Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-22


Cook, Crowninshield, Cu!peppcr, Cults, !
Dana, Davenport, Deane, Elliot, Ely,
Findley, GARDENER, Gardner, Goldsbo- !
rough, Gray, Harris, Holster, Hogc. HoI- |
laid, Holmes, Humphreys, llsey, Jenkins. |
Kelly, kirkpatrick, Knight, Lambert,
Lewis, Macon, Marion, M'Creery, Mil
ner, ID. Montgomery, n. II. Moore, T.
Moore, Jcr. Morrow, Mosely, Newbod,
Newton, Nicholas, Pitkin, Porter, Pugh,
Quincy, Randolph, Rea, (P.) ]. Richards,
M. Richards, RUSSELL Sloan, Smelt, Smile,
!. Smith, Stanford, Stetlman, Storer, Stur-
Iges, Swart, Tagsart, Tallnadge, Taylor,
Thompson, Upham, Van Alien, Van Cort-
land., Van DYKE, Van Rensselaer,, Will
bour and W.lson-T9.
NhYS-Messrs. Alexander, Basset,
B!ackledge, Blake, Bloun!, Brown, Butler,
Calhoun, G. w. Campbell, Chandler, NJ
CLAY, Dasha, Eppes, Franklin, Goodwin,
Green, Howard, Johnson, Jones, Kew,
Love, Masters, Montgomery, Jno. Morrow,
Mumfard, Rhea, Gen Rowan, Sawyer,
Seayer, ]. *. Smith, s. Smith, Thomas,
Van Horne, Wharton, Whiyehill, Will
ans, VIM and Witherell-SS.
! The'referenCe was supported by Messrs
Ely, Stedman, Upham, Sloan, Gardiner,
Gardner, CrOwninshield, Bacon, Quincy,
Elliott, Macon and Holland; and opposed
I by Messrs. Rhea, of Ten. G. w. Camp
! beu and Mumford. We may perhaps
hereafter publish 4 sketch of this debate
iif more important matter does not claim
cur attention.
! TUESDAY, December Is.
AIR. Miner moved that the petition of
! the merchants and traders of PHILADELPHIA
! aid on the table some days since, praying
Tor repeal u the neutrality-suspicious. law,
be referred to the committee Of the whole
house, 70 whom was referred the bill sup
Iplenental to that act, aud the memorial
/ rem the merchants of Boston, and de-
'panded the ayes and noes On the question
! OF reference.
| After some observations by Messrs. Up
ham and Chutcnden, IN favor of the re-
ference, and Messrs Lyon and Chandler
against it. Mr.. Gardener moved for the
IpveYinus question. Mr. Minor called for
the ayes and noes on tins motion. The
previous question, that is, Shall the
main quest on now be put ," was then ia
ken and passed in the alirmative-ayes
64--noes So.
Mr Ely having rose in his place, for the
purpose OK making some remarks, the
Speaker declared that no debate could be
permitted that by the previous question
beingtaken, all debate on the main ques-
ton was rrccluded. This decision of the
Speaker was appealed from by Mr. Ram
doiph, who called for the ayes and noes on
the appeal. A debate on This point of or
! der took place. and continued for some
time; when
Mr.. PItk:n moved that the farther con-
s'derat!on of the quest ion be postponed un-
I'll tomorrow, IN order, he said, that mem
Ders might have an opportunity uf exami-
ning prece dents. Mr. Randolph asked for
the ayes and noes OH this question, which,
AFTER debate of some length, was put,
and negatived--ayes 42-noes 40. The
question, Is the decisicn of the Speaker
correct !' then required. After some
iurther debate, the question was taken by
ayes and noes, and resolved in the mega
ltive--ayes i4---noes It's. OF course the
decision of the Speaker was reversed, and
Z the main question, that is, the question of
reference, was declared open to farther
debate. Some farther debate was had,
when Mr.. BIount moved that the farther
consideration Of this subject be postponed
until next Monday week. This motion
also gave rise to some debate, when. ON
the call of MIR. Minor, the question was
! taken by ayes and noes, and lost----aves
zi---Hoes 90.
The question was then taken on refer
ring the petition, and lost
YEAS-Messrs. Basset, Bib, Champi-
On, Chittenden, Clopton, Cobb, Culpepper,
Dana, Davenport, Eliot, Ely, Findley,
Gardner, Garnett, Goldsborough, GRAY,
Harris, Hester, Hoge, jenkins, Kelly,
kirkpatrick, Marion, Milnor, 7. Moore,
Jer. Morrow, John Morrow, Mosely, New.
bold, Pitkin, Porter, Quincy, Randolph.
Rea, (Pen) J II chards, NJ Richards,
Russell, Stanford, Slurges, Taggart, Tall
madse, Taylor, Upham, Van Allen, Van
Cort!andt. Van RensseIear--46.
NAfo-Messrs Alexander, w. Aston,
Bacon, Bard, rker, Blackledge, Blake,
Blount, Boyl', Brown, Butler, Calhoun,
Carlton, Chandler, NJ. CLAW, Crownir-
snitld, Cuts, Deane, Desha, Durcll, Fisk,
Franklin, GARDENER, Goodwin, Green,
lierns, Holland, Holmes, Howard, Hum
phreys, Isiev, Johnson, Jones. Lambert,
Love, Masters, M'Creery, j. Montgome
ry, N. 4. Moore, Mumford, Newton, Nj
cholas, Rhes, Cren) Rowan, SAWYER, Sea !
yer, Sloan, Smile, J. K. Smith, S. Smith. !
}. omih, Southard, Whitehill, Wilson, |
Withcroli-55.
Mr.. Bioutt moved that the House 90 in
70 committee Of the whole, on the bill for
ior'lhc'tlons and gun boats, when it APP |
peared there was not quorum.
1t being then Ave O'Clock, the House adj !
iourned
oENAIE OF THE UNITED STATFS. |
December Id