Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-01-05
Gon0rsS3.
Ho USE OF REPRESENTArYYEs.
MoxpLY, December %.

supplemental (secret) journal laid upon
their table this morning, was in one par
ticular, incorrect. and for aught he knew,
might be SO in others. The Journal stated
the resolution moved by Mr. II. respecting
an embargnas having beeh postponed pre-
vious to the receipt OK message from the
Senate, accompanying til {, law passed b,
that body on this subject. Now t must be
recoilected bv every member Of the house,
and particularly by his worthy friend from
- {. whv made the motion for its post
ponemeat, tliat while the resolution offer
ed by him (Mr r. was under discussion.
message was received from the Senate,
informing the liousc that they had passed
a bill TO a certain eject; and upon taking
TIP the message, his friend from n &.
made motion for postpone ment of the re-
solution under consideration; towhich mo-
tidn ,'berc was no opposition From the
journal it wnuid appear that the message
from the Senate WAS not received I'LL after
the postpehement of the resolution. Mr..
Il. now moved such an amendment as the
case required, and which would make the
Journal in this case what thought always To
5e, correct transcript of proceedings, as
hey actually happened; for he had OBJ
served that the proceedings Of the House
were Gftenfurced from heir natural coug Sc,
the clerks surprising themselves required
pursue a cer:ain established fern, RAJ
her than detail of facts as they actually
occurred Molten agreed To. .,
Mr. Gardon!tr said ii would be recnllec-
ted, that while in secret session he had mo-
we'd a resolution calling upon tho President
of the y >. for certain papers, which he
perceived was not entered on the journals;
( he therefore moved the following resolu-
uon, which was adopted:
\ 'sRcSofued, That the supplemental Jour-
nails ~ the prccecdinec Of this house be n i.
mcuded by inserting in the fourth page the
following, after AonGay, ID. ecar6cr 81,
| 1907:
| A motion was made by Mr. GARDENER,
and seconded that the house Go come to the
following resolution
+ ResofUed, hat the President Of the u.
IS be requested to lay before this house
copies OF all such commentaries, letters
and papers, as may have been received
! from the American minister at PARIS, in
relation to the impeTial decree Of the 2ist
( November; 1906, and particularly such
communications or letters as he may have
! received from cur said minister at the time
EofreceivinS said papers, which were laid
before this house on Friday last.
\ And the Speaker baviPg put the quest.
on, whether the house would now consider
the said resolution, it was decided in the
negative" n 50 3.G-.pF. f.-i
4 Mr. Cloptou submitted the following re-
solution. which WIS agreed to:
/ Kc$oiUrd, That committee be aDpoin-
ted t. consider what provisions OUGHT 70
be made by law for taking denositions in
cases Of contested elections Of men,bt rs OF
the House OF Representatives of The United
States; and thst they have leave to report
1 By bill or n:aerwise.-
! NJ, Cr0wniDshicld said he rose 70 offer
! two resolutions, which nc considered finn
/ portanee "a be considered Mt this time:
| Rcsokrcd, Fhnt the Committee of com
mercefand manufactures be instructed &c
I enquires into the espedieacy rof allowing
! farther tire 20 obtain the benefit Of Graw-
5sek npon goods. wares and merchandize
exported to foreign Countries than is At
present allowed by law, with leave 10 re-
! port bY bill or otherwise 80
! EeSOi0cd, Th1t the committee of cam-
| rle-ce and manufactures be instructed to
enqnire into ths expediency of amending
| the act laying IN embargo on vessels in the
ports OF the Upied, States, Sc. as TO impose
more efectull restraint on The dcpariuye
o ships and vessels, ard on the exl5ortati
on,pf goods, waresRnd H,erciiandize toany
iore an port or place, wiCh leave to report
byl,ih or otaerwiss. as tsos -
mr. c. sa dthe first resolution proposed
m extension Of tire time now allowed for
obtsning q Drawback on g01ds, reeexpcrt-
ed from the United States. It wcuid BE-
recoilcoled by tho house that 10 months
was the time now allowed While The en-
barge continued, which locked tip the ex-
portationl AL foreign goods it would bear
extremely hard upon merchants general
~, ifthc time fjir obtaining drawback was
not extended beyond twelve months such
an extension wauidnot takt from the tfea-
sury o single dollar, wbileit would accom-
MEDIATE the mercantile Interest. He would
mention a case /: suppose a merchant now
had large quantity OF sugar, coffee, ~.
pepper, which might have been in the u.
,. or 10 months; suppose the embargo
should Continue as was possible, for six Or
even twelve months the time limited for
obtaining drawbacks would have elapsed
before rhe termination ofghe embargo, and
the owner of the sugar, coffee or pepper'
would have paid into the custom.house a
large sum OF nsoney on their importation.
aud whea he should be permitted by Law
toeXpOrt these articles, he could not obtain
drawback. Mr. &. repeated, that this.
measure would afford facility TO mer
chants, atthe same time that it would not
affect the treasury .rls o
BY the law lately passed laying anem-.
barge, he did not perceive that any penal