Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-12-10
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=" F ~ s,,, themselves in'oa corpn;.
&c oIthe Whole, Mr.. Baker in thu nm!
On toe suspension bill. eua'r
Ms Hay occupied the door neal, !.
lonrh IN favor Of his 81 .ti,uts, nl.i
goesto fix no particular ,ims e., ' W. Na.ta
sumption of specie payment. bnt
tealpts to stimulate them 10 adopt - a. a.
lly day by suspeading all dividend. ~
mhg the Stockholders. 1s q
When MIR. Hay close.l, the o,..s.
was then taken upon the adoptin d I "a
proposed substitute, and .o.tby ! Gnu y
Idctable majority. ''4s''
Mr.. Mercer (of Lou !,pnl Men
'lpaed substitute to e origin p ~
that the banks be CO apellel r. VII
specie on the sath Febr ary, Or on e 4
|day which Congress sSasIl ssIse, ~ y
lieu oft for the specie ~, mepts If
public dues-Lost by considerable NJ NJ
'jority,
I MIR. Smyth then moye'i 10 strike r,t
I the provision TO the bill, which guss loan,
mex as a condition TO re bill that 4,
: banks should pay by the 10Th Of Jaap.f
Ial noes under one dir This usaa
vas lost, ayes IS noes 9
I Mr. gDoddridge then aoved 60 insa
i the lst instead the 10th lay Of july !.
1 the day on which the ba ks are to !,
sumo their specie paymcn,s gcno.sl,
! which motion was carried D; q large Re.
Ijority.
1 Mr.. Alexander moved to adj aftcriE.
D word $ resumed" 10 TIE priyi,o; IL
| words sand continued n,-tgGs copns..
J ins them not only to resume the IA.
Z iOents u sma,l noes on tie 10th Janu,.
J ry, but to continue them Carried viii.
out opposition.
The original Proviso is ia the f1Ibv.
inc words:
Provided, That 40 bank within tbe
: Commonwealth shall avail Itself Of lie
benefit of this !ict, which shall not on Or
before fine 10th day Of January next, hsyp
resamed the payment in specie of ali
: notes under i've dollars.
tI Mr.. Lane moved to stike out t" svsm
:, in the last lire. This motion prevailed
after some opposition, Ayes l05, Mes
: 80.
Mr.. Lane then moved to fill the blank
q with the word 8 one'
Mr.. Scott moved to fll it with " twon
= This mo ion was lost without division
n The question was then Put on MIR.
Lanes mDtion, carried.
i Nj Lane then moved to add in tie
same line, after the word ;. notes, Tie
words {" Or tickets" which was carried
without division.
Tn Mr.. Bakers motion, the foIIosin;
Commencing Clause was aided This
Act shall be in force fom the passing
thereof
On NJ. Tazewe!l's motion, the Cor.
uittee then rose, aud Mr. 8akerJepOH.
ed the bill and it, amendments to tie
house.
On Mr. TazewelI's motion. lie biz &
amendments were laid ON tbe table
And the house adjourned.
The following is the shape which the
bill now assumes, after iocorpo'aiiDga all
the amendment which have been adO,Aed,
!
To suspend fur flr'har tine ths act
| entitled. :. An Act 10 provide sort
effectually for the payment Of sfcte
bv the several banks Of tne Common
| wealth
/. Be II enacted by the general A.
semolv, That the act entitled, $ An at'
to provide more efcctualiy Tor the pay,
Inent Of specie by be seaer,i banks b'
! this commonwealth" hail be further
suspended until tie first day ofJuiy osst'
and DO longer,
/ 2. Provided. that no bank within tbs
! Communicable shall AVA! itseit OF Tue
lbenefit Of this act, witch shall not, on q
betore the loth day Of .'a@aarY neS
have resumed, Saad con';auSd tie PSy'
ment in specie Of all aotes or tiehais ID,
der one dollar.
8, This ACT snail be III force from ne
passing thereof.
We are disposed to thiak, that ne
lbill will pass he house ID q share ''F
similar to the above
Friday, December 6. I.
1 Or Mir. Aiaury's mo,ioa, the o'det
the day was put og til tomorrow.
| On Mr.. Atkinson's motion, the hH9S
came to a esouti 10 elect nv !nA'
}ballot on the 9th instant. member Of nc
Executive Council, The rooa 81 J0DH
ryier, Esq. resigned
The Suspen8ioa Bill, as amepde%,
the committee of the while. Vas t'''
taken up. Ali tire amendments we're cor
Cured 10, without Any opposition, eS'5r
the enc which goes 70 reduce the ''oH'