Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-11

COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE
BILL.
The House then took up, so to II, the
bill concerning commercial intercourse,
sc, which had been received from the Sc
nate amended IS proposed by the com.
mitlee of conference.
Mr. Bassett explained the operation Of
the report CT the committe OF conference
TO be that the Senate yield the convoy sys-
TEN and the House yield the additional du.
~.
Mr. Quincy said the result was, in o.
lher words, a sort of bargain that IT the
Senate would agree not to protect coma
merce the House wosld agree not to bur-
then the people with an additional tax OF
three millions OF dollars.
Mr. Quincy and others complained that
they could not understand lac precise
bearing OF the amendments.
Mr. Lyon Sd d ne could not understand a.
ny thing about 1t, and as Others appeared
in the same predicament, he moved u
postpone the further consideration OF the
oh indefinitely.
Mr. F,ndley said that the only reason
given for postponement toy the gentleman
from Kentucky was that he ou.d not an
derstand the bill. AS, he presumed, eve.
ry one else did understand II, and the
House were no, obliged to furnish the gen.
tiegnan with understanding, he hoped MS
want of comprehension woGld be no argu.
ment against the bill.
Mr. Quincy and Mr. Dana spoke in ia =
vor ofIndefinite postponemsnt because they
were against the remaining tea,ures of the
DILL particularly the authority to reoew
the non.intercourse against eitaer beIlige-
rent on a certain event, 'yhiCl event, they
said depended on the viii or caprice vi a
sovereign of a foreign power.
The question on indefinite posiponemenl
was decided as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Biaisdell, Breck enridge,
Campbell, w. Chamberlain, Champion.
Dana, Ely, Emott, r.. Jackson@ Jenkins.
Lewis, Lyon, Macon, M'Bryde, Minor,
Pearson, Pitkin, Potter Quincy, Randolpb,
Sheifsy, Stanley, Swoope, Van Horn, Van
Rensselaer,, Wheaton, Whsoa=27.
NAYS -Messrs. w. Aston, Anderson,
Bacon, Bassett, Blob, Boyd, ]. Brown, X,
Brown, Butler, Calhoun, Gay, Ciopton,
Cochran, Cook. Cox. Crawford, Cuts,
Dawson, Deshay FindIey, Franklin, Gan~
nett, Gardner, Garland, Ghoson, Good.
wyn. IIulty,J. Ct. Jackson, Jones, kenne.
dy, Love, Lyle, Marion, M'Kee, M'Sim,
Miller, Montgomery, N X Moore, Il
Moore, Morrow, Mumford, Nelson, New
ton, Nicholson, Porter, Rlea OF Pen knea
of fen Richards Rnane, Sage, Summons,
5eybert, SHAW. Smelt, Smhie, G.. Saith,
j, Smith, Southland, Stanford, Taylor,
Thompson, Turner Weakiey, Whuenil,
==6&.
The House then concurred in the report
of the committee OF conference without a
division, after hearing a speech OF half an
hour from Mr Wheaton against the bill.
Fbe bill for the Teiief OF Z & l. L niant
which had been repeatedly called tor,
went through a committee of the whole,
was ordered to third reading, engrossed
read third time aud passed.
The bill from the Senate allowing com.
pensition to RObert Robinson, went through
committee OF the whole, was read thIrd
time and passed.
The bill concerning light housos Se.
Was read third time and passsd.
The amendments Of the Senate to the
bill for the relief of Margaret Lapsey
&c CsUbstap,ally the bill for the relief
of general 81. Ciairj were agreed to.
The House then resumed the considera.
lion Of the report of the committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill for the
public buildings, which was conc1rred 10.