Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-03-25

provement in cnning nails, in which the
House concurred.
The order of the day to hear general
St. Clair, in supper. of his claim, was, on
The motion OF Mr. EARLY, postponed inde-
finitely-Ayes 65-Noes Is.
he House resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole ON the slate of the
union, Mr.. ]. c. SMITH in the chair.
The committee having agreed to take
INTO consideration the resolution Offered
by Mr. Nicholson
Mr. Sloan declared himself opposed to
II, from the opinion that it die not pro
vide sufficient remedy for the existing
evils, stating al the same time, that he
should unite in its favor, il 90 modified as
TO convince him that it will BE better than
nothing. After few further prelimina.
~ remarks, MIR. Sloan assigned al consi.
derable length his reasons for preferring
commercial non intercourse with BrI-
tain.
Mr. j. Clay next followed in support of
the resolution in n speech replete with
commercial information. He concluded,
however, by observing that, though in
favor oil the resolution, he wished the de
cislon OF the House deferred for shos;
time till the result of the negotiation,
with Britain should be received. He
therefore moved that the committee
should rise.
Messr.. Eppes aed Smile warmly op-
posed the rising Of the commit,ee, and
eonsended for the early decision of the
House att
When the question was taken on the
rising OF the committee, and passed in
the negative, only So meulbers rising IN
favor of it. 500 -
The question was then taken ON the re-
solution, and carried in the affirmative
Ayes go.
The committee roe and reported their
agreement TO the resolution, which the
Rouse took into Immediate considerati-
| on; when the Yeas and Nays were taken
on agreeing 10 The resolution, and were
Yeas s7-Nays IS.
M Early moved that the resolution be
referred 10 the committee Of WAYS and
Means to bring in u bill. u.
Mcssrs. Aston, Smile, Leib and South
ard opposed his reference, AID advoca,
ed reference 10 seleSt committee.
| i he motion of references to the com.
mittec Of Ways and Means was disa.
greed TO without . division; when the re-
ference to select committee of mem
bers composed If Messrs. Mumford, Bid.
we'll, Smile, Epp-s and Aston, obtain.
ed.
Mr. Early laid resolution on the table,
declaring it expcdient, in the opinion of
the House, to adjourn on the frs, Mon
day IN April,
Mr. Gregg observed that as it appeared
to be the sense of the House not TO go
further this session than to carry INFO ef-
iees the resolution just agreed 10, and as
u Was the wish of some gentlemen 10
dischargs the committee of the whole
from the resolution which he had had the
honor 10 submit, he would move that the
committee of the whole should be dis
charged from that resolution.
Mr. Sloan having acqulesced in the
same course with regard 10 his resolution,
the committee were discharged without
DIVISION from the further consideration
OF both those propositions.
These resolutions having been, by this
vote again brought before the House. Mr.
Ear.y moved lop1s,pone them Indefinite
~. hui Withdrew his motion, on Mr..
Gregg and Mr. Sloan agreeing to with.
draw their respective resolutions.
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