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1876.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 129
hundred thousand dollars, approved by the Governor as re-
quired by the Constitution, I hold; nor have I ever deposited
any portion of the funds of the State elsewhere, or loaned
any of the same.
1st interrogatory propounded to James Sloan, Jr. Please
state your name and occupation ?
Answer. James Sloan, Jr. ; am Cashier of the Farmers'
and Merchants' National Bank of Baltimore.
2d interrogatory. Have you, or has any officer of the bank
of which you are the Cashier, within your knowledge, at any
time, made any arrangement, agreement or contract of any
kind, whatever, with Barnes Compton, Treasurer of this
State, or with any other person for said Compton to pay to
him, or to any other person for him, any consideration emol-
ument or profit of any kind in the form of interest or other-
wise upon the moneys of the State deposited in said bank for
safe-keeping.
Answer. No.
3d interrogatory. Have you, or has any officer of the bank
of which you are the Cashier, within your knowledge, paid
any money or consideration of any kind to Barnes Compton
Treasurer of this State, or to any other person, to be paid to
him as a bonus, or in the form of interest upon the money of
the State deposited in said bank ?
Answer. No.
Interrogatory by Mr. Compton. Did I, at any time, make
any arrangement or have any understanding with you as
Cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants' National Bank of
Baltimore, with reference to the State's account, or with ref-
erence to advances for the State, if such should be required
at any time ; if so, please state what it was ?
Answer. The only arrangement, contract or understanding
ever had by me as Cashier of the Bank, with Barnes Comp-
ton, Treasurer, was, that to secure the deposits of the State's
money in our bank, I agreed to furnish to the State, free of
interest, any amount that they might be temporarily short,
which has happened since Mr. Compton has been the Treasurer,
certainly once, and probably more than once ; the bank has
on several occasions advanced moneys for the State prior to
his term.
Interrogatory by Mr. Farrow. Did you ever say to any
person, or persons, that the money that was deposited by the
State in your bank, did not pay for what it cost ?
Answer. To my knowledge, no.
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