Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-06

the payment Of the whole, or any part of the
sum Of !. 500 900 dollars, required to be paid
by the 10Th section Of the charter.
II. That a seire fdcias may be issued ont Of
any circuit court in the United States, i'm the
case stated in the charter; and whenever II
shall be issued out of any other court than the
circuit court of Pennsylvania, sworn copies Of
the books aud papers of the bank shall be
received as evidence, instead of The originals.
The foregoing provisions, or amy of them,
may at any time be enacted into a law or hiws,
ami shall, therefore, become ii part of the
charter Of the bank.
The resolution having been read, and
The question stated whether the house
would now consider it
MIR. Spencer, with the view of removing
any objection which might be felt 10 the
consideration of the motion, stated that
ii was not now his wish to go into dis
cuSsion of IL, but only 20 be enabled to
have il referred 10 the committee of the
whole house, 10 which had been commit.
ted the report concerning the manage
ment of the Bank
Mr.. Tyler asked leave TO make one re-
mark. lie hoped the House would agree
10 consider the resolution, that il might
take the course suggested BY the mover,
and have a full and fair discussion. lie
wished that every member NIGH, have an
opportunity OF exhibiting his views, and
That the House Mighi make iis final deci-
sion with all the lights TO. be derived from
deliberate discussion and mature retlec-
/ lion; but lac would here say, that, when
ever the question: on the adoption of this
motion should be presented 10 him, ne
should be Obliged TO vote for lis rejection,
under the hope that the house would, in
preference. direct a scire facias to be forth
with issued.
The House having agreed to consider
theresolution,
MIR. Spencer moved that it be commit
ted 10 the committee of the whole House
on the state of the Union, TO which was
referred the report of the committee ap.
| pointed 10 investigate the management
of the Bank OF the United States.
| Mr.. johnson, OF Va. hoped the resolu-
ton would not be committed, but thai il
would be laid on the table. He hoped
the question would be fully met; and it
had been his intention, il no other mem
Der should do so, 10 move 10 instruct the
committee on the Judiciary to repor, a
Dill TO repealtbe charter oftne Bank. The
patient, Mr.. j. SAID, was too far gone 10 be
recovered expedients were useless, as
dissolution was inevitable, x twas better
to meet the question at once. He, there
lore, moved 10 lay tins resolution OH the
| table.
Mr.. Spencer was as willing as any one
| 10 meet The question fully, and 10 give
Inc SUBJECT fair and ample discussion
| and lie thought the course he proposed
To give the resolution, was the best way
10 afford II a tuil consideration, because
The report was already committed, and
by referring his resolution 10 the same
| committee fIa tYhala spl,ia,s 4,
presented for discussion, &c. He vould
however. gre way 10 the course move,
by Mr.. Johnson, and consent 10 LAYING
The resolution for tie present on the Ia
bic. Mr.. 5. then Withdrew his motion Ia
commit the resolutions, and
II was laid on THE table.
On motion of Mr.. Ballard Smith. the
committee OH the post office " as Instruct
Ell 10 enquire into the expediency Of es
lablishIng post route from Lewishnrg
III GreeDbrIer, bv the way of Nichola:
courthouse, TO Charlestown i'm Kenawh,
county, Va.
On motion Of MIR Narr. If was
ftesoisfd. That committee be appointed Il
enquire into the expediency of amending al
act passed the 18th day of April, 1918, entitled
" an act supplementary to an act to authorize
the state of Tennessee TO issue grants anC
perfect titles 10 certain lard therein described
ard to settle the claims 10 the vacant anr
unappropriated lands within the same" pas
sed the 18th of April, 1906; with leave TO re
port by bill or otherwise.
| On motion, the committee on pen ions
and revolutionary claims was discharged
from the further consideration of the De
iiiion of VIM. Jackson, and
On motion of Mr.. Rich, the committee
OF claims was discharged from the petit
ton Of Oliver Herrick
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
MIR. Mention, from the committee o.
commerce and manufactures, reported 2
bill for the relief of Robert Kidd; and al
so bill to authorize the Secretary of The
Treasury 10 sell lot of ground al Ber
mnda Hundred, in Virginia.
Mr.. FL. Nelson, from the judiciary com
miitee, 10 whom had been referred tht
bill further TO extend the judicial system
of the United States, reported it without
amendment.
On motion Of MIR. Lice,more, il was or.
dered that eleven hundred copies Of The
reports of Theedoric Bland and J. II,
! Poinseti, on the subject of South Ameri-
ca. be printed for the use Of the House,
and that forty copies thereof be presented
to Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Poinse,t, respec-
lively.
SEMINOLE WAR.
The House then again went into com
miilee of the whole, Mr.. Smith, of Md in
the chair, on this subject.
Mr.. PoIND2XTER resumed his speech
against the report and resolutions of cen
sure, and spoke near three hours in sup
port OF his opinions, and in reply 10 gen
temen on the other side of the question.
Mr.. FULLER, of Massachuseits, rose in
support of the repor and resolutions,
and spoke some lime; but, before he got
through his remarks. he gave way for "a
motion for the committee 10 rise ,yWhen
The committee rose, reported progress !;
and the House adjourned.