Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-21

The f0ll0Wing RESOLUTION a.so sum Nv =
| by Mr.. Trimble. on Saturday, was next ta-
ken up for consideration.
Resolved, That the committee on the
District of Columbia be instructed to require
from theoficers of the banks in said District,
now applying to congress for a renewal OF
their charters, an attested list OF their re-
spective stockholders, stating the amount
due from each stakeholder, and whether any
part of the stock is formally, OF virtually
pledged for the payment thereof.
| Mr.. Otis objected to the extent to which
this resolution went much of the informal
ton called for by the resolutions was per-
haps necessary, but that part which called
for an exposure OF the affairs of the 'ndIvi-
Observation-Disclosures he thought was not altoge-
Their proper, and was perhaps unnecessary
| Mr.. Trimble had no desire to pry into
the concerns of the individual stockholders,
but he wished to ascertain the real capital
Of the banks, and what part thereof was
merely nominal, previously to acting on the
/ bill for re-chartering them. He was Will
ing to accept modification, however,whlch
would make it more acceptable. and to give
time for il he moved the postponement OF the
resolution until tomorrow which motion
was agreed to, and the resolution was post
poned accordingly. The Senate then re-
sumed the consideration ofthe bill further to
provide for sick and disabled seamen (ma-
king additiona! provision for Marine Hospi,
tails al certain places, to be supported, as u
{ sua by contribution of Is cents per month
by the registered seamen, &C. Mr.. Parrots
/ amendment. offered to the bill on Saturday
to extend the provision OF the bill to Mlssis'
sippi boatmen, being under consideration
Some discussion took plac, not so much
on the principle of this amendment as on
( the propriety of discriminating between the
+, different kinds OF boatmen, so as to INCLUDE
those only who follow the vocation regular
", and not those who are casual hands, OF
go for single trip, &c. in which Messrs'
Ruggles, Leake. Parrot, Johnson, OF Lou.
TrimbIe, Logan, and Brown joined.
] The proceeding ended in postponirs the
bill, on motion of Mr. Trimble, who wish
ed to modify the amendment until to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Barbour laid on the table prop ISL
ton SO to amend the rules OF the Senate as,
substantially, to give priority to bills from
the other house.
The engrossed bill making appropriations
for defrayihg the expense of certain surveys
of the coast OF North Carolina, and for other
purposes and
The engrossed bill to provide for clo-
thing the army in domestic manufactures
were severally read the third time, passed,
and sent to the house Of representatives for
concurrence.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the bill 10 authorize the heirs OF Elisha and
William Winter to institute suit IN the ma
ture OF petition of right against the Uni
ted States,
ing the time for the institution Of such suit
to one year which amendment was agreed
to.
Some conversation took place between
Mr.. Otis, MIR. Smith and Mr.. Hunter, on
the expedency of making an innovation
in the practice of the government in SIM
gle case on the propriety OF embracing o.
Their claims OF similar character, it there
are any in the same bill !; and, by MIR. S.
particularly, on doubt whether the bill did
not infringe the constitution, or at any rate
an importan principle heretofore adopted,
and adhered to, &c.
The bill was, on motion OF MIR. Smith,
postponed until tomorrow.
The bills which passed the other house
on Saturday were this morning received In
the Senate, severally twice read and refer
red.
The Senate took up the amendment of the
other house to the bill to establish district
court in Alabama, (reducing the salary pro-
posed for the judge from 2ooo TO 1900 dol
lars, and that of the marshal from 4oo to
Zoo dollars
! The Senate, on motion of Mr. Walker, of
Alabama, disagreed to the first amendment,
touching the salary OF the Judge and agreed
to the second, with an amendment making