Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-08

LIST o. February" and insert the lat Of March. 4,
50, noes So.
". Fieksi,s after some Introductory remarks. |
II red the following amendment - all bank
and banking institutions whose notes may haS
been received in he collection of taxes or
ther dues IN behalf Of the United States to D., |
the same i.otes in gold or silver or in ireasur,
notes of tue United States or an notes of lhs |
Bank the United States
The amendment was opposed by .Nessrs E.
wards, Calhoun, and Minor, and supported \,
some length, w IF. P.ckens, and nega,ived b,
n large majority.
On motion of .Hr Piskin, who remarked tha
a few days would be ofmuch importance to III,
banks in preparing tor the payment of heir notes
the twentieth was inserted instead of the FIRST OF
February.
.Hr. Wrigh: moved the following clause after
the word declared" IN the 1lth line of the third
resolution or any notes of any banks which
have been or which shall hereaf er be paid bv
the United States for any debt, due or demand
by the said United States1
Mr.. EdIrGros had no objection to the amend.
neni, II the mover would designate the mode by
which the notes pad away by the government
could be identihed-wthout that the amendment,
would be useless
Mr. Vrishf replied that il would be very easy
70 ascertain the notes so paid by marking, them
III a way to be identified and that that difficulty
could be readily obviated He asked for the
yeas and nays on the question, which were refl.
unanimously.
III Golds6orough then moved to insert the
Following words after the word "necesssr,,n in
the 4th line of the Sd resolu ion, SO rs TO read.
such measures as he may deem necessarv IN
pay all CLAIMS against the United States i'm Ie-
gal money, such treasury notes az may
''nSre2f err be accountable 10 -
such CLAIMS against the United States"
ms motion produced a good deal of d;scuss;.
on o., IN winch, Messrs- Ingbam, Pitkin, Cady and
WEBSTER opposed the amendment: and Nes.rs
Goldsborough and Wright advocated Il Mr.
wright demanded The yeas and nays ON the cues
uon. whicn were again refused and the amend
ment was negatiyed without division.
The question on ordering the resolution 70 he
engrossed and read the third time was decided
In the affir native as follows
iEAS-Messrs. Adgate, Alexander. Atberton.
baer, bassett, Boss, Bradbury, Brekenr;dpe.
crown, Gady' Calhoun, Champion, Chappell, Chip
C" ai' Cniey' Condict, Creighton, Culpepper
SaiIu% Davenpoit, Edwards, Forney, Gas on
Goldsborough, Griffin, Grosvenor. Hale. Hardin
,iawes. Henderson, Herbert, Huger. H,Inperford
i"gham, johnson Va johnson, XIV Kent. Lang
aon' Love Lovett, Lowndes, Lumpk,n. LYON
narSn' Mayrant, Mckee, Mclean, Middleton.
sioseiey, Nelson, Ms. Nelson, Virra. Newton
Noyes; ormsby, Paris, Pickering, Pitk n, Plea
keed, Reynolds, Ruggles, schencly, Sharpe,
S.'y' 1Hllth' Md. Stearns, Sroug, 8 uart
SS.urSes, Iaggart, Taul, Taylor S c Telf.ir.
fose, Ward, n. Y. Webster, Wilcox. W,Ilourh'
by, Woodward-7o
i"-Messrs. Archer, Bennett Belts, Bird.
@i' nrooKs' Bryan, Caldwell Clayton. Clenden
men, Ciopton, Copper, Crawford Darling on. Hahn
~ ,all' hester, Irving, Pa Lewis, LYLE. Minor.
rbroan W Hoane' Root, Savage, Southland, TATE,
III mo9 2 ward, Ms. Whteside, Wilkin, Will.
s".S, nos Wilson, VIM. Wilson, Wright-35
me resolution was ordered to be read third
tlIne to-day, and was forthwith read third time
%"u passed by the following vote
n o-.messrs. Adgate, Alexander. Raer
y o'SS, bradbury, breckenridge, Brown. Cadv'
CC" "' champion, Chappell, Clley. Condict,
e.Sn'3n' CulpePPer, Gu hber', Davenport Ed.
~ r. r"rney' Gaston, Gold,borough, Grosve.
upr' haie' Hawes, Henderson, Herbert, Hueer.
- eriord, lngham, johnson, Va. johnson XIV
NiI, i-ahSdon, Love, Love t, LoWndes Lump
IN, Lyon, Marsh, Mayrant, M'Kee, Lean Nv
,n,ldoieton, Moseley, Nelson Va Newton. Moves.
ornnsoy, Pickering, PItkin, Pleasants, Reed, Rev
,9i1s, Ruggles, Schenck, Sharpe, ShefFey. Smith
r'r,, 0Iearns' Srong, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart,
, "ui, taylor, c. Telfair. Tucker, Vose, Web.
SER, Wilcox, Wiiloughby-71
NAYs-Messrs Archer, Bennett, BirdsaIl
6rooks, Bryan, Caldwell, Clayton, Clendennin
IloPton, Crawford, Darlington, Hahn. Hall. HE'S.
lerI irving Pa Lewis, Lyle, Minor Pickens.
randolph, Roane, Root, Savage, Southland, tate
ihroOp, Ward, Ms Whiteside. Wilkin Will
ans, rhos. Wilson, VIM Wilson, WRIGHT votes
"a "iiSh'' ha'eS
The House then went into committee of the |
whole on the order of the day--but a quorum not |
'o"s present, the speaker resumed the chair.
''u VIZ Johnson OF KY moved to call the house
out quorum appearing soon after, the chair.
;eeded pro-
me Dill to allow certain drawbacks the bill
% carry INTO effect the treaty with the Cherokee
INDIANS; the bill for settling the COMPENSATION nj
ne commissioners, &c oflsnd claims of louisiana
tn Dill for the adjustment of N land claims
n Louisiana, Sc.--and the bill for the relief oil
iS'isssa Miner successfully passed through =
committee of the whole house and WEI e seversIlr
ordered TO third reading.
The bill fixing the peace establishment IF The
larine RPS, was indefinitely postponed on mo-
ION Oh MT Pleasants, who remarked that it had
'eeh ascertaned that The Secretary of the NV
lad already placed the corps on the establishment
by the bill. and further that II was
'eheVed the corps might be made still more eff
lent than as it was at present constituted # mr.
'anzed differently from what was contemplated
~ the bill
The bill respecting the patent rights of IN
representatives of Robert Fulton, deceased. was
lso, on motion of Mr. Culpepper, indefinitely.
postponed.
And the house adjourned after four O'clock
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