Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-25

4 :. '~'O'utiOh euht NiFs DiCuSOS tt0C hentuCkv
Senator) was entitled to a seat i'm Senate,
inasnuch as the election of his successor.
Mr.. Talbot, had not yet been notified to
the Senate. This motion was negatiyed
IS to 9, by Yeas and Nays
The question tn insist ON the first amend.
ment, rs stated above, was then decided as
follows:
For insisting, Messrs. Anderson, Bib.
| Chase, Condit, Howell, I.acock. Morrow.
Roberts, Smith, Taylor, Turner, Varnum
| Walker-12,
| AGAINST insisting, Messrs Barbour, Brown.
Dasgett, Dana, Fromcntin, Gaillard, Ger.
man, Giles, Goldsborsugh, Gore, Horsey,
tiunter, Kerr, King, Lambert, Iason, Ro,
oinson, TAFT, Thompson, Wells, Wharton
al.
SO the Senate refused to insist on this
! amendment.
Mr.. Giles moved to recede from the said
amendment.
Mr.. Roberts then moved to postpone the
further consideration Of the whole subject to
the second Monday in March equivalent to
motion to reiect-) In support of the mo-
tion- Mr.. Roberts spoke at some length.
Mr.. Bibb intimated that he should vote
against the postponement noIv, because the
amendment respecting which he was most
anxious had not been decided (meanine the
section respecting specie p.yments)
Mr.. Taylor said he should vote for the
postponement, because he perceived the a.
mendment referred to by Mr.. Bib, would
not be insisted on.
The question on the hoSthonement Tor
re]ecton) was then decided as follows:
For the postpOnement
Against the postponemest IS
The question on Mr.. Giles motion to re.
eede from the said first amendment was then
decided in the affirmative, ayes Is.
Mr. King then moved to rscede from all
the other amendments to which the House
had disagreed.
The Senate then receded from such of the
said remaining amendments, as preceded
the following
The question on recedirg from the inser-
tton OF the section authorising the Bank un
der certain circumstance, to suspend pay,
rnent Of their notes in specie, was decided
as follows,
For recedins 10
Against receding 16
Do the Senate virtually disagreed to the
Insertion of such section. Whererpon,
Mr.. Bib moved TO postpone to the ID
Monday in March the further consideration
of this bill.
Mr.. Smith then expressing a desire to
moved to adjourn.
There were l9 ayes in favor of the motion
and the Senate adjourned at late hour.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Jan. TO-
Mr., Bradbury of Massachusetts, present.
ed the petition of Urah Coolidge, of Port
land, praying an allowance out of the Pen.
sion Fund for expense and trouble in sup
porting hve wounded men Of the crew of the
private armed vessel Siro, of Baltimore, who
were lodged at his house. Referred to the
Naval committee
Mr.. Ward of Mass. presented the petit
ton of sundry citizens of Boston in Massa.
chusetts, praying for the passage of law
establishing an uniform system of bankrupt.
cy /; which was twice read and committed
to the committee Of the whole having that.
subject under consideration.
Mr. Irving of N. Y. presented the petition
of Henry Remsen and Evander Childs, pray
ing relief in case wherein he has puTchas.
ed, at marshaPs sale under execution, Ger.
tain lots of ground, which have once before
been sold by former marshal under the
same execution-so that there are two con-
aicting titles to the property, Referred,
Mr.. Bradbury, Mr.. Pitkin of Con. and Mr..
COmStOCk OF M 4 presented petitions from
their respective districts, demonstrating q.
ganst the transportation and opening OF ihs
mail on the Sabbath which we're referred
to the Postmaster General
Mr. Howell of N. Y. presented petition
Of a like nature, which he moved to refer
to the committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads, He said he was not to be de-.
TERED from making this motion by the fail~
| uTe Of former attempt ofthe same charac-
ter. 1t was respect due 70 the petitioners,
he conceived, that a report should be made
on their patition, which it was not probable,
having been so long delayed, would be re.
ceived at the bands OF the Postmaster Gem
eral.
On this motion of Mr.. Howell. there a.
rose a smart debate. the motion being op.
posed and advocated by several gentlemen
The debate turned on the merits of these
Petitions. which were denied by Mr. Rhea,
Mr.. Johnson of Ky. and Mr.. Wright, and
upheld by MIR. Howell, Mr.. Comstock, Mr..
Hubert and Mr.. Findey. In the course of
the debate. il was stated by Mr.. Kilbourn,
that he knew that the Postmaster General
did intend TO report on this subject at an
early day. On the one hand OF this question,
il was commended that this was an attempt
to blend the affairs Of church and state,
which had been systematically made, and
industriously promoted by tile circulation Of
petitions for signatures all over the union I;
and it was intimatsd that some political par