The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-07

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~T'alimadge. Taylor. Wharton, Whltehin.
n. Wi,son-5S.
-NAYs--Messrs. Blackledge, Calhoun, J.
Campbell. Champion, Clay. Davenport.
Dawson. Garduer, Harris. Hoge, Howard,
X. 5 Jackson. jenkins, Johnson, Kelly, Lam
bert, Lyon. Milnor, Moseley, Nelson, New
son, Nicholas, Quincy, Randolph. Rowan,
SIN cit, S. Smith, Van Dyke, Van Horn,
Van Rensselaer,. Verplanck, NJ. Williams
So.
30 the Section was struck out.
Mr.. Biaekledge renewed the motion which
he made in committee of the whole, and
spoke at length in support of it.
The motion was negatived, by yeas and
nays, by a large majority.
The bill was then ordered to a third read
ing !; and subsequently, passed mem. con.
The House then :esolveditse into conf
mittee of the whole, Mr.. DEsHA in the
chair, on the bill making further provisi-
OH for the accom- .odatioi of the household
Of the President Of the United States. The
bill being gone through was reported to the
House, aud ordered to be read third time
TO day. 1t was then read a third time and
passed. BY yeas and nays, rs to IL.
HEMP, CORDAGE, ARMS.
The House resolved Itself nto a commit
zee OF the Whole on the bill prohibiting, for
L limited zine, the expectation of arms, am
nuni5ion, Canvas cordage and hemp, and for
snceuraging the Importation thereof.
Mr.. kandoith moved to strike out the
first section of the bill, which motion he sup
ported on the ground Gifts ~inexpediency, as
ending ~ throw d damp on the culture OF
Aemp IL the county and on the ground Of
Is ulconstitutionality, the constitution not
having expressly delegated to Congress the
7oweg of prohibiting exports, and having
Prohibited Congress from taxing them,
thereby impiiedly denying Congress the pow
er to prohibit expectation.
MIR. MCreery stated, in support of the
aill. that the United States were in the ha.
Dit OF importing annual lily twelve millions of
pounds of hemp, and great quantities of can.
Ias, great part OF watch was bought up 10
export tor the British navy aud from the
Frequency of this practice, it was expected
that there would not be sufficient left in the
lcountry for home consumption.
Messrs. Quincy, Ely, Lyon, and Rowan.
opposed the bill, observing that. as to pro
hioiting the export of arms, there could be
a, occasion for that part of the bill, as arms
Of every kind bore now a higher price in this
%Icountry than elsewhere; that the passage
OF the bin would depress the culture of henn
rs wei as manufacture OF cordage that the
United States bad already a suficiencv Of
naval stores: that a restriction of this kind
would oniy enable tine merchant to purchase
tnese articles at a lower price, at the ex-
pence OF the growers of hemp and manufac.
lures.
Mr.. Sloan was opposed to the bill, because
ne dis!iked the general principle of restrict
ing trade. The single reason that the bill
lpartook somewhat Of the nature OF a parti.
ii embargo was sufficient to induce him 70
reject it.
The first section was struck out, 81 to 90
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agreement to the House who concurred in it.
Ayes 81.
Mr.. Fan Horn wished to retain the last
lof duty)
Mr.. Quincy observed tina more could be
manufactured in The u. States than could
pos sibiy be wanted.
Inc whole bill was then negatived.
NAVIGATION LAWS.
Mr.. Dana laid upon the table a resolution
contemplating in substance the amt regu
ttIqns as TIA bill reported by him con
IcerhihS associations for the security of ma
v,gJtion."
And the House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March /.
Inc following is the resolution laid on the
able Yesterday by Mr.. Dana.
HcoO'Ofu' nat IL is proper to make pro
VISION BY law 70 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ri the
United States to be armed for defence III
voyages to ports Of Europe or the West In.
dies or Atlantic Coast If America, and &C
cofdipsly to furnish the documcntsry evi.
ience which may be proper in any such
case to manlfes the defensive character of
the armament allowed and at the same
lme by law to require securities for the yes
aei5 respectively, that they will not proceed
% any port known to be actually bIockadcd
nor carry articles contraband IF war tn the
commons OF a belligerent power, nor vic
late the laws or treaties of the United States
or the rules of public law by them acknow-
edged, but will observe the instructions
which may be given by the President of the
United STATES for preventing al. such viola.
tions, and thatdue satisfaction shall he made
tor all damages and injuries if any shonld
be committed contrary to the tenor there
Of
a bill from the Senate making further
provision for5the corps of engineers; was
vice read and referred to a committee of
the whole.
INDIAN TRADE.
On motion Of Mr.. .Me7vton, tne House re-
solved Itself into a committee of the whole.
% TO II, on the bill sup Elementary to the
! act for pStahlIShiun fraJ;,~ -