Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-01-25
Congress of tDe uniten Statgs.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MoSpAY, january IL.

tary OF State, giving a state mt Mt of pate M.
issued, to whom and fer what purposes, &c.
A report was received from the Secres..
ry of the Navy, relative to clerks, &c.
and another from the Secretary ofthe Trea.
sury, relative to funds for navy hospita!s
in foreign countries, and from the Secre.
tary at War, relative to contracts, &c..
Ordered to be printed
MIR. Seybeft presenedesn additional pe.
tition from sundry iuhahitants al P~ansAL
vanla, praying the renewal Of the charter
OF the bank OF the u. s. Referred as be-.
fore.
Mr.. NitchW presented the petition of
the President and Directors Of the Mer-
chants Bank of New York, praying the re.
ne wa or extension Of the charter of the
bank of the u. Referred as before.
The House then took up the bill admit.
ting ew-Orleans Territory into the union.
Mr.. quincy in debate, used words to the
following efect:-If ,his bill passes, | dc.
clare it as my deliberate opinion, thar the
bands OF this union are virtually dissolved,
that the states will be free from their moral
obligation, & that as it viii then be the riets
OF all, 1t will become the duty OF some, dc.
tnitely 10 prepare for dissolution, .tnica.
oily If we can, violently If we must"
He was called TO order by MIR. Poindex.
ter. he Speaker decided the latter par,
OF The above quoted words to be out of or.
der.
Mr. Lewis moved the question whether
ans delegate, not being a member, has a
light To Gala member to order. The speak
er observed, that having given his decision
the gentleinap's motion was ont Of order.
An appeal was made from the decision Of
the chair that MIR. Quincy was out Of or.
der, and the ayes and noes called. The
ayes were So, the noes So, so the speaker
declared his decisions reversed by the yoer
ofthe house. Mr.. Quincy then proceeded
and was still speaking 10 opposition to the
bill a little before three O'clock.
TUESDAY, Jan. Is.
About 4 O'Clock the question was decid.
ed on the indefinite -postponement Of the
bill to admi, New. Orleans territory into
the Union the ayes were %, noes 7s,
Immediately after the ayes and noes were
taken on the final passage of the bill, and
were, a, es ~, noes So /; the house then
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. t6.
ne bill TO incorporate the stockholders
OF the Farmers Bank of Alexandria was
twice read and referred 10 the committee
to whom was referred the bill TO renew the
charter Of the bank of Alexandria.
The bill from the Senate, TO incorporate
the bank of Washington, was read twice
and referred to the same committee.
Mar. Wright offered a resolution direct.
ing the secretary of the treasury to Law be.
fore the house a list of the directors Of the
bank Of the u. States, and OF its branches,
The amount ofstock held by Foreigners, and
OF what countries, the stock held by citi.
Zens, and of what states, the amount oil
specie in the vaults of the bank, according
to the last returns, distinguishing what be.
longs to the bank, what TO individuals, and
what to the u. S. Carried.
The House went into committee of The
whole, Mr.. BasSet in the chair, on ths
bill for the relief of the heirs of the late Gen.
Wayne. The committee reported the bin
without amendment and ordered it to be
read a third time and passed it.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Aston 10 the chair, on
the bill to renew the charter of the bank o!
the u. S.
Mr.. BurweN moved to strike out the
frat section.
THURSDAY, Jan. II.
Mr.. Sey6ers snbRltted a resolution that
the joint library committee be directed to
enquire into the espediency of making pro.
vision for the permanent safekeeping of the
books of the library. Carried.
MIR. SOoope moved for the printing o
the report of the secretary of the navy rrla.
tive to the began, Purvianee, & Co busi