The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-29
SECRET JOURNAL.

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SECRET JOURNAL.
a supplemental journal Of such proceedings
as, aurirg the time they were Deepen ing,
were ordered to be kept secret, and res.
pecunS which the Injunction OF secrecy
Was afterwards removed by order of the
house.
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 1903.
hhe house being cleared of all persons e:,-
cePt the members and the clerk.
confidential message in writing was re-
ceiVed from the president of the u States
by Mr. Coles, his secrettry, who delivered
III the same and withdrew.
WEDNESDAY,, Nov. 9.
lhe house being cleared of al persons ex-
cep, the members & clerk, proceeded in the
ding OF the confidential Message of the pre-
ldent OF the u States, Slthc accom- anying do
cuments received on the 9th inst. and went
through the same. The said message is in
tue words following, 10 wit
10 the senate and house efrehrcseata.ives
qf'the United States
he documents communicated with nv
public message of this day, contain such
portions or the correspnodcnciest therein re-
lcrred to OF the respective ministers OF the
y. States at Paris and London, as relate to
the present state OF affairs between those go
sihN Tic ~. DldLSS, ana as NAV
be made pubic: Inow communicate conf
dcntiaiiy such supplementary portions of the
same correspoadcncics as deem improper
publication, yet necessary to convey to
congress full information Oh subject o.
their deliberations SD interesting TO our
country. IL JEFFERSON
Nov. 8, 1908.
Ordered. That the said message and do
cuments do lie OH the table
| WEDNESDAY, Nov IS.
Inc house beirg cleared of all persons
| except the members and Clerk
| a melton was made by MIR. Randolph and
seconded, that the house do come to the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the injunction of secrecy SC
Tar as 1t relates to the substance of the COM
munications from our respective ministers
at Paris and London, which accompanied
J the presidents message of the 9th inst be
taken off.
And on the question that the house do
now proceed to take the said proposed re-
solution into consideration, it was resolved
IN the affirmative. Yeas, one hundred and
thirtecn-Nay, one.
YEAs-L. ], Aston, w. Aston, ir Ba-
Con. Bard, Barker, Bib, BlackIedge, Blake,
Calhoun, G. w. Campbell, ' " j. cam nutael
Champion, Chittenden, Clay, Clopton, Cook
Culpepper, Cults, Dana, Davenport, Daw-
son, Deane, Desha. Durell, Elliot Elv
Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gardner
Garnet, Gholson, G oodwyn. Gray, Green
Harris, Hester. Helms, Hoge, Holland
Holmes, Humphreys, Ilsley, J. L. Jackson
Jenkins, X. Nj. Johnson, Jones, Kirk patrick
Lambert, Livermore. Lloyd, Love, Macon
Marion, Masters, M'Creery, Milnor, o
1 MOntuonery L..
row, John Morrow, Moseiev, Mumford
Nelson, Newbold, Newton, Nicholas. Pit.
kin, Porter, Quincy, Randolph, Rea, Rhea
J. Richards, NJ. Richards, Kiiier, Russell
Say, Seaver, Shaw, Sloan, Snelt, Smile
]. *. smith, John Smith, Southland, Stan.
ford, Stedman. Storer, Sturges, Taggart
Tarmadge, Taylor, Thompson, TTige
Troup, Upham, Van Allen, Van Horne, VaEI
Rensselaer,, Verplanck, Whitenih, Wiibour
ID. X. Williams, a. Wilson, n. Wilson
Wmn...11S.
/ NAY...--Adam Boyd
The motion was then modified by Mr.
Randolph, and seconded, to read as fellows
ResolUed, That the Injunction of secrec,
imposed on the communications from cur re
spective ministers at Paris and London
which accompanied the Presidents mes,ae,
OF the 9Th instant, be taken off, with tn,
exception, OF the extract of letter from
General Armstrong to the Secretary ofState
dated Paris, 9th Dec. 1907.
And on the question that the house do a
gree to the same, it passed III the negative
Yeas 31-Nays 90.
j YEAs-Jofn Campbell, Champion, Chit
tenden, Davenport, Durel, Ely, Garnett
Gray, Harris, Hoge, II. Jackson, Lewis
Livermore, Lloyd, Macon, Masters, Mil
nor, in. Morrow, Moseley, Nielsen, Quincy
Randolph, Russell, Shaw, Stedman, Stur
ges, Irgg, Upham, Van Rensselaer,. ID. r
Williams, n. Wison--31.
| NAYs-L ]. Aston, w. Aston, if. Ba
cor, Bard, Barker, Bib, Blackledes, Blake
Blount, Boyd, Boyle, Brown, Barwcii, Butler
calhoun, Clopton, Cook, Culpepper, Gut.
Dana, Dawson, Deane, Desha, Elliot, Eppes
Findley, FISK, Franklin, Gardner. Ghol
son, GOODWIN, Green, Hester, Helms, HoI
land, Holmes, Howard, Humphreys, Iisley
J. G.. Jackson, Jenkins, Jones, Kirkpatrick
Lambert, Marion, M'Creery, d. Montgo
mery, }. Montgomery, Jer. Morrow, Mum
ford, Newbold, Newton, Nicholas, Pitkir
Porter, Rca, Rhea, J. Richards, NJ. Ri
chards, Sawyer, Say, Seaver, Sioaa, Smell
Smile, }. Il. Smith, John Smith, Southland
Stanford, StOrer, Taggart, Tallmadge. Tay
Tor, Thompson, Troup, Van Alien, Va
Horne, Verplanck, Wharton, Whiteliil
Whbour, n Wilson, Vim so.
Another motion was then made bv NJ,
Randolph, and seconded, THAT the house d