Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-06
EXECUTIVE PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE
Journal of Executive Proceedings Of the Senate
ON the denomination Of certain Directors OF
The Bank ofthe United States.

on the denomination of certain Directors Of
the Bank of the United States.
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1884.
The following Message was received from the
President of the United States by Mr. Donelson,
his Secretary. For this Message the reader is
referred to the Gazette of Monday, where it will
ba found inserted at lengthl
The message, and the documents therein re-
ferred to, were read.
motion was made by Mr. Preston, that the
same be printed, in confidence, for the use Of
the Senate: Whereupon,
On motion of Mr.. PoindeXter
The Senate adjourned.
SATURDAY, MARcH22, 1884.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the
message of the 18th instant, re-nominating Hen
ry d. Gilpin, and others, as Bank Directors.
Mr.. Preston withdrew his motion made the
18th instant, for the printing thereof
On motion of Mr.. Webster,
Ordered, That the message be referred to the
Committee on Finance.
THURSDAY, MAY /, 1884.
Mr.. Tyler, from the Committee on Finance, to
whom was referred the message of the Pres-
dent Of the United States of the 18th of March,
renominating Henry d. Gilpin, Peter Wager,
John T. Sullivan, and Hugh McEldery, as Di-
rectors of the Bank of the United States, sub
mitted the following report. The report is in
serted DIT lcllSlH Ill inc 0dLcttc VI NiOludy'
The report was read.
The Senate proceeded to consider the mes
sage renominating Henry D. Gilpin, and others,
as Bank Directors.
On the question, "Will the Senate advise and
consent to the appointment of Henry d. Gilpn,
Peter Wager, John T. Sullivan, and Hugh Nc
Eldery?"
1t was determined in the negative, Yeas l.,
Nays 80.
~ ,,,o+;or nv, Mr. CLAW
The yeas and nays being desired by one-hlth
of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs Brown, Forsyth, Grundy, Hendricks,
Hill, King, of Ala, Linn, Robinson, Shepley,
White, Wright.
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Bell, Bibb Black, Calhoun, Chambers,
Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Frelinghuysen, Kent,
King, ofGeo, Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Naudain
Poindexter. Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Robbins
Silsbee, Smith, Southland, Sprague, Swift, Tip
ton, Tomlinson, Tyler, Waggaman, Webster.
SO it was
ResoIped, That the Senate do not advise and
consent to the appointment OF Henry u. Gllpln,
Peter Wager, John T. Sullivan, ofPhiladelphia,
and Hugh McEldery, of Baltimore, as Directors
of the Bank Of the United States
MIR. Forsyth submitted the following reSolu-
ton:
Resolred, That the injunction of secrecy be
removed from all the proceedings ofthe Senate
in relation to the nomination and denomination
of the Directors ofthe Bank ofthe United States.
On motion, by Mr.. Wright, to amend the
same, by inserting after the word Senate" the
words and The Debates
1t was determined in the negative, Yeas s;
Nays 81.
On motion by MIR. Wright,
The yeas and nays being desired by one-ffth
of the Senators present,
Those who voted in the affirmative, are,
Messrs Brown, Forsyth, Hill, Linn, Robin
son, Shepley, Upton, Wright
Those who voted in the negative, are,
Messrs. Bibb, Black, Calhoun, Chambers,
Clay. Clayton, Ewing, Frelinghuysen, Grundy,
Hendricks, Kent, King, of Alabama, Leigh,
Mangum, Moore, Naudain, Poindexter Porter,
Preston, Robbins, Ssbee, Smith, Southland,
Sprague, Swift, Tomlinson, Tyler, Waggaman,
Webster, White Wilkins
So the motion TO amend was rejected.
The resolution was then agreed to.
FRIDAY, May 2, 1884.
On motion by Mr.. Webster,
Resolued, That the Secretary of the Senate
be authorized to give extracts from the Execu-
tive Journal of the proceedings of the Senate in
relation to the nomination and denomination OF
the Directors of the Bank Of the United States
for the year 1884.
On motion by Mr.. Preston,
RESOLVED, That two thousand copies ofthe Pre-
sdent's Message Of March IL 1884, nominating
certain Bank Directors, and the Report of the
ings of the Senate on the first and second nomi-
nation Of said Bank Directors be printed