Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-08
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L uS amendments OF toe oenate TO
the bill providing for the sale Of Ger.
tain lands in the Indiana territory
were taken up and agreed TO.
MIR. Montgomery was, on his re-
quest, excused from further attendance
on the committee appointed to enquire
into the conduct of Brig. General r.
Wilkinson. Mr.. M. had been ap-
pointed on this committee in the place
of Mr.. Root.
The bill from the Senate for the
admission Of the Territory of Orleans
into the union rs state was twice read
and committed to committee of the
whole.
REDUCTION OF THE NAVY.
The House resumed the considera.
ton OF the bill for reducing the naval
establishment of the u. S.
Mr.. SMILES amendment was no.
dltied SO as to fix the number of otE-
GERS, &c. TO be retained in service as
follows ; 13 captains, masters COM
mandant, ~ lieutenants, - mid
shipmcn and - seamen, ordinary
seamen and boys.
M. Mumtord again moved to post
pone the further consideration Of the
subject indehnitely--Lost, ieas 40;
Nays ST..
Mr.. Randolph moved to strike OFT
the numbers 13, and u in he a.
nendment, being DESTROYS ofreducing
The oihcers, ii any part IF the establisil-
ment. Motion lost, Ayes, 20, Noes
rs.
Mr.. n. Il. Moore called for IL.
visio OF the question on Mr.. Smiles
amendment.
And the question was taken on that
part OF 1t which authorises the Presi-
dent to keep in service 80 man Of The
armed vessels as he may think proper,
and to lay up the rest in ordila \ in
convenient ports. This part OF the
amendment was agreed to as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. w. Aston, Bacon.
Blaisdell, II. Brown, Butter, w.
Chamberljn, Champion, Clay, Csbb,
Cochran, Davenport, Dcsha, Ely, E.
mott, Findley, FTankiin, Gafdner,
Gholson, Goodwin, Heisler, Holaod,
Hufty, Jenkins, Kennedy, Key, Lyon,
Lyle, Macon, Marion, Matthews, M
bryde, M'Kee, Montgomery, N. X.
Moore, L. Moore, Morrow, Moses
ley, Pearson, Pick man, Pitkin, Potter,
Randolph, Rea, of Pen. Richards Sea.
yer, Seybert, Shaw, Sh; fey, Smile.
G. Smith, S. Smith, S tanioid, Stan
ley, S@ooPe, Tallmadge, aylsr,
Iroup, UPham, WeakIey, Wheatyh,
Whiiehill-61.
Nays-M.ssrs Anderson, Bard,
Bassett, BOYD, ]. krewn, Burw Il.
Calhoun, Campoell, Cop'on, Cox,
Crawford, Cuts, Dana, Gaanett, Gar
land, Jones, lewis, Love, M'Kim,
'iiller, inor, Mumiord, Newton,s
Nelson, ]. Porter, Quincy Ru7a Of
en-. koane, Sage, Sam mons, 5nel.,
Southard, Tracy, Van Horn, Van
Rensselaer,, Wilson. VIM, Wither-
spoon-39.
The second clause of MIR. SMILES
amendment being under considera.
ton o.
Mr.. Smile moved to FIJI the Lark
Tor the number OF mldshIPmen with
$ one hundred and fifty" about half
the number at present IN strv.ce)-
Agreed to, Ayes 81, Noes 81.
The question was AIKEN on filing
the blank for the number of seamen 20
be retain with "2723," as moved by
Mr.. Basset. The following are the
Yeas and Nays on this questions:
Yess-Messrs. Anderson, Iiard,
Bassett, Boyd, J. Brown, BurRe /,
Calhoun, Campbell, Clop;on, Cock,
Cox, CrawioiG, Cuts, d sna, { a nett,
Gardner, Garland, Gholson, Coco w,
Zones, Lewis, Love, Lyon. NJ Hiu,
Miller, Minor, N. X. vi core, Eiuin-
ford, Nelson, Newt N, J Porter, Quo
cy, khea Of Ten. Ko1nv, Sage, oun.
nons, Smelt, g. smith, J Smith, S u.
thard, Thomps,o, Van II m, van
RensSclaer, Wilson, Wilma, WI he
| poon--46.
! Nays-Messrs Bacon, BIB, Bl5is
Tell, x. Brown, Butisr, W. Chan6sr-
5lon, Gay, Gosh, Cochran, y ", NJ
sort, Desha, Ely, Fincley, + aakiiu,
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