Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-29
Mr.. Quincy moved that the doors be now

opened, that the injunction of secrecy on the
said message be removed, that the same be
promulgated, and that the subsequent pro-
ceedings thereupon be had with open doors.
And the question thereupon being taken,
1t was determined in the negative-Yeas
46-Nays 76.
YEAS-Messrs. Baker, Blocker, Boyd,
Breckenridge, Brigham, Champion, Chitten-
den, Cooke, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch,
Gold, Goldsborough, Halves, Hufty, Jack
son. Key, Law, Lewis, Macon, M'Bryde,
Minor, Moselcy, Newbold, Pearson, Pitkin
Potter, Quincy, Randolph, Reed, Richard
son, Ridgely, Rodman, Stanford, Stewart,
Sturges, Sullivan, Taggart, Tallmadge,
Tracy, Van Cort'andt, Wheaton, White,
Williams, Wilson-46.
NAYS.-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher, Bard, Bartlett, Bassett, Bib. Black
ledge, Brown, Burwe!l, Butler, Calhoun,
Cheves, Cochran, Clopton, Condit, Craw-
ford, Davis, Dawson. Desha, Dinsmoor,
Earle, Findley, Fisk, Gholson, Goodwin,
Green, Grundy, B. Hall, o. Hall, Harper,
Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock,
Moore, M'Coy, M'Kee. M'Kim, Metcalf,
Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson. New,
Newton, Ormsby, Pickens, Piper, Peasants,
Pond. Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Sage,
Sammons, Seaver, Sewer, Seybert, Shaw,
G. Smith, ]. Smith, Strong, Taliaferro,
Troup, Turner, Whitehill, Winn, Wright
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A motion was then made by Mr.. Ran
dolph, that the proceedings upon the said
message of the President be had and CON
Quoted with open doors.
And the question being taken, it was de-
termined in the negative-Yeas 45-Nays
II.
YEAS.-Messrs. Baker, Bartlett, Blecck-
er, Boyd, Breckenridge, Brigham, Champi-
on, Chittenden, Cooke, Davenport, Ely, E.
mott, Fitch, Gold, Goldsborough, HAYES,
Jackson, Kew, Law, Lewis, Macon, M'Bryde,
Minor, Moseley, Pearson, Pitkin, Potter,
Quincy, Randolph, Reed, Richardson, Ridge-
ly, Rodnan, Stanford, Stewart, Sturges, Sui
Ivan, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tracy, Van
Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Williams, Will
son-45.
NAYS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Arch.
err, Bard, 6assett, Bibb, Blackledge, Brown,
Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Cochran,
Clopton, Condit, Crawford, Davis, Dawson,
Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Findley, Fisk,
Gholson, Goodwin, Green, Grundy, B. Hall,
0. Hall, Harper, Hufty, Hyneman, Johnson,
Kent, King, Lacock, Lefever, Little, Lown
DIES, Lyle, Maxwell, Moore, M'Coy, M'Kee,
M'Kim, Metcalf Mitchill, Morgan, Morrow,
Nelson, New, Newbold, Newton, Ormsby,
Pickenss Piper, peasants, Pond, Ringgold,
Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Sage, Sammons, Sea-
yer, Sewer, Seybert, Shaw, G. Smith, J..
Smith, Strong, Taliaferro, Troup, Turner,
Whitehill, Winn, Wright-77.
The said report was then, on motion of
Mr.. Calhoun, ordered to lie upon the table
Mr.. Calhoun, from the same committee,
on leave given, presented bill declaring
war between Great Britain and her depen-
denotes and the u. States and their terrific
ries, which was read the first time.
And opposition being made thereto by MIR.
Randolph
The question was taken in the form pre-
scribed by the rules and orders of the House,
to wit, +" shall the bill be rejected %
And determined in the negative, Yeas As,
Nays rs.
The Yeas and Nays being demanded by
one fifth of the members present,
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
YEAS-Messrs. Baker, Bartlett, BIeeck-
er, Boyd, Breckenridge, Brigham, Champi-
on, Chttenden, Cooke, Davenport, Ely, E.
mott, Fitch, Gold, Goldsborough, Hufty,
Jackson, Key, Law, Lewis, M'Bryde, Met
calf Minor, Mitchill, Moseley, Newbold,
Pearson, Pitkin, Potter, Quincy, Randolph,
Reed, Ridgely, Rodman, Stanford, Stewart.
Sturges, Sullivan, Taggart, TalImadge, Ira
cy, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton, White Will
son-45.
Those who voted in the negative are,
NAYS--Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher, Bard, Bassett, Bib, Blackedge,
Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves,
Cochran, Clopton, Condit, Crawford, Davis,
Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, FindIey,
Fisk, Ghoson, Green, Grundy, b. Hall, o.
Hal, Harper, Halves, Hyneman, Johnson,
/ Kent, King, Lacock, Leftover, Little, Lown-
DIES, Lyle, Macon, Maxwell, Moore, M'C oy,
M'Kee, MKim, Morgan, Morrow, Nelson,
New, Newton, Ormsby, PiCkens, Piper,
Peasants, Pond, Richardson, Ringgold, Ro-
berts, Rhea, Roane, Sage, Sammons Sea-
YER, Sewer, Seybert, Shaw, G.. Smith, ]
Smith, Strong, Talliaferro, Troup, Turner
Whitehill, Williams, Wright-76
The said bill was then read the second
time and committed to a committee of the
whole House to-day.
The House resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole House OH the said bill and
after some time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker
resumed the chair and Mr.. Bassett reported
that the committee had according to order
had the said bill under consideration and
made some progress therein, and had direct
ed him to ask leave to sit again.
Ordcrcd, That the committee of the whole
House have leave to sit again on the said
bill.
And then the House adjourned until to-
morrow morning IL O'Clock.
| Thursday, lime 4.
A motion was made by Mr. Minor, that
the doors be now opened.
And the question being taken,
it was determined in the negative.
The House then resolved itselfinto a COM
4 mittee Of the whole House on the bill declar-