Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-02-04
The Senate next took up the follow.
ing resolution. offered on Friday lass,
nv Mr. Eaton, of Tennessee:

i,e resc luton. offered on Friday Last,
by Mr.. Eaton, of Tennessee:
Resolped. That the Secretary Of the Treasu.
nv be requested to inform the Senate If any
loans Of money, to any amount, and Tor what
n,r,ose. have been made from the lreasuIyt
anv individuals or banking institution, since
the st day of January, 1878, and whethersuch
loans. so made, have yet been repaid, or in any
manner adequately secured, so that the govern.
meut NAV and will ultimately be satisfactorily
reimbursed.
Mr.. Eaton stated, at some length. the
reasons which induced him to offer this
resolution. Amongst the information
eiven to the Senate, or to a committee
of the Senate. by individuals in Alex.
andria. touching the prolrie'y Of re.
chartering bank in tat town, there
we're statements by Mr. Lynn and a
MIR. Morgan, alleging that loans to 4
large amonn, had been made by tie
Treasury Department to The Mechanics
Bank aud the Franklin Bank Alex.
and,ia, the frs. Of which had lest rs
credit, and the latter was notorcnsy
ipsolvent. Tfese were sub,,antia " =,
facts on which MIR L was induce 20
offer the resolution lie knew OF no
law which authorized such loans, and
presenting that the public money .oud
not be loaned out without the authority
of a law, he thought it due to the Off.
Ger whose conduct MAS implicated by
! the above statements, as we'll as to has
own fidelity to his trust. as the c,rcum-
! stances had come to his knowledge, to
propose the MISUNDERSTANDING, posi-.
lively and repeatedly, being actuated
in this. or any other act Of his, in this
body, by personal feelings or cousids.
ratioas
Mr. Lowrie, of Pcnnsylvania, sug.
gested to the never the prepriety Of
extending The inquiry back to the year
1900. to ascertain what had been tho
practice of the Treasury in relation to
its bank deposites and their transfer.
Mr.. Eaton subsequently consented go
to alter the resolution.
Mr.. Macon desired to extend the ems
ouiry further back, to the Sd OF March,
1889 which was agreed to.
The resolution was adopted; and
I The Senate adjourned.
JANUARY 80
The President communicated let.
ter from the Secretary of State, trans
hitting copies of the digest Of manu-
features, prepared and printed by an
order of a Joint resolution of Congress
of the last session.
: On motion Of Mr.. Dickerson, tie
Senate took up for the purpose OF all
lowing MIR. ID. to offer al amendment
/ ,here'o) the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Taylor, of Virginia, proposing an
, amendment to the constitution Of tie
United States, as regards he election
, of the President of the United States.
, Mr.. Dickerson then Submitted the
following, as a substitute for t..e reso.
. luton o. Mr. Taylor which VS. read
J. and ordered to be printed
4 Resolved, &C. That the followin. amend.
i ment to the constitution Of the United States,
e be proposed to the legislatures OF the several
z states which, when ratified by the legi5la.
lures OF three tourths Of the states shall be va
q lid to all iatents and purposes, as part OF the
% said constitution. "That tor the purI oss of
choosing representative in the congress of the
United States, each state shall BY its icgisla.
y lures be divided into numbei OF dist CT, r
2 quail to the number OF representatives to which
y such state may be emitted. The districts shall
, be formed Of contiguous territory, and contain,
Is NAV be an equal number Of persons enthIe!
BY the constitution to be represented, Of per-
sons qualified to vote for members OF the ,nUst
numerous branch Of the state legislature. II
each district the persons qualified to vote SHAH
choose one representative.
> "1hat, for the purpose Of choosing electors
D Of President and Vice President Of the United
States, the persons qualified to vote for regr'-
sentatives in each district shall choose one cleo
Z tor; and at the same time the two additional
: electors to which each state Is entitled,
II be chosen by the persons 50 qualified to vote.
= in such manner as the legislature Of the state
Z shall direct. The electors, when convened az
| the time and place prescribed bv law, for the
b purpose Of voting for President and Vice Pres
q dent of the United States. shall have power, III
case any Of them shall TAIL to attend, to choose
4 an eector of electors, in place of him or them
SO failing to attend. The div sion Of states mo
q districts as hereby provided for, shall take
"a place Immediately alter this amendment shall
Shall be adopted. and Immediately alter every
- future census and apportionment ofrepresenta;,
tives under the same; and such districts shal.
, not he altered until subsequent census shsh
. have been taken, and an apPortonnent OF rep
resentativcs under it, shall have been made
"That when the lists OF all persons vo'ed
for as President, Vice President, and the nan'-
Der of votes for each, shall have been transmit
ted to the seat Of government, as required os
the constit, ton. the Senate and House OF kct-
9 resentatives sballform joint meeting, IN "h'eh
l. the President of the Senate shall preside, WAC
}. shall then open all certificates, and the Vo'e
shall he counted The person having t0s