Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-23
By Inserting the following proviso in n,

Ne'y, "'ihNoiYh'dry >cfvtuue, be prohih
tied, except for the punishment Of crimes
whereof The party shall have BEEN full,
Coiricied."
aud that ali children born within thu
said state after The admission thereof inln
Years"
TIE question OF This motion beipy Il;
visied, wss first taken on .areeius IA ~
first clause thereof in the lolIowins
words:
:" I'ha, the further infroduc,iop Of 81,
very, or involuntary scryiIude. be probih
tied. exc p, for The punishment ofcrimrs
whereof Ihrpar,y shah have been nil,
convicted !"
And decided in the negative. ayes "a
NAY s AZ. ~
So that part Of Mr.. Tayior's mo,ion
Mas decided IN He neeutire.
The Question was then iakon on ,l,c
remaining clause of said proposed amend.
mrni, III The following words:
Snd al chiidr n.hoiu al slaves within
lie SAID territory. sIiafl be, free, but nav
ne he'd 10 service until illr age OF iuen,I.
five years;
HAYS as. -
SO 'hai part of Mr. Taylor's motion
MAS agreed to.
Mr.. Williams, If \. c. ,l,en moved "a
reconsider The vote Just taken. IA, had
voted with the ,paioriiy, Tor the pnrnoso
o! obtaining Tor himseif The privilege az
moving reconsideration, wishing fnr
mi expression of The opinion of ,he
iiouSe on THIS Important question. which
could not now br obtained. as many
mr. bers were out Of lie House.
j ne question Was taken ON reronsi.icr-
ing The vote, and decided, by scas aud
NAYS, IN The negative
For reconsideration ~
Against II 9o
The question beir. then stated on or
derIns The bill TO be cngroSsed for hind
reading
Mr.. Bassett. decming every effort called
Tor ora The part Of the minority on this
sunject, TO sustain their constitutional
rights, which lle considered io be assaiI.
e', III me amendment just adopted, NOV
ed HAT The bill be recommiuvd TO a select
committee.
Seine conversation took place between
Messrs. PindeU, CoiSion. Ed,raras .Scoit
Lo0aoles, and NILS, as To The course now
most cxpedient to give the bill; in the
course Of which,
Mr.. Lonndes moved that he bib he laid
on the table, stating al The same time
that, toprevent its being called up and
decided by surprize, lac should, al 10
ncisck 10 morrow, move Tor cal, OF The
iiouse, aud 10 take up The bill for a deci-
sion, iins motion prevailed, and
The bill was laid on The table.
i he House next io0k lip The amend
menis reported by the committee of The
whole 10 The bill fom lie Senate. 10 au-
ihorIze state government in the territory
OF Alabama, and Tor IFS admission inlo
The Union.
he amendments were concurred in by
the House, and (aier an Intellectual at
Tempt by Mr.. CrOaceH further TO amend
one of HE seciions.) were ordered TO be
engfossed, and, with The bill read a third
time.
BANK OF The UNITED STATES.
Ihe House then resolved itself into
commiiiee of The whole, Mr.. HIGH Nelson
IN The chair, on the State Of the Union, TO
whom had beenreie.red tile report Of the
committee appointed 10 investigate the
AFFAIRS OF lie Bank, the conditional res
ir'c'lons subsequently submitted by MIR.
Spsycer, tie resolution absolutely 10 re-
peal the charter, submitted b, Mr.. john
son OF Virginia, and that offered by MIR.
The particular subjeeI first in order was
The bill reported by The Bank committee
to enforce The provisions of The act in
cooperating the Bank, and il was accord
lngly announced by the chairman.
Mr. johnson, of Virginia, observed that,
az mere were two other pFoposilieus be-
lore HE committee, the adoption Of either
OF Which would supcrsedt The necessity
OF aching on The bill. he thought it would
be Ire preferable cour.e first 10 take up
Tor consideration one of those pIoposi-
lions: and he moved that lie committee
proceed To consider tie resolution moved
on the 9th instant, by himself, vi The fol-
lowing words:
Resoiced That The committee on the .yudi.
stary DC instructed to fepori bill 10 repeal
Subscribers TO The Bank of the L. States"
passed April lOtlI, 1916"
The committee agreed 10 take I'D tl,is
resolution, which was read.
Mr.. Spencer rose and stated. that be
owed il 10 The ciyiIny of Mr.. Johnson.
That, In violating The usual custom on
such occasions, which allowed ilIr mover az
proposition 10 commence Us discussion
he WAS sanctioned by The assent of Mr.
Johnson. Mr.. S. begged leave 10 re.,1Id
The committee thai there were lIrrce dis
iinct propositions before IT; the first was
he resolution of the gentleman from Viz
gInia, MIR. JohnsonD The second was
That he had The honor Of submitting some
day IS sinccs directing the issuing a sciye
facias, it the Bank did not on a certain
day express iis assent io modification
OF IFS charter: and The third was lie re-
solution Of his friend from Kentucky'
(Mr. Trmble,) directing a,sci,e facias alb.
soIuiely and Internationally. MIR. s.
observed thai he should prefer a modiG.
cation OF the charter, even il il should by
some be esteemed a new compact. tO The
total destruction Of The Bank, will, fbe
views and approximations lie entertained
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