The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-02
February %,
NATIONAL BANK,

Mr.. Love offered the following resolution,
prefacing it with speech of some length,
which shall be given hereafter.
The resolution was referred TO commit
tee of the whole.
a. Resolved. That it is expedient to inquire
into the eXpediency of establishing Nation
al Bank.
FOREIGN INTERCOURSE.
Mr.. Ufharl stated that when the bill ma
king appropriations for the support of 60
vernment was before this house, he had vo-
ted in favor of the appropriations for the
eXpences OF foreign intercourse; but, in SO
dong, he had kept in view his constitutional
right of enquiring how the monies heretofore
appropriated had been applied. For the
purpose OF obtaining Information on the sub
ject, he moved a resolution calling for a
statement of the manner in which monies
appropriated for expences of foreign inter.
course for two years past have been applied
Mr.. SheGey suggested to the gentleman
that the resolution was unnecessary, as the
committee appointed to enquire into the
manner in which the monies appropriated
for eight years past had been applied, had
already called for the same information
After the discussion on this subject which
took place on the appropriation bill, Mr. S.
said that he, as Chairman of that committee,
had thought it his duty TO call upon the
nation, which when reported to the commit
tee, would no doubt be by them laid before
the house.
On motion of Mr.. Ufham, his motion was
ordered to lie on the table
The house resolved itself into a com nit
tee Of the whole, Mr.. Ba8Sctt in the chair.
on the amendments of the Senate to the bill
making appropriations for the support of
government for the year 1910
agreement to the amendments; which were
concurred in by the house.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE.
The bill concerning commercial inter-
Course, &c. having been returned from the
Senate with amendments. wiz. striking out
all but the 1St, 2nd, and / 9th sections)
Mr.. Dagvson moved to refer the bill to a
committee of the whole--Negatyed, Ayes
Mr.. Smile said he was always disposed
to treat the Senate with due respect; but
after the extraordinary amendments they
had made to the bill, he thought the House
ought not to precipitate a decision on it.
He therefore moved to postpone it till Satur.
day.
MIR. Da7Oson said he wished to propose To
amend the amendment of the Senate-and.
as the House had refused to commit the
bill, he hoped a postponement would take
place.
Mr.. Taylor said that he had no objection
that the bill should lie over until to-mor-
row but there was loud call on the House
for an immediate decision on it. The bill
(said he) has had a long journey and travell
ed slowly SPecuIatious are going on from
one end OF the continent to the other
Those WAC were in the secret and who NAV
now be in the secret as to the eventual fate
of the bill, will, if the bill be postponed, have
2 further time to prey on Society. would
,put by every other business till this is dcci :
ded on. Postponing it would be triflinp
with the feelings of the nation. l am not for.
initiating the slow and strange progress this
bill some how or other has travelled else
where.
Mr. Gold perfectly concurred in opinion
with Mr.. Taylor that the bill ought not to
be pos Poned so long as proposed. II could
no. be SAID that; during the former discussi-
or OF the bill, every member had not an Old
portunity of taking every view of the bill of
which it is susceptible. No further DELAY
therefore was necessary.
Mr.. Bacon was DESTROYS that the bill
should De postponed, but only till to-mor
Nv. lie was not wholly prepared to vote
" the amenomeuts of the senate +; and he