The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-28

Richards, Riker, Rowan. Russell, Sawyer,
Seaver, Shaw, Sloan, J. X. Smith, j. Smith,
S. Smith. Southland. Stedman. Storer, Sur
ges, Swart. Taggart, Tallmadge Thompson,
Trigg, Upham. Van Allen. Van ortlandt,
Van Dyke, Van Horne, Van Rensselaer,,
Wilbour, M. Williams, A. Wilson, N. Will
son-S4.
A motion to strike out of the same section
the words " so much of the''-the effect of
which would be wholly to repeal the exist
ing embargo, was CATER debate) negatived
as follows
YEAS.-Messrs. Alexander, Bacon, Bar
ker. Bib. Biackledge, Champion. Chitten-
den. Cook, C~,'2epper, Dana, Davenport.
Elliot, Ely, GARDENER, Gardner, Garrett,
Harris, Hoge, Ilsley, r.. S. jackson. Jenkins.
Kelly, Key, Lewis, L~ivermore. Lloyd. Ly-
on, Masters, Minor, Moseley, Quincy, Ran
dolph, Rowan, Russell, Sloan. 5. Smith,
Trigg. UphaIn, Van Cortlandt, Van DYKE,
Van Horn, Van Rensselaer,, aud u. X. Will
liams-47.
NAYS-Messrs. L. J. Aston, w. Aston,
Bard, Basset, Blake. Blount. Boyd, Boyle,
Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Clay,
Cuts, Dawson, Deane, Desha, Durell.
Eppes, Findley. Franklin, Gholson. Good
wvn, Green, Hester, Helms, Holland,
Holmes, howard, Humphreys, John G. Jack
son, Johnson, Jones. kenan, Lambert, Love,
Macon, Marion, M'Creery. Daniel, Mont
g"ncry, ]. Montgomery, n. r. Moore, T.
Moore, 1er. Morrow. John Morrow, Nose
Icy, Mumforu, Newboid, Newton. Nicholas,
Porter, Pugh, Rea, Rhea, J. Richards, NJ.
Richards, Riker, Saw, Seaver, Shaw, Smi-
lie, J. X Smith, ]. Smith, Southard, Stan
ford, Storer, Swart, Troup, Van Allen, Yer.
plank, Wharton. Whitehit. Wiibour, NJ.
Williams, A.. Wilson, and n. Wilson.-75.
a motion was made by Mr.. GhoLson, To
strike out of the same section the words
g the 4th day of March" and insert "the
1st day of June" as the day on which the
embargo should be partially repealed.
IL being past 5 o'clock, and the House
having been in session near s hours, adj
iourncd without taking the question OH Mr..
Gholson's motion.
Previous to adjournment the bill from the
Senate on this subject was received.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %, 1909.
Mr.. Nonfe2msrv, OF Pennsylvania. OBJ
tanned leave of absence from Friday next for
the balance Of the session.
Mr.. BurzveU presented a petition from the
Inhabitants of St. Louis, in the Louisiana
country, PRAYING that the laws oftile United
states relative 70 lands ii that territory, ;itay
be revised and amended. Referred to the
committee on the public lands
WI I'tS2t|tIbF vi lat CDlliiitlCJCG dD
pointed to enquire whether any, and what
advances of money have been made to Gen
eral Wilkinson, which are not authorised
by law, submitted to the House as their re
port, 4 number of documents and statements
! upon the subject Of their enquiry, obtained
from the war department.
1t was proposed to print 5000 copies of the
documents.-Negatived.
The usual number was then ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. pdn .dHen from the joint committee
for enrolment, reported the examination of
a bill extending the right of suffrage to the
Indiana Territory.
a message was received from the Senate
notifying the passage of a bill, freeing
from postrage of letters and packets to and
from Thomas Jefferson. as also a bill SUP
Elemental TO the act to amend the charter of
Georgetown.
The first mentioned bill was read three
successive times and passed without oppo-
sition. The last mentioned bill was com
United to a committee of the whole house
| to- morrow.
The Speaker laidbefore the House a let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
Transmitting a statement of the iHspor.ations
in American and foreign vessels for the
wear 1907. Ordered to lie or the table.
The bill sent from the senate for the re-
liefof certain Alibama Indians, was read the
third time and passed with amendments.
The bill yesterday received from the SEN
ate making further provision for the accom-
mediation Of the Presidents household, was
read AID committed to a committee of the
whole house tomorrow.
The bill yesterday received from the SEN
ate to interdiCt commercial intercourse be-
tween the UnitedStates and Great Britain,
France, and their dependencies, and to re-
peal the embargo, were read and commit
ted to a committee of the whole house this
day.
On motion of Mr.. Love,
The bill of this house to interdict CONNER
cial intercourse with Great Britain, France.
and their dependencies, and to repeal the
embargo, as amended by the com ,ittec of
the whole house, was ordered to lie on the
table.
The house then resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole house oil the bin from
the senate to interdict commercial inter-
course between the United States and Great
Britain and France, &c. and after some
time spent therein. Mr.. Speaker resumed
the chair, and MIR. Bassett reported that
the committee had made some progress
therein.
1t wa then moved to discharge the com
mittee Of the whole house from further CON
sideration of the bill-Negatived
The Comittee obtained leave to sit arain