Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-11

| tee ON the Judiciary be instructed 10 enouire
| whether provision ma. Sot be duly made BIZ
| law, Ter the removal from any state of the
| branches OF the Bank of the United States nm.
on the request of the Legislature of snch state
/ except. dnI'bg those periods OF war when the
| pubic good and the eAigencies OF the nation
SD"ii otnStwise reqHire.
ResO!red, That said COMMITTEES be aIso i'm,
81 ucteI 10 enquire whether the charter of the
Bank oil the DATED States cannot be 80 amend.
Gu, as thnt any citizen of the Unitsd States
may obtain Information from tie bank or il,
branches. of the amonnt of tebts due O, wl,trb
snail have been contracted therein, bv an, per.
/ or endorser.
| Aud thai in otder more effectually ia ouard
! against the paItidtties and JaroritisaR, into
which institutions of the kind are so ptone to
Inn. and TO prevent IN some degree, as con-
sequence thereof. sacrifices OF proper,y and
| the seduction of civil ami political ri ghis-
| j. heso!red, That the said committee be fur
iher Instructed 10 enquire whether provision
cannot be regularly made. by law for teuuir-
| Ing, that, from aud after the day of
| the proper officers OF those banks
| snail certify to this Government the nn,aes
with The sums. of all fersons and fl I'D, in,l.bt-
| ed IN their respective banks where the amomt
| sum sNceeu the sum OF > and the
| Duration of ihnse debts shall have been for a
greater length of time than
| The resolutions having been read, Mr..
| Logan rose and addressed the Senate
about an hour IN support of the several
features oil ms notwithstanding TO
slew that the emqBiry was necessary.
lust, and constitu ional.
Mr.. Wilson, of n. j called for diyi
sion OF The question on the resolutions
anu, no further debate ensuing,
| The question was taken on The first re-
solu"o.., and decided in the negative
| ayes -, noes 2f.
| The question was then put on the Two
remaining resolutions, successfully, with
out debate. and also decided in the mega.
tive, without division; but few voices
being heard IN the affirmative.
The resolnti MS offered Yesterday, by
Mr.. Williams, of Tennessee, and MIR.
Logan, respectively, were taken up ana
agreed to.
The President laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary OF the
Navy, transmitting a list of The clerks
employed IN that department and The Of
ice OF HE Board of Navy Commissioners,
their names and compensation
| MT Lfoyd Was appointed by The Senate
| 10 Nil vacancy III The committee ON the
| District Of Columbia; aud
| Mr.. PIhthey vas appointed TO supply a
vacancy III the COMMITTEE OH The JudIci.
AIRY.
| The Senate then, on motion Of Mr..
Leahe, proceeded TO the appoiutmon N; of A
COMMITTEE on Indian Affairs, pursuanl TO
lie ruie adopied yesterday; and Mrssrs.
Leahe, ha"s', ,jOhnson OF Kentucky, .JohnSon,
Louisiana, an'i Lowr7e, were appointed
to compose the c"moii tee; ana then
The Senate adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY g.
| MIR. LOwrle presented Ia the senate,
certain resolutions OF the Legislature oil
| pennsylvania, requv sting The Senators and
Representatives. from That stale, III Con
Sress, 10 propose, and Use their exeItluns
To oO,alIl, an amendment to the consiiiu-
| ton OF The United States, 10 proi,,bn
Congress from making any law 10 erect
or incorporate any bamk or oihrr mnnied
| institution, except within the DISTRICT of
Columbia and that any bank establish
ed by Congress shall, with lis branches,
he confinei TO The said District which
resolutions we're read & laid OIL the table
| HE bill To provide for obtaining accu-
rate statements OF The foreign commerce
OF the United States the bill for TIA, re.
ilet OF The heirs OF Nicholas Vrceland
and The bill establishing cir. nit coutt
within and Tor the District of Maine, were
severaliy considered, and ordered 10 a
third reading.
MIR. Van Dyhe, from the committee on
pensions, made ihe following report.
which was read.
The committee on pensions, TO whom
was referred d resolution OF the Senate
Tot December 20, 1919, insiruciing The
| sdld committee 10 enquire into the exDp.
cheney OF rcVlvlng the act OF 1906, en-
hlled An act 10 provide for persons
who were disabled by known wounds
received Ia the revolutionary war;" which
expired at ihe close Of Tie last session OF
Congress, report:
| hat they have ryau,iuaH fI,o .,,I,;o,.
embraced IN the said resolution. and
finding that persOns placed on The pen.
sion list, IN pursuance of the act oG 1906.
| may continue TO receive their pensions as
heretofore, by complying with the pro
visions OF lie act, entitled =" An act re-
gu 'aling The pay ment Of invalid pension
ers, approved 81 March, 1919; and
DelieNinS that most, II not all. the cases
would come wiibIH tie act OF 1906. if
revived, may be relieved under the more
liberal provisions of the aci of 18Th
| March, 1918, The committee are. there
tore, OF opinion, thai II is not necessary
or expedIrut 10 revive tie acl i'm tiie said
resolution mentioned.
Mr.. HO6eTtS presented 10 tic Senate
preamble aud resolution of the Lepisla
lure OF FennSylVdnld, requesting Tie Sc.
MAJORS anu Representatives IN Congress,
rom 'hai stale, To vote against The adj.
missl9n OF any territory, as a state. into
lhr UniDn, unless tie Introduction of
slaves for life b. prohibited therein
which resolution, &c. was read.
Ibe bill from the other house. maxine
a partial appropriation for Tie military
service for tie year 1920, was, on motion
OF Mr.. Williams, of Tennessee, recom-
mIied TO ihe military cOnlmiiIee. who
subsequently, reported two amendments