Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-06


.i,sd from the President OF the United
rcsD' by Mr.. Coles his Secretary,
'n Has Hopse was cleared Of eli persons
iD :. the members, &c. The Message
\ sa,' read as follows =
rS'' CON'FIDEN'TL.fL.
=, ths Senate and House Of Represent
: y tetipes Of The United STATES.
!, Considering it as expedient, under
.,;o@ circumstances and prospects,
snt General Embargo be laid On all
' Il,s.Is now in port, or hereafter arriving
m e',I ne period OF sixty-days. l recon-
.,1tbe immediate passage OF law to
a ls4a tgaot JAMES MADISON.
Appil1, 1919.
e on motion Of Mr.. Porter, the Message
x,s referred to the Committee OF Foreign
relations.
And after a short lapse Of time. on mo
toa made and leave given. Mr.. Porter
fam the Committee on Foreign Relations
hTaom was referred the above Message,
nrsented bill laying an Embargo on all
Bios and vessels in the ports and harbors.
ortbe United States, which was read the
first and second time and committed to a
committee OF the whole honse.
The House resolved itself into com
muee of the whole, and after some time
spent therein, the Speaker resumed the
chair, and Mr.. Dasset reported that tic
committee had, according to order, had
The said bill uader consideration, and
made no amendments thereto.
And on the question, shall the bill be
eagrossed and read . third time? De-
bate arising thereon, the previous ques-
ton was called Tor by Mr.. Roberts. and
being demanded by majority OF the
members present, The said previous qGes-
ton was taken in the form prescribed by
the rules and orders Ell the House, 10
Wit: " Shall tire main question be now
put" and passed in the affirmative
Yeas 66. Nays 70.
YEAs-Messrs. Aston, Anderson Archer,
Bard, Bassett, b co, BlackEedge, Brown, But
Ter, Caihoun, CGeyes, Clay, Crawford, Davis,
Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Ear e, Findley,
FISK, Franklin, Ghalsou, Goodwyn, Green,
Glandy, B. Hall, 0, Han, Harper, Hybeman,
JoAnson, Kent, King, I@epch, I.cfsver, Little,
LOwndes, Lyle, 1I'Kee, EIsKisn, Metcali, Nit
Gael, Morrow, New, Newton, 0rmsby, Pick-
eas, Piper, peasants, Pond, Rhea, Reane,
Roberts, Sage, Soaver, Sewer, Scybert, Shaw,
Smile, G. Snlith. Strcng, Tsliaferro, Troup,
Turner, Widgery, VIM, Wright--66.
NAYs.-Messrs. Bacon, Bigeiow, 6!eeck-
e!!' Breckenridge, Brigham, Burwell. Cham
lon, Chittendcn, Ely, Emott, Fitch, Gold,
Jackson, Key, Liyingston, Macon, VI i5iydu,
Nelson, Pearson, Pitkjn, porteF, Potter, Quin-
ssN Randolph, Reed, Ridgeiy, Rodman, Shelf
lb Smith, Stanford, Stuart, Sow, Sturges,
,l.asgart, TalImadge, Wheaton, White, White
III, Williams, Wilsm3.-4o.
ihe question was thea taken that the
sad bill be engrossed and read t:sirs!
ule. and passed in The aflirmatiYe.-Ye2s
q, Nays 50.
n lEAS-MessrS. Aston, Anderson. Archer,
bacon, Bard, Bassett, Bib, Biackledge, Brown,
ra'@ell, Butler, Calhoun, Chevcs, Clay,
SS}ra%iord, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor,
= o@fie' Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gholson,
TpO0dTyn, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, 0. Hall,
narPer, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, La
ss1GS' l4etever, Little, I.owndcs, LYLE, Macon,
%@Aee, M'Kim, Metcalf, Milchill, Morrow,
1Ss'eison, New, Newton, Ormsby, Pickens,
{ { Sasants, Pond, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Sage,
aver S1sSr' SEWER Seybert, Shaw, Smile, G.
g gSI!n' Strong, TaIiaferro, Troup, Turner,
III. - - 10y . ~
en-. s;1Afs-Messrs. Bigclow, Bleecker, Brock
WI ya.ioge, Brigham, Champion, Chittcnden, Da-
gsup0r, Ely, Emott, Fitch, Gold, Jackson,
Ply Ply, Law, Livingston, M'Bryde, Moseley,
= sSssGn' Piper, P'tkin, Porter, Potter, Quin-
Sh.s Randolph, Reed, Ridgeley, Rodman,
S% 'usy' J, Smith, Stanford, Stuart, Stow,
I'm ~g g5 Taggart, Tallmadge, Tracy, Whea-
-, white, Wilson-So.