Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-07-10

! of ways and means be postponed until the Isl
Monday in Nov. next.
| Mr.. Archer moved that the resolution liz
on the table tie considered it absolutely ne
| cessary for the support of the government
that these taxes should be laid.
| After some debate this motion was mega
| tived
Mr.. Stow moved to amend the resolution
| by adding " and that they be printed"
/ Mr. Roberts accepted of this amendment
After desutory debate Of some length
Mr. Key moved that the resolution be post
poned indefinitely The question was taken
by ayes and noes, but before the result was
declared, the speaker declared the motion not
in order therefore no decision could be had
The question was then taken on the reso-
luton as originally offered, by ayes and noes
and carried-Yeas 70 Nays 40
The question then was on the second mem
Der of the resolution, Printing the bills-it
was taken by ayes and noes after considerable
debate, and decided in the negatiye-Yeas i9
Nays g.
The galleries were cleared and doors closed
in consequence of message from the Senate,
they remained closed for some time when
they were opened and remained open only a
few minutes and again closed.
June q.
Mr. Iacoclz- offered the following, Kesoiy-
ed, That committee be appointed to en-
quire into the expediency of SO amending the
naturalization laws of the United States, as
to admit to the rights of citizens SUCH ahens
as have migrated from the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland previous to the
18th day of June 1912; with leave to report
by bill or otherwise. Adopted
The house took up the amendment OF INC
Senate to the bill authorising the President
to raise four additional companies OF Rangers.
This amendment reduces the NUMBER from
four companies to one On motion OF Mr..
Desha it was disagreed to.
The house took up the amendment OF the
Senate to the bill authorising the issuing of
Treasury Notes
Mr. Bigelow moved that the further con-
sideration of the bill be postponed indefinitely.
His reason for this was, that the house had
refused to lay taxes the issuing of these notes
would be detrimental to the public credit
Mr.. ID afterwards withdrew his motion, and
the amendment was agreed to-so the bill IS
passed
The house went into committee of the whole,
Mr. Breckenridge in the chair, on the bill to
prohibit the expectation of naval and military
stores 20 the British settlements in North A
merica
The committee made some amendments to
the bill and rose, reported it to the house and
the house concurred and the bill on motion
of MIR. Williams was laid the table. kte
then moved that the committee of commerce
and manufactures be discharged from the
further consideration of the resolution refer
red to them some days since for enquiring in
to the expediency of prohibiting the importa-
ton of British merchandise into the United
States in other than American vessels The
committee was discharged
The house then resumed the consideration
of the bill Just laid on the table.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend the bill by
introducing a new section which had for its
object the prohibition contemplated by the
resolution before referred to-
The question was taken on Mr. Williams
amendment, and it was lost, ayes Is, noes 9l
Various other amendments we're offered
some of which were, after considerable dis
cussion, adopted, and some rejected; when,
on motion of Mr. Mkm, the bill was recon-
mitted to the committee of foreign relations,
And the house adjourned.