Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-13

II the ports and harborS OF the United States
or limited time" and that the committee
we're instructed To impress on the Senate Il
speedy consideration of the bill
The bill was read and PASSED TO 4 second
reading.
Mr.. Campbell of Ten. stated, from the
committee appointed to consider the mes-
sage OF the President Of the United States,
that having had intimaton that a bill on
the subject had passed the other House.
the committee would not at present make
report.
On motion, by Mr.. Lloyd. that the bin be
printed, under Injunction OF secrecy, for the
use OF the Senate. ii passed in the negative
Yeas II, Nays 81.
Mr. Anderson moved to suspend the rule
OF the Senate which requires a bill to have
Its hrst and second readings on different
days.
Motion carried in the affirmative, Yeas 20,
Nays IL.
The bill was then read a second time.
On motion. by Mr.. Smith of Md.
Ordered, That the bill be referred to
tie committee yesterday appointed OH the
confidential message of the President of
the United States, to consider and report
thereon.
Mr.. Lloyd submitted the following reselu
ton for consideration ~
Resolved. That the President of the Uni
ted States be requested tolay before the SEN
ate any information in possession of the go
vernnient touching our foreign relations,
which has not been already communicated
and which In his opinion it may not be inu-
rious to the public interests to make known
to the Senate.
On the question to agree to the resolution
1t was determined in the negative, as fol-
lows:
YEAS-NTessrs. Bayard, Bradley, Dana.
German, Giles. Gilman, Goodrich, Gregg.
Horsey, Hunter, Lambert, Lloyd, Reed,
Smith of Md.-14
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Camp
bell OF Ten. Condit, era wford, Cults, Frank
lin, Gaillard, Howell, Leib, Pope, Robinson,
Smith of N. Y. TAFT, Taylor, Turner, Var
num-17.
Mr.. Campbell of Ten. from the commit
tee to whom the bill was referred, reported
it amended.
MIR. Anderson, was called to the chair, and
the bill was considered as in committee of
the whole.
Amotion was made by Mr.. Bayard to "a
mend the bill by adding theretothe following
section
u
entitled AN act concerning the CONNER
cial intercourse, between the United States
and Great Britain and France, and their
dependencies and for other purposes, ;" and
also the Cd section of the act entitled An
act supplementary to the act entitled An
act concerning the commercial intercourse
between the United States and Great Bri-
tain and France and their dependencies and
for other purposes" be and the same are
hereby repealed.
AND on the question to adopt the amend
meHt, it was determined; in the negative.
YEAS-MeSsrs. Bayard, Bradley, Dana,
German, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Hun
ter, Lambert, Lloyd, Reed, Smith of Md.
Worthington--1S.
AYS-Messrs. anderson, Bib, Camp
bell OF Ten. Condi., Crawford, Cuts, Frank
lin, Caillard, Giles, Gregg. Howell, Leib,
Pope, Robinson, STaith Of n. Y TAFT, TAYLOR,
Turner, Varnum-1o.
And the bill having been debated, the
president resumed the chair, and it was by
Nj. andersen reported with amendments:
which were read and agreed to.
On motion by Mr.. Bradley to postpone
The further consideration of the, bill till to-
morrow, it was determined in the negative.
Ordered, that the bill pass as amended to
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On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the blank in
the Embargo law, caused by the erasure of
the *ord sixty was filed with the word
ninety
On the question shall thisbill pass as "a
mended ?" 1t was determined in the affir-
NATIVE as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Bbb, Brent,
Campbell of Ten. Condit, Crawford, Cuts,
Franklin, Gaillard, Gregg, Howell, Leib,
Pope, Robinson, Smith of New-York, TAFT,
Taylor, Turner, Varnum, Worthington-
90
NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Dana,
German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey,
Hunter, Lambert, Lloyd, Reed, Smith of
Md.--I3.
A message was accordingly sent to the
House ofRepreSentatives.
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The bill was enrolled, &c. and the appro-
baton thereof by the President communica-
ted to the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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