Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-03
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
JEursaau, Dec. l9.

sundry resolutions OF the Legislature oil
Indianna against division of that Terri
tory, which were referred to the commit
lee constituted yesterday ON the same
subject.
The bill supplementary to the act re-
gulahng the grants Of land appropriated
for the refugees from the British provin-
ces ofCanada and Nova Scotia, was read
the third time, and passed without a divi.
sion.
The bill to make provision for persons
that have been disabled by known wounds
received in the actual service Of the u.
States, during the revolutionary war, was
read the third lime and passed by
great majority. Ayes 81.
The bill supplementary 10 The act ma
king provision for the payment of claims
Of citizens of the United States on the
government Of France, &c. under the
convention of April so, 1903, having pass
ed through the committee of the whole,
was ordered to be read third time to-
morrow.
The report Of the committee OF com
merce and manufactures on The petition
of Z. Toppan and others, authorising
the remission of duties on certain goods
exported 10 New Orleans, having passed
through the committee Of the whole. the
, house referred the same to the said COM
mi,tce to bring in bill.
In committee Of the whole MIR. Gregg
in the chair on the bill to revive and
continue in force an act entitled an ACT
10 suspend, in part, the act entitled an act
regulating foreign coins, and for other
purposes.
The bill was read as follows
BE IL enacted by The Senate and house
81 Fetresensanpes IF the United States Of
America IL, Congress assembled, That the
acl, entitled an a6t to suspend in part
the act, Untitled an aet regulating foreign
coins, and for other purposes, approved
on the thirlieth day of April. one thou
sand eight hundred ard two, shall be, and
the same is hereby revived ard continued
in force for the term of years from
The passing hereof.
MIR. renpey moved the following sub.
siitue after the enaGting words
That so much Of the a3 entitled an a1
regulating foreign coins, and for other
purposes, as is contained in the second
section thereof be and The same is here
byIarfher susfended during the term Of
years. fran ias end cfthe f.reseat session
efCongress.
Mr.. Narnum wished that the section
referred to, which prohibits any foreign
coin, excepting Spanish m,sled dollars,
or Parts thereof from being a legal tend
er, might, instead of being suspended
l;e repealed. That provision, he said,
had been introduced under the idea that
the coin of the United States would be
snfficient for The demand, which had been
found to be erroneous.
Mr. J. Clay differed so widely from
the gentleman from Massachusetts that
hs entertained strong doubts cf the poll
cy even of suspendng The provision. -
There were very few foreign COINS in cir
collation. besides Spanish miiled dollars
abd British guineas. If the suspension
were therefore confined to these, 1t would
be, so far as respected the public Conve
DieDce, equivalent to repeal. Every
one knew thai there had been some years
past, a large quantity of bad money in
circulation. BY the proposed repeal,
this description of money would be again
brought back.
Mr.. Macon (speaker) said that IL the
idea of the gentleman from Pennsylvania
were adopted, it would be necessary to
go further than he had suggested. In
addition 10 the coins mentioned by him,
il would be proper to extend it 10 Poriu-
guesc guiness, which were extensively
circulated. But he considered the pro
position of the gentleman from Massa,
obusel,s the best. When we can do with
out foreign coins we may declare that
they shall not be legal tender. Since
las, May, when the provision contempIa
ted TO be renewed, ceased, there had
been no complaints. The necessities Of
the country required the use OF F,ench
coins. With regard 10 our own coin, in
many parts oflhe union It was a. difficult
toind goldss a1ying Eagle. to his part
Of the country, MIR. Macon said il never
found its way.
Mr.. Varnum moved TO amend the a.
erAment of Mr.. Tenney, by striking
out the words in itslic, and inserting in /
liea thereof the word, refeoked.
Mr.. J. Clay hoped the amendment
would NOT take place. IL there were any
real inconvenience il would be entirely
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