The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-22

BANK OF EHEU. S.
The Senate resumed tie consideration
or the bill respecting the Bank OF the U.
States.
The motion TO strike ont the first section
still under consideration
Mr Leu spoNe IN favor oft, < Mr.. LioyG
ag ainstit.
When the Senate adjourned
February Is.
The Senate resumed the consider linn
OF the oii! making appropri ions Tor the.
support OF government during the yetrl8iI.
L he objections to the ilen OF coinpcnsa, non
to George w Erving, Esq. for his services
as agent ander tne Ia ar;icle of the British
treaty having been Withdrawn ia conse..
rQue"ce OF areport on the subject from the
treasury Department., pursuant 10 rcsou.
ton OF the Sentte--the DILL pr 5sres sed
motion was made by M. Worthington.
10 ann~ x 10 the bin an appropriation tow irds
the road from Cumberland to Ohio &c Inis
motion was lost, Ayes 10.
lhe bill passed to a third reading.
BANK OF THE U. 5.
The Senate resumed the consideration
OF he bill respecting The Bank OF The u
States.
Mr.. anderson spoke in support of his
mol"n to strike out the first section of the
bill
When he concluded
MT. Smith (Md.) remarking on the late
ness OF he n"ur &c. and the probabilit that
any gentleman wishing To speak could
scarcely sstthroush his remarks by The usu-
al period al adjournment, move ed postpone
Inent OF the subject till tomorrow, ana to
make IT the order of the day Tor that day. -
Carricc. Is toII
he oende then proceeded to the cons;t
dsrauon OF Executive business.
HOUSE OF Repre- SENIATIyEs
February 10.
Several private petitions were presented
and disposed OF.
Mr. SaMmonS presented the petition of
David Cady. Jun. of the state oil New Yorl,
he stated he petitioners claim taat IN
he revoiu ION ry var he received / wound
In the service OF the United States-,,inp
sent 10 hospital at Albany, where no ar.
tention was paid To h,m, from whence he
was taken to ms own Rouse, where he was
attended by surgeon his own ex0ence
I or which ne prtys ie'iet and so for an in.
| crease o. pension. Referred.
ne ON from me SENATE, making further
provision tor the Corps of Engineers. was
read. 90
/ ms tii! goes to increase the Corps and
'Sa'es IL discretionary with the President
where to locate the 4 cadeHN.1
M. FiSk moved d rejection of the hill
ms moion wa opposed bv Mr.. Desha:
Atthe suggestion Of Mr. P!ikn.
Mr.. RISK gave way to a motion 10 relerthe
subJrct To d select Committee
MF. LoVe moved reference to a commit
tee OF The who.e.
Mr. F0rter meni med the committee on
that part of the Pre- ident's message. re-
ia'lve to The military Academy.
oh these motions debate arse. The
oIn was again read Mr.. Loves MOTION
was lost 81 to So; and the bin referred To
the Committee mentioned by MIR. Porter
SUPREME COURT.
The bill from the Senate, D,un,s mo- - On,
th"ilze the -nree Judges of the SIM, nc
Court no" present To hold 4 Court. &c. was
read 90"
Mr.. Rhea Of (TeD.) said, the bill con
tanned ap'lAclplc which he never wuuI,, a.
gree to SANCTION Ii Will be found. if the
Ia" es'a0hshlng the judicial ,urts be- adj.
Vcited to, tha then, when ,here were mig
SIX Justices cr Judges, four OF them were
necessary tn constitute a Quorum his va
majority indeed This bil goes o au,ho-
r'Ee 'hree Judges to hold he SUPREME cour,
"uh'cr ifs' than mAjofi.y, Iuasmuch 40
there are nav seven Circui. In ,hs. JJn,,.d
States, and OF Course here are 81. ouch 70
DE seven Judges. IhS bill CONCENTRATES an
innovation which lnfrlnges the fuudamentai
principe OF maj rites. principe which
never ought to be subverted in relation - =
legislative or Judicial body NV obiectl,n
to the bill IS on princple ;consideration> To-
reign to that affect ne not. Itherrfcre ,,>.',
fhaf rte hill be tad.f;n eig hostl1neL
Oh TINS motion a discussion tnnk ni.ca
Messrs. Khed, Quincy, Southland. BurveU
phoiS"n lr'up and Montgomery, were in
favor OF re ppstpoDement, and Mes,rs.
Cold, PiEln. Love, Bacon, Wright. Livrr..
more and Pickman opposed it,
support a. me motion to n 'efoite ,n.t
p'hemcnt' / was urged that It " az ,n,r,dnC,
ing NJ" and impnrtaat ptincipl,, chan NO
the highest tribunal Of the u. S ates,t %
y was law be passed on the spnr ~ tts.
occasion Tor unless pass q tn, dav IL ro,id
nave 40 ctfecD Which - as -aiwaVs an obisc>
uon01e ~ de 1T proceeding tat it ~, 2nid
furnish ~ excuse To- the Judges crrot
tcndirg; int i was estab ashi,,r ,r. 80.
"hIcu nngh' be produc i've Of serinns ev,ts
i'r ihcy need never II. realter, xo.ct o.,., -
IlI beoch, u COrg ess, who were ~ CO.
"Ren ne cocri rughtto meet could h. NC
N''lcd upon 20 pass q bill go excuse tb,,y
Tendance AID hat 'Le bill would one,a,.
u'lus1y on the q izens OF the dis.r,ct -
nad never appealed from the bench nj IT,
Jug M the district Co a beoch of tb'.SS.
Judges OF tie supreme court. McssrS nT. ~
and ~