Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-05-09
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tumultuOus and deiultory nature,
as to render it imPofibe to give any
regular account Of them. After ltl
ting the refult Of what little public
buhneis was done, I nall feet from
our papers fome Of the remarks Of
members, which although uncon-
ne6ted, may afford amulement, if
not information to your readers. On
the icorce of buGnefs chen The
Supplementary Embargo Law, (No.4)
has paAed the houlc with three A.
mendments, one Of which authorizes
the Cole6t9rJ, IN CAFES goJsre any muC
uai deP9ft Of frov5Ion5, lumber, r 1tber
articles u The growtb or manufacture
| Of the United States, are t54nd, to take
The fame int9 clfalb and Il det4in tbe7n,
until bands 7uitb /arety Be giUen Ter their
deiUe1y at Jane part Or place 7vtbiH The
United State5--Ibe jfc0nd amendment
! fcure5 to the Lndian tribes their yual
fur trade the third amendment al
lows hcls fIom the fouthern ports
to pats laden northwatd, without be
ing compelled to Ireland their cargoes,
in order TO give accommodation as
fore vehcls.
The bill, authorizing and requir-
ing the PreGdent to equip and pre-
pare for fervice the frisates and other
armed vefels Of the United States,
as the principal fubje6t that occa-
Toned the tumultuOus proceedings
alluded TO. The final q3eltion was
taken this afTersoOn az ; clock, by
fgfPo7ag The bHiad5faite5.
(" Extraa5 81 de54te5 fr0n The
papers.
" Mr. Ranaot b moved to difpenfe
with the yeaai 3 Of the bill authorl-
zIng the PrCddent u equip the U.
,. fhiPs Of war, &c. The speaker
conGdered this motion out Of order,
and read part Of the bill, when MIR.
Melon appealed from the declhon Of
the chair, and demanded the ayes
and noes. The houlc rclufvd to take
the yes and noes. Mr. Ga1net NOV
Cd an adjournment, which was ne-
gaUved. Mr. Ranaol2b ipoke lome
time againit the declhOn OF the chair,
Mr.. Holland then moved an adiouln-
ment, on which the ayes and noes
were called and retuIe-J- lhs ad-
journmenr was negatived-37 to 20.
MIR. 1ldc2H and Mr.. Pltkm Imported
tie deCliioa Of the chair, aid MIR.
Ra1ayL b oPPoied it. Mr.. Kandoipb
tPoke agalnlt doing buGhrls in The
nIghr, without calling the ayes and
noes, and when it was 10 dark that
the members could not be correctly
counted. He dliliked this mode Of
hurring the buiinels Of lesila ion
important bills were agreed 10 in
moment, in the twinkllng of an eye,
and lent up italrs to the fenate before
one could lay Jack Robilon. Idr. r.
concluded his fpeech by moving to
adjourn, which was nesatived 20 to
AZ. MIR. As50g obierved thar he did
not with to embarral5 bunnels, and
as he had never been himlclt any
great itlckler for order, h. would
withdraw his appeal from the deci-
fion of the char. he blll being
read through, MIR. Stanford moved to
reject it. Mr.. Nicbola5 immediate
ly moved to adjourn which was a.
greed 70 ayes So. The houfc was
quite diiorderly and tunultuous
throughout the lyiIion. The fpeaker
often luiPended buinefs to prelerve
order and decorum in the houfe;
but his admonitions feened to pro
duce lutIe effect.
MIR GoLybarsugb moved to ftrike
out the word " require" 70 as to
leave The fitting ous Of the friaates to
the declhOn OF the PRECEDENT. Mr..
ID. r. WW;4m5 had not words to
exPrels his feelings on this fubjea.
He would 60 further to fee the navy
burnt than to extinguiih the fire.
There was no end to the extrava-
gance to which this bill would lead
you. There mutt Be direct axes
again. He regretted that the chair
man Of the committee Of ways and
means was not prelent to tell them
where the money was to be Obtained
for the expenditures which this bill
mutt occahon. Mr.. Smile did not
expect war this fummer and if we
were 10 have tyar n ,UonlJ M, b. ~,