Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-06
Vol. t2.-N0 90.

these words, " as imposes higher duty of
tonnage or OF inipost on vessels & articles
Imported in vessels Of @. Britain, than on
vessels aud articles imported il vessels CT
the u. States''
Line 4th, Strike out the word 60 shall,'
and after tie word "be," insert these
words, from antl after the date of the rat
ihcatlon OF the sad convention, and during
the continuance thereof"
The report was conquered in by the S.
nate, as already stated.
Several bills from the house passed thro'
the first Stages.
The resolution submitted Yesterday By
Mr.. Farnum, proposing an amendment 10
the constitution of the United States, To
regulate The mode OF choosing Representa-
tives IN Congress, and Electors q i,fesi-
dent and Vice President, was read the se-
cond time.
The bill respecting field officers of the
militia Ito appoint full Colonel TO each
regiment,) aud the bill fer the relief OF
Jacob Bah .jtt and John Dennis, were SCI
veraily read thc third time, pass, i, and
sent TO tn House OF Representatives for
con urr,nce.
The bill making appropriations fer the
construction of roads anG canals, being
read TIE third time
Mr.. FFomentin moved that it lie post
poned 20 the '4th of July next Ito reject it'll
whicn motion WAS cc.iGed in the mega
tive, as follows:
For the postponcmcnt, 10
Against it, "a
This bill, the bill to reduce the Direct
Tax, and some other bills, were post
p'ned to future days in the present week
and
The Senate went into the consideration
OF Executive business.
Thursday, FEB. 60.
The BIZ empowering the President of the
United States to call forth the militia 70
execute the lws, suppress insurrections.
ana repel Invasions, and 70 repeal the for
mer laws on this subject, passed to the Sc
cord reading.
The Senate resumed the considerable of.
and agreed to the resolution offered bv
Mr.. Horsy on the Goth inst. to enquire
INTO the eXpediency Of prohibiting the
creation OF Gnchartered banks. and
the emission and circulation of uncharter-
ed bank notes within the District of CO.
lunbia.
The bill authorizing a subscription on
tnc part OF the United States of --------
shares o. the stock of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal COMPANY. was ON
motion Of MIR. Mason of II. II smpshire
postponed to the third Monday of Marcl,
next.
he oenate resumed the cons;d ration of
the resolution submitted some DAYS since
by hlr. BIB, proposing an amendment Ia
the cousttutIon, tor reducing the Senatorial
term OF service to three years and on tie
question OF engrossing the resolution for a
'n'rd reading, 1t was decided in the mega
tive, as follows
EAS--Messrs. Bibb, Lacock, Macon.
R,berts, Sanford. Tayior, Turner-7.
AYS-Messrs. Barry, Brown, Camp
neii' Chace, Condit. Dagsett, Dana, Fro
mentln, ga Hard, Goldsborough, Horsev.
Howell Hunter, King, Mason. Of N. II.
Morrow, SuggIes, Talbot, TAFT, Thamp--
son-24.
80 the resolution was r jected.
The bill for the relief of certain Can.
adam volunteers was passed to a third
reading and several other bills were
postponed to succeeding days; and az
ter dispoS!ng of some other minor met.
ness
The Senate adj -urned.
Friday, A6arch I.
The bill to continue Direct Tax &c
Three Millions tor one year, was. after an
interesting debate, ordered to a third read.
ng, by vote of II to 16.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TuesGay, Re6. 81.
In committee Of the whole Oh the hanl-
bill Mr.. Sergeant's motion to reduce the
proposed capital from fhriy,fve to t4pcn-
" nihons, bemg under consideration
Mar. SMITH, of Md. rose TO express
his views on he subject generally, af We'll
as on the particular point under Consider
at on. lie appeared to co ncde in ou;nior
with Mr. Calhoun, that the establishments
of a Bank of the United States, would cer-
tribute better than any other measure =,
the restoration Of general ncdinm rs
circulation OF uniform value he was q.
traifI, he SAID, that it WIS he only reu,ed,,
Perhaps, he said, he should not srree viii,
the gentleman in some Of his positions
particularly as respected the conduit and
state vt The banks. 1t might be prudent
on the part of Congress, he remarked. 10
let down these institutions as gently az
hey could, AID do every thi,g to enable
them to meet their engagements by specie
payments on some future day. With some
modification OF the plan proposed by this
BIT, he thought the establishment Of a Ma
tonal Bank would effcctuaIly contribute IN
that object. The banks pending the war.
were the pillars Of the nation, on which
and through whose instrumcntality. the
government was enabled to raise men atdl
money to carry on the war, and not chi,
by their direct loans but ~ nabI;nor t,,l:,,