Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-17
IN SENATE April ..


IN SENATE April ..
The bills from the House of r representatives..
Tor erecting the two new states Mississippi and
ttlols, were read a second time, and commits
subject.
i The several bills which passed the House Of
time. e-'' ~
Mr. Dana, from committee, reported biz
concerning the entry of vessels into the port of
iiadie'own he also REPORTED resolution for
were read.
me Senate resumed the consideration OF the
ON 20 incorporate the subscribers TO the Bank
Of the United States
me amendments made in committee of the
"hole having been concurred in
Mr. .lfas n Of n. II. renes nj his motion to add
20 The i7th section the EolId41nar proviso
And it the said corporation shall at anv time.
suspend or refuse payment in gold or SILVER OK
us notes, bills or obligations, or other debts tn
such an amount, and for such length of inc as
congress mal deem injurious 10 the U States, III
such case Congress may repeal this act. and A.
bolish the said corporation, and make such re6u.
Ia, IONS and provisions for the settlement of The
affairs and payment of the debts of said corpora,
tom and tor distributing its remaining property
| among the stockholders, as shall be deemed JUST
and proper"
TINS morton was de ermined in the negative, by
the following vote:
YEAS:
Messrs Barbour, Daggett, Gailiard, Goldsbo-
| rough core, Horsey, K n, Mason, N II. Masono
va sanford, Talbot, Thompson, Tichenor, Tur.
| ner--14.
NAYS.
! Messrs .-Barry, Bbb, Brown, Campbell,
Chace, Condr, Dana, Fromentin, Harper, Howell
| Hunter, LacOck, Macon, Morrow, Roberts Rug.
giles Tat, Taylor, Yarnum, Wells, Wliliamss
| Wlison--22.
On notion Of Mr. Da@ge.t, to amend the bill.
by adding thereto the following new section,
Sec. %. Ind belt further enacted That it shall
a. 2, All times he lawful for committee of elther
House OF Congress appoin ed ior that purpose,
to inspect the books, and 10 examine into the
proceedings of the corporation hereby created
and to report whe her the prov sons of this char
tern been by the same violated or not; ana
| whenever any committee as aforesaid shall find
orrcpo"t, or the President of the United States
snail have reason to believe that the charter haB
| been violated, it may be lawful Tor Congress TO
direct, or the President to order scre fac as TO
be sued out of the Circuit Court of the District
| OF pennsylvania, in the anne of the Unit ed
| States, (Which shall De executed upon the Presi-
dent OF the SAID corporation for the lie Icing 1T
| least htteen days before the commencement e
| the term OF said court,) calling on the said core
| poratIon to shew cause why the charter hereby
granted shall not be declared forfeited and It
shall be lawful for the said cour up N the return
OF the sad scire iacas 10 examine INTO The
| truths OF the alleged violation and # such yio.
laton he m de appear, then co pronounce and
| adIudgc that the said charter is EJTf. ed anil
annull, d Provided, how eve +, every issue Of
fact which may be joined between the United
ates and the corporation aforesaid shall be tried
by jury And il shall be lawful for the court A.
toresad to require the production of such Of the
books OF the SAID corporation as it may deem
necessary for the usCertainmeHt of the contro.
verted facts; and the final judgment of the court
aforesaid shall be eXamlnabe in the Supreme
| Court of the United States by writ # error, and
may be there reversed or affirmed according to
the tSages Of law :"
The question agreeing to said amendment.
was determined N the affirmative by the follow
ing vote:
YEAS.
Messrs. Barry, Brown, Chacs, Dageelt, Ds-
ma, Fromentn, Gaillard, Cold borough Gore,
Harper, Horsey, Howell, Hunter, ny, Macon.
Mason, N. II Mason, Va Sanford, Talbot, TAFT.
Taylor, Thompson, r.chenor, Turner, Wells.
Williams, Wilson ~
NAYS.
Messrs. Harbour, 3 BIB, Campbell, Condit. Ia.
cock, Morrow, Roberts, Varnum-8
| On motion OF Mr. Harber, to strike out ih-
scale OF votes al elections, &c there were Yeas,
- Nays. So tho motion was lost
The bill having been further amended, the
! question on ordering the amendments TO be en-.
! crossed, and the bill to be read tn I'd time wa.
decided IN the affirmative as follows
FOR THE BILL.
Messrs, Barbour, Barry, Bib, Brow, Carpn.
bell Chase, Condii, Daggett Fromcntin. liar.
! per, Horsey, Howell Hunter, Lacock. aissHn. Va.
Morrow, Roberts, Talbot, Tat, Taylor. Turner.
| NMnum, Willliams--23.
AGAINST THE BILL.
Messrs Dana, Gaillard tioldshorciob. No.
con, Masol N. II. Sanford, Thompson, T,cbenor.
| Wells, Wilson-1O.
- WsDSEsDAY, April 3.
Beside other business
| The great BANK BILL was read a tb;rI
time On The question Shall the bill pass -,
| The following was the vote
! YEAS---Messrs. Barbour, Barry. Broyvo.
Campbell, Chace, CondiJ, Diggett, Fromentin.
Harper, Horsey, Howell, Hunter, Iacoek, Mason
Va. Morrow, Roberts, Talbot TAFT, Taylor.
Turner Narnum, Wiliilms-22
| NAYS----Messrs. Dana, Ga llarl. GoIdsbo.
rough, Gore, K.ng, Macon, Mason n II Rug.
! giles, Sanford, Iichenor, Wells, Wil5on-12
tMessrs BIB, and Thompson the only ABB
sentees, are understood to have been deta;as3
from the Senate by i'll health the former C5ess
| gentlemen beng, we are very sorry to say, srri.
ously indl posed 80 n. ID
So the bill was passed, and the cOndsirpdnce Of
The House ofRepresenfatives ordered t. be re.
questsd in the amendments thsTs,s,