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

80" ~ VpsS.Ssus Sunt the proPOsfuon ~
Mr.. Sdckson was not contingent, but complete
1t authorised the President to say to each nation,
:" withdraw your orders or decrees." IF not. 1T
was war and Immediate war. Means for il were
az hand; and nothing was wanting but spirit on
the part OF nle House to use them.
Mr.. Lyon was in favor of striking out IF we
were tic have war, he wanted to have the first
blow.
The question on striking out a part of Mr.. .Sf..ek-
sons motion, to make way for Mr.. Williams a..
mend'nent, was nega.ived by Yeas and Nays,6
to SO.
Mr.. Jtckson renewed his molten Tor postpone
nent-ior 1T 81, asainst 1t 81. Another count
o;e'ns oa1ed-tor it 81 against it %. Another
count being called for, telle 5 were uaned by the
who reported that there were for it 81,
against ie IS.
Mr.. BurseH moved, that the bill lie on the ta-
be- For II, by yeas and Gays, GA to 63. The
Speaker (Mr. Varrun) observed, That the sub
jest had beenso long under debate and so many
q'iestions lad been taken ON it, that he felt COM
PEELED, by duty, TO vote in the negative. So that
the molten AS a,st.
MI. @. ". Campbell moved IN Adjournment
forit by Yeas and Nays, 81, 4gaimst it 20.
Nh. II. e. UiHiaaas moved to strike out the
words m Aaiic in MIR. Jackson's motion and in
scrt y to ADJUST me Disputes seth he"-Fort the mo-
ton by Yeas and Nays IS against it o..
My Nongonae,y, moved to adjourn-Yeas
50-Nays ~.
The question vast next taken OH the first
Section OF Mr.. Jackson'S amendment rs follows {:
YEA:-Messrs. W.. Aston, Bard, Bassett.
Bob Blackledgc, Biount, Boyle, Brown, Bur-
we'll Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Cuts, Dawson,
Deanc, Desha, Eppes, Franklin, Gholson, Good,
wyn' Holland, Holmes, Howard, ]. G. jackson,
Johnson, kenan, Love, Montgomery, Ter.
Morrow, Newton, Nichols, Porter, Pugi, Rea
ot Pen. Rhea Of Ten. ]. Richards, SAWYER, Say,
Seatei, Shaw, Smile, ]. X. Smith, J. Smith,
lay'oi, Troup, Whitehill, M. Williams, Winn
NAYs-MIcssrs. Alexander, Bacon, Barker,
aiake, Boyd, J. Campbell, Champion, Chitten,
ucii, Coax, Culpcper, Dana, Davenport, Durell,
Eiiioe, LILY, Gardenier, Gart'ne", Garrett, GRAY,
Green, Harris, Hcister, Helms, Hoge, Hum
phrf. S, Ilsley, II. s. Jackson, Jenkins, Kelley.
hey, LAMBERT Lewis, Livcrmorc, Lloyd, Ly-
Ai9ore, Jho. Morrow, M%,seley, Mumford, New
bold QUINCY, Randolph, NJ. Richards, Riker.
Rowan, Russell, Sloan, S. Smith, Southland,
atahiord, S%teanan, Storer, Sturges, Swsrt,
Aaggaft, Iaiimadge, Thompson, Trigg, Up-
nam, van Alien, Van Cortlandt, Van Dyke, VA,
nom, Yam Rensselaer,, Verpiank, Wilbour, ID.
L.. w 'liians, a. Wilson, ". Wilson-74.
MIR. fIss entering after his name was called.
was sot permitted to vote. He wished to vote
III tie affirmative.
No question was taken on the remaining Sec
tons offered by Mr.. ]. G. Jackson.
Mr.. BEount offered a new section in substance
declaring the FIRST capture Of any veSsei under The
isL"s, the President IF the United States ~ issue
letters u mafqHe ana 'eprisaf against Tie nation
80 committing Srdr. The question On agreeing
TO tins amendment was decided as follows
IEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Bard, Bassett,
Blake, Biount, Boy c, Brown, Butler, Calhoun.
l1eane' Desha, Eppes, Fisk, Franklin, Gholson,
Green, Holmes, Howard, ]. G. Jackson, John
son, Kenar, Kirkpatrick, Love, j. Montgomery,
N *. Moore, Jeremiah Morrow, Newbold,
Newton, Nicholas, Porter, pugh, Rea Of pen
lthea OF Ten. J. Richards, NJ. Richards, Saw
yer: Say, SeaYer, Shaw, Smile, ]. K. Smith, J.
n MIN Taylor, TrouP, Wharton, Wilbour, NJ.
Williams, "A. Wilson, Wim-49.
NAys-Messrs. w. Aston. Bacon. B;bb
Btackledse' Boyd, ~Burwcll, ]. Campbell, Cham.
poo Chitte1nden, Clay, Cook, Culpepper, Dana,
davenport, Dawson, Durcll, Elliot, Ely. Find,
ley GARDENER, Gardner, Garnett, Goodwin.
gray Harris, Holster, Helms, Koge, Holland,
y umphreys, -Ilsley, X. s. Jackson, jenkins,
heley' Fey, Lambert, Lewis, Lnermore,
Lloyd, Lyon, Macon, Masters, sM'Crce,y, nq.l,
nor, t. Moore, John Morrow, Moselcy, Mum.
lord, Qninc., Randolph, Riker, Rowan. Rus.
sci, Sloan, =. Smith, Stanford, Stedpan. Storcr
Sturges, Swart, Taggart, Tallmadee, TEomp
son, IriSs Uphain. Van Allen, Van Cortlandt.
van Dyke, Van Horn, Van Rensselaer,, Yer.
plank, X. Williams, N. Wilson-73
MIR. Macon moved to strike out that mar, of
the bill authorising Il suspension of it on the re-
sending OF The orders and DEGREES with a view
TO have no intercourse with the billircrents
Till al our differences were rcdressed-Ayes "a
Mr.. i. g. Jackson moved to amend the bui
80 as TO make a total revocation of the orders
and DEGREES, Necessary previous to a re:.ewal ot
intercourse. Forit 48 against it is.
Mi T.G. Jackson rene wed this motion in sub.
stance for the purpose of getting the Yeas and
Nays on it. Yeas 81, Nays 81.
Mr.. EPscs moved to strike out of the bill The
section for the repeal OF the noh-importation act
Yeas so, Nays 70.
Mr. Daayson moved to adicurn-Ayes 40.
Mr.. Btu moved to strike out the fourth, of
March and insert the 18th. A division of the
being called for, the question was ia
Ken on striking out and carried, Yeas SO. Navs
90. The 18Th of March was then inserted. Yeas
&c, Nays so.
MIR. RaAdoibh moved to strike out Z" March
next" and insert " March 1909"
Mr.. Macon moved to amend this motion bv
September instead of March. Motion
lost, Ayes 25.
Mr.. Randolph's motion was then agreed 10.
Ayes 70. ~
MIR. Wharton moved to strike out the section
limiting the duration ofthis act and the several
laws to the end of the next session of
COngress--Ayes IL.
Mr.. ,. 6. ,IdckSoD moved to strike out Z" I'LL
the end OF the next session Of Congress- the
term to which the law is limited, and insert
. till the hrstday Of January next" For it 42.a.
gaiittit 90.
The bill was then ordered TO a third raad;nr y,