Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-09
binson, which was oenaurred 10.
n y, a4;nn nf Mr.. Bette,

On motion OF MI. Belts
Resolved. That the committee on
the j Judiciary be instructed 70 en-
ouire into the expediency o. es!a .
blishing an uniform mode OF trial
and punishment for all offences re
oognizabie BY the course OF the "
States !,
MIR. Calhoun moved that the
House proceed to consider the "a
mendments of the Senate to the Ma
tional Bank bill. On putting the
question. however, it was found that
q quorum Of members we're not pre-
sent.
Mr. Randolph, with the view OF
producing more punctuai atten
dance hereafter, moved that the
Horse adjourn -Negatived.
A auorem soon after appearing
Mp. Randolph moved that the rule
for converting at 10 O'Clock, be re.
seinded, that the hour OF IL might
be again adopted !; which was also
disagreed to- yes 40.
The House then. by a vote OF So
Ito IS agreed TO consider the amend
ments Of the Senate TO the Bank
bill.
Mr.. Milnor, because Of the
thinness OF the Hoase and the i'm
portance of the subject, and further
because he understood that the com
mittee on the national currency were
ON the polat Of reporting very i'm
portant bill which might materially
affect the decision on the Bank ques-
ton, &c. moved that the considera
ton thereof be postponed to Mon
day next
Mr.. Calhoun hoped the motion
would not prevail. The reasons for
il he did not think sufficient the
House was as full as usual and the
bill alluded to as on the eve of be-
ing repeatedly the committee, pre-
supposed the existence ola National
Bank and the committee had de-
termined not to report it pending the
passage ofthe Bank bill.
After some further conversation
between Messrs. Calhoun and Mil
nor, in which the latter gentleman
Insisted ON the propriety of first be-
Ing in possession of the report re-
ferred to-ihe motion to postpone
the subject TO monday, was negativ-
Ied-ayes IS noes IS.
After the amendments Of the Sc
nate we're. read.
Mr.. Randolph moved, for the
purpose of destroying the bill. that
the whole subject be Indefinitely
postponed.
This molten produced long and
warn debate. which shall be notice.
in our next paper. and was finally
decided in the negative, AS follows
YaAs-Messrs. Baker, Barbour, Bas-
sett, Bennett. Birdsall, Breckenridge,
Burnside, Cady, Caldwell, Cilley, Clay
ton, cloptoa, Cooper, Crawford, Culpep-
per, Darlington, Davenport. Desha, Glas-
COW, Goldsborough, Goodwyn, Hahn,
Hale, Hammond, Hanson, Hardin, Heis-
ter. Herbert, Hopkinson, Johnson Va.
johnson, KY. Kent, Langdon, Law, Lew
is Lovett. Lyle, Lyon, Marsh, Mayrant,
Mclean, x. Minor, Newton, Noyes,
Pickering, Pitkin, Rsndolp, Reed, Roane
Root, Ross, Ruggles, Sarg cant, Saw &c,
|shefey, Smith. Pa. stearns, Strong,
|Sturges, Tuggart, Vose, Wallace, Ward.
As. Webster, Whiteside, Wilcox-67.
NAYs,-Msssrs. Adgate, Alexander,
Archer, Anterior, Baer, Bateman, Bets
Boss, Bradbury, Brooks, Brown Bryan,
Calhoun. Cannon, Champion, Chappell,
|chipuan, Clarke, N. Q. Clendenmn, Com
stock, Condict, Conner Creighton, Croch-
|eron, Cuthbert, Edwards Forney Forsyth
Castor, Ghofson, Gold, Griffin irosvepor
Halves, Henderson, Huger, Hubert Hun
|gerford, Inghan, Irwin, Pa. Jackson,
|Jewett, Kerr, Va. King, n. C. Love,
|Lowndes, Lumpkin, Maciay, Mason, NJ
Coy, M'Kee, Middleton Moore, Moseley,
Murfree, Nelson. Ms. .Nelson,Va Orms-
by, Paris, Pickens, Piper, Peasants,
Powell, Reynolds, Robertson, Schenck,
leharpe, Smith, Md. Smith, Va. Southland,
Tate, TauI, Taylor, s. c. Telfair, Tho
mas Throop, Townsend, Tucker, Ward,
81. Y. Ward, NJ. Wendover, Whea-
ton, Wilde, Wilkin, Willoughby, Thes.