Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-02-09

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having given way for motion to that eI-
feet, the committee rose, reported pro.
gress,, and Obtained leave to sit again.
The following message was received
from the President Of the United States:
To the HoHse Of Representatives Of the
u. States.
In compliance with resolution of the
House Of Representatives Of the 18th
inst. requesting me to communicate any
information, not already communicated,
to be laid before the House, whether A.
meiia Island, ST. Marks and Pensacola,
yet remain in The possession of the United
States, and if so, by what laws the inhab-
itants are governed; whether articles i'm
ported therein from foreign countries are
subject to any, and what duties; and by
what laws, and whether the said duties
are collected, and how; whether vessels
arriving 10 the United States from Pensa
cola and Amelia Island, and in Pensacola
and Amelia Island from the United States,
respectively, are considered and treated
as vessels arriving from foreign countries,
/ transmit report from the Secretary OF
the Treasury, and likewise one from the
Secretary of War. which will afford all
the information requested by the House
'of Representatives.
JAMES MONROE.
Jan. 80, 1919.
The message and documents were read
h. ,.nst fos
relations.
Another message was received as follows:
/ transmit TO the House of Representa-
tives, in compliance with their resolution
of the 18th inst. report of the Secretary
OF State, concerning the applications which
have been made by any OF the independent
governments Of South America, to have
a minister and consul general accredited
by the government of the U. States, with
the answer of this government TO the ap
plications addressed to il.
JAMES MONROE.
Jan. 90, 1919.
The message, &c. were ordered to lie
on the table and be printed.
The papers communicated by the Sec
rotary of State, embrace, besides his own
report, which is long. suudry letters from
Don Luis de Clement AID Mr.. De Forest,
to the Secretary of State, with his an
swers: letters of credence from the Di-
rector of Buenos Ayres, commission
from Mr.. Clement to Sir Gregor Mere
gor, &c. making in all pretty large vol
ume OF manuscript.
Monday, FEB. i.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. Spencer presented for consideration
the following resolution:
ReSotUed, by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States, in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury shall cause all the public
deposits in The Rank of the Halted States
aud its several Offices of discount and de-
post, to be withdrawn on the first day Of
July next; that alter the said day, the
bills or notes of the said corporation shall
40 longer be receivable in any payments
TO the United States; and the Attorney
Genera, of the United States shall on that
cause scire facias to be sued out in con-
iormity to the provisions If the &C Act to
incorporate the subscribers to the bank Of
the United States," calling upon the said
corporation to shew cause why its char
ter should not be declared forfeited; IN
less the said corporation shall, by legal
act TO be delivered to, and approved by
the Attorney General, and to be by him
transmitted 10 Congress at the next ses-
sion thereof, declare IFS assent to the fol-
lowing propositions, on or before the said
first day of July next, viz.
|. That Congress may by law pro-
vide such meaDs as may be necessary to
enforce the first fundamental article OF the
said charter respecting the right of voting
Tor directors, and particularly to provide
that transfers of stock shall always be
made to the real owners thereof, or to
some person or persons in trust for the
owners, who shall always be named 10 the
transfer; that stock shall always be deem
ed TO belong TO the person or persons in
whose name it may stand, or whose use it
may be declared in the certificate to be
held, and that no evidence whatever shall
be received 10 any court to contradict or
explain. the certificates Of ownership.
2. That Congress may provide for the
reduction of the capital stock of the bank,
in just and equal proportion, by the
stockholders thereof, when convened in
general meeting.
3. That the power of removing any
director for misconduct, may be vestediu
the president of the United States.
a. That the bank may purchase not
exceeding five millions of dollars Of the
funded debt of The United States. and may