Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-09


+clusion OF neutral vessels by Russia,
Sweden and Denmark.
The motion was agreed to without
opposition, and MIR. Burwetl and Mr..
Gardner appointed a committee to
wait on the President accordingly.
RUP rURE WITH MR. JACKSON.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the unfinished business of YESTERDAY, being
the resolution from the Senate approving
the conduct of the Exec N refusing to
receive any fur,her communication from
Frsnc;s tmes Jackson, &c.
The resolution was ordered TO be read a
third time.
Tomorrow was named as the day on
VIII Gu il should be read a third time and
negatived, Ayes 81.
The resolution was then ordered to be
read third time to day.
Mr. NewtoH supported and Mr. Stanley
opposed its passage at considerable length.
Mr FinGiey spoke in favor of it.
Mr. GARDENER, after some PREDATORY
remarks, moved that the furtherconside.
ration of the resolution be postponed to the
third Monday in February.
A motion was made to adjourn a o'clock
necatived, by Yeas and Nays, 80 to 20.
Mr. Gardeners motion was then negati-
we'd, by Yeas and Nays as follows=Yeas
39-Nays "a.
Mr. Tasgart com nenced speech a
gainst the resolution.
A motion was made to adjourn and ne.
gatived by Yeas and Nays, So to Is.
Immediately after this it appearing that
there was not a quorum present.
A motion was mado by Mr. Marion to
adjourn, (half past Ave o'clock) and mega
lived, 40 to "a.
Mr. Macon wished to adjourn to meet
again this evening, as gentlemen appear
led determined to sit 1t OUT.
This motion was not in order.
A motion being again made to adjourn,
was nega,ived 20 to 81.
Mr. Fisk moved s.that the atten aance of
the absent members be required forth.
with" -e
MIR Dana called for the reading OF the
clause OF the constitution and of the rule of
the House autnorising such a motion.
Mr. wilson moved TO adjourn. The
Yeas and Nays on the motion being requir-
ed, Mr. w. withdrew the motion.
A quorum now appearing,
Mr. Fisk withdrew his motion for com. :.
pelling the attendance of absent members !;
and
Mr. Taggart proceeded in his speech, &
concluded about half past seven.
Mr. GARDENER made a motion to recon-.
nit the resolution, and spoke at some
length in favor of the motion. His object
appeared to DC a mod fication OF the Ian
guage of the resolution.
This motion was negatived by Yeas and
Nays as foilow=Yeas 45=Nays II.
Mr. Whitman moved that the House adj
Ijourn-=(hali past eignt O'Clock -NegatI-
wed, II 10 a..
MIR Gold aud Mr. Macon each spoke a..
gainst the resolution.
MIR. GARDENER moved 10 adjourn. Ne
gatived, 70 TO Al
MIR GArdenier then 10 o'clock) CON-
menced speech against the resolution;
when he had been speaking near an hour,
A quorum not appearing within the bar,
a mo;ion was made by Mr. Lewis TO ad-
curn Negatived, SIS to 50.
Mr. GARDENER proceeded. At two o.
clock, having spoken nearly ur!hours. ne
himself moved an adjournment. Negati.
we'd py Yeas and Nays, IS to 80.
Nc GARDENER resumed the floor.
The Speaker decided that he had spo-
ken tw,cs to the question:, and could not
speak gain.
Mr.. Caldcnier asked leave to speak a third
time, stating at the same time that he did not
consider himself as having spoken twice, one
time having given way for motion to adjourn
he waved ASKING leave, however, and moved
TO postpone the further consideration Of the
subject TIL the second Monday in February.
and on this motion he proceeded with his
speech winch be concluded about 4 four o.
clock, having occupied the floor six hours.
Mar. Samnons spoke in support of the reso-
luton and In reply to Mr.. GARDENER for a
bout hais an hour.
MIR Potter spoke for half an hour in ex-
piana ION ofhi former speech on this subject.
he question was then taken on postpone
ment moved by Mr. GARDENER, and mega.
twed without division.
And az length, at half past FIVE O'clock, the
main question on tue final passage of the re-
solution was taken and CARVED u to III. The
Yeas and Nays are as fOilow:==s
YEAS.z@Messrs. l.. j. Aston, w. Ais on
Anderson, Dacon, Bard, Basset, Bibb, Boyd,
] Blown, II. Brown Burwell, Butler, Calhoun.
Clay, Cobb. Cochran, Cox, Crawford, Cuts
y lyyson, Desha, EPpes, Fndley, Fisk, Frank
liza, 0aanet, Gardner, Ghoison, Go ,dwyn,
Helms. Holland, Howard, Hgfry Ienkins,
JDi,nsOh. Ken2n, Kennedy, Lover Lyle, Mar,
IN, NJ se, ii KIM, Minor Montgomery. N.
4. Moore. Morrow, Newbold Newton, N,ch
olson, J. Porter, z. b. POr er. Rea of Pen
Rhed OF Ten Richards Roane, Root Ross,
Sage, Sanmons, Seayer, Sey bert, Smelt, Smi-
lie, g Smith. Southland, Taylor, Thompson,
Tracy Turner, WeakleyJ Whitehill, Wither.
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