The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-12

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2, merits of the bill at some length. He be-
ieved the President TO have been justified
IN Issuing his proclamation, by the Due de
Cadore's letter: but, as subsequent in for
nation had been received from France the
question appeared to him to resolve itself
into THIS: Was the sequestration of our YES
sells from the Isl Nov. to the Cd of Februa-
nv violation of our neutral rights or not
Had the DEGREES been SO modified. under
present circumstances, as that they had
ceased To violate our neutral commerce p
de conceived not and should therefore vote
against the bill He deprecated the course
OF debae, and the irritation which prevail
ed IN the House, as tending to bring this body
into disrepute, &c.
! Mr. Gardener offered the following a.
n endment to the bill:
} And be IL further enacted, That if The
president Of fhe Onhed STATES shall nor
on or o<Jore me day Of nert
announce 65 Proclamation, that the French
Government has caused reharation 10 BE-
made for such Solicitations uLon the neutral
commerce Of the United States as hare
oeen ferhetra ed in consequence offhe IN
LAWFUL edicfs Of France, uieiatine fhqt com
mercS, then the act TO which this is a sun
ftemenf shdH cease and be void, any thing
therein, or IN the Proclamation of me Pre-
6fdent Of The United States Of the q, M
vem6er last, rontcined to fhe coutrary mr.
SvtfhStcndinS.
y" motion OF Mr.. Ringgold, he pre-
vious question on the amendment was re-
CURED
The previous question was put and car
ried
Mr.. GARDENER proceeded to debate his
amendment
Inc Sneaker declared. according to The
decision OF the House this evening, that the
ques iIn now admitted not of debate
Mr.. Gardener appealed trrm the Speak
err deci .oi, which was confirmed bv the
House
The main question was then out on Mr.
GARDENERS amendment and neeatived
Mr.. GARDENER then moved tn amend
the bill 10y adding thereto the following
,ectIon:
And be it further enacted, That if the
president Of the United States shall nor ON
" oeJo'e me day OF nert,
announce by proclamation, that the French
Government has caused rest ution 10 be
M de az all Ue$Sels and cargoes sized 6y
US order, or under frefence If anu or e.
fhe'' u us edtetS violating the neutral COM
MERGE Of the United Siqtes or undey ann
offe' nnta7pfnt Hretence 7phaGsoeue,. sub
Seqtem % the lst day ef WoUembey last.
then and ia such case the act % qyb.cb .b;s
US SutfieT.etf shatt and hereby is decia-
red to be IA force as 7UeN against France
ana her dependencies as against Greot
STRtet1 and her 0ehendcRcie8, 10 all fnfe,ka
and hu11ioSeS. as II she hrOclaD,ofton 1rthe
president Ct he United Sta Is of the IN n
day Of November las mad .ie0er been ~
sued any thing IN the said Qct. or m fhe
sa1d proclamation continued, 10 The contrarv
IN aug 7vi8e notwithstanding.
II 4
ton.
Mr. Randolph made some observations IN
the shape OF enquiry of the Speaker as 10
the precise extent Of the decisions IN the
SUBJECT OF the previous question this even
ing but mad not spoken many minutes hen.
tor something deemed objectionable in his
| remarks, he was called to order at once by
several gentlemen.
Mr. gold insisted on the call he had
made tor the previous question, as right of
which he would not be deprived
ne previous Question being required by
more than sufficient number of members
It was put, and carried. The main ques4
ived.
1t was now past four o'clock
MIR GARDENER then moved the follnw,no
amendment:
And be it further enacted, Thai If fhe
Prestdent Of fhe United States shaH not. on
or beforelhe dov of mr.,
announce by proclamation thar all French
| edtctS UtoldttnS tie neutral commerce o. fbe
United States haze been rcUoked and that
fhe French Government has actuaAv ceoaed
10 Uictate the neutral commerce of ike Uni
ted States. me act 20 quhich mis- il q sub-
hiemen shall cease and be Uotd. mn. bj,,e
therein, or IN the proclamation of me Presi-
dent Of The United States contained In m.
| contrary not7vithstanding
The Speaker declared this amendment
tooe out ( order, inaSMuch as il was sub-
stantalIy the same with one which had beer
moved by Mr.. Potter, and ne gatived.
Mr. p. Il. Porter then said that for the
purpose OF coming to decision on the bill.
and putting On end to a scene which was
t. sly the least of il, disreputable to the
House, he moved for the previous question
on engrossiDg the bill.
The previous question was taken and de-
cided IL thg affiimatiyc. aud the bill order
ed q" 81 reading 65 to g.
The DILL was then read third time.
The previous question was reouired on
its passage and carried in the affirmative.
Mr.. RandoLfh twice successfully moved
an Adjournment
Motions negatived, The first 65 70 10 the
second 90 to 8.
TIE question On the fassaFe oC!hc bill
S0aS then decided as follows
NAYS--M L. J. Aston. w Aston.
Anderson, Bard, Barry. Basset, Bibb BovG'
Brown, Burwell Butter Calhoun Cho,.'