Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-02
CONGRESS.
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IN SENATE.

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Resoivcd That the committee Of foreign relation,
Ne instructed TO enquire what meajnrts 1, nay he
ssprd'ent Tor Congress TO adopt respecting the npo
Eatoh oi Piasier OF Paris from The province of New
binnswich, IN consequence ola duty lately imposed by
Its legislature onthe expectation OF thai article from
eetiai" parts OF SAID province.
ROADS AND CANALS.
Mr.. faJns king, from the committee on
roads and canals, 10 whom The bill on that
subiec. MAS yesterday recommiited, rec
portcdtwo bills in lieu OF The bill recommit
ied--ibe first providing for the appoint
ment OF commissioners for surveying The
road from Wheeling In the Mississippi;
the second for the appointment of com.
rnissloners tor surveying and designating
route Tor canals 10 connect the Chesa-
pcake and Delaware, the Rariion and
The Delaware, &c. which were read.
The Senate, on motion Of MIR. Dick.
erSoR, resumed the consideration of the
bill 10 continue in force The act TO pro-
tcci The commerce of the United States,
and 10 make further provision for punish
ing the crime OF piracy aud the bill was
ordered 10 be ensrosSed Tor a third read
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REVOLUTIONARY PENSION ACT.
The Senate then resumed, in commit
ice OF the whole, Mr.. Walker, OF Alab. in
iutOEary pension act Of ISlS-Mr. Van
Dghes amendment 10 confne the revision
Of pensions, the examination Of the cir
cumsiances OF the pensioners, &c. TO
special cases, concerning which the Sec
rotary OF War shall entertain doubts, or
such as he may deem there Is sufficient
cause tojusfify an enquiry into, being
sill under consideration.
The debate was resumed on the mer-
zig OF the act OF 1918 as ell as OIL the a.
amendment, and continued some time
chiefly by MIR. OILS for the amendment,
and Mr.. Smith against il. The question
being taken on the amendment, il was
decided in the negative, as follows:
,oS Masoaes,,' s"r,i Dana; Edwards, hunter,
neilsn. Morr. otis, Palmer, PARROT, Rsggle: San.
ford, Tichenor. Van Dyke, wiison-is
kAlS-Hessrs, Barbour, Brown, Eaton, Elliot, Gail.
f6sah Hstoh 81 Lon &Rs of kRJbaSee9Wa 56Ats;
sloAes, Taylor, Thomas Triinble walker of Alabama
Walker OF g, Williams of Mis Williams ef Ten.-23
MIR. Hits0n moved 10 rccommit the bill
with Instructions TO reduce the amount of
PENSION now allowed by Weakening
thl' course preferable 10 the bill, as il
stnot but The motion VAS lost.
MIR. Wilson then moved the indefinite
posiponemenl Of the bill--wllich motion
VAS uegativ ed yeas lS, noes %.
Na-iohs propositions TO amend the bill
were made, in The discussion of which
i''e merits and demeriis OF the act of iSl s
continued 10 enter largely into view, as
we'll as The merits of The motions imme-
dlaiely under consideration. Messrs.
!tedenor. RuggIes, and King of New
iork,ia addition TO The gentlemen named
above, participated in the discussions. -
All attempts 10 modify ,hebill any man
heE, having failed-many Of those who
opposed amendment, doing so from fear
OF rndangrring the bill
The bill was al length reported 10 the
Senate.
The question was taken on ORDERING
'he bill 10 be read "a third time, Tex
a"tiy IN III" shape in which il came from
,lIe other House, and waJdecided in the
aff rmatiye by the follow ing vote:
lEAS-He:trs. Barbour, Brown Eaton, Edwards.
Elliot Gaillard iiorsey, Johnson Of LOU Hing of Al
heahe. Logan. Macon, Noble, Pleasans. Roberts snIth
Stakes, iayinr Thomas rumble Walker Of Aab Walker
OF Geo, Williams OF Hiss, Williams Of Ten.-2I.
Ntfs-me:srs. BuIrIl, Dana, Dckerso,, Hunter,
9ahn'on Of Ken, King of ~. Y, Lanulan, LoWre,
heien, horril. OILS. Parrot, Rupgs. snnfofd Tiche
nor, Van Dyke, wson-I7
And HE Senate adjourned.
"Wednesday, april 26.-A report was re.
ceived from the Secretary 81 ihe Treasl.
Iy. OF The state of the District Banks.
made in puTsuan &C OF resolu ion oil the
SenaIe.
The. Senate took up the bill from
The oilIer hOnse rosper ting The District
Banks. and the substitute proposed bv the
committee of this House. The bill pro
poses 10 extend their charters (iucludiup
that OF Tie bank of Columbia which de.
rived lis charter without Limitation from
Maryland) for the term of five years and
j the banks shall in six months signify
hn ri IL
th'Ir interest 30 as 10 reduce the number
(l3) into two III each OF the three towns of
the District, then their charters TO be con-
dItionally extended for twenty years.
The substitute proposes simply 10 exicuh
TO January 1922, The charters of such as
expire previously TO that day--not, of
course, including The Bank of Columbia.
MIR. Harbour moved 10 amend the sub.
sliiute so as TO include the Bank of CO.
lnmbla. Mr.. BWTW also SuppOriedii, no
!le pr FRED The original bill itself Mr..
HorSey opposed ii, principally on the
ground that this bill was only irmpora.
IS measure, and when Tie subject should
hereafter be taken up for pernianeni dis
position, il would be lime enough 10
change the tenure Of this bank, and place
u on tie same footing rs the others
lie motion vas agreed 10 without diVi.
lion.
MrTimJis moved TO amend The bill. by
providing that any siOckboldcr Of bank
which may he continued ia operation by
virtue OF This act, should have the privi-
!ege OF Withdrawing his stock after lie
expiration oil the existing charter. --Nega-
aired
On motion Of Mr.. Roberts, The bill q as
postponed I'LL 10 morrOw.
Tie engtossed bill 10 continue IN force
the ACT TO protect ihecOnmerce OF the l..
states and uake further pro isioo)lo7 pun