Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-11-29
7Xura9au. .Noyember o..


The hCuse being cleared of all persons
except the members and the clerk, the
honse proceeded to take into further con-
sideration, the resolution which MIR. Ran.
dolph submitted yesterday, in the follow ing
words, to wit:
Resolved, that the injunction Of secrecy,
- TAR as il relates to the substance of the
communications from our respective mini
sters at Paris and London, which accompa-
MED the presidents message of the 8th inst.
be taken off, with the exception of the ex-
tract ola letter from gen. Armstrong 10 the
secretary OF state, dated Paris, 9th Dec.
1907.
And on the question for consideration, it
was resolved in the affirmative. The same
being withdrawn, motion was then made
by Mr. Macon, and seconded. that the house
do come to The following resolution.
Resolved, that the injunction of secrecy
imposed on the communications from, the
president, from our respective ministers at
Paris and London, he taken off, and that
The same be published with the exception of
the extract Of a letter from gen. Armstrong
10 the secretary of state, dated Paris, 9th
Dec. 1907.
aud on the question that the house do a
gree IN the same, il passed in the negative,
yeas 90 mays 90.
YEAS John Campbell, Champion, Chit
tenden, Davenport Durell, Ely, Garrett,
GRAY. Harris, Hoge, r. Jackson, Lambert ;
Lewis, LvcrmGrc. Macon, Masters, Nor.
row. MAse'ey, Nelson, Quincy, Randolph,
Russell, shaw, Stedman, Stnrges, Trigg,
Upham, Van Rensselaer, and ID. r. Will
aTDs-29.
[And all the others present in the mega
tiveI
A motion was then made by Mr.. Randolph
and seconded, that the house do come 10 the
following resolution
Resolved, that the Injunction Of secrecy,
so far as il relates TO the substance Of the
communications from our respective mini.
s'ers at Paris and London, which accomDa.
MED The presGent's message of the 9th inst.
be taken off With the exception of the ex-
tract Of letter from gen Armstrong to the
secretary of state, dated Paris, 9th Dec.
1867
And on the question that the house do a.
gree 20 the same, it passed in the negative.
Yeas 39-Nais 81.
HEAsw-John Campbell, Champion, Chit
tender, Culpepper, Dana, Davenport, Du-
rel, Elliot, Ely, GARDENER, Garnett, GRAY,
Harris, Hoge, Il. Jackson, Jenkins, Lew
is, Livermore, Lloyd, Macon, Masters, Mil
nor. Moseley, Mumford, Pitkin, Quincy,
Randolph, Stanford Stedman, Sturees,
Swart, Taggart, Talmadge, Trigg, Upham,
Van Horne, Van Rensselaer,, ID. X. Will
ans, N. Wison4-39.
land all the others present in the mega
tive.
Friday, November IS.
The house being cleared of all persons
except the members and the clerk -
motion was made by Mr.. Randolph and
seconded, that the house do come to the fol.
lowing resolution
THAT the secret Journal be published"
The question was taken that the house
do now proceed to consider the said pro.
posed resolution, and resolved In the AFR
mative--Yeas 1O1-Nays 10.
Hhys--J. j Aston. Bard, Blount, Boyd
Cook, Cuts, Deane, Findley, Green, Hei-
ster, Helms, Humphreys, Nicholas, SH.ilie,
Whitehill, Wnn.-16.
tAnd all the others present in the AFR.
native.
The question was then taken, that the
house DO agree to the said resolution. and
resolvedin the afirmative--Yeas 95--Nay.
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