Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-11
THURSDAY, Jan. l6.

An engrossed BILL, intiluied An act
making provision for defraying the ex-
pcHscs which may be incurred in the
pn CHASE OF the Spanish territories lying
on ,h= Atlantic ocean and guiph OF Mex
eco, aud eastward of the Mississippi, was
rssii he ilitd lime; and on the question
IT,, ';the aaioe do pass,
i WAS resolved. in the affirmative
Yeas .d-Nays 5+.--as follow:
fEAs--t;cssrs. Ais.on, Anderson. Archer,
Ha-kee. sassess Dedinger. Bidwell. Bishop,
h!ass, D,oGnt. Brown, boyle Bryan. C. w
c%'rtb;ll. Chandler, ] Clay. Clinton, Clcpton,
Conrad, CoOi;. CrownnshieId, Cats, Darby.
Z ]>h kson Earle, Early, Elliot, Elmer, Eppes,
tinaiey. Flax Fowler. Gregg, G cen. Hasey.
jsa.ai',2n Helms, II oard. Jackson. Jones,
Rnisht, Ta'f'bcrt, Leib, Magruder, Marion.
Nier,ers,N Il Moore, j-r Morrow, II. Nelson,
Newton. NICHOLSON. DIN Pugh, 7 M Ran.
oo!:h, iihea Ten Richards. Russell, Sally,
Saudfc,d, Sthaneman. Scavcr, Sloan. Smile,
oS:. Sri.h, Southland, Stanton, Thomas. Ira
ey, Varnum. Walton, J Whitehill, X. White
hill Wiciies. N.,J!:iiams, Winston and Wynns
re.
EAYs-7ccesrs. Bct;on, Broom Builder, I
,Campt,., Casey, Chii,enden, Claiborne, Clark
= evnE,or. Dana, Davenport. Ellis, Ely, Gar
rsit. C!i- borough, Gray. Hastings, Holmes
1'crSh Kelly. Kenan. Lewis, Livingston, Lyon.
f4 c.csr,. M-tiwc,her T Moore. Mosely, ].
Nelson. Pi,Sen. Quincy, ]. Randolph. Rea Pen
.aamnoa@,J c Smith, J. Smith. Smith, Spa'.
ding, Stanford S,cdInau, Sturges. Taggar,, Tall
y'adge, TtcneY, y. X. Thompson, r w.
THOMPSON, T'iieg, Van Cortlandt, Van Gensse
User yrtplanck. Wadsw orth. u 4 Williams,
~ Williams. and Wilson--s4.
l. wcs then moved and seconded to a.
mend The tile of the said bill 10 read as
toilowc.h: ".An o9 making provision for
defrayiog any extraordinary expenses at
tending the intercourse between the u.
States, aud foreign nations" and on the
question tliereupon,
II was resolved in the affirmative
Yeas G.--Neys 46- follow:
EEAs--Rlessrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher, Barker, Basse,t, Bulaseil Bishop,
Blake, D!ount, Brown, boyle, Bryan, G..
w. CamrbelL Chandler, Clark, J. Clay,
Clinton, Ciopton. Conrad, Cook, Crown.
irshiell, Cuts, Darby, Dickson. Earle,
Early, Elliot, Elmer, Eppes, Findley,
Fisk. Fowler, Gregg Green, Halsry, ia-
milton, Helms, Holland, Holmes, Jack,
spn, jones, knight, Lambcr, Le,5, Ma.
grudsr, Marion. Masters, M'Cieery, N.
b. Moore Jer. Morrow, r. Nelson, New.
ton, DIN Pugh, 7. NJ. Randolph, Rea
tPen) Rhca [Ten.} Richards, Russell.
Silly, SANFORD. Schuneman. Seaver,
Sloan, Smi,e, OBJ. Smith, Southland,
si,anton, Thomas Tracy, TrigS yarnum,
WALTON, ]. Whtehill, r. Whuehill,
W,cSes, NJ. Williams. y. Williams, vii
son, Wins.on, Wynns-8I.
MAS Messss. Bcdinger, Bolton, But
lcr, Broom,J. Campbell, Casey, Chiiten-
den, CEiborne, Coy.5gton, Dana, Daven.
port, Ellis, Ely, Garrett. Goldshorough
Hastings, lioush Kelly, Kenan, Lewis,
livingston, Lyon, Meriweiher, T. Moore
Diosely, J. Nelson, PHken, Quincy, J,
Randolph, J. C.. Saith, J. Smith, S
Smith, Spalding, Stanford. Stedman, Stur.
ges, Fsggart, TaIlmsdge, Ienney, p. X
Thompson, I. w. Thompson, Van Cort.
landt, Van Rensselaer,, verplanok, " ads
wer,h, y. L. NYiillams--46.
a mulion was then made that n com.
rni,tee be appointed to carry 10 The Sc.
nate the following message:
Z" Br the NOISE OF REPRESBHTA7JYES
january 10, 1906.
Gentlemen Of the Senate:
we tfHHS'Hit You Dill WHICH mas
passed this House, entitled "An acl
making provision for d.Trsyirg any ex
traord,nary expenses attending the inter
course between the y. States, and 10.
rel. a, naliOns," and in which we request
your concurrence. This bill has been
passed By US TO enable the President oil
the u. STATES, to commence with more
effe6l negotiation for the purchase OF
the Spanish territories lying on the At
lsnlic ocean and gulph of Mexico, and
eastward Of the river mississippi The
nature AID importance OF the measure
contemplated have induced us TO aet up
on the subjeei .si,h closed doors. You
viii, of consequence, consider this com
rnunica;ion IS confidential" To winch
motion an amendment was moved to
strike DOT in The proposed message the
words "7iver HFisdss;fhi," and 10 insert
10 len thereof the words " Bay Of Per-
di,fo :" and on The question ,hereupon,
!, passed in the negatiye--Yeas So
Nays 6s--as follow:
YHls-AIessrs. Baseett, Bettcn, But
Ter, Broom. J. Campbell, Casey, Chiuen-
On, Claiborne, Ci1pton. Coving,ou, Da.
10, Davenport, Elliot, Ellis, Ely, Garnett,
Go Gsboroush, Cray, hastings, Holmes,