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.
TUESDAY, January 21.
The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
_Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of
Representatives:_
Having already laid before you a letter of the 16th of
August, 1793, from the Secretary of State to our Minister
at Paris, stating the conduct and urging the recall, of the
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France, I now
communicate to you, that his conduct has been unequivocally
disapproved; and that the strongest assurances have been
given, that his recall should be expedited without delay.