The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-02-07
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPHEsEN rATlvEs.


The engrossed Til +" concerning. the
navigation of the Uniied S,res," mas
read the third time and pass,d
The Speaker then proceeded 10 call
over the orders of ,hc day; waen
Mr.. Leafs moved that the House GO
into committee OH The bills 10 incoipo
rate certain banking companies in ms
district
Mr.. RandoLhh moved Tbs indefinite
Postpoaement OF h Sc Ills; bul or Ii,
suggestion OF he S kol, as The p.a.
per way Of getting ar MS object, Mir. *
varied his motion TO discharge OF IL.
committee of the whole House from Ii,
further consideration of the bills men
toned. MIR. Il. then went nto Mid
discussion OF the eXpediency Of author
izing additional banks, as al prcsen,
conducted, condemniug tic policy puc.
sued by the goYerGmebt On this subjecl
already, and against chatlerlng other
companies for tie issue CT. paper, with,
out probaOiy Il dollar of capital, SC
Mr. 4. spoke nearly IAN hour, IN his
usuai diffuse and desultory manner.
Mr.. Lewis replied that the object OF
the bill ',as mistaken, for 1t was 10
make the banks aoout 10 be chartered.
pay specie, instead OF authorizing them
not to do it--lDd sale the very bank
now under Confederation haL more spc
Gle III lis vaults, III proportion TO IT'S
capital, than Any bank south of Pl.Ila.
delphia--that IRIS district had less bank
captai, in proportion TO It's population,
than a,y city in the neighbcring states,
a0d he could see 10 reason Tor refusing
them charters, &c.
Mr.. RandoihA replied, and spoke a.
gam at great length.
Mr. SAe6ry replied at some length,
to what he termed MIR. RanaOinh's
dlscourses en- matters and things in sc.
neral, and supported the incorporation
OF the companies praying charters, as
demanded by jastice and importantly,
as well as other considerations.
Mr.. RandoLhh rejolned, and entered
again into general view.
MIR. Hey6eyt spoke At some length in
favor Of granting the charters and
MIR. Go!dSborough spoke at some
length in favor OF the possponemeBt.
Messrs. Calhoun, Ross md Dcsha
made some remarks on Questions inuO
duccd by Randolph, uncoDnectgd with
he bills before The House.
The mouoh 10 disehargeI.he commit
tee OF The whole from the further con
sderalioh oil the bills reierfsd 10, gas
taken and carried.
The question then REQUIRED on the
other Branch of the molIo5, VIZ 10
pOstPose the Bills indefinitely.
Mr. Peter rose TO oppose the motion,
and lo3repty 10 Mo, Randolph, but tbs
question being already taken on one de
vision Of the question, il was consider.
ed not to be In order 10 debate the re
mainining tTanch of it At .lis stage oil
the b. sincSs.
Alter some conversation, the ques-
ton on the Indefinite poalpouetncut oil
the bills, was taken ana DECIDED as fol-
lows.
YEAS-NItssrs. Adams, Adgate,
Alexander, Archer, Barbour, Ba3sett
BA,em.n, Baylies, BeDhet, Deu5, Boto
Browf, Bryan, Bmwell, GaiGoun, CaL-
non, Carr, Ms. Champion, Ci,oPyell
Cdiey5 Clayton, Clentehnip, Coud2ct
Cook, Crawford, Darlington; Dcsha
!ldwarts, Forney Hahn, Hale, Had
tiamniond, Hardin, Hester, Henarick,
tiooksi HotSPson, Ingham, Johnson
| va A.ag LaDgdon, Law, Little, Lyle
| iVm. Meclay, VIM. p MaClag Marsi
| Mason, Siiler, Moore, lhOs NJ. Mel
,on, Paris, Pickcns, Pipeg, Randolph
Ocpd. Roane. Root, Ross, Savage