Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-01
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From Columbus (Ohio January 10.
AZ consequence ofthe death ofiG n .Schenck
The resolution .foy proceeding this day to Tie
election ia Senator, Sc. &C. has been resci,td.
ed. The election wiH come on about JYed,
neSday and we erpfct to be ready to adjourn,
III about ten days. if the Senate do not retard
our progress.
hare heard NTH some sm.prize, that an
adjournment on tie 18th Instant, for the pur
Pose IF accommodating tie Circuit Comy, d..
ring the trial Of tie case ofihe Bunk offke
u. s as. n. OSborn and others, has been
condemned by a number Of oar feiiow ciii
gems. Independently Of tie earnestly whicA,
4" common 'oah other men, iue mig be sup.
posed to haze feh on that occasion, I 6eiiere
De are Influenced By another, aud no6ie,
motive. THE General assembly, rs tie re-.
personalities Of tie people. mere undcuGted.
ty party an this case. =. II tpas ia conse.
quence Of their acts, that Tie AUDITOR tcas
prosecuted. IL was Aeir duty to support him,
II he was right amt to afford him tie means
o. escaping punishment, If he uaS wrong
Besides, tie subject al issue was 6eto,e as, IN
another shape. hs a Legislative body, ,ce
are bound eithfr to proceed, or TO retyaee
OR S'eps and before coming to q fnaide.
termination on THIS important question, ii scas
H..
IF Which IL scaS susceptible. We are b9nJid
TO consider ii an every punt of pieio !; and 10
satisfy omSelUeS that the course ace wcre
about to pursue waS consistent Nth tile d..
~ ace QUE to tie state and to the nnion =
a discussion ofMe merits of this particular
case, aohich WaS expected 10 embrace the pol
icy aud constifusionahity of tarine- the Bank
IF the United States, BY some If the most
eminent lawyerS, and statesmen of the west,
'cas. therefore, re,y desirable and I am
unwftfing TO believe. that any IF our constit-
nentS leiH blame as for endeavorine' 10 ob..
tam all the Information within our ,,eack on
a subject Of such magnitude.
The 6iH concerning tie tar collected fi.0na
the Bank ofthe United States passed through
committee Of the whoke, this ereaing by
large myoritics amt waS finally ordered 10
DC engr0SSedfor third reading --43 voteS
to ~ This bin, after reciting an tie pre-
GnaJie, tie collection Of the tar IF SlOO. 900
on the Offices Of Discount and Deposite of
the Bank Of The United States in ChiiicotAc
and Cincinnati, IN September 1919 and stat~
ing that a tax If four per cent upon tile divi~
derd NJ thai Institution, Would be more e0Mi~
table provideS that The sum of 500. 900 of
Ae tar so aforesaid collected, shaHbe refund.
ed, nd that instead If tie former tar. a
ta1 Of $4,000 only shall be annually COL
kectsd from such Jank 1t also provides.
hm any person hinderng or moiesting tie
auditor or any person he may appoint for
tint purpose, iohilst collecting tie tar,afors.
Said, shat be imprisoned not erceeding sir
months, and fned az ong sum not erceediag
3 500, at The discretion IF tie Court of tie
County IN Vkich tie offence moy have been
committed. YVurS &c.
JOHN BAILHACHE
The report from the Bank Of tie Uni
fed States, lseel our 4liI page, is docu
meni such Us has been wanted for some
time, as well 10 put an end To speeuIa.
ton in The Stock of The Bank, as 10 calm
the appreleDsiOns OF the bona JfGe stock
holders, who bad begun TO think that they
never ~ere TO have another dividend. /
is apparent that The Bank, under lis re-.
Cooperative administration, has regained
lis proper stature, and freed lis lnraie
powers from The incubus OF dead loss
under wliclI they have been psralized
The Baltimore Fedelal Gazpue tlInksa
dividend might have been mad on The
/ II Of tliis month. Perhaps, Oh tie prin.
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