Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-12-28

sisat and Unfinished business as relates IN
the bill permitting certain locations, and
graphing certain donations OF land. in the
county of New Madrid. in the Missouri
territory was referred to a committee to
report thereon.
On motion Of Mr.. Reed Of Mas. the re-
port recently received from the NAVY De.
partment. in answer 70 the resolution of the
Honse ot last cession was rcferred TO the
committee cf. Investigation on that sub
|lcct, which was apnointed'i u March LASH
DIRECT TAX.
The bill to provide additional revenues
for defrayfng the expences of the govern
ment aud maintaining the public credit. by
laying a direct tax upon the United States.
was read a third time.
Mr.. Brigham Of Mas. opposed the pas,
sage ofthe hin in a speech of moderate
length on general principles of opposition to
the administrai N.
Fhe question was then taken on the mas.
sage OF bill. and decided as follows
Yeas LOG
Nays IS
80 the bilbwas passed and sent 70 the
Senate fer concurrence.
MILrrTA DRAFT BILL.
The House took up the message Of the
Senate announcing their agreement to some.
and disagreement To othcrs of the amend.
ments made by this House to their bill for
authorizing the President of the u S,atee
to call into service so. 900 militia fAmospst
the amendments disagreed to by the Senate.
was that reducing the term of service from
two vears to one year. and th,t autioriz;,e
the Executive to make acquisitions on the
militia officers directly, in ca sc ut failure of
the Governors to comply with the demand
made on them for this biect.1
MIR. Lewis of Va. moved the indefinite
postpopement Of the bill. and the amend.
mcnts thereto.
Mr.. 1ngham of Pen, moved to Iay the
subject on the table. (ior the purpose of "a
KIM up a mere urgent message from the
Senate)-which motion was opposed bv Mr..
Lewis, Mr. J hnson of Ky. and Mr.. Calhoun.
and supported by Mr. Ingham and Mr Fisk.
and was rega.ived,
The question. Recurring on indefinite post
ponement, on which the Yeas and NAYS
were demanded-a short debate arose.
The question of indefinite postpuaement
was decided in the negative by the following
vote, by yeas and nays "
For the rnntion so
Againstit *, ga
The Speaker then proceeded 10 state the
amendments of this house, in which the Sem
ate has refused to concnr.
The iirst of these amendments was. that
whlch proposes to strike out two years and
insert one, as the terra for which,ihe drafts
shailbe held 10 service.
Mr.. HawkiesofEy. moved that the house
recede from t6is ~smendmeat ESQ as to fix
Two years as the term OF service.
The questio;. on this MOTION was taken bv
yeas aud nays, and decided ia the negative
By the following vote
For the motion so
Agains. it o.
So tbs term of service remains, at pre-
sent, one year.
The house having refused to recede from
This amendment, Nh. Johnson of Ky. moved
mat TIE ilonse insist on it; which motion
was agreed to.
The House then proceeded seha,aff,a IN
insist or all its amendments to whiclT the
senate bad disagreed ; and 8 committee Of
confidence was appointed to join the com.
Inittee otthe Senate on ~thatsubject,
Inc amendments Of the Senate TO the hill
which passed this House supplementary 70
sne - million and 8 million loan acts, were
taken up aid agreed TO.
And line House adjourned,
Friday, Decem5er %.
Mr. Troup OF Geo. reported a bai 10 au.
Ithorize the President OF the Urited States
To raise certain companies Of Rangers for
the defence OF the frontiers of lie United
States, and 20 repeal certain acfs hefeto-
lore passed on this subject ; which was twice
read and committed.
Mr. Ward Of Nj obtained leave of alb
sence fer three weeks.
NATIONAL BANK.
On motion Of MIR Fisk of y. Y. the House
resolved itself into a committee Of the whole,
Mr. Macon In the chair, on the bill from the
Senate TO incorporate the subscr riders to the
Sansof the United States OF america
HE first section Of the bin Contains The
leading principles of the bill. subs'a ntialIy as
follows : Th Capital to consist of Fifty
Millions OF Dollars, to be divided into an
hundred thousand shares of FIVE hundred
dollars each.; subscriptions for forty millions
whereof to be opened on the third Monday
III January next, at Boston, New York, PHI
iadelphia. Richmond, Charleston and Pitts.
burg THE amendments proposed 10 this
section by the Committee of Ways & Means
contemplate an extension of the number of
places of subscription, Ssc.l Before The quGs.
too was stated on these amendments
MI Clopton OF Va. moved 70 strike ont
the first section Of the bill. This, he beliey.
ed, was a proper time to try the principle
OF the bill (; and, as he could not conscicnti-
ousiy vote for this bill OF any bill to esta-
biisli a National Bank, he felt il 20 be his
duty to make the motion he had now offered
TO the House Ills objection to the passage
OF any bill on this subject was founded on a
thorough belief, the result of a deliberate
examination OF the Constitution and reflection
thereon, that there did not rx;st i, "a,