Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-23

solution, in tie foi!pwing. words
" That i Is cXrod.vnt To ,uthnrise the Pre-
Sident, under proper regulations, to accept
the service e. Any number ot volunteers, not
exceeding fifty thousand to be organized,
trained and held in readiness to act ON such
service as the cNisencies of the government
may require"
YEAS--Messrs. Aston, AntcrsG,, Arch
en-, Avery, Bacon, Baker. Bard, BARTLETT
BaSsett, Bib, Blackledge, Bleecker, Blcunt,
BOYD, Breckenridge, Brown, Burwell, But
Ter, Calhoun, Cheves, Chittenden. Cochran,
Ciopton, Cooke, Cundit, Crawford, Davis,
Dawson, Dcsha, Dmsmcor, Emott, Fmdley,
Fisk, Fitch Franklin, GholSon, Gold, Colds
borough, Goodwin, Green. Grntiy, y. Hall,
o. Hall, Harper, Halves, Hufty, Hyneman,
Johnson. Kent, King, Lacock, Leicver, Little.
Livingston, Lowndcs, Lyle, Macon. Max
web, Moore, M'Biyde, M'Coy, M'Kcc, Mp
Kim, Metcalf, Nilnor, Mitchill, Morgan,
Morrow, Mose.cy, Nielsen, Newbold, New
ton, Ormsby, Pauldiag, Pearson, Pickcns,
Piper, Pitkin, Pond, Porter, Qaincy, Reed,
Riugely, R;nggold, Rhea, Roanc, Roberts,
Rcdman, Sage, Sammcns, Seaver, Sewer,
Seyhert, Hhaw, Shelley, Smile, G. Smith,
STOW, Strong, Sullivan, Tallmadge, Tall
man, racy. Truup, Turner, Van Cortlandt.
White, Whitehill, Williams, Widgery, VIII
son, VIM, Wright.--113.
"NAYS-M cssrs. -Bigelow, Brigham,
Champion, Davenport, Ely, Gray, Jackson,
Law, Lewis, Potter, Randolph, J. Smith,
Stanford, Srurges, Taggart, Wheaton.-l6,
The question was next taken OH the {th
resolution, in the following words:
" That the President bc authorised 70 or
der out from time to time such detachmer,s
of the militia. as - his opinion the public
service a.ay require"
And decided as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Arch
err, Avery, Bacon, Baker, Bard, Bartlett, Bias
sett, Bibb, Blackledge, Blocker, Bloumt,
Boyd, breckenridge, Brown, BurwelI, Butler,
Calhoun, Cheves, ChittcnGen, Cochran, Clop-
ton, Cooke, Coudit, era wford, Davis, Daw-
son, Dcsha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Emott, Find
ley, Fisk, Fitch, Franklin, Gholson, Gold,
GodsBoreugh, Goodwin, Gray, Green,
Grundy, f. Hail. o. Han, Harper, Hawcs
Hufty, Hyneman. Johnson, Kent, King, La
cock, Lefcver, Lewis, Little, Livingston,
Lowndes, Lyle, Macon, Maxwell, Moore
M'Bryde, M'Coy, M'Kee, MKim, Metcalf,
Minor, Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, Moseley,
Nelson, Ncwbold, Newton, Ormsby, Pauld-
ing, Pearson, Pickens, Piper, Pitkin, Pond,
Porter, Potter, Quincy, Randolph, Reed
Rdgely, Ringgold, Rhea, Rcane, Roberts.
Rodman, Sage, Sammons, Seavcr, Sevicr
Seybert, Shaw, !ShefIey, Smile, G.. Smith, j.
Smith, Stanford, Strong, Sullivan, Tall
madge, Tallman, Tracy, Troup, Turner,
Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Whitehill,
Williams, Wdgcry, Wilson, Vim, Wright
-12O
NAYS-Messrs Bigelow, Brigham, Cham
pion, Davenport, Jackson, Law, Sturges,
T2ggart-8.
The question was then taken on the 5th
resolution, in the words following
g That all the vessels not now in service
belonging TO the navy and worthy of repair
be Immediately fitted up aad put in commits
| sion'
And carried as follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs Aston, Anderson. Arch
er, Avery, Bacon, Baker, Bard, Bartlett,
Bassett, Bigelow, Blackledgc, Breckenridge,
| Blocker, Blount, Brigham, Burwell, Butler,
| Calhoun, Champion Cheves, Chittender
Cochran, Clopton, Cooke, Condit, Crawford
! Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle
| Ely, Emott, Findley, Fitch, Franklin, Ghol
| son, Gold, Goldsborouah, Goodwin, Green
Grundy, b. Hall, .. Hail, Harper, HAYES
! Hyneman, Jackson, johnson, Kent, King
Lacock, Law, Leftover, Little, Livingston
| Lowndes. Lyle, Maxwell, Moore, M'Brydc
! MCoy, M'Kim, Metcalf, Minor, Mitchill
| Morgan, Morrow, Mosely, Nelson, Newbod
| Newton, Ormsby, Paulding, Pearson, Pick
ems, Piper, Pitkin, Pond, Porter, Quency
Reed, Ridgely, Riuggold, Rhea, Roane, Roi
berts, Sage, Sammons, Seaver, Sewer, Soy
bert, Shaw, G.. Smith, J. Smith, Strong, Stul1
ges, Sullivan, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tallman
Tracy, Troup, Turner, Van Cortlandt
Wheaton, White, Widgery, Wilson, VIM
WIight-l11.
NAYS-Nfessrs. Bib, Boyd, Brown. Gray
Hufty, Lewis, Macon, Potter, Randolph. Roo
man, Shcfley, Smile, Stanford, Whitchi
Wiliams-15
The question was pnt from the chair
the 9th resolution, in these words:
6. That it is expedent to permit our mel
chants vessels owned exclusively by residei
cities. and commanded and navigated solei
by citizens, to arm under proper egulatioi
to be prescribed by law, in self-defence,
gainst all unlawful proceedings towards tho
{ on the high seas.
When the resolution was, on motion, o
o. dercd TO lie on toe table
The three first resolutions, for filling
= The present establishment, for raising an
r ditional number of regulars, and authoIisi
h he acceptance Of volunteers services, we
referred tothe committee who reported the
d with instructions to bring in bills in purs
b ance thereof:
y And then the House adjourned.