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

FRIDAY, April g.
After the reception and reference of few pc.
Gitions,
MIR. Webster rose and submitted the follow.
ing resolut ons:
" ResoiUed5y the Senate ond House of Rebre.
ssHfdfiUes ofthe United States of4nericG in Con.
gress assembled That all dues, taxes. nposts,
and excuses, laid or imposed by eminent,
ought, by the provision ofthe constitution TO be
uniform throughout the United S ates; and that
no preference ought to be given allowed by a.
ny regulation of comme-ce or revenue, to ports
of one state over those of another
find resolved further, Tha the revenues of
the United States ought to be collected and re-
ce'yed in the legal currency of the United States
or IN Treasury Notes, or IN notes of the Bank of
the United States, as by law provided and declar-
ed,
" find resotved further, 7 hat the Secretary of
the Treasury be, and he is hereby is required and
directed, % adopt such measures as he may deem
necessary, TO cause, aa soon may be, all duties
taxes, debts sums of money, accrung or be-
Soming payable TO the Unit States, 10 be COL
iected and paid in the legal currency of the Uni
ted States, or Treasury Notes, or notes of the
Bank ofthe United States, as by law provided and
declared and that from and after the first day
of February next, no such duties, taxes, debts or
sums of money, accruing or becoming payable TO
the United States, aforesaid, ought to be col
lected or received otherwise than in the legal
currency of the United s ate, or Treasury Notes
Of the Bank Of the United States, as aforesaid"
The resolutions beng twice read,
Mr.. EezUis moved their indefinite postpone.
Inent.
debate ofmuch length and no little warmth
FOL owed occupying, in great degree, the ground
taken on the bill on the same subject which was
yesterday rejected-the friends of the resolutions
urging the necessity of some legislative act in
q matter so deeply interesting to thepublic veal;
the alarming consequences which might and
probably would follow from adiourning with.
out doing something on the subject and the fact
that there was majority yesterday in favor of
the bill, but accidentally absent when the uuest.
on was decided Sc.-and the opponents Of the
measure protesting against it, as well from its
objectionable nature, against attempting il
when there were so few member remaining and
after the question had been decd ed by the house
in the rejection of the bill yesterday The gen.
tlenen who spoke against Postponement and in
favor of the resolutions, were Messrs Webst err
Calhoun, Grosvenor, Alexander Moseley, Pick.
ering, Lyon, Culpeper, Goldsborough, & Shelley
--those who opposed the resolutions were Mes.
srs. Lewis, Smith ofylfl Wright and Hardin.
A. the close Of The debate, Jfr Lewis withdrew
his motion for postponemeht and
Mr.. Webster, after observing that il was in
compliance with the wishes ofg gentlemen friend
ly to the general objects Of the resolutions. but
averse 20 the adoption Of the Two first, withdrew
those two.
Mr.. Calhoun proposed to amend the remaining
resolution By extending its provisions to the note
ofsll banks which should, at the tune spec fed
therein, pay their notes N specie on demand
Mr.. WeJsEer saw no Necessity for this amend.
ment-aud It would be better he thought to
leave it for treasury regulation. II must hap
pen that bank pretending TO pay specie might
send its notes to great distance, where, ift6ey
were offered in payment, ft would be inposs bic
20 ascertain whether they we're redeemable with
specie or not.
Mr.. Calhoun agreed that it was necessary, be.
cause the treasurer had already exercised the
power, and L might very well be left with the
Secretary still--but he had offered the amend.
fnent to meet the wishes of other gentlemen
rs, however, twas objected TO, he would no
press it, and therefore withdrew it,
Mr.. Smith of Nd. moved 70 stglke out The