Thursday, January 16.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the motion made yesterday, to amend the motion under consideration the 14th instant, for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, inhibiting the holders of any office or stock in the Bank of the United States from a seat in either House of Congress.
On motion to amend the amendment, so that it be read as follows:
"Nor shall any person holding any office in the Bank of the United States be a member of either House whilst he holds such office; but no power to grant any charter of incorporation, or any commercial or other monopoly shall be hereby implied:"
It passed in the affirmative—yeas 13, nays 12, as follows
Yeas.—Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gallatin, Hawkins, Jackson, Izard, Martin, Monroe, Robinson, and Taylor.
Nays.—Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, King, Langdon, Livermore, Mitchell, Morris, Strong, and Vining.
On motion it was agreed to expunge the following clause of the motion last adopted:
"But no power to grant any charter of incorporation, or any commercial or other monopoly, shall be hereby implied:" and,
On the question, to agree to the motion, amended as follows:
"Nor shall any person holding any office in the Bank of the United States be a member of either House, whilst he holds such office:"
It passed in the negative—yeas 12, nays 13, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gallatin, Hawkins, Jackson, Martin, Monroe, Robinson, and Taylor.
Nays.—Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Izard, King, Langdon, Livermore, Mitchell, Morris, Strong, and Vining.
Agreeably to notice given, Mr. Butler obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the act, entitled "An act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States;" which was read the first time.
On motion that this bill have a second reading, in the words following, to wit:
"Whereas it is inexpedient that the Government of the United States should continue to hold any stock in the Bank of the United States, or have any political connection with the said bank, or any other connection with it, otherwise than in common with other banks within the United States:"
[The bill directs the sale of the United States stock in the bank, and repeals all the clauses in the charter establishing any connection with it:]
It passed in the negative—yeas 12, nays 13, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Bradley, Brown, Burr, Butler, Edwards, Gallatin, Hawkins, Jackson, Martin, Monroe, Robinson, and Taylor.
Nays.—Messrs. Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Izard, King, Langdon, Livermore, Mitchell, Morris, Strong, and Vining.