Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-08

s-n frontiers Of ,he u s. from Spanish iuroad
.,a' insal,, and to chastise the same, be immc
oiSre'y rai:ed 81
Fne qaes.io.t was taken that the House do
asse: with tie committee of the whole House
in ,.isir dislstesmsEst to the sane.
And resolved in the aihsma,ive--Yeas "a
NAYS SIS ms follows
YEAs--Messrs. Aston, jun Anderson. Bard,
Barker. Bedinger, Bdwell Bishop. Blake. jun.
B!ount, Brown boyle. Builder, 6. w Camp
bell. Casey. Ci.andicr. NJ Clay. CIopson. Con
rad. Cook, Crowninsheld. Cuts. u arby. Dick
SIN. iarls. Elliot, Elmer. Eppes. Find!ey. Fisk.
Gray Gregg, Seen. IIalsey. Hamilton, Holland,
Holmes. Jackson, X-nan, RRight. Larber,, I-eib
Marion. Masters, Meriwe,her, N. X Moore. II.
1Ioore, J. Morrow, Vir ] Morrow, Ohio.
DIN, Push, 7. Nj Randolph. Rea Penn Rhea
TEA Kichards, Russell. Sehuneman. Seayer,
Sloan, Smile, O'B Smith. Southland. Stand
ford, stanton. Thomas, Tracy. varnurn, j
Whitehill. wh,ehill. ID. K Williams, NJ
Williams. N. Williams and Wynns-72.
NAYS Me,srs. Archer. Bassett. Bctton,
Bsoou, Bryan. ] Campbell, Chi,tenden, Clai-
borne, C,ark, J. Clay. Clinton, jun. Dana, Da
venport.y Jun Early, Ellis. Ely, Fowler. Gar
nett, Godsborough, Hastings, Hough, Jones,
Kelly, Lewis. jun Livingston. Lyon, Magm
, der, M'Creery. Mpsely, ], Nelson, r. Nelson,
Newton, jun Nicholson. pi,ken, jun. Quincy,
]. Randolph, Sally. Sanford. z. Smith, j.
Smith. S sTsith, Spalding. stcdman, Sturges,
Taggar., Tamadge, Tenny. r. II. Thom.e con,
T. W. Thompson. Trigy. Van Cortlandt, Van
Eenssslear, Nerrlanck- Wadsworth, Walton,
Hickes. Wilson and Win,ton--58.
The House .hen proceeded to consider the
amendments reported by the cormittee Of the
whole Hose 70 rho FIRST ,esolu,ion referred to
fhs'n on the 3rd inst. which resolution < amend.
Tenss bring read al thx clerks table as follows:
" Resoicea.A That dgla,s be approp,i
R'ed by law for the purpose of dsfrayiug any
ex'raordiny expenses which may be incurred in
the intercourse between the Uni,ed States. and
foreign nations 20 be paid orr OF any monies in
.ne treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to
be applied under he direction Of The P,es;den, of
the u. s. who shall have authority TO borrow the
sao sun, or any part thereof, ON behalf of the
United States, alta rate Of interest not exceeding
SIX per centrum per annnrn, and shall cause an
account oil the expenditure thereof TO be laid be.
sore Congress as soon as may be-"
Amendments.
lst. Prefix preamble in the words follow
Ing 10 Wiz Whereas IN the settlement cf our
nihren.eswitb Spain, it NAV be for the interest
of me unued States to procure a cession of the
Spanish ieriioyies eastward Of the river M;ss;a
sipp, by purchase; to enable the Presidents IN
tbedmg such purchase. 10 secure to the Uni ed
States, the most advantageous terr,s.p
"a. Sir'Xc out the words d.v eetroo-d;ro-,
experses yu5icb may be Incurred in tie is,e,co.,ss
Set%esn fbe Ugis4s States. and foreign NATIONS"
ana insert q" tie extsvse tyrbicb may be iscurre9
IN fbe ftre5a,e eff the pantb ts7,itories iyinp ON
sbe A,lauf,c etean aid ,Gulf Of Mexico. ana east.
gag 81 zoe Nissisafpi
90 Af'er The wctd; "a per annum," insert
"iedeendbie at xriHn
i he hrst Of the said amendments, 20 prefix a
preamble to the resolution bring again read. il
was moved and seconded 10 amend The said pre-.
ambe by preceding il with the following words
FRANCE having transferred TO The United
states. the Sovereignty OF Lsuisinna, er,byacing
extensive but undefnsd countries ccn,icuor, 70
the Spanish province OF New Mexico, and spain
retaining the scvefeigrty of territories on the
atlantic Ocean ind Gulf of Mexico, detached
from her ether American possessions, bur whose
loesi position render them desirable TO the Unit
ed States" -
And on the question thsrenpon,
A. was resolved IN the afirma,ive-Ycas n
nays 57--as follow,
1sAs-aiessrs. Anderson, Archer. Bard.
Bassett, Be'iinget, Bsuop, Broom. ]. oarnpbeii,
Say' Chr'endsn, Claiborne. CLARKE, CLAY,
clinton, Jln. ciopton, Dana, Davenport. irn.
E7,iy, Ellis, Ely, Fowler GaYnett, GoId,h-.
<H%yh. Cray Hastings, Holmes, Houyh, lack
son. Jones, Kelly, Kenan. Le;b, Lewis, Jun.
livingston, Marion. Masters, M. Cfeerv, Mer
mwe'her, N. ". Moore, T Moore, Morrow,
- -"~'!f- y'-tstiepHr Newton, ttln- NiChr!s
son, pi,ken, jun. Qaincy, j. Randolph, ]. Rea.
Yen. Sammons, J. c. Smith. J Smith o'a.
Smith, S. Smith, Spsl5ing, Stamford sie,lr,an.
S,urges, Taggart, Ia;lmadge, Tcnny, p. x.
ThonPson, r W. Thompson. TriCg. Van
Corilandt, Van Rensselaer,, verplanck WaIs,
worth, Wickes, ID. n. Williams, M. Williams,
Wilson. Winston, Wynns.-74.
NAYs-Mess.s, Aston Barker, Bitiweii Ri
shop Blake, Jun. Blonps, Brown Boyle, BRYAN,
Butler. G. w. Campbell Chandler. Nj. Cay,
Conrad, Coax. Crownnshie,d, Cu.ts, Darby,
Dickson. Earle, Elliot. Elmer. Epres. Findl.y,
FISK. Gregg, -Cteen, Halsey, Hamilton. Hol
land, knight Lsmhet. Lyon, Magruder. Ter.
Morrow. II. Nelson. DIN, pugh. +. NJ. Ran
doip, j. Rhca, Ten Richards. Russell, Sally,
Sanford, Schuneman. Seayer, Sloan, Smile,
Southard. anton, Thomas, Tracy, Varnum.
Walton. J. Whitehall. Il. Whiehiil, ". Will
ans. 81
And the said preamble as amended being under
aons'deration,it was, on a n1otiun made and &c.
oonded, ordered 10 lie on the iablc.
MONDAY, Jan. IS.
The House resumed the consideration
OF The report OF the committee Of the
whole House Of Friday last. Whereupon