Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-03


purchase of the Spanish territories, lying
on the Atlantic oceanGulph of Mexico, ard
eastward ofshs Mississippi, which was re-
ported read twice, and referred to COM
mistee Of the whole house this day.
A motion was then made and the ques.
ton being put, that the injunction of secre.
cy so far as respects the proceeds Of this
house, on the said bill, be taken of, it pass.
ed in the negative, yeas 40, nays 70, as
fellows:
YEAS. Meafs, Archer, Bedinger, Be..on,
Broom, Butler, ]. Campbell, Galley, Chi,senden,
NJ. Clay, Covington, Dana, Davenport, Ellis,
Ely, Garne.t, Goldsborough, Hatings, Holmes.
Hough, Kelly, Lewis, Lisingaon, Lyon, Mer,
riwether, 7. Moore, Mof.ly, J. Nelior, Pitken,
Quincy, J. Radolpb, Sanford. ], C. Smith, J.
Smlth, S. Sn,ish, Spalding, Stanford, Ssednan,
Sturees, Tsggart, Tallmsge, Tenney, P. r.
Thompfcn, I. w. Thompfon, Van Cos,lands,
Van Rcpfelaer, VeIplanck, D. r. Williams,
NJ. Williams, aud Wilton. 40.
NAYS. MsGrs. Alton, As3effon, Bard,
Barker, Bafest, Bidwell, B lhop, Blake, Bieunt,
Brown, Boyle, Bryan, G. w. Campbell, Gland.
let, Claiborne, Clark. !. Clay, Clinton, Ciop,
ton, Conrad, Cook, C5ewnirfhisll, Custs. Da
By, D,e&icr, Easi, Esriy, Elicit, E'me,
EPpe:, flndlsy, FISK, Fowler, Gregg, Green,
Haley, Hamilton, Helms, Ho!s2nd. Isckfon,
keaan, Knigal, Lambe,s, Leih, Magsedcr,
Marion, Msaers, NJ 'Crcery, n. r. Moore, yer.
Morrow, r. Melton, Newton, N;shollor, Gin,
P.sgh. Rea, OF Penn. Rhea, of Tenn. ,Ri,hard.,
RnNsii, Sail;ys Schureman, Seaser, Soan, Sui
lie, O'.'. Smith. Southws,d, Stanton, Thomas,
Ttac', isa.,s, Vanum, Wal,or, !. Whnfhil.
r. Whteiill, Wilkes, II. Williams, Winfon,
and "Eons. IS.
The house then then Immediately resolv-
ed itself into committee Of the whole
house on the said bill, and after some time
spent therein Mr.. Speaker resumed the
chair, and Mr. Gregg reported, iha, the
committee had according to order, had the
said bill under consideration, aad gone
through the same, g made several anne nd
ments thereto, which he delivered in at
the clerks table.
The house proceeded to consider the
said amendments. Whereupon,
The first amerdmen: 10 the first section
for filing up the blank therein with the
words, sstwo millions Of" was on the qaes-
,ion put thereupon, agreed to BY the
house.
The second amendment to the same
section to strike out the words " the ex.
pence which may be incurred in the pur-
chase Of the Spanish territories, lying on
me Atlantic ocean and Gulph of Mexico,
and eastward of the Mississippi" aud to
insert in lieu thereof the words " any ex.
traordinary expenses which may be incur.
red in tie intercourse between the Unit.
ed States and foreign nations," was on
the question being put thereupon, agreed
to by the house, yeas II, nays 81.
YEAS. MeTs Alton, Anderfon, Barker,
BaHet, Bidwell, Billiop, Blake, B!oun., Brown,
Boyle, Bryan, G.. W. Campbell, Chandler, J
Clay, Clintou, Conrad, Cook, Crowninlhicd,
Cuts, Darby, Dick(on, Eat!e, Early, Elliot,
Elmer, Eppes, Fiadly, Fisk, Fowler, Gregg,
Greco, Haley, Hamilton, Helms, Holland,
Jackson. Jones, Lambert, Leib, Magruder, Ma
rion, Matters, N R. Moore, Jer. Morrow. K.
Melton, Newton, Micholfon, DIN, Pugh, T.
NJ. Randolph, Rhea, of Ten. Richards, Russel,
Sally, Sandfo;d, Schaneman, Sezvcr, Sloan,
Smile, OBJ. Smith, Southland, Stanton, Tho
mas, Tracy, VarRum, Walton, !. Wnitehill.
R. Whisehill, Wickes, N. Williams, Wynns.
II.
NAYS. Messrs. Archer. ,Bediuger, Bettoo,
Broom, Butler. ]. Campbell, Cafey, Chittenden,
Claiborne, Clark, NJ. Clay, Clop.on, Coving.
ton, Dana, Davenport, Ellis, Ely, Garnet.
Goldfborough, HaRings, Holmes, Hough, KEEL.
ly, Kcnan, Lewis, Livingston, Lyon, Merri
wetser, T. Moore, Mo5ely, Jer. Mellon, Pit.
kin, Quincy, J. Randolph, J. Rea, of Pen.
Summons, ]. c. Smith, J.. Smith, S. Smith,
Spalaing, Stanford, Strdman, S,urges, Tagaart,
Talhnadge, Tenney, P. R. 1hcmpfon, I. w.
Thompfor, Trigg, Van Cortandt, Van Rent
feIlaer, Eerplanck, Wadssor,b, D. R Williams,
NJ. Williams, Wilton, and Winaon. 81.