Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-27

gainst the first clanss IL taken separately.
o. the suggestion cf Mr.. CT w
Campbell tia, the gentleman would get
at his object bette r by distinc, proroM'i
on at another time,
MIR. Vao Horne withdrew his motion
for tie present.
Mr.. Le~,s moved to adjourn, AID cal
led for The Yeas and Nays on the motion
Yeas as Mays 60.
MIR. Lewis moved 20 amend tbs origi-
nal resolutoo by adding a, the end of
the following -" aad also, tina, the aet
laying an embargo TN all ships and ves-
sells in the poris and horbors of the Uai-
ted States, and the several acls supple
mentary thereto, be repealed"
The Speaker dec ded thar the amend
meat was out OF order, as it involved q
uhject ALREADY specially before a. com
mit,ee Of The who'll.
Mr.. Stanford, though totally unfriend
" 10 tbs gen'leman's motion Ia the pre-
ent stat. Of our affairs, was friendly e
he riah. of member TO make such a
motion, and appealed from the decision
the Speaker on the pOinf o orde,.
S2--Noes 60.
The Speakers decision on the point of or
der was confirmed by the house-Yeas SO
Mays 50.
Mr. Lewis renewed the motion, varied
only by an addition to the end of il, of the
words, son the first day of january next"
This the speaker also declared out OF or
der,
Mr.. Lewis appealed from the decision /;
which was again confirmed by the house
Yeas 81 Mays 81.
NJ Milnor moved to adjouru-Ayes 81
Noes So.
The question on The first clause of the re
solution recurring
Mr.. Gardiner called for division of it
so as to take the uestion separately on the
EXCLUSION of English and French ships
Mr. Alexander moved TO adjourn-Ayes
II.
Mr. GARDENER spoke half an hour in ex-
PLANTATION of his reasons for taking the que
ston separately as to Great Britain and
France.
The question was then taxed on the fol-
lowing me nber of the resolution:
"Resoived, that It's cxpedient prohibit,
nv law, he admission into the ports of the
United States Of all public or privote, arm
ed or unarmed ships or vessels belonging to
Great Brit And decided by Yeas and
Nays, a. follows:
YEAs- Messrs. L. j. Aston, w. Aston,
BACON, 3 ird, Barker, Bassett, Bib. Black
ledge. Blake, Blount, Boyd, Boyle, Brown
9urwen, Butler, Ca'h un, G. W. Campbell,
Clay. Clopton, Cook, Cuts, Dawson, De-
sha. Durell, Eppes, Fisk Franklin, Ghol..
snn, Gooawyn, Green, Hester, Helms
| Holland, Holmes, Howard, Humphreys, lis
| 'ey, J. G. Jackson. Johnson, Jones, keenan,
Kirkpatrick, Lambert, Love, Macon, Ma
rion, VI 'Cre cry, ID. Montgomery Mont.
ICoTnery, n r Moore, t. Moore, Jer Nor
row John Morrow, Mumford, Nelson, New
bold, Newton, N,cholss, Pitkin, Porter.
| r .ndolph. Rea of p Rhea of T Rich
ards. M. Richards, Say. Seaver, Shaw,
Sloan, Smelt, Smile, j. X Smith, ]. Smith
s. Smith, Southland, Stanford, Storer, Swart,
! Taylor. Thompson, Trigg, Troup. Van Al
| ZEN. V,n Cort,a1dt Vtn Horne, VerDlanck
Wharton, Whitehin, Wilbour. D. R. VIII.
Iiams, A. Wilson, n. Wilson, and VIM
Io2
! NAYs-Messrs. Campbell, Champion
lChi,te1den Culpeper, Dana, Davenport
Elliot, Ely, G9rdenier. Gray, HArris, r
S Jackson. Jenk ms Key, Lewis, Livermore
Masters, Milnor, Moseley, Pitkin, Quincy
Russell, 5tedman, Sturges, Taggart, Tall
Imadge, Upham and Van Rensselaer, %
Mr. Elliot called for further division
of the remainder of the frs clause, so as e
take i separately on excluding the vessel,
Iof France, and of other powers having il
force edicts affecting neutral commerce.
And the question wns taken on the words
cor Frances" by Yeas and Nays, as fol-
How:
YsAs-Messrs L. Aston, w Aston
Bacon Bard, Barker, 3 lssett. Bbo, Black
Hedge p axe, Biount, Boyd, BOYLE, Brown,
Burwe.l Butler. Calhoun, G ~. Campbe l.
CLAY, Clopton, Cook, Cuts. Dawson, De-
sha, Durell, Elliott, Eppes Findley, Fisk,
Franklin, Gadenier, Gaolson, Goodwin,
Gray. Green. Hester, Helms, H3iiand
Holmes, Howard, Humphrey ilsley, ]. G.
! Jackson johnson, Zones. Kenan, Kirkpa.
trick, Lambert, Love, Macon, VI lrioD Mas.
jfers, VI Creerg d Montgomery, J. NJ mt
qomery. n. n Moore, I. Moore, Jer. VI r
row. John Morrow, Muuford, Mellon, New :
bold, Newton Nicholas, Porter, Randolph
Res. o. p. Rhea Of +. ]. Richards, w
Richards, Say. Seayer, shaw, Sloan Snelt,
Smile, ] K Smith, J Smith, 5. Smith
Southsrd, Sanford, Storer, Swart, Taylor
lThompssn, Trigg, Troup. Van Alien, Van
Cortlandt, Van Horn, Verplanck, War.
ton, Wbite.ill, Wil5oug, ID. X. Williams,
4 Wilson, N. w lson, Winn--97.
NAYS -Msssrs. Alexander, ]. Campbell,
! Champion, Chittenden. Culpeper, Dana,
Davenport, Ely, Harris, r. 5. Jacksoni