Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-02-22

lhr. Omnh submitted the following
report;
The committee of the Senate TO whom
was referred the communication of the
Governor, transmitting communica.
ton from the Governor Of the common
wealth of Massachusetts, containing a
report and several resolutions of the
Legislature of Massac husetts, relative
to The report Of the joint committee of
both Houses TO the General Assembly
OF the state of Ohio, on the communica-
ton of the Auditor of that state, upon
the subject of the proceedings of the
Bank OF the United States, against the
officers of state, in the circuit court of
the United States, have had the same
under consideration, and ask leave TO
submit the following
REPORT:
That inasmuch as the question that
gave birth to the report oil the Joint COM
mttee of both Houses to the General
Assembly of the state OF Ohio, has ceas-
ed 10 be agitated. they deem 4 wholly
unnecessary to enter infu particular
examination Of the question of the csnsti-
fntiondHty oil the eslah lsaneut by Con-
eress of the United States Bank, OF oil
the proceedings, III the sapreme courl
Of the y tied States, re ative thereto
and the powers Of the states tax its Sc
Verui branches.
While, however, yen committee
acqnlesce in the inntiliiy i his cxamina.
ton, II is proper to state, that III the OPT.
mon OF your committee, ought not to
be considered as conceded, that the Sc.
nate Of this state admit IT correctness
oil the principles assuh eu in the report
and resolutions adoptsq by the LegisIa-
ture OF the commonwealth of Massachu-
SITS. The question el The powers OF
Congress, relative 10 tx incorporation
oi The Unied Safes ,ssnk, has been
differently decided IN Iaai budv; and 10
treat the subject wIlh5candor, its adyo-
Gates must aunt, that the powers CLAIM.
I'd are pretended to be.d~r'red only from
implication, and not from ar eyr re IS
grant IN any clause oil the constitution OF
The United Sta es, by a Just and equitable
construction, mus necessarily deprive
Congress OF power which has not been
delegated to the United States by the
constitution, nor prohibited by it TO the
states, and was oil course, by that amend
ment, reserved 10 the states respective
/ ". IN The ,p.,t,ia
committee believe, that The discussion
OF ths question, al tbs time can be Of
no beneficial result, they accordingly
recommend, that the committee be re.
leased from the fur her consideration
thereof. ,e5
On motion of Mr. Kinnev,
The preamble and resolution from the
House OF Representatives, relative to
ne construction OF the Constitution oil
IBIS state, respecting the manner of re-
commencing to the people to vote for,
or against Convention, were taken I'D
and read. On the question of concur.
renee, The vote was as follows:
ByeS--Messrs. Barker, Beard, Boon,
Frazier, Grammar, Jdnss, Of Galalin,
Kinney, Laid, Sloo, Smith, AND White
Ill.
.Nays--Me ssrs. Bankson/ Caldwell,
Crozier, hlnkade. Parker AID Sill
man---6.
Saturday, February s.
Mr.. BQnhson, from the committee to
whom was referred the bill to form a new
county out o. the parts of counties there
III named, reporledthe same with amend
ments, in whica the Senate concurred.
bis bill creates a new county near
which Carlyle, IN Washington county, is
the center.
On motion of Mr.. White, the blank in
The bill was filled up with the word
STEPHENSON.
Ordered, That the bill be enprossed
for third reading. IN
The bill to establish aState Prison was
indefinitely postponed.
lhe Senate went into committee of the
whole upon the bill making appropria.
Mons Tor 1928, and 1924, and amended
the same, among other things, making
Inc pay OF the members 81 per day, to
be fixed in the n;nner before mentioned.
To which reportthe Senate concurred.
On the question Of concurrence the vote
was as follows:
.Ayes-Messrs. Bankson, Boon, Bar
l.