The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-12
THURSDAY, March 81.

ing IL O'Clock.
THURSDAY, March 81.
The House being cleared OF all persons ex.
cept the members and the clerk
VII. Randolah from the committee appoin-
ted to wait OH the President Of the United
States pursuant TO a resolution of tie 3oiis
INST. reported that the committee had, aeco,-
ding to order, performed the service assign:
Ell to them and received an intimation that
he President was indisposed, and could NOT
give them personal interview; and that at
his request they had left the extract entrus
ted to them with his private Secretary.
On motion of Mr. RaudolAh,
L ne House resumed the reading Of such
documents accompanying the message from
the President of the United States, of the
22d inst. as in his judgement require secrecy.
& were communicated by him, in confidence.
and went through them.
"A motion was made by Mr. Ro,idolt,h and
seconded, that the House do come; to the fol-
lowing resolution
Resofued, That the injunction Of secrecy
imposed on the message of the President OF
the y. ,. OF the 3oth inst. be taken off. so far.
as respects the documents accompanying the
same, with the exception of the letter from
our minister at Paris to the Secretary ofStatr
OF the 9th Dec 1907
~ 'iie question tnat the Rouse DO now pro-
coed to take the said proposed resolution into
consideration.
IL passed in the negative, Yeas 42-Nays
II.
The yeas & nays being demanded by one
NTH OF the members present.
those who voted III the affirmative, are
Messrs. BIB, Champion, Chitlenden. Gin
ton, junr Cobb, Culpepper, Dana, Daven-
port, Durell, Elliot, Ely, Gardeners, Gardner
Garnett, Cray, Harris, Hoge, jenkins, KEY.
Lewis, Lyon, Macon, Masters, Miner, Nose
ley, Mumford, Pitkin, Quincy, Randolph
J. Richards, Rowan, Russell, Stanford, Sted-
man, Iallmadgc, Trigg, Upham, Van Cort-
landt, Nandyke, Van Horne, Van Ransse-
laer, d. X. Wllliams-42.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messrs. Alexander, - Aston. w. Aston.
Bacon, Bard, Barker, Basset, BIacklege,
BAKE, blount, Boyle, Brown, BurweH, Butler.
Calhoun, G. w. Campbell. NJ Clay, Ciop-
ton, Cuts, Dawson, Desha, Eppes, Findley.
Fisk, Franklin, Goodwin, Green. Heister.
Helms, Holland, Holmes, Howard. Nsley'
Johnson, Jones, Kenan kirkpatrick, Lam
bert, Love, Marion, M'Creery, ID. Montgome-
ny, J. Montgomery, n. R. Moore, T. Mo re.
]er. Morrow, Ino. Morrow, Ne>vbold, New
ton, Nicholas, Porter, Pugh, Rhea, ,Tenn.I
M, Richards, RiEer, Seaver, Sloan, Smclt-
Smile, j. X. Smith, S. Smith, Jno. Smith.
Southland, Storer, Taggart, Taylor, Thomp-
son, rouP, Van Allen, Verplancll, Wharton,
Whitchill, Wilbour, M. Williams, Wilson,
Winn, Witherall-77
A motion was then made by Mi. Randolhh
and seconded, that the said message and do
euments be referred to the committee of the
whole House Oh the state of che Union
And the question being taken thereupon
Ii was resolved in the affirmative
motion was then made by Mr.. RandoLhk
and seconded, that the House do come to the
following resolution:
| ReSotUed, That the Injunction of secrecy
Imposed on the message of the Presden, of
the y. D. OF the 3Oth inst. and the documents
accompanying the same be taken of, so far
as relates to the copy of letter from NJ
| Champagny to Gen. Armstrong, of the lsth Of
Jan. 1903.
| And on the question that the House donoy
proceed to consider the same.
| 1t passed i'll the negative, Yeas 45--Nays
Ia.
Theyeas and nays being demanded by onee
fifth of the members present
| Those who voted in the affirmative, are
Messrs. Alexander, l.. J. Aston, Bibbl
| Champion, Chittenden, Clinton jun. Cobb,
ICulpepper, Dana, Davenport, Desha. Du-
trell, Elliott, Ely, GARDENER, Gardner, Gar.
nett, Gray, Harris, Hoge, Jenkins, Key,
| LEWIS, Lyon, Macon, Masters, Miner, Jno.
Morrow, Mumiord, pitkin, Quincy, Ran
doPh, Rowan, Russell, S. Smith, Stanford,
Stedman, Iallmadge, Trigg, Upham, Van,
Cortlandt, Van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rens-
Iselear, ID. k. WilIiams-45.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messrs, w. Aston, Bacon Bard, Barker.
Bassett, Blackedge, Blake, Blount, Boyle,
Brown, Burwel, Bu1er, Calhoun, G.. Wa
Campbell, M. Clay, Ciopton, Cuts, Dawson.
Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Goodwin,
Green, Hester, Holland, Holmes, Howard,
Ilsley, Johp.On, Jones, Kenan, Kirkpa,ricE :,
Lambert, Love, Marion, M'Creery, u. Mont.
gomery ]. Montgomery, n. X. Moore, r..
Moore, Jer. Morrow, NewboId, Newton, Nj
cholas, Porter, Pugh, Khea, (Ten.) ]. Rich
ards, M. Richards, Riker, Seaver, Sloan
Smclt, Smile, J. K Smith, Jno Smith, South
ard, Storer, Taylor, Thompson, Troup, Van
! Allen, Nerplauk, Wharton, Whitchill. VIII