Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-03-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

| Inc cch'Vc ueh ADJOURNED TO Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE HANK OF THE UNITED STATES
The resolution of Mr.. Clayton proposing an nresoa
ton OF the affairs OF the United States Bank coming nm
me unfinished business of yesterday the following was
offered by Mr.. Burgess of Rhode Island as am amend
men TO the amendment of Mr.. Wayne, offered Yesterday
viz: '''
Whereas resolution is before this House reouir
ing that Select Committee be appointed 70 enouire n,o
the affairs OF the Bank of the United States with power
send for persons and papers and TO report tho result ~
their enquiries to this House:
And, whereas the said resolution being under consde
rauoh IN the House. the mover thereof alleged i'm b
place. IN discussing the same that he believed the fol-
lowing acts would be established, and under that impress
sion he preferred them sort of indictment against the
Bank Here follows Mr. Clayton's Resolutonl
And whereas, the People of the United States be;no
deeply interested in said Bank have RIGHT N know ,
condition OF its affairs, whether faithfully and
~ or Otherwise conducted, and those who have been
paced IN TIE direction and management of those affairs
IN said Bank, and all its Branches and Agencies are liza,
bic TO be called upon by this House to state and NAV of
rgh' claim the privilege TO the same, or to committee
ereol all matters oil fact concerning the case aforesaid
touching the allegations above set forth and also are La
Die TO, and may i'll like exhibit all books and pa
pes needlu or TO be acquitted the purposes aforc
Therefore, Select Committee be appointed with like
powers as this House may have send for all such per-
sons, books, and papers, they Judge necessary TO
enquire into the affairs of said Bank touching all and sin
gular the allegations aforesaid; that said Committee have
power to SIT during the sitting of this House, to report the
acts obtained by such enquiry whether the
same be in the testimony of Witnesses or in the books and
papers by them examined to this House, once each week
during their sitting that other report than such facts
be adc that The last and final report aforesaid he made
or before the second Monday Of pri next: that said Com
miItee have power to appoint its Chairman that it
be composed oil seven persons and that they appointed
by ballot.
Mr. burgess moved that the further consideration OF
the whole subject be postponed to Monday, and that in
inc mean while The several amendments which had
printed.
After desuitory conversation in which Mcssrs Bur-
ges' McDue' Wayne, and Clayton, took part the qucs-
ton was put, and the posponement negatived-Ayes So
Noes 80.
On motion of Mr. Coulter. the further consideration Of
the subject postponed to- morrow and the prin,n nj
the amendments ordered.
Mr. Barstow, of New York, now moved a rcconsidera
on OF the vote by which the House had yesterday re-
Jected the amendment of Mr. Root, (propong commit
tee oil seven to be chosen by baot) He said his own
opinion remained Unchanged had been requested TO
make tins motion by gentlemen who had been absent yes
terdAy when the vote was taken.
Mr. Speight called for the Yeas and Navs on re- consi
derng; and they were ordered by the House
MT. nan advocated the motion; he had been himself
rcconsidcrcd.
The question on rc-considcring, was then decided by
cas- aud Nays-Icas 0S, Nays 81.
80 the House re-considered its vote
COMMODORE DECATURs HEIRS
ne Pm Tor the relief of Susan Decatur came up and
was further debated by Mr.. Slade and Mr. Buri. who
were both opposed TO the amendment offered on Satur-
day last by MIR. Davis Of Massachusetts, and address
'u ue rouse al length in support of their respective
views; when
Mr. Everett moved for the rising of the Committee
MIR Dickson moved to strike the enacine clause Of
the bill, (which to lis rcccton1 but The motion
was negatived-Ayes 62, Noes 10.
me committee then rose and reported the bill TO the
House without amendment.
In the House,
Mr. Davis moved the same amendment he had prcvi-
ousy oteredin Committee OF the Whole and asked Tor the
yeas and nays which were ordered and being taken stood
Yeas 10, Nays I02.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Pearce then moved the amendment he had former
~ proposed which rejected by yeas and nays as fol-
lows:-Yeas so, Nays 95
The question at length taken on the
of the BILL and rejected by yeas and NAYS as fol-
lows:-Yeas 49, Nays %.
So the bill was rejected.
Whercupon the House adjourned.
WAsHNGToN, March 10.-'The resolution propos-
ing to send committee to Philadelphia to examine
the condition of the Bank of the United States is
sun before the H. of Representatives. On Thurs
day, by minority Of two votes the motion of Mr.