The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIONS

| them IN the last winter. Referred To fbs
committee Of Claims
Mr. t-a;more of Missi. presented the nc.
(, ttion OF the President ane Conu,iss;.., o,,s IS
the town Of Mobile, PRAYING tbat Tert,;n
lots in the town bcioagire 70 the JJntsG
! States, may be vested IL them for tn, us cs
| the town and other petitions resD,ct;,-
Brlt'sst oiaimsto lands 10 tla. teri itory -.
| which Were referred.
Mr.. RISK OF \. \. from the committee oS
| Nays and Means, co whom was referred
| the amendments of Tie Senate 70 the bin to-
taxing certain manufactures, reported in "a.
| sof OF an agreeFnentto ali the amendments
CT the Senate, except that one which propo
| seS a tax ote'ght issr cent. adj valorem on an
umbrelhas-or parasois. This report wa. ry-
terred to committee CT the whole.
UNIFORM BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr.. htgersoH ofPa. from The Judiciary
| committee, to whom was referred the pe,iti
on OF sundry citizens Of New-York on th.,e
| subject, reported bill TO establish an ,.nisorn,
| system OF bankruptcy throughout the United
States which was twice read and referred
to committee of the whole House.
Mr.. PfeGse1fS Of "a. from the naval COM
mittee, to whom was referred the bin from
the Senate authcriSng the appointment e
certain naval officers therein named, report
ed the same without amendment andi it was
referred TO a committee of the whole.
~ message was received from the President
OF the United states, transmitting report Of
the Secretary of th: Treasury of the pro-
| ceedings under the act for laying cut the
| greet western road--Refcrred to a seleet
committee
The amendnentsof the Senate to the fur
| nituTe tax bill, were referred TO the commit
| tee of Ways and Means.
NATIONAL BANK.
| The House resumed the Consideration ot
the unfinished business, being motion to re-
c0IiSfder the vote to reject the bll to incorpo-
rate the subscribers TO the Bank OF tue u $.
of America
On this motion there arose desultory but
very Interesting debate. which occupied the
House from twelve to about o'clock.
Iogive an accurate idea Of this debate
would require the labor of several DAYS "a
write It OFF, and of as many papers to publish
II. we must therefore content ourselves
with very briefly stating the several qroun,.s
taken by different gentlemen who SPOKE ON
| the one side or the other
MIR. HaU u Geo. commenced the debate
| by assigning the reasons which had jnfiucnce5
| nm to move reconsideration Of the question
winch were, generally, that Though he was
| and should Continue to be opposed IN any
Bank that could be established, unless within
the District of Columbia vet the state ofthr
vote oil last night gave him reason to believe
that some plan might be adopted TO meet rho
| views OF what was evidently a majority Of
the house on that subject
lie therefore proposed, that if the vote.
should be re-consldered, to call up the PROPOSE
! ton laid upon the table by him sone finn eq,,
respecting an issue of Treasury notes. and to
move It's reference, together with this bill r.,
the committee OF Ways and Me ms, that from
combination OF the principles of both, some
measure might be adopted which wouid sinh
serve the public interest He called mon
8ehOetaen OF the majority, in an impressive
manner 10 rally themselves around the pub
| lie good, to sacrifice to each other l;ttie rf
their own opinion, in order to serve the natl.
| on HavIng to contend not ONLY with a fo
| reign enemy, but with internal traitors. If wa.
| illgh tune, instead II putting themselves into
the hands OF merchants and men who are de-
| termined, If they could, to crush the rresen.
| administration, TO draw OH the real solid re-
| sources OF NE nation, &c. Mr. II. took occasio,
t. express his disgust at the ATTEMPT. twice re-
| peated, which ne had witnessed, to preven,
| an Individual from voting, because he had
lent money TO the government or held gov
eminent security (meaning Mr.. Ineersoll.)
| ouch proceedings, he said, made his hlocd
| run cold. They required the friends of In,
| governments to unite, to beware how they act
instead oil aiding those whose orly object wa.
to defeat every act calculated for the defrnre
| OF the country, &c.
| M .fcr07der, of Ohio, made few gene.
RAJ mar ks Re to the readiness with which he
| should approach this question TO re-conedc~
what had been denounced as a rash, desne-
! rate and destructive measure His remark.
| were evidently intended TO reflect on the oh.
servations with which the Speaker had n,
the preceding evening preface his vote. Jle
Shonid feei no PAIN he SAID, when acting
from ms own choice, in giving a vote yghie =
was to destroy ruinous measure he shouid
rather rejoice in the opportunity of Giving
such vote, and not complain that he did L
| spifh E0iu, &c -
! Mr. M Hce Of KY favored the re-. cone;d.J
ration OF the bill, in the hope that. when ~
| considered, it would be recommitted. and ,ts
| t-rures changed. He had voted for il i, ;ts
present shape with much reluctance he bad
80 voted. however, because he believed 80.
taxes could not be paid by the people unless
they were aided by the establishments of !,
medium OF neral circulation, &c He aid
| not believe III its present shane, that +he
bill would pass but he did believe il MIGHT
| be 50 modified as to meet the views of A M
| jority of the House.
| Mr. IngersoH Of p. said he should vo;e f,r
reconsideration of tho bill, because H.. We
oi the same opinion to-day that he wa, 80
| CRAY. lie was not tenacious os ~ ,Lc H.,
| OF Ii, but 2 National Bank he believed h. h.
lnu spensi)lc, &c. he took occasion ~ re-
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