Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-06

wards the restoration OF harmony and tree |
commercial intercourse with Great Bri- |
tain. This resolution had been refused a
consideration on Saturday, by the vote OF
the chair.
Thet speaker decided, that aereeab,y tn
custom ofthc house, one hour in the morn
ing had usually been appropriated to the
presentation of communications and peti-
lions, and TO the transaction of other ortiin-
airy business OF the house that b. had some
communications to lay before the house
from some OF the departments and that,
inasnuch as this period of time had not e.
Iapsed, the motion of the gentleman from
Virginia was not conceived to be in order.
Mr.. Randolph appealed from the decis-
ion OF the chpir; and after debate, the
question was taken by yeas and nays, and
the decision of the chair confirmed. Yeas
77-Nays 4s.
The time to which transaction of ortlina.
ry business was limited, having expired,
Mr.. Randolph again moved the consider.
alton OF his resolution, with the amendment
offered by Mr.. Bacon.
Mr.. ]. G.. jackson asked, whether this
motion was in order.
The speaker answered, that it was.
The question for considering the resolu-
tlon and amendment was taken by yeas and
NAYS, as follow Yeas 67-Nays 81.
fEAs-Messrs. Baylies, Bassett, Blais
dell, breckenridge, Campbell, J. c.. Cham
berlain, w. Chamberlin, Champion, Chit.
tenden, Clay, Ccbb, Dana, ]. Davenport
jr. Dawson, Ely, Emott, Go!dsborongh,
Gold, Gray, Hale, Hester. Hubbard, Jen.
kins, Jones, Kenan, Key, Knckerbacker,
}. Lewis, jr. Livermore, Livingston, Lyon,
Matthews, M'Bryde, Miller, Minor, Mum
.ord, Nelson, Newbold, Newton, Nicholson,
Pearson, Pickman, ir. T. Pltkin. junior,
Potter, Quincy, Randolph, Richards, Ross,
Summons Sheffey, Stanley, Stanford, Sted-
man, Stephenson, Sturges, Swoope, Tag
CART, Tallmadge, Thompson, Cphain. Van
Horn, V-n Rensselaer,, Wheaton, Wilson,
81
NAYS. -Messrs. L. ]. Aston, Willis
Aston. jun Anderson, Bacon, Bard, Bibb,
Boyd, John Brown, Robert Brown, Burwell,
Butler, Calhoun, Cochran, Cox, Crawford,
Crist, Cults. DEFINING, Desha, Eppes, Find
ley, Fisk, Franklin, Gannett, Gardner, +.
Gholson. jr Goodwin, Helmes, Holland,
Howard, Hufty, Jackson, Johnson, Kenne
dy, Lyle, Marion, M'Kee, M'Kim, Mont.
gomery, n, r. Moore, T. Moore, Nor
row, John Porter, p. b. Porter, Res, Penn.
khea, Tenn. Roane, Sage, Sawyer, Say,
Seaver, Shaw, Smile, Smith, Southard,
Taylor, Tracy, Trcup, Whirehill, WHIT
man 81.
The motion for an indefinite postpone-
ment being still under consideration,
Mr. Dana and Mr.. K andoIph OCCUPIED
the floor abou, a couple of hours.
A message was received from the senate.
notifying their concurrence in the bill per.
hitting CERTAIN foreign vessels to clear out
with domestic or foreign produce to ports
with which intercourse is permitted; and
stating, that they had appointed on their
part committee of enrolled bills, to ACT
Jointly with such committee as the house
might appoint oil their part.
Aud then the house adjourned.
Tuesday May 80.
THIRD CENSUS OF THE UNITEDI
STATES.
Mr. Randolph said that it was now pre
clssiy ten Yeas since he had The honor OF
being member Of his house. The frs
session Of the SIKH Congress was held a,
Philadelphia in December, 'e9 and a, that
session a law was passed for taking the
second census OF the inhabitants of he u
States. 1t had been then allowed on al
hands that that law was delayed so long
that the marshals had not time to make |
the proper enumeration in as accurate &
faithful a manner as il ought te have been
done. On the third census of the people |
OF the y States would depend rot merely
'he gross numbers of this house, but The
relative weight Of the Sou hern ard Yves.
fern, and, N iact, OF the middle and East.
ern states, for perhaps none were increas-
ing with grea,er rapdity than the two
great middle states of New. York and
He thought it proper tina,
provision should be made at this session
ior,sking the ihi'd census Sucha provision
could not accelerate the time, but would
enable the officers of he u. States to take
proper means Ia ensure the excellence of
The work He therefore moved
hs provision ought to be made BY
law for taking The third census of The In.
hsbitants Of {! c ". s yates"
Mr. ly exp essed his pleasure at see.
ing his pfeposItion Introduced. He said
II wa 'nipor sntthat the people Of The u.
nned stes should be represented accord
ing 20 their numbers. The district whicb
he had the honor TO represent contained
more than 100000 souls. rhe s.ae oil
ohio had by this time population OF 200.
coo souls and had bu, one Represen, alive
h safe of Tennessee had perhaps d a.
bled its population. I beloved Congress
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