Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-23
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I. lir. DANG objected TO the amendment
because of the vagpeness OF the terms IN
which il was couched. II authorised tue
coavoy of trade, without specifying wne'
/. thsr on land. or water. Whsteyer mYnt De
the case With these smaller vehicles called
caa.boats;. he said il was not usual tor the
fiies,ss 10 undertake to travel by land.
b Tn. smendmsnswas egativsd-Yeas18,
moss who voted for the amendment are
.Me,,rs, Anderson, Bassett, Burwell, CAL
houn, Clay, Clopton, Garland, Gholsop,
Howard, Montgomery, t. Moore, Mum
ford, Newton, ]. Porter, Rhea Of Tea.
Root, Thomson and Whitman. - -
Nr. Licsymoye wished to make motion
that the bill should not take effect nor bein
(, force til the day OF next.
- The Stcsktr informed Mr.. 4. that
il was no. in order, as the house had
acreed to a section which contained within
itserf provision that it should so into ops.
ratisn from and eftrr the passage sfihis act.
.-Lsserssose then snosetl thT tuisowing
,ss 90 aSSxndmsu, u III bill, arguing at
greas lepgs, in suppsrr Of his opinion
fhss,hs pm lamatior Of the president. was
iltegal:4 ga a. .
/" Pys1iGsd, That nothing in this act shall
be construed 10 allow the recovery OF any
penalty or,forfritnfe BY reason Of the pro-
ciamaiion uf tie Pctsid-nt of the United
.S,atss bearing date the oh Of August, 1909,
or the corresr onding instructions issued I'M
der the direction OF the president by the
secretary OF the treasury OF the sane date
as Communicated TO, congrsss with the mes
sage Of ,he president at the cor.mensemens
ofthe present session.. -,
The. question was taken sbsf Mr.: Liver.
more's motion, and negativetGAyss 81,
NAYS &c. .,.; ~ g.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
-Sfrssrs. Breckenridge, Campbell, Cham
p;on, Dana, Davenport, Ely, Emo,sCsold,
Hale, Haven. r. Jackson, Jenkins, Knisk-i
erbacker, Lysrnore, Lyoa. Matthews,
N,Bryde, Pearson, Quineys Stephenson,
Stanford, Taggars, ;Tallmadge, 'Upham,
Van Rsnsseia.r, Whs atom, Whitman.
Ar. Ly7a moved thaNthe bill as amended
be printed. . ~.@ - a.>.. g.:
This motion being out of order whilst
the question Of engrnssinS WINS pending
4 motion was again a,ade TO lay i, On the
table, which was suppertedby gentlemen
who declared themselves utterly unable to
understand it. - F.. .s.,s;. - 80 81 /
The -rnssion ~ss nega,ived--Yess ~ {,
NAYS 60. -
The reading Of the BIZ as amended was
called for but it was said that the bill had
been sent to the clerks ofieesto be engross.
Cd.
TWAS said by several members, amnngs.
whom were Messrs. Quincy, Dana, Whea-
ton and others, that it was inaGmissible to
cngross bill! before an order had passed
the house for thas purposes. ...'.f
Mr.. Fisk reminded genkcrncN Of the bill
for the relief Of Mrs. Hamilton, in retaliation
10 which that course had been pursued, for
tho bill had been engrossed, perhaps by de-
sire Of gentlemen who now objected to this
course, before All order had.passed the house
for that purpose: ...t''N.' .
Mr. Quincy insisted on the immediate read
ing olthe bill, as right he possessed as a
member Of the house. Objection YVES made
TO the reading on the ground that it was only
intended to embarrass and delay taeprocesd.
ings of the house. 81 -.
This objection was, however, Withdrawn
and the bill with the amendments read.
Mr.. Dofter moved to amend the Eamend-
rncnt made to the bill by striking out fly
per cent. and inserting spenty.a -.
This motion was declared out Of order, as
it went to strike oat part of an amendnen,
already agreed to. .s ~sa-z-'r.
The question was then put =" Shall the DID
bc-fngrpssed aud read q third time ?" And
carried asfoflows -c.,,...,' - =. =.
YEAs--Messrs. w. Aston, Anderson
Bard, Bacon, Bassett, Boyd, J. Brown, Bur-
we'll, Butler, Calhoun, Clay, Clopson. Cobb
Cochran, Cox, Crawford, Cuts, Dawson
Desha, Fisk, Franklin Cannets, Gardner
Gholson, Goodwyn, Holland, Howard, Hut
", Jobusoit, Love, Lyle, M.Kee, Montgo'
merys N. r. Moore,{ Morrow, Mumsofrl
Nelson, Nicholson, J. Porte, Rea Of Penn
Rhcu OF Tenn. Richards. ROAM. iloof. Sare