The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-08
hrtraef Of q letter from
ALEXANDRIA, March q, Is

congress rose, last Night, Lctween ii
ana IL o'ciock.-The last day of the Session
was one OF the dulest have seem Most of
1t was consumed i'm motions, as TO the yari
Gus questions which should be taken up
out little business was in that state of ma
thirty as to be acted on. JfnaNy-the 4" bill
on the accountability of public officers 7vas
on the taps, when motion was made to
Siear the galleries, on message from the
oenate-that is, the doors svere closed This
circumstance is always calculated to give
rise to variety Of rumors-but it is said
mere (and certainly with some reason, that
It was merely to pass Bill, to take out OF
the usual current of the publication of the
Laws OF Congress, the Law which was pas
sed, some time since. during the confident
al sittngs-Something has been said ofthe
members, whose terms have expired on The
Sd OF March; but il is clearly absurd to
tnink mat they are exonerated by that cir
cumstance from the obligation of secrecy
they are bound, as men of Honor as much
as II they had taken ten thousand oaths. to
seal their lips: IL is said, that after the
Bill, above alluded to, had passed both hou-
ses. 1t was laid before the President for his
signature.
MIR Madison, for the sake of convent
ence attended in one of the Committee
Rooms, during the last night of the Session,
to sign Bills, &c.
Resolution was offered on SUNDAY, by
MT Nontgo geometry and seconded by M Cuts,
for the meeting of Congress in May-but it
was negatived by a considerable maternity
1t circumstances shall require an extra Sesl
| - N, then the President, who is at the foun
!an head of information, will be the best
Judge OF the propriety OF calling them toge-
ther-And surely this power could not be
lodged ia safer hands.
Loan Biz has been adopted, to en-
po" er the President to borrow. on The Gre
di' 1T the u. ). ga sum not exceeding 6 S.
| OOO 600, at rate ct Interest payable quar-
ter yearly. no. exceeding pes cehtum per
annnm, and reimburseabie al the pleasure
OF the ". .. or at such period as may be
Stipulated by Contract, net exec eding 6years
from the 1st day OF nuary next" The
| stock to be created is to be transferable in
the same manner as is provided by law for
the transfer OF the funded debt--and it shall
be deemed good execu' ion of thus power,
| II the Secretary of the Treasury, with the
| appreciation of the President of the II. &.
! shall cause TO be constituted certificates of
stock, signed by the register of the treasury.
| by commissioner of loans for The SUN to
he borrowed. or for any part thereof, bear
| ing an interest of per cent. transferable
and reim6ursable as above-no such stock is
| to be sold under par-and as l have learnt.
IL is to be put up at auction, under certain
arrangements--agreeab to an amendment
| 10 the Dill proposed by the Senate.-You
W'ii call to mind, that the Secretary of the
treasury, IN his Report. proposes to borrow
| as much as should be equal to the principal
OF the public debt, that will be reimburseable
during the present year-froD a slight esti-
mate which is before me, it seems that from
the sum OF 8 100000, annually appropriat.
ed 10 the payment OF the debt, there is to be
deducted
| An Interest on old six per cent.
and deferred stock S11OO goo
do on per cent. AIS OOO
CONVEX ed per cent e5 600
" 1896 per cent 1890
(" IT, uisiana domestic 900
o foreign Louisiana stock 100000
bahk loan los 600
which belg deduc; ed from the millions
leaves litIe more than 5 millions to pro
vide for.--The Loan is only to be used. in
ase the government shouid zvanf any part of
he money
" An appropriation has been made, du-
ing this session, towards executing an In
dian Treaty, with the Usage nation. for
the purchase of lands, to the West of the
Mississippi, effected by Gov Harrison
The terms are s sy6OO cash, and q contri..
button OF S $500 per annum.--You may form
some idea OF the value of this purchase.
"hen you come 10 learn that the Northern
boundary OF the purchase extends from the
Mouth of the Missouri 500 miles ND that
river, and thence by line drawn dine :
un'li IL lntersects he Arkansas River.
ms space comprises an extent of Terrific
ry equal 10 many of the States.--By an act
OF the late session of Congress, Land Offices
are 10 be established to the w. of the Mis-
sissipPi, to dispose of certain tracts of land
which shall have been surveyed, and IN
which the Indian title has been extineuish
ed. - The Territory of Orleans is to he ..
rected into a STATE.
am happy to state, that the affair b.
tween Mr.. John Eppes and Mr.. John Ran
dolPh has been amicably adjusted.
. The petition tor Continuing the corpo-
rate powers of the Bank of the u. S fo,
certain purposes has faied.-It is really as
tonishing, what an unfounded panic ba
been excited on hat subject, The Bank
has adopted arrangements, which will pre-
vent any INJURY 20 themselves. by preven
ting one TO their debtors. At Ia,e meet
ing OF the stockholders at Philadeiphia
while their corporate powers we're vet in
beng, they nominated ~ or IS Trustees. 10
take Charge OF their funds and of the debts
due to- themA-these have requested Inc
present directors OF the Offices to serve as
their agents during the year-The Offices
are TO be open, as usual, Tor the recent Sc
| payment OF their nOtes-no nezv DaDer ie 20
be discounted but The oid is to be renewed
| - thus what becomes of the terrible craeb
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