Tuesday, December 17.
John Vining, from Delaware, appeared, and, the oath required by law being, by the Vice President, administered to him, he took his seat in the Senate.
Tuesday, December 24.
Exclusion of Bank Officers and Stockholders from Congress.
The following motion was made and seconded, to wit: That the constitution be amended by adding, at the end of the ninth section of the first article, the following clause:
"Nor shall any person holding any office or stock in any institution in the nature of a bank for issuing or discounting bills or notes payable to bearer or order, under the authority of the United States, be a member of either House whilst he holds such office or stock, but no power to grant any charter of incorporation, or any commercial or other monopoly, shall be herein implied."
And it was agreed that this motion should lie for consideration.