Part 191

"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:"

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.

G. WASHINGTON.

UNITED STATES, January 20, 1794.

The Message was read, and ordered to lie on file.

The memorial of the people called Quakers, from the yearly meeting held at Rhode Island for New England, in the year 1793, was presented and read, praying Congress to exercise the authority vested in them by the constitution for the suppression of the slave trade.

Ordered, That Messrs. BRADLEY, LIVERMORE, and BROWN, be a committee to take into consideration the laws passed in the territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio, from July to December, 1792, inclusive, and report thereon to the Senate.

THURSDAY, January 30.

The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:

Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:

Communications have been made to Congress during the present session, with the intention of affording a full view of the posture of affairs on the south-western frontiers. By the information which has lately been laid before Congress, it appeared that the difficulties with the Creeks had been amicably and happily terminated. But it will be perceived with regret, by the papers herewith transmitted, that the tranquillity has unfortunately been of short duration, owing to the murder of several friendly Indians, by some lawless white men.

The condition of things in that quarter requires the serious and immediate consideration of Congress, and the adoption of such wise and vigorous laws as will be competent to the preservation of the national character and of the peace made under the authority of the United States with the several Indian tribes. Experience demonstrates that the existing legal provisions are entirely inadequate to those great objects.

G. WASHINGTON.

UNITED STATES, January 30, 1794.