The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-29
an sdiournment wa. called for and earned.


proceeded to take into further consideration
the resolution which Mr. Randolph submit.
tied Yesterday, in the following wards. to wit
lteS0ved, That the it5uaction of secrecy
lar as 1t relates to the substance Of the
recommendations from our respective minis
ters at Paris & London, which accompanied
ene presidents message of the Sth instant,
DE taken OF, with the exception of the <.x-
tract of n letter from General Armstrong TO
the Secretary OF State, dated Paris, 27th
December, 1907. t
| And on the question for consideration, it
was resolved in the affirmative The same
oeing Withdrawn, Rotion was then made
by Mr.. Macon and seconded, that the kous.
do come To the following resolution:
Reooiued. That the Injunction of secrecy
imposed on the communications from the pre-
sident, from our respective ministers AT Pa
us and London, be taken Of, and that the
| same be published with the exception of the
extract of a letter from Zen. Armstrong to
! the Secretary Of State, dated Paris, 27th
Eesember, 1907.
And on ,hequestion that the house do a
gree to the same, it passed in the negative,
yeas 29-nays 80. So
YEAs.-John Campbell, Champion, Chit
tehden, Davenport, Dursll, Ely, Garnett,
Gray, Harris, Hoge, r. Jackson, Lambert,
Lewis, Liverrnore, Macon, Masters. Nor
row, Mosely. Nelson, Quincy, Randolph,
Russell, Shaw, Stcdman, Sturges. Trigc, Up
ham, Van Rensselaer,, d r. Williams. 90
| Land all the others present in the mega
| tive.
a motion was then made by Mr. Randolph
and seconded, that the house do come to the
| following resolution
Kesofvea, That the injunction of secrecy,
SO Tar as it relates to the substance. nf th4
ia q fIN,,S
tiers at Paris and London, which accompanied
| the Presidents message of the Sth inst. he
taken off, with the exception of the extract
OF a letter from General Armstrong TO the
Secretary OF State, dated Paris, 9th Dec.
1907.
| And on the question that the house do a.
| gree to the same, it passed in the negative
Yeas S9-Nays 81.
YEAs-John Campbell, Champion, Chit
| tenden, Culpepper, Dana, Davenport, Du-
rell, Elliot, Ely, GARDENER, Garnett, Gray,
Harris, Hoge, Il. Jackson, Jenkins, Lewis,
Livermore. Lloyd, Marion. Masters, Milnor,
Moseley, Mumford. Pitkin, Quincy, Ran
do;ph, Stanford, Stedman, Sturges, Swart,
Iaggart. Tallmadge, Trigg, Ul.ham, Van
tiorne, Van Rensselaer,, ID. Il. Williams, y
| Wilson-39
land ali the others present in the mega
tiNe.]
FRIDAY, November IS.
The house being cleared of all persons ex.
cept the members and the clerk
a motion was made by Mr.. Randolph, and
seconded, that the house do come to the fol-
towing resolution:
THAT the secret journal be published"
The question was taken that the house do
now proceed to consider the said proposed
resolution, and resolved in the affirmative
! Yeas 101-Nays l6
NAYs-L. J. Aston, Bard, Blount, BOYD
Cook, Cuts, Deane, Findley, Green. Heis-
ter. Helms, Humphreys, Nicholas, Smile
Whitehill, Winnie
And all the others present in the affirma-
tive.]
The question was then taken, that the house
90 agree to the said resolution, and resolved
IN the affirmative. Yeas 95-Nays IS.
| NAYs-L ]. Aston, Bard Bount. Boyd
Boyle, Brown, Butler, Calhoun. Cook, Deane
Dureil, Findley, Green, Hester, Helms
Holland, Nicholas, Seaver, Smith, Smile
Taylor. Whitehill, Winn-23
| And all the others present in the affirma
A motion was made by Mr. David r. Will.
liams, and seconded, that the House do com,
to the following resolution
Re$ofDed, That the Injunction of secrec,
imposed on the letters and extracts of on,
ministers at FarlS and London, accompanies
the message of the President OF the United
states, OF the Sth inst. except the letter o
Mr. Armstrong of the 9th of December
1907, and the words contained in the paren
thesis OF Mr.. .'inkncy's letter of the Goth ia
nuary, 1908, be removed
1t passed In the negative--Ycas 4S--Nay
YEAs-Bassett, Campbell, Champion
Chittenden, Culpeppcr, Dana, Davenport
Dureil, Elliott, Ely, Fisk, GARDENER, Car
nett, Gray, Harris, IIoge, r. Jackson, Lew
is, Livermore. Lloyd. Macon, Masters, JOIN
Morrow, Moseley, Mumtord, Nelson, Pitkin
Quincy, Randolph, Riker, Russell, Shaw
smith, Stedrnan, StnrgeS, Swart, Tallnadge
lri3g, Upham, Van Cortlandt, Van Horne
Van Rensselaer,, ID. r. Willams-45
And all the others present in the mega tive
On motion of Mr.. Macon, and seconded,
Ordercd, That the secret journal of thi
day be published.
On motion, Ordered that the doors be nov
opened.
1t will appear from the secret journal which
is published, that the house have been ell
gagged in conclave not on any great uationa
question Of defence, but on "A question whe
ther at this moment, the Injunction of sc
crecy imposed by the president on commu
ncations which ne has stated HE DEEM
III rNut.