The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-20
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.,

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EXPECTATION OFGOLD x SILVER
D.; order OF the day On The bill for proai
o'ting ne exportati;,n Of gold and silver col,
and caiiion. having been called up by MI
Cahnnn OF 5. &. chairman of the commitle
who reportcd it,
Mr.. Dfm Reed ofhfass. moved to most
| pore indefinitely the said order IF the dav
on which motion Nc vote was as follows
l rorhepostPotement 43
l. Agsinst it t~ 70
The motion for indefinite pos.ponemen,
eeing neRat'ved. the House then resolved it
self into cominittee of the whole on said
/ bill.
Il he bill having bcen read through
! Mr. Caf1oun said, that IL relation TO the
subject OF this bill he had not much ta sa,.
not beng converssnt in this pea;ter. its OBJ
Ject however was to protect our nicnied in
situations from drains from abroad. Wbe.
Their the bill would have this effect or not
he could not saw his opinion must be reyu
| lated by that Ut those who were conversant
onr. Candor reqvired i'm to say he had
| some q uots O. The entire efficacy of this
Dill, and feared that the facility Of exporting
nm article OF SO sn'ail bulk as specie OF
bullion would evahe the most strenuous. ef.
forts of our custom house officers.
| mr.. Nh Of Md. m6ved to amend the
lhhl BY striking out the 18th section, which
permits, under strict regulations, the
expectation OF specie coastwise
idea was that spetie would never he
transported by sea. because of the risk, un
less intended to be conveyed 20 the enemy
and, therefore. though be felt no great
solcitude about this bill. he WIS DESTROYS if
ut passed, that this section should be struck
| out.
The motion to strike out the section was
neg ltived by Large n,ajority.
Mr. Nm. Reed Of MISS. tbiected IN this
bill because likely To be inc fficient, and as
REMAINING feature Of tine restrictive system
which, Il II was to % down, be wished to 20
DOWN altogether The bill would have no
other etiect thsh to put tie expectation of
specie into the hands Of smuPglers instead
oi honest merchants and would rather en-
crease than diminish it.
Mr.. lheersoH Of Pa. eaovet, an amend
ment TO the bill, the objss. OF W hch W as to
allow th' expectation, In vessels bound to
ports beyond the Cape of God HOPE, Of
Specie IN Sufficient amour tupay the duties
OH the cargo OF r!,e vessel on its arrival at
ns port OF destination. S<c. Without such an
amendment, the effec. of the bill woajd be.
rs conceived, To prohibit all trade to ports
~ China or Ind a, as the duties were there
:eqaired To b. paid in specie immediately
On tnS arrival Of the vessel.
ms amendment 'sks opposed nv Mr.
calhoun, ana NJ gatived by a large MAORI
ty.
The committee then rose and reported The
bill to the House ~
Mr.. Potter yf r. 7. moved to strike ont
the first section OF the bill and spoee IT,
support ~ MS motion, He said you might
as rationnliy and almost as certainly ex
pect law t. be effectuai TO prevent the ebb
aud fl Nv OF The tide as law to pre-, eft sue
Gle iron, tindipg ts level.
or Gyosvenor ot.N. Y spoke in favor
OF the motion. His obi ecticn was rot TO the
principle OF the bin, but to the fn;ilitv of
uch law to accomplish the object in view
ouCh an act, he COMMENDED, must be ncff G.
ual. & was further objectionable in view as
remaining feature Of a system for which lie
eit almost an instructive adherence. The
provisions Of The bill we're of an obi us ma
racter, aod as toe bill could have no effect.
he hoped it would not pass.
mr.. Calhoun said hat no gentleman, he
believed, conceived that this bill, if passed.
would be completely {fectral. The onIy
question was. would it deaden the current Of
rxfortation Of specief Some appeared to
think il would ard this was the opinion of
many OF the Banks in the country. Oilers
thought ci2erently, however. and, for him-
srH, be had not made mp his own mind ON
the subj Ct. though at present inclined to
support the bill.
Mr.. Iattnadge Of Cont. spoke in favor
ot striking ont the first section Of he bill.
Ii the measure had not been recommended
by the President, it would never have been
Thought OF by any member Of either house,
he objected to the details Of the bill, which
were OF the ssme oaiOus character as the
provisions Of the embargo laws. He s.ated
several other objections to the bill among
which were, that Il was trifiing with the So
lemnity OF oaths, aud demoraizing the ben-
pie % our country, to exact oaths in Tsla-
lion 10 trivial matters aud that il was a
continuation OF the system cf arlnine citizen
against citizeft, and setting neighbUrs as
spies upon each otter, &c. &c Especially
he objected to these provisions, when be be
iieved they coud not produce any possible
beneficial effect.
M. Pofer again spoke in support of his
rnoton--and
mr.. Hate Of " II. also spoke agains, TIE
bill. j. said the bill. although 1t would not
prevent the expectation of specie, would
have the effect Co prevent it's importation, &
thus diminish instead of INCREASING the spe.
Gle capital Of the country.
The question on striking out the first sec.
ton o. the bi ~as decided as Fyllowsi
For str king /, out 50
Against it so
So the House refused 70 strike ont The first
sec iau.
Mr.. TneeysoH renewed the motion which
he had made IN committee If the whole