The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-08

scarcely probable the two houses would a.
gree ON any bill. He neither liked the orr
ginal stock nor the amendment which the
Senate had engrafted on it. He therefore
moved to postpone the further consideration
OF the bill indefinitely.
Mr.. Dana opposed the indefinite postpone
ment ton the ground of the possibility Of the
two Houses agreeing on some system for the
protection OF commerce.
The following are the Yeas and NAYS on
the question of indefinite postponement.
fEAS-Messrs. Blaisdell. Breckenridge,
w. Chamberlain, Ely, Emott, Heis.er, r.
Jackson, Jenkins, Key, Lewis. Lyon, Macon.
M'Bryde, Minor, Pearson, Piikin, Quincy.
Randolph, Shelley, S. Smith. Stanford, Stan.
ley. Swoope. Upham, Van Horn. Van Rchs.
selaer, Wheaton, Whson-2S.
sNAYS-Messrs. w. Aston, Anderson.
Bacon, Bard. Bassett. Bib, Boyd, ]. Brown,
Burwell. Butler. Calhoun, Clay, Clopton.
Cobb, Cochran, Cook. Cox. Crawford Cuts
Dana, Dawson, Desha, Findlev, Franklin.
Ganne,t, Gardner, Garland, Gholsou, Good
wyn, Hofsy, j. 6. Jackson. Jones, Kennedy.
Lyle. Marion, M'Kim, Miller montgomery
N. X. Moore, I. Moore, Morrow, Mumford.
Nelson, Newton, Nicholson Porter. Rea
OF Pen Rhea of Ten. Richards, Roape. Sage.
Sammons, Seybert, Shaw smeit, Smile,
g: Smith, J. Smith,, Southland, Taylor,
Thompson, Turner. Weakley, Whitehill
A division was called for on the senate's
amendments SO as to take the question Sc
parately on striking out and inserting.
And the question on agreeing with the
Senate IN striking out the fourth. section
Qaying an additional duty on all goods
wares and merchandise imported from
Great Britain and France) was decided a:
| follows:
For agreeing NTH the Senate in strfkiup
our tic section-Messrs. Bacon. Bibb
Biaisde'l, Boyd. Breckenridge, W. Cham
6erlain. Cochran, Ely, Emott, Garland
Heister, Jenkins. Jones. Kennedy, Kew
Lewis, Lyon, Macon, Marion. M'Bryde
Minor, 1. Moore. Mumford, Pitkin. Ran.
dolph, Summons. Shelley, S. Smith. stan
ford, Swoope. Taylor, Van Horn, Van Rens
selaer, Wilson-34.
Against agreeing to strike out-Messrs
w: Aston, Anderson, Bard, Bassett, Bur.
wen, Butler, Calhoun, Clopton, Cobb, Cook
Cox. Crawford, Cuts, Desha, Findley
Franklin. Gannett, Gardner, Ghoison, Good
wyn, Hufty. ]. G. jackson, Lyle, M'Kee
Kim, Miller. Montgomery, N. r. Moore
Morrow, Nelson, Newton, Nicholson, ]. Por
ter, Rea OF Pen. Rhea of Ten. Richards
Hoane. Sage, Seybert, Shaw, Smelt, Smile
Turner, Weakley, Whitehill-4e.
MIR. randolph then moved that the a.
menement OF the bill now under considerati
on lie on the table for the purpose of takins
up the bili tor reducing the naval establish
ment OF the U. States. Motion lost-Aye,
90. q
Mr.. Ghoison moved to amend the section
proposed as an amendment by striking GU,
| the words when he may deem it expedi
ent, and inserting the word e. forthwith. .
Motion los: without division.
L he question on agreeing to the section
proposed by the Senate respecting protecti.
on OF commerce was decided as follows.
FOR aSrceinS-Messrs. Anderson, Brock.
enridge, J. Brown. Calhoun, w. Chamber
lin, Clay, Garland, Lyon, M'Kim, Montpo
merry, I. Moore, Mumford, Rhea of Ten
Summons, Seybert, Van Rensselaer,, Wilson
liz.
Hgaiast, osreeiny-Messrs. w. Aston.
Bacon, Bard. Bassett, Bib. Blaisdell, Boyd,
Surwell, Butler, Clopton, Cobb, Cochran
COOK, COX, Cults, Davenport, Dawson, E..
mott, Fndley, Franklin. Gannett. Gardner,
S faa1 Goodwin Heister. Hufty, J. G
Lewis, Lyle, Macon, Marion. M'Brvde
M'kee. Miller, Minor, N. r. Moore, Nor,
row, Mosely. Nelson, Newton, Nicholson,
Pitkin, j. Porter, Randolph, Rhea of Pen
richards, Roane. Sage, Shaw, Shehey, Smelt,
Smile, G. Smith. S. Smith. Southland, Stan,
ford, Stanley. Swoope. Tallmadge, Taylor.
Thompson, Troup, Turner, Van Horn
Weakley, Wheaton-7O.
30 the question was decided in the mega
tive. 'ea
Mr.. Ghofson then moved to amend the
oenate's amendment by adding thereto Sc
veral sections respecting the protection Of
commerce, Bic.
Doubts arising whether it was possible to
amend an amendment already decided on
ny the House, and debate ensuing
n motion was made to adjourn and carried
at little before 6 o'clock.
TUESDAY, May /.
TO CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Macon said he rose to call the atten.
ton OF the House to no less subject than
the Constitution of the u. S. The wise fra
mers CT the constitution had made it as per-
fect as they could, and yet they had been
conscious that experience would discover
defects in it, and had therefore prescribed
mode Tor amending it. The constitution
(said Mr. M forbids to members of Con
gress the acceptance of any appointment to
any Office which shall be created or the
emoluments of which shall have been in
creased during the time for which they were
elected. My object is that no person, du-
Fing the Presidential term in which he has