 192, Greene, Nathaniel, 56. 227, 260. Groton, 103. J. Jackson, Jonathan, 249; II. 119, 305. Jacobiniad, 275. Militia, 147; II. 212, 237. Minot, George R., 356; II. 58. Jarvis, Charles, 147, 231, 291; II. 108, 114, Mississippi Land Co., II. 212. 122, 245. Jefferson Tavern, II. 162. Monroe, James, II. 253. Montreal Turnpike, 376; II. 116. Moody, Samuel, 10. Morse, Jedediah, II. 90. Morrill, Rev. Mr., 38, 66 Thomas, 310; II. 77, 88, 119, 192, 252. Morris, Robert, 174; II. 156. 66 Sir William, II. 395. Judicial Dress, 35. Judiciary, II. 62, 99, 263. Junius, 202. K. Kilham, Daniel, II. 194. Morton, Perez, 132, 275; II. 123, 158, 195, 373. 66 Marcus, II. 269. Mowatt, Capt. 59. Municipal Reform, II. 58, 114. Murray, John, 181. Nantucket, II. 386. N. King, Rufus, 130, 136, 178, 183, 202, 218, 220; Naturalization, II. 62, 245. Levi, 114, 202; II. 88, 122, 193, 287, Parental Discipline, 349; II. 398. Phelps, Oliver, 172; II. 144, 391, 415. Madison, James, 291; II. 253, 258, 287, 312, 398, Pickering, John, 124. Messages, 207, 208, 211, 268, 270, 286, 300, 310, Plymouth Company, 1655, 154. 318. Messinger, Daniel, II. 213. Middlesex Canal, 293, 361; II. 105. Prescott, William, 103. Presidential Elections, II. 301, 310. Sherburne, Major, 84. Skinner, Thompson J., II. 195, 296. Slavery, 114, 226; II. 14. Smith, Jonathan, II. 269. Spooner, Ephraim, II. 269, 296. Sprague, Joseph, II. 269. State Bank, II. 211. Warren, James, 39, 50, 79, 96, 122; II. 140, 319. John, 145. John C., II. 317. Joseph, 41, 74. Richard, 212. Washburn, Emory, 114. Washington, George, 53, 55, 64, 69, 253, 305; II. 54, 120. Watson, Elkanah, 362. Webber, President, II. 318. Welles, Benjamin, II. 317. 66 Arnold, II. 58. Weston, Nathan, II. 194. Whitefield, George, 32. Whitman, Jonas, II. 207, 269. Whittemore, Thomas, II. 156, 414. Widgery, William, II. 194. Willard, Joseph, 359. Willicut, Gov., 317. Winslow, Edward, 323. 40ST2 53 004 BR 2V 6016' |