The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-04-27

they will be entitled at the time of such dis.
charge. months pay.
| SEC. 8 .And be IL further enacted. That
from and after the day of
next. the several navy yards of the u. States
| Chose of Boston, New-YorS, and Norfolk
only exccpted) shall be disused, and all the
exPences incident to the same shall cease
and determine Provided, That the secre..
tary OF the navy be. and he hereby is autho
rised TO employ some discreet person, in each
navy yard, so disused and discontinued, at a
rate OF compensation not exceeding one dol.
lar per day. TO take care VI the bulldogs,
enclosures and public property on the same.
DEC. A.. md he IL further enacted, That
from and after the passing OF this act, the
marine corps shall consist OF two companies
only of men. one can,ain and
three subalterns each: Provided. That to
each officer and marine, who shall be dis
charged by virtue Of this act, there shall be
allowed and paid. in addition to the sum to
which they will be entitled at the time of
BANK sSf THE U. " srATPs ss'
On motion Of Mi. Taylor, the House re .
somed the consideration OF the bill to cont
nue. the charter of the Bank of the u. 5.
Tor term OF years on the conditions there.
in prescribed.
| Mr.. Ssvoofe moved to strike out the Pro.
viso Containing the conditions on which the
Charter should be renewed, and to insert in
| lieu thereof the following:
provided, That On, the 4th day of March
1911, the president and directors of the said
Bank OF tue United States, shall be and they
are hereby authorised to add to the CAPT
tai stock OF said bank twelve thousand Ave
hundred shares, AID for which the United
States shall become the subscriber and own
er. crowded also. Thar the President &c
directors of the said bank shall receive in
payment therefor the sum Of Ave millions of
dollars III stock of the u. S bearing an inte-
rest OF three per centum per annun;, paya-
Die quarter yearly, and returnable at the
pleasure OF the government. which stock as
aforesaid the Secretary Of tho Treasury is
hereby authorised to issue and pay over to
the said President and directors on receiving
from them transfer in behalf of the u. S.
or the IL 800 shares as aforesaid :-ProUi-
Ged also, That the u. S. shall be authors
ed at any time after the 4th day of March,
| 1921, 60 encrease the capital stock of said
oank III such manner as may hereafter be
prescribed by law and for which the U. S.
shalt become a subscriber and owner to an
amount not exceeding twelve thousand
five hundred shares :-Proyided neyerfhe-
less, That such addition to the capital
stock shall not be made at the time afore
said, unless the average dividends for the
three years preceding that period shall have
amounted to per cent. on the capital stock
on the bank and after the said 4th day of
March, 1911, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall be a director of said bank er offcio.
This motion was opposed by Messrs. ray
Tor: Findley. Pitkin, Mumtord, Stanley,
Quincy, Key and Tallmadge. and supported
by Messrs. Swoope and Love.
before aquesticn was taken on the motion
the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, April'2f.
The House took up for consideration the
adherence OF the Senate to their amend.
ments to the bill to examine into the title
OF the nature.
On motion of Mr.. Poi,deEier, the further
CONSIDERATION OF the subject was postponed
Indefinitely, 10 to %.
BANK OF THE US.
The House then resumed the considerati
on OF tue Dill to Continue the charter of the
Bank of the United States, for twenty years.
&c.
Mr.. Ssooohe's amendment being under con.
sideration. .
"A motion was made by Mr.. Love to post.
Pons the further consideration of the bill
ihoehhiteiy, IN other words to reject it.
Inc following was the state of the vote on
this motion. Yeas 46, Nays 81.
lhe question required on MIR. Swoope,sa
mehdment and a division of the question
being called for the question was taken on
striking out, and nesatived, SO to Al. The
motion TO insert falls of course.
NAT. Love moved to strike out the.whole
OF the Dill but the enacting clause, for the
purpose OF inserting provision that, in case
no law should pass to renew the charter be-
iore the 9Th OF March next, the bank should
oe at liberty to continue in operation SO far as
necessary to the final adjustment of all its
accounts, for two years from that date.
n ciVision OF the Question being called for.
the question was taken on striking on, the
present bill, on which question the Yeas were
| 54-Nays 70. '9''
Mr, Trout moved to strike ont all that
part OF the bill, requiring the payment of
! money as consideration for the renewal of
the Charter, under the idea, as he expressed
IL, mat TINS United States have no right tn
grant, and still less 10 sell exclusive priv
leges.
-, ms motion was negatived, rs to IS.
I nose VINO voted IN the affirmative were
iessrS. Anderson, Bard, Basset, Boyd. I
brown, t. Brown, Burwell, Clay, Clopton.
Cooo, Crawford, Deslla, franklin, Gholson
Goodwin. Holland, Howard, M Kee, M'Kim
Montgomery, N X. Moore, Morrow. New,
ton, }. Porter, Rea (P Rhea (T J RoaDe.
F., oeayer, Seybert, Troup, Weakey, White
nil. Winn, Withcrspoon-35
"A motion was made by Mr. Taytor 10 q
mend the bill byextending the term OF con j..
tinuance of the charter from fzventv 10 fzyen j..
~. fUe years
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