Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-12-21
VOL. XXX..--No. 6S.

Of an investigation before Seia, Cn ,olh 'he ground
decision The Im'u. this they should once come TO
ne non. member proceed IN raf., 10 a..
document of the Secretary Of the Tres 70 reler 70 inc
tan Inc conduct OF the bank. He denied hat tho ,
uon could be decided in COMMITTEES Of ho 1vII
on The state Of the Unon had been maina;n, T,
document in question detailed various facts which IN ,h
opinion oil the Secretary justified the course he had aL
an these facts then, be dsregarIed or set aside
ney were 10 hurry and decide the question At oncs
duJ 'vy examination into the evidence the facts adj.
Iueeu what was the reason alleged for that unprece
oehed course To aay the general panic then nervsJ
g ne community He Mr.. p, did not believe that the
@ was so great as some gentlemen had been apprehen
ve o. Again he had asserted that there was mo- nrecs
aent Tor snch proceeding be begged leave to
e aS me honorable gentleman (irom ConnecicuD who
mad said So to the of Secretary Crawod on
I aU , Dee, ISL and his doing what he
nittee upon that occasion, made to that house in h;
me same rule was expressly recognized He men,ioneJ
s In,y 10 snow that the question before them was not
ht , one nc would request gentlemen to look little
pack into history, and they would find many instances ~
Stat, KIND Again, gentlemen have assumed that the
lie 'Ns arc not solvent, well then, he would answer
me pest mode Of knowing whether ,hev 80 e. We.
"Uu'd be by committee OF commerce WV " '''
ne would, however state fact to the House and h
thought 1t would not tend confirm, these bonor,b,s
IN their fears OF the State banks and it was that in
10 'hese banks in each and every one of them the NJ
us s0eS was greater than the price of the stock of the
ohted states Bank. He referred 10 this the more o.
pecaiy because it had been frequently stated Ina, i, @
,ne pest possible chronometer, if lie might use the
%,' o, public confidence If any thing could pro-
uuee aiarmt would be produced by nothing more than
nasty decision on the part that House IL was INNER
y, "' sne whole subject connected with the Bank
.. We United States should be fully examined i'm
every part and that the report Of the Secrearv should
no, alone De relied upon without going into the evidence
iuy and dispassonatey. He forboe to enter f,r,he i'm
70 me matter then, desiring that the preliminary ones,;on
snouu De brought TO close, which he plainly saw would
would be allowed TO take the usual course He hal OIL,
glanced al some facts which at the proper opportunity and
when the whole subject came fully before tho Homso ~
should enter into more explicitly ~ "
wou9 oh'y remark in general, that the course pur-
,o,h @ oy lne Government on questions analogous
hadb 4,
OCCASION The main question now was as n tho a., h
the bank and The Secretary oe Treasury and these
honorable member concludedby saying that he az de-
ous as any gentleman in that House that the inquiry
houu be proceeded in with the utmost posbl. exnedi
could be. 80 Ne 10 sooh do
mr., burges and Mr. Clayton together but Mr. b.
ooJec'ed 10 Mr. Clayton addressing the House from his
having spoken on the question before.
o speaker decided in favor of the former gentleman
ana MIR. burgess then moved adjournment which was
IN SENATE.
Tuesday, December IT.
message was received from the President of tho TT
States by the hands OF Mr. Doneson his Private Seere
Mr. Tyler, leave, Introduced bill FIR ,bo rIif 81
ne 'esa representatives OF Captain Robert White and
VIM; we rehei oil the legal representatives of ajor
a second time ~ " NC reau
Mr. Upton, on leave. introduced bill further to extend
o provisions OF The act granting empton rights the
settlers on the Public Lands SC; which was read and o
d"r"d IN he read a lime 80 ~ w ="
Inc Senate then proceeded 10 elect the remaining
members OF The several Standing Committees which re-
Comm'Hee on Indian .96airs.-Messrs Frelpghuv.
sen, lipon Smith, aud Swift.
Upton. and Wright '"'
Committee on the Neutrality-suspicious. Bib, Preston.
Smith, and Bell. ' N'N'"'
90 Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs.
Clayton, Ewing knight, and Rives
CGmm'nee on Roads and Canals.-Messrs Hill.
SoHihard, Sbepley, and Kent
committee on PenS0ns.-Messrs. Prentiss McKean
Talmadge, aud Kane.
Committee on the District of Columbia -Messrs Tv-
Ter, Southard Bbb, and Tomlinson
Committee on Revolutionary Ciaims.-Messrs Swift
Hill, smith, and Shepey
Committee on the Continent Er,.nses nj ~. Co.,
dfe.-Messrs. TomiDson, and Talmadge
, Committee on EngrOssed BWs.-Messrs Morris. and
The Vice President laid before the Senate the annua,
report oil The Secretary OF the Treasury; which, on mo-
Mr.. Webster, referred TO the Committee on FL
nance and l5OO copies thereof ordered 10 be printed
me senate then proceeded TO the consideration of Ex.
adjourned. '
Noie-we omitted to stote yesterday that Mr. Clayton,
OF Delaware, and Mr.. Waggaman of Louisiana appear.
ed and took their seats.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, December IL
Mr. Polk, from The Committee of Ways and Means re-
ported bill making appropriations for the suppor of Co
committed ~ "''e anu
Mr. Muhlenburg, from the Committee on Revou.
nonary Claims, presented bill for the relief of PressIv
Mr. Archer and MIR Muhlenburg, from their respective
Committees, made uniavoabe reports on the petitions of
Jane Baker and stephen Kingston.
On motion OF Mr.. Allen of Virginia,
Resotoed That the Judiciary Committee be instructed
70 inquire INTO The cxpedency OF changing The time of
holding the United States Court for the Western Dsct
OF Virginia at ClaksbUrg and that they have leave TO re-
port by bill or otherwise.
On motion of Mr.. Hannegan,
ResOfued, That the Committee on roads and canals no
ihs ucted to inquire into the expediency Of making an
appropriation Tor the purpose Of distractions
| 10 the navigation OF the Wabash river.
! On motion OF Mr.. Cage,
ResofUed, That the Committee the Judiciary inauire
into the exPsdiency OF establishing new Circuit OF Cir
cu Courts, extending the Circuit curt system 10 The new
States which without full participation in the
benefits growing out OF tie establishment of the Federal
Judiciary,
On motion Of Mr.. Sewer,
ResOiued, That the Committee on the Territories he in
sruced TO inquire into the expediency OF permitting the
people OF the Territory of Arkansas form Constitution
and ATE Government and for the admission of such State
into the Ut on, on an equal footing, with the original
states. " %
On motion OF Mr. HAYES
ResoUed, That the Committee on Roads and Canals be
instructed TO inquire into the expediency Of making an
appropriation Tor the Improvement of the CATION OF
Green river, in the State Of Kentucky.
On motion Of Mr.. Lane,
ReSoUed, That the committee Public Lands be in
struccd 10 inquire into the expediency OF permitting the
public lands which have been fifteen years market 10
reduced price, the regulations and restricions
prescribed by the act OF April 9Th, 1892 for the
purchase Of forty tracts and Of granting 10 avery
NcinQ a bousekcepeT) such lands of