Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-23

,oh, NoOPer, S"hpeper, davenport, Gaston, Gotd,
G 'idsbDrough, Grosvsnor, Hale, Hanson. Her.
bert, Hopkinson, Huger, Hubert, Jewett, LYLE.
Lyon, Marsh, Mason, Nike, Minor, Moseiev
Nelson, Ms. Moves, Paris, Pickering, Pitkin, |
Randolph, Reed, Ruggles, Sergeant, Smith, Pen.
Stanford, Stearns, Strong, Sturges, Taggart, Tall.
mage, Tate, Vose, Ward, Ms. Wheaton, Wilcox
Us
NAYS.-Messrs. Adgate, Alexander, Baker,
Barbour, Bassett, Baiemsn, Belts, b rdsaI
Bioun', Burnside. Caldwell, Ca houn, Cannon,
ChapPeU, Clarke N. C Condict, Conner, Crawford
ICreighton, Crocheron, Cuthbert, Darlington, De.
sha, Edwards, Forney, Forsyth, Gholson, Good
WIN, Griffin, Hahn, Hall, Hammond, Hardi 4,
HAYES, Henderson, Hungerford, Ingham, Irving,
IN. 4. Jackson, Johnson, Va. Kerr. Va. Love,
~Lowndes, Lumpkin, Lyle, Maciay, Migrant. NJ.
Coy, M'Lean, X. MLean, o. Middleton, Pickens,
P'nkney, Piper, Robertson, Root, Savage, Sharpe,
Smith, Md. Smith, Va Southland, Taul, TAYLOR,
N Y. Taylor, S. C. Teltair, Thomas, Throop
Townsend Tucker, Wallace, Ward, N. Y. Ward,
N J. Wendover, Whiteside, Wilde, WilSin.
Williams, Willoughby, Thomas Wilson, William
Wilson. Woodward, Wright, Yancey, Yates-91
Mr.. tfikin then made a motion to reduce the
capital OF the bank from IS to 30 millions of dol.
arS.
This motion was decided without debate in
the negative.
Mr.. Cotdsbcrongh, after a few remarks, moved
an amendment to provide that if the government,
SHOULD at any time sell or relinquish its stock in
the bank, 1t should then cease 20 have the an
lpointment of any part of the Directors-which
motion was also negatived.
After rejecting various other propo,;,;ons tn
amend the bill, amongst which was a motion of
VIZ. " e6sfe1' to increase the value of shares TO
i4OO dollars, and diminish the number to 81. 500
The question was taken on ordering The bill
to be engrossed and read a bird time, and decd.
ed in the affirmative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs Adgate, Alexander, Anterior.
baer, Bateman, Belts, Boss, Bradbury, Brown,
calhoun, Cannon, Champion, Chappell, CIlley.
CLARK, N. C. Clark, Ky. CT, ndsnnen. Comstock
ICondict, Conner, Creighton, Crocheron, Cuthber
Edwards, Forney, Forsyth, Gholson, Grosvenor,
JHawes, Henderson, Huger, Hubert, Hungerford,
lingham, Irving, N. Y. Jackson, Jewert, Kerr. Va
King, Nc Langdon, Love, Lowndcs, Lumpk II.
Mac'ay, Mason, M'Coy, Mike, Middleton,
Moore, Mosely, Murfree, Nelson, Ms Noes. Pic
Sens, Pinkney, Piper, Robertson, Sharpe, Smith
Md. Smith, Va. Southland, Sturges, Taul, TAYLOR.
5. Te!tair, Thomas, Throop, Townsend, Tue,
Xer, Ward, N. j. Wendover, Wheaton, Wilde,
Wilkin, Williams, Willoughby. William WilsonI
woodward, Wright, Yancey, Yates-s2
NAYS-Messrs Baker, Barbour, Bassett.
Blount, breckenridge, Burnside, Cady, CALDWELL
Clayton, Clopton, Cooper, Crawfo d, Culpeper.
Darlington, Davenport, Desha, CASTOR, Gold
Hoidsborough, Goodwin, Hahn, Hale, Hall, Han.
,'eiUer', 'oPkhhSOn, Johnson, VA
Kent, Law, Lewis, Lovett, Lyle, Lyon, Marsh.
Nayrant, M'Lean, X. M'Lean, o. Milnor, New
ON, ormsby, Pickering, p kin, Randolph, Reed.
Root, Ross, r .gges, Sergeant, Savage, Smith
a. Stanford, StearIls, Strong, TalImape Vose
Wallace, Ward, Ms. Webster, Whiteslde, Will
;ox-6l.
The Speaker laid before the house two MESA
Ses rom ohe PRESIDENT of the United States, one
snclosmg me documents respecting the publir
'ccou"'s OF Coi james Thomas, called for byl
ne House; and the other a report resnectipg
he Cumberland Road-which being sevsr,lIe
referred S s
The house adjourned.
THsRsDAY, March Ii.
Mr.. Creighton, from the committee ON m
Public Lands, reported a bill to compensate
Wm.C Crawford and Frederick Bates. which waeI
twice read and committed
Mr. ChdPbeH, from the mmitt on Pen ions
and Revolutionary Claims, made unfavorable re
ports on the petitions of Jonathan Morris Ro.I
iand b. Morris, jun and Henry G. Gassaway.
Mr.. Sergeant, from the committee on the IN
diciary, reported abill to change the time of
holding Circuit Courts in Vermont. VIII ch was
ordered to a third reading tomorrow.
Mr.. middleton, from the Naval committee. re.
ported the bill from the Senate in addition to the
ACT concerning the navy pension fund without a.
mendment-thc bill was then committed
Mr.. Htger, from the Joint commit, &C. a@ppo;nt.
ed to examine the proceedings of a 70 mer Con
gress relative to testimonials of respect IN Tho
memory OF the late General Washington. re
ported r resolution for the erection of a monu-
nent in the centre of the CAPITOL IN this c;tv-i,
vas committed for next Saturday.
The bill from the Senate for the reliefof Geo
Rossier, was twice read and referred to The cnm
mittee of Ways and Means.
On motion of Mr.. Constock, the COMMITTEE
on Pensions were instructed to enquire into the
p.roPrety OF granting a pension to George Fitz
simmons.
THE BANK BILL.
The bill to incorporate he subscribers e. III.
Bank OF the United States, was read a ,bird
time and the question stated on the psssape oil
he bill.
Mr. Webster and Mr.. Cady deIiIivered speeches.
length against the bill, and Mr. Grosyenor
and Mr. Hubert in favor il.
Mr.. Stanford, Mr. Clopton. Mr.. Hanson aud
VIZ flckering also spoke against the bill, and
Mr.. Calhoun concluded The debate by a few %
marks in favor of il.
The question was loudly called for during the
AFTER part OF the sitting and, beng taken at i
ate hour, tievote was as follows
fEAS-Messrs. Adgate, Alexander. Atber- |
on, Baer, Belts, Boss, Bradbury, Brown, Cal.
noun, Cannon, Champion, Chappell, Clark, N q
Clark, Ky ClendeneD, Comstock, Cond ct. Con.I
YER, Gre ghtoa, Crocheron, Cuthbert. Fd,vards
rorney, Forsyth, Gholson, Griffin, Gsosvenor
iawes, Henderson, Huger, Hubert. Hunger,
ford, lngliam, Irving, N. Y Jackson. Jewett
Kerr, va; kng, N. C.. Love, Lowndes, Lump
KIM Maciay, Mason, MCoy, MKec, Mdle.I
Ton, wore, moseley, Murfree, Nelson, Ms.1
smith, Md Smith, Va Soutbard. Tai ~
Tor, s e.. Telfair. Tbornae Thsoas