Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-08
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CONGRESS.
The Senate. on Wednesday, resumed the con.
sideration of the bill to modify and continue the
act 70 incornorate the subscribers to the Bank OF
the United States. The question beng on the
motion of MIR. Sprague ~ strike out l5O,0OO do'-
lars as the annual bonus, for the purpose OF 10.
~serting a larger sum. Mr.. Foot moved to ada
to the motion, and insert 200. 900 dollars. Mr..
Benton moved 100000. MIR. Grundy demand
ed a division uf the question. The question was
then taken On the motion to strike out, and de'
cided as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bell, Benton, Brown, Buck
ner, Chambers. Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Dlcker'
son, Dudley, Ellis, Ewing, Foot, Forsyth, Ere
|linghuysen, Grundy, Hayne, hend TICKS
Ho1mes, Johnston, Kane, King, Knight. Man
gum, Marcy, Miller, Moore. Naudain, Poindex'
eter, Prentiss, Robbins, Robinson, Seymon7'
Sllsbee, Smith, Sprague, Iazewell, iiPton'
Tomlinson, Troup, Tyler, Wassaman' Webster
Wilkins, Whites.
NAYS-None.
MIR. Marcy then moved to fill the blank with
2 $4,000.
MIR. Knight then moved $500
The question was then taken on 525,OOo ,anc
decided US follows: .,
YEAS-Messrs. Benton, Ellis, Forsyth, Hill,
King, Marcy, Sprague, Tazewell, Tyler, White
-lU.
NAYS-Messrs. Bell. Brown, Buckner,
Chambers, Clay, Cha! ton, Dallas, Dickerson'
Dudley, Ewing, Foot, Frelinghuysen, Grundy'
Ha,ne, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston. Kane
Knight, Mangum, Miller, Moore, Maud am
Poindexeler, P%rentiss, Robbins. Robinson, Rug
sles, Seymour. Silsbee, Smith, Tipton, Ioml'n
SON, Troup, Waggamau, Webster-S6.
So the motion was negatived.
The question was then taken on the motion OF
MIR. Knight for $4,000, which was decided as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Benton, Dickerson
Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy. Hill, Kane, King
knight, Mangum, Marcy, Prentiss, Robinson
Seymour, Sprague, T~azewell, Iom'lnson, ~
Ter, Wnite-20.
NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Buckner; Chambers,
Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Dudley, Ewing, Foot,
FrelinghuYs"n, Hayne, Hendricks, Holmes,John
son. Miller, Moore, Naudain, Po,ndexeter, Rob
bins, Rugsles, Silsbee. Smith, Upton, lroup
W~apeaman, Webster, Wilkins-27.
So the motion was negatived.
A motion TO fill the blank with 500, 600, and
another to fill the blank with ESQ., 600, were each
neyatiyed by the same vote. The motion made
byo Mr.. Foot to fill the blank with 20O,OO0, was
then carried in the affirmative: Yeas 43, Nays4
The amendment of the Committee INTRODUCING
a section for the distribution Of the bonus among
the States was disagreed to by a vote of Ave:
is, Noes 81. Mr.. Forsyth moved a tenth sec
ton, providing that the Bank shall not TAXI
more than S per cent. on it's loans and discounts
which was negatived-Yeas 81, Nays 20, Mr.
TazewelI moved to add a provision that the Pre-
sldent and Directors Of the Bank shall, on or be
fore the first day Of the nexttsesslon 81 Congress-
signify their acceptance of the Act, which was
agreed to-Yeas al, Nays e.. MIR. White NOV
cd TO amend The bill by inserting a provision
tIat whenever the public deposits shall exceed al
average of one million, interest thereupon sinai
be allowed at the rate of 8 per cent. Th'
amendment was decided in the negative.
YEAS-Messrs. Benton, Brown, Dickerson,
Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Hen
bricks. Hill. Kane, King, Mangum. Marcy Moore
Seymour, Sprasue. farewell, l'pt'"' lyler'
NAYSEMessrs. Bell. Buckner, Chambers,
CLAW. CLAYTON, Dallas, Ewing, Foot, Freling
huysen. Holmes. Johnston, Knight, Miller, Nau
dam. Prentiss. Poindexter. Robbins, Robinson.
Ruoules. Silsbee. Smith, Tomlinson. Webster,
WtkinS-Zf.
So the motion was negatiyed. !.
Mr.. Benton moved to refer the bill, as amend
ed, to the Secretary of the Treasury. with direc,
tons to report his opinion on its proV'sions; ant
whether it was necessary to renew Inc charteI
at this session; which was negatiVed-1eas io'
Nays 81.
Mr. White then rose to give some views against
the bill, the question being Oil ordering the Dill
to be engrossed; when
The Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, there not be.
ing a quorum present, Mr.. Mccoy moved a call
of the House.
Mr.. Williams, with a view to have the name
of the non-attending members published demand,
ed the Yeas and Nays, which were ordered; and
the call Of the House sustained. Yeas "a. Nays
81. As it appeared that a quorum han votea
the further proceedings j y the call were suspend
ed.
The House ref,sed to . spend the rule, to ena'
BILE Mr.. Blair, Of South Carolina to submit a re-
solution, directing the printer OF the House ano
Editors, &c. Of newspapers, enjoying oy permits
sion of the House privileged seats, to publish In
future the names of all the members voting on