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VOLUME II] BICBMM-O, r/J?0/A7.»_\VEDNESI>AY> Mart, 1816. ^
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EDITED BY
JOIIJY BURKE II L. H. G1RARD1JY,
AND PUBLISHED
On Wednesdays and Saturdays,
Fora Doors below the Bell Tavern, at Four
Dollars per annum, paid in advance.
KT• Advertisements inserted at the usual I
price, and promptly attended to.
NOTICE.
In consequence of Mr. PHIL.IP DcVAL retir
ing from the
Bookselling, Book-binding,
AND
STATIONARY BUSINESS,
the partnership or
F. A. MAYO, «$* Co.
Has been this day dissolved. Those who have
claims against the firm, will present them for set
tlement to K. A. Mayo; and those indebted will
make payment to him.
F. A MAYO.
Pu. DcVAL.
April 20th, 1816.
‘NOTICE.
JOIIN FR AYSF.ll having purchased the inte
rest of Mr. Philip 1)uVal, in the late firm of
F. A. MAYO, # Co.
And having formed a connection in business
with Fheuehich A. Mato, they propose to carry
on the
Book-Binding,
Book-Selling, and Stationary
BUSINESS,
AT THE OLD STAND,
Four doors below the Bell Tavern,
Under the firm of
MAYO $ KRAYSEtt.
They are prepared to execute all order* for
Blank Books anil Binding,
And will keep constantly on hand, a general as
sortment of Books and Stationary They hope
by a strict attention to their business, to merit a
continuance of that patronage which has been af
forded to F- A. MAYO, St Co.
F. A. MAYO.
JOHN FBAYSER.
April 20th, 1816. w3w
BKNJAMIN TAT ft,
fj\'FO RMS his friend* and customer», that he has
recently purchased that spacious TAM-YARD,
lutely occupied by Messrs. GEO. FI SHF. H Li co
situated between James River, and the Canal,
near the Armory ; and has taken Mr. GE ORGE
POE into partnership in the
TANNING & CURRYING BUSINESS,
' Which they intend to carry on very exten
sivelyunder the firm of
B. TATE % CO.
TI1EV WISH TO PURCHASE,
FROM 4 TO 500 CORDS OF BARK,
tit said Tannery ; fir which the following
prices will be paid, in ready money,
on receipt if the. Bark in good
order and well packed, viz.
PER CORD.
BLACK OAK St RED O AK,.g 5
WILLOW St WHITE OAK, .... 6
SPANISH OAK,.8
YOUNG CHKSNUT OAK,.9
Mark sent by boats will be measured in and received
out of the boats opposite the TA.K-YARD,
without any adilitional expense.
They have now in Store,
Jit their Currying Shop and Leather Store,
«Main Street, tico doors below the Bell
Tavern, a large and General As
sortment of
Ta E A T H R R,
OF the First Quality, for sale on reasonable terms,
for ready money only, by retail; by wholesale, at
sixty days for approved notes payable at either of
the Banks in this City.
—ALSO,—
The best LIVER OIL, bv the barrel or by retail.
Ready money and the best pnr.es will be given
for HAW HIDES anil SKINS, delivered either at
the Store or Tan-Yard. G POE will reside *t
tlie Tan-Yard, and attend to the receipt of bark_
who is well known by B. TATE’s former custo
mers, whose favors he respectfully solicits lor the
new concern.
•/Two Apprentices to the business will be
taken—L.ds of from 15 to 16, of good repute.
1). TVTE,
* G. POE.
Richmond, April 24, 1*116.
N. if. No bsrk will be received at my Old
Ten-Yard, near the Market.
lb TATE.
^_w3w.
NOTICE.
The Board of Managers of The
Richmond Baptist Foreign and Domestic 1
MISSION SOCIETY
Have POSTPONED the ANNUAL MP.ETING
of the Soc.ety, until the first Saturday in June
next, in consequence of the General Meeting of
Corresftondence being appointed on that day in
» this City. Signea,
JOHN BUYCF., Corel flee
COM M138ION MKRCHANTS
DAVID U E fl. WILY D JUDDER SON,
HAVE commenced the COMMISSION BU
SI NESS, in the City of Richmond i and having
taken a house near the Basin, nn the Cross Street
leading from tlienre to K or Main Street, they arc
now ready to receive Consignments, and pbxlg.
themselves to give strict attention t<,all business
Confided to them. They hope, from assiduity
iu’>d attention, to merit the patronage of their
ttieiida and the public.
LOTTERY NOTICE.
trv
ON THURSDAY next we will receive the 23d.
day’s drawing of the
MASOATIC HALL LOTTERY.
The first drawn Ticket on that d.iy is entitled to
A PK1ZK OK 5,0 )0 Dollars.
And within 17 day’s drawing more, will be drawn
1 prize of 40,000 Dolls.
5 prizes of 10,^00 Dolls.
1 prize of 5,000 Dolls.
6 prizes of 1,000 Dolls.
THE GRAND STATE LOTTERY OF
PENNSYLVANIA,
Will commence drawing this day.—TICKETS
can be had at the subscriber’s oHice, where Runic
Notes, Treasury Notes, Silver and Gold Coin, call
be sold or excliunged.
Drafts at sight, on any of the Northern Cities,
can be bad
At the Lottery £jt Exchange Office nf
I. U. KURSI1EEDT.
April 24.—tf.
Five Thousand Dol ars.
THE first drawn number on the 25th day o
drawing in the Masonic Hall lottery, was
sold at the subscriber’s office on Monday last.
This is the 2d $5,000 PRIZE in that one Lottery,
also one of S5.000 and three of S2.000 in the
two last Lotteries, sold at the lottery Office—
within 15 days’ drawing. There are the follow
ing CAPITAL PRIZES to be drawn :
One of 40,000 dollars,
Five of 10,000 dollars,
And several Prizes of 31,000—500, #c.
A FEW TICKETS,
Warranted undrawn, are to be had at $12 50 tin*
til the 9th inst. when the price of Tickets will
be $14.
(1311ANK NOTES ot other States can be ex
changed and discounter!
•/ A PREMIUM for SILVER and COLD
COIN will be given at the Lottery Office of
I. a. KURSHEEDT.
Mav 4 —tf.
NOTICE,
-AlI-L persons having claims against the Estate
of Armistead Russell, deed will apply to me for
payment, on or before the 13th day of June
next, as on that day, 1 shall close my Executor
ship, and all persons holding bonds or notes,
assigned by me individually or to which I am se
curity will take legal steps to have them secured
or I shall consider myself no longer hound,
ARMISTEAD RUSSELL.
Executor of A. Russell, deed
Richmond, May 3.—1awtl3J.
VIRGINIA: —
At Rules holden in the Clerk's Office of the Supe
rior Court of Chancery for the Richmond Dis
trict the 5th day of April 1316.
Samuel Davies Plantiff.
Against,
Jeremiah Jackson and Anne his w:fe, Archud
Hass, Matthew W. Shields, and Mary R. his
wiTe, Richard H. Bell, and Rebecca, and Sally
Hell, which Rebecca and Sally are infants, and
William Fulcher ' Defendants.
I ME Defendant Richard H. Bell, not having
entered his appearance and given security accor
ding to the Act of Assembly and the Rules of
this Court, and it appearing by satisfactory evi
dence that he is not an inhabitant of this country
—It is ordered, That the said Defendant do ap
pear here on the twenty first day of the next term
and answer the bill of the Plaintiff; and that a
copy of this order he forthwith inserted in some
News-paper published in the city of Richmond,
for two months successively and posied at the
front door of the Capitol, in the said City.
A Copy—Teste,
WM. W. IIBNIVG C O.
NOTICE.
T> Y virtue of a Deed of Trust executed the 8th
I • May 1813—and now of record in Henrico
Court, will be sold to the highest bidder on the
1st. of June next at the BELL TAVERN, in the
city of Richmond, on the terms prescr bed bv
law,—all the right, title, interest and estate of
Henry Hanks, E*rj. of,in 81 to a tract of Land in the
County ol Henrico, thro’ which the Canal passes
Containing about 300 Acres or so much thereofas
will discharge the sums secured, to be pa d by
said Deed to Neil M’Coull, together with the ex -
pences attending the said Deed of Trust.
WM. WAltDLAW, ? _
WM LONG, < Trnsteci.
May 1.—tds.
OC/’The sum to He raised is from % 7 to 800.
THIRTY DOLLAR* HKWARli.
F.AN away from the subscriber, on the 28th
uli.Jatr.en Fox, an apprentice to theprinting busi
ness, between 20 and 21 years of age. about 5 feet
6 inches high, and ofadmk complexion. Had
on ::nd took with h in, a London smoke long coat
spotted vest, a ruffled shirt, and two plain ones,
a brown roundabout clolh jacket and tmwsers, a
lion skin gr eat coat, and other clothing not recol
lected. He is a tolerable workman Whoever takes
up said apprentice, and secures him in any jail
in the United States, so that I may ge* him ag.« n,
shall receive the above reward ; and if brought
home, adt easjnablc charge* paid.
WM M'CORKLE,
Editor of the Freeman’s Journal, Phildclphia.
fO' Editors nfnewspapera throughout the United
Slates and the West India Islands, will confer i*.
favour on the editor, i>y inserting the above a
few times, (whichshall be returned in kind) and
endeavor to secure the runaway il he should seek
employment from them.
April i).
FORSALE
fn the count/ of Albermarle, about one mile
North east of the pleasant town of Milton,
A SMALL FARM,
containing 161 acres of land, about 30 of which
well set in clover, and 100 satisfactorily timbered
I'art ot this land lies along the North side of
die Rivanna. I'he bindings are new and un
commonly good i they consist of 1. a commodi
ous substantial and neat dwelling house, with
5 excellent rooms, closets, cellars, kitchen a
garret &c. 2. o* two other houses, one of which
has three very good roonm. 3. meat-house, dairy
house for servants &c. 4. a very large barn, in
the Pennsylvania style, with an extensive stable
undur it.— 1 he scite is highly picturesque, com
manding a diversified and immense view. The
salubncy ot the place, and the goodness of the
water, are proverbial in that part of the country'.
I lie facility ot boat navigation, and the proximi
ty ot Milton, where mails are received twice a
week from altnos every direction, and where se
veral good stores are kept, greatly add to the ad
vantages of the* itu&tiou.
fins little farm would suit a drofessional gen
tleman—a Minister of the Gospel—a Lawyer—a
Physician—or an Instructor of Youth.—It might
also be made an excellent stand fora tavern, sim
ply by mending an old road.
The terms will be reasonable.—For said terms
apply to Robert S. Garnett, the proprietor of said
farm in F.sscx county—to Martin Dawson at Mil
ton in Albemarle county, or to L. H. Girardin, in
R' 'hrnond.
. 'If- Thomas E. Randolph, who lives in the
immediate vicinity of the place, will shew the
premises to any person desirous of purchasing.—
the buildings were originally planned and erect
ed by that gentleman for the use of his own fami
y an‘l ai'e» of <• irse, unusually convenient, so
ld and neat.
n o Si e h t t c.
The Senate were vesterdav principally engag
ed on Executive business. A rapid progress is
al o made in thst b .dv ,n L -gislative biisine s
a de'ail of which we have it not in our power a,
present to give.
COJTGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESEA TJiTIVES.
TuMiiAt. April 23.
Mr. Nelson of Va. from the committee to
whom the subject was referred, repor ed a joint
resolution, requesting the P-esiden- of he Uni
ted States to cause fiirther observations to be
made, to asrertain the longitude of the c pitot
in the ci«y of Washington : which was twice
read and ordered to he engrossed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole. Mr. Pttkin in the chair on the annual pro
vision for invalid pensioners. The details of this
bill, embracing additional cases of pension, the
net ease of former ones, and the • ar.nu* prop si
tionsmade t> insert other cases with the di
cussion of the clauns, as usual, occupied much
time. The bill was finally reported to the house,
toe numerous amendments were ag m consider'
e«l and disposed of, and the bill ordered to a thu d
read.ng.
Mr. f.ovmdrs from the committee of Ways and
Means reported on the um>-ndmt;nts of the Se
nate on the tar ff, recommending an agreement
thereto, winch report u-rs committed.
SPB JiE PAYMENTS.
On motion of Mr. Calhoun *he House resolved
itself into a committee of the whole, Mr kelson
of Va. in the chair, on i|,e bill to provide fu
tile more effectual collection of the public reve
nue in the lawful money of the country_to e»
f rc> the : avme't ofspe^ e.
The amendments offered yesterday by Mr.
Calhoun were read—
The first section of which provides (substanti
ally) for the issue of Treasury Notes to the a
inount of-dollars, of such eonven ent de
nominations as the Secretary of the Treasury
shall direct; transferable by delivery, not to
hear interest ; not to be fundable : to be receiv
ed every wherein dues to the United States;
and may here-issued from time to time.
The 2d,3d and 4th sections provide for the
preparing, signing and issuing the Treasury
Njtes, for paying the expense thereof, and the
usual penalties for counterfeiting them
I ne 5:n section provides, tt)ut the Secretary
of the Treasury shall issue said notes upon loan
totheRmk of the Un fed States, or any state
■ bank applying theref.r. on micIi terms s he
shall deem necessary’, having regard to 'he cir
cumstances of each case, and the security of the
United Stat. s, at a rate of interest not less than
-per cent per annvrn ; but not to loan to
any state bank more than a moiety of their capi
tal paid in ; the*#- loans to be reimbursable in
three equal annual instalme nts, cm-tred from
the date of the respective loans ; and be paid for
as they become due, in lie legal coin or in trea
su y notes. [The moiety, on motion of Mr Smith
was subsequently converted into one fourth ]
The 6th section utliurizc* the Secre ary of
the Treasury to issue said notes at their pat- va
lue to individuals, companies nr corpora* ons
and receive in payment thrrefor the U S.
stocks; but the amount sold for funded debt
not to -xe«ed [‘ive") mi l. ms ; the notes so sold
be taken out of the annual approprialmr.s for the
si ik .ng fund, and the funded debt thus acquir
ed, to be transferred to the commissioners of the
sinking fund, and by them applied as the law di
rects with other funded debt
The 7th section nukes it die duty of the Se
cretary of the Treasury, annually, to withdraw
from circulation, and to cancel a portion of said
treasury notes, equal to one-third of the uhole
amount issued ;
1 lie 8th net on of the amendments provides
that the future issues of treasury notes, under
the act of feb. 24, 1815, shall not exceed the
sum of five millions of dollars.
The amendments being read, a long and ardu
ous deba’e followed, of which we ran give at
present only the name- of the speakers, and a few
of their prominent arguments
Mr. Calhoun moved to fill the blank in the
first section with fifteen millions; and then, in
a speech of some length, stated to the commit
lee the benefits which were anticipated from the
proposed issue of treasury notes ; the aid and
relief'hey would afford to thee mmuni 'ir, ei.
h • p e it - wh (h would un. o dublv, be p od .c
ed by the banks in the necessary curtailment of
their notes from circulition, fee preparatory to
the resumption of specie payments, which the
bill would enforce It was his op,nion that the
bdl would be effectual in producing the pay
ment of specie yvithout the aid of this feature ;
but there were others who doubted whether the
restoration could be well or safely effected with
nut it; and he wished to afford every facility
and relief that could be With propriety given as
well to the hanks as to the community.
Mr. iioL’trtcon followed in opposition to the
amendment, against which he argued at some
[ length. He objected o it ch efly on the ground,
that it would form an unfortunate and hazardous
connection tietween the government and the stale
hanks ; extending the indirect influence of the
bank'tw!i , h ad bveu of en compi ne oftoadi.
rect influence ; and instead of compeil ng the
banks to sell their public st-ck and meet the r
engage i ents, would mere se tlieir means of re
sisting the measuies to coerce them into the
payment of specie, 8tc.
dfr. Barbour replied to ,ffr. Robertson, and
defended the amendtn nt on .he ground of the
great assistance it would afford to the communi
ty in meeting the state of things wh efi must take
place under t!ie pressure inevi ablv created by
the banks in re-tinting to specie payments ; lus
desire to resort to mild means ; its accustom ng
the people to give credit to paper issued under
the authority of government ; its embracing and
assisting those banks possessing no public
stork, &c
Mr. Cailu spoke against the amendment. It
would be re-toaning the public funds at fire
per cent, while the government was borrowing
at seven ; would be collecting the revenues of
the government in its own paper only, and de
feating the object of laying taxes ; that it would
tend to depress our stocks in K.urope ; that it
would be better to give credit to those indebted
to the government at six per cent, a year ; that
no bank would Ixirrow these notes wh rh meant
to pay for them ; as it would be giving five p*-r
cent for notes to lend out to its customers ; and
that the issue of fifteen millions, if they enuid he
kept in circulation, would drive spec e’out of the
country nstead of drawing it thnner, &c.
-lfr. Tucker moved to fill the blank with fen
m II ons
Mr. Calhoun replied to the arguments against
the amendment. He had no idea the banks would
resume specie payments willingly; they woulu
go into t only because they would see inevitable
ruin i re'using but as they would bccompe leo by
to embrace the measure, lie wished to g>ve them
ample means
Humbert made some remarks m favor of
the larger sum. b ifteen millions might be used
for other purposes than in loaning to the banks_
t might be applied to the purchase of slocks to
loans 10 ind Viduals, &c.
The motion to fill the blank with Jifteeu was
lost ayes, 55, noes59.
.1/r Tucker then, for the present, withdrew
Ins motion; and
1'he question on agreeing to the first section
as an amendment, still in blank, was carried—
aves, 59. tines 58.
J»/r. Tucker renewed his motion to fill the
Wank wuh un millions.
-1/r. Webster sta ed some objections to the
prov s,on in its present shape, lie should have
no unwillingness to authorize an issue of treasu
ry •«>'«* "> another way ; to make them payable
to the public creditors he th .ugln would be pre
ferable o the manner contemplated, Sic
.Mr Arwton moved die sum of thirteen
.Mr Gron-eno ■ then rose aud sta’ n3 his ohjec
turns lo tiie proposed issue of t etuury not. s
winch he viewed a- the first atiempt y«i made o
cieaie a |)a]iei currency for t|«e Country In h -
l ght Mr G. discussed the subject at much
le g h—ai gumgaga ns- ancx^cri e t so dang*,
r.us m principle, and which universal exper.ewa;
p...ved would always end in a depreciated cur
rency, how ever feasible it urghi appear in time
of p ace and iranq lity. When he c nclurted.
t he question on till.ug the blank with thirteen
wa, negatived—ayes, 58, now 02 ; and the ques
tion recurred on the sum of fen mill - ns
.Mr Cuthbert then repl ed to .»/ Gro-venor
and to the arguments grounded on t.,e presump,
i ion that this measure '-as to be a permanent
one ; and con t end , ng that as In g .vernmtn hud
by long usuage given credit to the p. euent pa
per, making it in fact the currency of the co n
try, it would be wrong suddenly o discredi tins
p.iper abd des roy its value .it the community
Without supply.ng die country with some lung
a-a substitute. He v.ewed the proposition urn
der d.scuss.on as one which Would produce -he
happiest c nsequen es,
Tnequesion was then taken on filling the
blank w itli ten and carried—ayes 66
Mr. Webster moved to strik,* out of the 5di
section the words “ to the bank of the United
St.tes ;* wii.ch, at'.er some discussion was a
grted to.
Mr Smith of Mil. movetl to fix the amount of
interest to be required of the ha .k-, at three
percent per annum ; and supported bis motion
at some length, entering somewhat into tuegsi
cral question of the expediency of the mea
sure.
Mr, Calhoun moved to fill the blank with fiv
percent.and replied at still greater length than
before, to Messrs Cirusvenor, Ituberison and
o hers, who had spnjcen in opposition.
Mr. Roierttou moved tic per cent, and added
some remarks in support ot the opm.ons he bad
advanced.
Afer some further discussion, the motion to
nil the blank with tix per cent, wjs carried—
ayes 55, noes 53.
Mr Sheffey moved an an endment which
would Confine the loan of these treasury notes to
such banks only as bold no stock of die United
States.—Negatived—ayes 45.
TlieKth section was then agreed to—58 to 51.
Mr Hall then proposed to amend the bill by
reviving and adding thereto the former fourth
section, winch imposed a high stamp duty on
the notes of the banks not paying specie on the
dav specified ; winch mot on Mr ff made some
remarks in favor of—stating bis object o be to
give the solvent banks an opportunity of paying
specie, and of putting down tv, ihat could not
pay j which could only be d me by the provision
he proposed to renew.
Mr. 'ranker agreed with Mr Hall, in some de
gree i and proposed to modify the amendment
by making it an uniform stamp duty ,,f lo per
cent, on all nvtes issued by the delinquent
banks.
Mr, Hoot spoke against (he motion to renew
the section ; and disputed the power of Congress,
under the constituton, to adopt such a measure’
wh.ch was of the nature of a penalty, and in
tended as a punishment that could not constituti
onally be inflicted on the banks.
Mr Randolph also opposed the adoption of
this section, to which nothing similar could be
f >und m the code of any nation under the sun
He argued against the measure at some length
ami condemned it as ant.-republican and dm’
gerou*—as adding, to the power and patronage
of the Secretary of the Trea ury, »1 eady ,7,0
great,discretion dangerous in the extreme
and .11 effect mak ng hU will the measure of taxa
tion, Sec.
Before the motion was decided, the commit
Jee rose, reported progress, an.l was refused
leave to sit again—leaving the lull in the House
A’he House adjourned, after 5 o’clock.
house of unpui:sE.YT.rnrEs.
Weiixmoai, April -J4
Mr./toot from the Committee on expenditures ia
tlie war department, reported a bi'l supplemen
tary to the several Acts, organizing the office
accountant ( ihe war depar ment ; wli.ch
was tw.ce read and committed.
•Mr Huger from the Coinm t'ee appointed lo
examine generally Into un*e tied balances, report
ctl a bill o t st blisli tl.e ullice of account n of
be lep ir ment of *ta e, winch was twice read
and comm ttctl.
Mr A'elson of Va. fmm a se'ect committee,
repor ed a bill e-dablmliiiig' die . atent office, pro
viding the means ol further eiicourageioen. to au
thors and in veil ors, and guarding in re efllctual
ly against frauds and impositions b patentees.
Mr. H'fCet, from the committee a pointed to
enquire in o the accounts rendered and settled of
Ja.nes I hoinas, a deputy qua. ter •master gem rid
ui the army of the Umted biates, and to ex..mine
into the accounts Connected therewith, made &
report, emb ac ng a statement of tacts and many
documen s but expressing no opinion on the sub
ject, and lec immeuUiug a m >re iDiturv ex mi na
tion into the matter at the next session j winch
re, art was ordered to lie, and be printeJ.
V arious unimp rtant amendment* made by fie
Senate to private bills from tli sli<>u*e, wee re
spectively considered and ag ee I to.
liic bill* from the Senate tor the relief of ths
representatives of Igtuce U. !)ei!;o; f„P adjus
ting the claims to laud, £sc ; f r authorizing the
sale of lots owned by tlie United Stages m New
Orleans ; and f .r se tluig the compensation of
the comm is.loners, clerk anil translator of the
board .if land claims in the »t.. e of Louisiana j
we e severally tw.ee read and referred.
The several b lis yesterday ordered to a th.rd
read ng, we e read a I. id time and pasred.
‘SHKUIK PWMKXTS
The House then tools up the report of the com
mittee of the wh ,le ii the b 11 providing for die
more eHectual Collection of the publicrevei.ua
in the la.vf d money of heciunt y
-Ifr. CiiUioun Withdrew the a nend'nen‘s which
lie proposed to the bill for die ii»sue of treasury
notes
*’lr Bradbury then offer.-d the following prs.
v so, to c me m at the end of he fiist sec* on ;
which was adopted bv the House ov a lance ma
j rity t ' 8
“ Provided neverth leu, That nothing in this
act contained shall tie construed as an indemnity
or justification to any officer or agci t of the go
vernment, for any negligence or misconduct ipl
the past or future collections and lecepts of pub
lic moneys ”
A motion was then made by Mr. Ward of
further to an end the same, by ins rung tne fob
j lowing sec - ion t
~dnd be it further enacted. That in all cases
in which the revenu. oft he United States, in any
so tidn thereof, shall be rece v*>l in the
n I s of the hanks of any s ate, wh ch f> lb at the
* me of receiving them are of less value that*
tneir r.om nal sum in treasury notes, it shall be
the duty of the officer who rece ves said b.llsto
require the person who pays the same, to make a
d -count thereon equal to suck diff »e c in v.<
lu>- ; and it shall be he duty of such officer, to
render his account under oath.as to the an.aunt
of such discount ”
. s section, after much d senssion, waa re
jeced by ye s and nays—\e s 10 nay., 100.
-1/ •iluson then moved he follow ng :
“ Sec ind be it further enacted, Til it to esta
bl sh un fortuity in the payment of dut.es ard
taxes w,thin the l n.tid States, the Svcnuaiy if
the I'reasu’-y shall forthwith cau e to be publ li
ed, in one or mo enev;i per n each s. ate and
territory, a hst of all the ba: ks within the United
States, the notes of wh.cli are thereafter to he ro
ve.ved in the.r res ec ive d strict*, in payment.of
duties, taxes, and o her debts due to tin U.i ted
States And anv debtor of the United St. tes
mav, until the -a.d thirty first day of December
next, at Ins elect on pay die amount of anv du
ties, taxes or other debts, due ..nd payable to
the Uu ted shates, in Treasury V ues, oi .n the
notes of any of the said ba.ks, until n tee shall
be given from be i're-c*..ry Department, that
such no es ar< not n ee ved in discharge of my
debts due o the Un d Sta re, w. Inn the dis
trie’s, where-.ucn bs k areresoectivcly s.'ua'ed:
Proviued, neve-t/telfso That no collector or o iier
officer or receive • of momes due to the Uu ed
Sirnes shall receive m pa- ment < f any duly, tax,
b .nd, obi g.it.on or other demand, h ch, accord
11 K di the terms thereof, or the p.« v sions of law,
h .11 not bedue and payabl before the sa.d tlur
t'-first day of Dec oilier nex., the note.* of any
b. k<.r bank*, wli-eli at>theimieofsuch payment
s'i II not be payable and paid on demand, ,n cur
rent gold and silver com.
I ina was also discussed anu rejecud by yea*
and nays—32 to 88
Mr Hardin then moved the in<i finite post
ponement of the b 11, which, after a good deal of
debate, was lost by the foliow.ng voie ;
For jv s ponement 41
Against it 64
Mr. Hall moved to recommit he bill to a com.
mittee of the whole lor fur her amendment and
revision—Rejected.
Mr Iti ynolds then moved to rer. nsider *ho
vote which adopted the proviso offered by Mr.
Bradbury. Tina motion was re,ccled by a lar a
m joritv ' ' b
Mr Inf hum inotrd to strike out the 31*t of
r*eceinbe. ncx , the t,me fixed by ihe lull af er
which .he payment of du.ie., taxes, debts, StC
owing lo the U Stn eaw.dbed minded m sp, c.e.
bills made current b\ law or in t easury no-es
Tina amendment was negatived w, Jiout a di.
v.sion.
! i‘*n was then taken on engrossing the
bill for a third reading and was iiec.dwd as fol.
lows :
For engrossing 57
Against it 46
And the house adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVES.
TdUBSDIT, APHIS 2-5.
Mr. Root, from the committee appointed 0«
the su jeet ofthe c .pper and small silver coma
of the United State*, made a rep rt tha it >9 m*
ex(»edieiit to reduce the wciglilor fineness of tin sa
Coins.
Mr Easton, from aseh et committee, made a
favorable reimrt on the pe ition .ol sundry mhabi.
tints of Missouri terr.tory, pny.ng K act of j„.
cm p..-ai ion to carry on a trade w, h the h.d.ans i
winch report was ordered to hr. on she table.
SPECIE PAYMENTS.
The engrossed bill p.. vid.ng fo.- the m ,re ef.
fee. ttal c .Ilect ion of the pun! c revenues n the
awful money of the country, was read ti e third
• line amt the question stated, •* Shall the bill
pa>» ‘
Mr Wright rose and .poke more than an hour
in opposition to the bill r
Mr. Hoot. f 1 lowed o;i the tame side, m »
ol about half in hour.