The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-10
Wednesddu. .AhriI /.

Wednesday, .AhrI 1.
Ihc message mentioned in the proceed
ings OF the House of this day was received
from the President of the United Stases.
ihe message having been read,
On motion Mr.. Bayard, that the niunct-
ION OF secrecy be taken OFF, respecting the
message last read, it was determined in tn.
negative as follows:
iEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Dana, German.
Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg, Horsey, Hunter,
Lambert, Lloyd, Reed-l1
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Brad
ley, Campbell, of Ten. Conditt, Crawford.
Gutts, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Howell.
Lei6, Pope, Robinson, Smith of Md. Smith
OF New York, TAFT, Taylor, Turner, Var ),
mum, Worthington-21.
The message was then referred to-
Messrs. Campbell of Ten. Taylor, German.
rope, and Bayard, to report thereon bv, Ill
or otherwise.
Thursday, .ffi13 2
message was received from the House
by Messrs. Wright and Grundy, informing
the Senate that they had passed bill ..lav
ing an Embargo On all ships and vessels ia
the ports and ha"bors of the United States
, .or limited time, and that the commit
tee were instructed to impress on the Sem
ase speedy consideration of the bill. ~
he bill was read and passed to second
reading
MIR. Campbell of Ten stated, from the
committee appointed to consider the mess
age OF the President of the United States.
that having had intimation that bill on the
SUBJECT mad passed the ether House, the
committee would not at present make a
report. =
On motion, by Mr.. Lloyd, that the bill be
printed under injunction of secrecy, for the
use OF the Senate, it passed in the ne eatiye-
Yeas II, Nays 81.
Mr.. anderson moved to suspend the rule
OF the Senate which requires a bill to have
It's hrst ard second readings on different
days-Motion carried in the affirmative.
Yeas 20, Nays ID.
The bill was then read second time.
On motion, by Mr.. Smith of Md.
Crdered, That the bill be referred to the
committee yesterday appointed on the conf
Dental message of the President of the u.
state, to consider and report thereon.
Mr.. Lloyd submit ed the following reso-
luton tor Consideration:
hesolved, hat the President of the Uni
ted States be requested to lay before the
Senate any information iii possession of the
government touching our foreign relations.
which has not been already communicated.
ana winch IN his opinion il may not be .niu-r
rIous to the public interests TO make known
to the Senate
On tie Question to agree to the resolution
It was determined in the negative, as fol-
lows:
YEAS--Messrs. Bayard, Bradley. Dana.
German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg.
dorsey, Hunter, Lambert, LLOYD, Reed,
smith of md.-l4.
NAYS--Messrs. Anderson, Bib, Camp
bell OF Ten. Conditt, Crawford, Cuts.
Franklin, Gailiard, Howell, Lcib Pope, Ro-
Dlnson, smith of New York, TAFT, Taylor.
Turner, Varnum-17.
Mr. CdmfbeH Of Ten. from the committee
to whom the bill was referred, reported it
amended.
Mr. anderson, was called to the chair.
and the bill was considered as in Committee
Of the whole.
A motion was made by Mr.. Bayard to a.
mend the bill by adding thereto the follow
ing section:
ind be ii further cnactcd, That the act
entitled an act concerning the commerce.
al intercourse, between the United States
and Great Britain and France, and their
dependencies and for other purposes" and
also Tic Sd section of tho act entitled An
act supplementary to the act entitled An
ate concerning the commercial intercourse
between the United States and G.. b and
France and their dependencies and for other
purposes, be and the same are hereby re-
peaed.
And ON the question to adopt the amend
mcnt, it was determined in the NEGATIVE.
YEhS--Messrs. Bayard, Bradley. Dana.
German, Gilman, Goodrich, Hcrscy, Finn.
ter, Lambert, Reed, Smith, of Md. Wor-
Is.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Anderson, Pibh, CAM.
bell OF Ten, C0ncit, Crawl d. Cutts. Trai,L-