Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-04


y rely on transcripts made by the Off
GERS Of the Bank, under the inspection OF
The Directors generally, Of whom five
we're appointed by the United States.
lie would not say that he would refuse TO
agree TO such proposition, II he was con-
vinced il was absolutely necessary but,
unlilhe was, he thought it would COM
port better with the usual manner of pro-
ceeding in the Congress of the United
States, TO have transcript from the books
brot here, rather than that the committee
should travel TO " here the books are.
MIR. TERRY, of Cont. hoped that the
motion would moi be agreed TO, as il
would defeat the object OF the resolution.
In the first place, the books were moi i'm
the keeping ofthc Direciors-ihey have "a
right 10 inspect the books, but they are
IN the keeping of the Cashier. The books,
he said, could not be brought here, be-
cause they were wanted every day and G..
very hour. As to making transcripts of
The books, that, he said, would indeed be
herculean task. Ii would be inpossi-
bic 10 make the transcript within rea-
sonabie time. II would, besides, be i'm
posing hardship on the Bank of the u
niied States, 10 send It's books here and
keep them here the necessary time. so
long almost wholly interrupting the bu
siness of the bank. lie thought the OBJ
ject OF the resolve could not be attained
so readily in any other way as BY an in
spectlon OF the books; for which purpose,
itappeared TO hun, absolutely necessary
that the committee should 20 TO Phila-
'delphia.
Mr: SPENCER considered the part pro-
posed to be stricken out as OF The es-
sence OF the resolution. Ii amounted af-
Ter all, only to leave TO the COMMITTEES
to 80 TO Philadelphia ifthey should think
il necessary. Since an inspection oi The
books Of the Bank was the object of The
resolve, the question which presented it,
self was, whether il was better To bring
the books here or 10 go TO the books. If
they were brought hilher, Independent of
me consequent suspension the business
OF The Bank, The labor of lie committee
would be unusually increased by the con-
fusion I'm which they must be brought.
and the difficulty of afterwards arranging
mem. In regard Ia transcripts, the great
labor oi making them out of the question.
II seemed hardly lair 10 call on the gentle.
men implicated Tor the evidence of their
own condemnation. How far others would
be satisfied, SAID Mr.. S. | know no,-but.
tor myself, ! shouli not he satisfied with
any transcript from the books moi thatI
would impeach The iniegril, of those who
would have 10 make them, but that il will
take so long as 10 defeat lie enquiry alto
gether. IL vas due 10 the Bank as well
AS TO The nation. that the enquiry should
be so conducted, as that there should be
no pretence Tor any doubt of the entire
correctness OF the facts v hich the com.
mlttee should report.
Mr.. LoWNDBS said, If there was TO be
an inspection of the books of the bank at
all, il could only take place where the
boo ks were. He wished, for his part that
The investigation should be as close as pos
sible, that no doubt should possibly be
lett OH the subject upon the mind oil any
one. He had no objection that the com.
miftee should go not only 10 Phila-
oelphia, but that they should after
wards repair 10 The different places,
IN succession, where branches were es-
tablished.. He had no objection,
therefore, 10 giving all necessary pow
ers but he wished TO give no more
power than was necessary, and should
nave preferred withholding the leave 10
70 10 Philadelphia until the committee,
hnding II necessary, in the course their
investigation, should ask for il. This he
believed, bad been the usual course IN
every case heretofore in which such pow
ers had been granted. He should there
fore vote for the amendment, with the de-
termination, if the committee should. i'm
The progress OF their enquiry, think il ne
cessary to go TO Philadelphia, TO vote for
granting 10 them the necessary leave.
MIR. SPENCER demanded the Yeas and
Nays OH this motion. Unless the com
mIltee had adequate powers 10 obtain the
object III view. the resolution was mere
waste paper. What means would thew
have here OF detecting deception. if any
were attempted How cOnla they tell.
any better than they could now, whether
the measures OF the bank were correct or
not Ii seemed, from the very nature
oil the enquiry, that personal inspection
was necessary and it was the mode ofs
enquiry which the charter itself seemed
TO have contemplated
On the question on Mr.. Barbour'S mo-
ton 10 strike out the leave 10 repair 10
Philadelphia, the votes were, by Yeas
and Nays, as follows
YEaSIMessrs. Abbot, Allen, VI. Barbour.
Va; Bayiey, Bryan, Butler, N. H. CIagett,
Cobb, Crafts, Cashnan, Darlington, Desba,
Earl Garrett, Hale, Lowpdes Middleton, Nor.
ton, Mumford, Jer. Nelson, II. Nelson, Newton.
Owen, Pindall, Rice, Richards, Settle. Sher.
wood, SiIsbee, j. s. Smith, Southland. Storrs
Strother, Whitmas-3i.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Anderson, Pa. An.
dersoD, KY. Austin, Baldwin, Ball, Bassett.
Bateman, Beecher, BelliDger, Bennett, BIonnf,
Boden, Boss, BurwelI, Butler,s Lon. Camp.
bell, Claiborn, COlston, Comstock, Cook.
Crawford, Crnger, Drake, Edwards, Elicoft,
Erwin, ): C. Floyd, Gilbert, Hall, N. C. Har.
rison, Hendricks, Herriek, Hogg, Holmes,
HoPkinson, Hostetter, Hubbard, Hunter, Hun.
lingdon, Irving, n. Y. johnson, Va. Johnson,
Ky. Jones. Kinsey, Lawyer, Lincoln, Lynn,
Little, M Lane Del. w. Maclay, WIN. p. Ma.
clay, MCOy, Narchand, BIasoH Mass Mercer,
Merrill, Robert Moore, Samuel Moore, NJ oseIey,
Murray, u. NJ. Nelson, New, Ogden, Orle,
Orr, Parrott, Patterson, Pegram, Pitkin,
PiieasantS, Poindexter, Porter, Reed, Rhea,
hIch, Robertson. Rogers, Ruggles, Sampson,
Savage, Sawyer, Schuyler, Sender, Seyberi,
shaw, Slmkins,. Slocunb, Bal. smith. Alex.
Smith. Snnpn Gnnurrr A =