The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-03
1t was determined in the Affirmative

The yeas and nays having been required
by one-fifth of the senators present.
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Brent,
Campbell of Ten. Condit, Crawford, Cuts,
Franklin. Gaillard. Giles. Gregg, Leib, Ro
binson. Smith OF Md. Smith of n. Y. TAFT,
Taylor, Turner, Vasnum-1o.
Those who voted in the negative are,
NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, DaIa, German,
Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Howell, Hun
ter, Lambert, Lloyd, Pope, Reed and Wor-
thngton-1S.
SO it was,
Resolved, That the bill do pass with a
mendmepts.
On melton, ~
The title was amended to read as fol-
lows:
An act declaring war Between the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and lrelart,
and the dependencies thereof, and the u
States of America and their territories
On motion by I&r anderson, <.:
Rescued, That committee be arpo;n-
ted to consist of two members, to carry the
said bill to the House of Representatives,
and ask their concurrence in the amend
ments -.-
Ordered, That Mr.. Anderson and Ir.
Varxum be the committee.
Thursday, J,sne -.
message from the House # Represen-
tatives, by Mr.. Macon and AIR FlidIe q,
two of their members Mr.. MACON, chair
man;
Mr.. PREsIDENT-The House of Repre-
scntativeS concur in the amendmentS.of the
Senate to the bill entitled =" An ACT declar-
ing war between the United Kingdom of G
Britain and Ireland and the dependencies
thereof, and the United States OF America
and their territories
And they withdrew. Pc
Mr.. Parnunl, from the committee, re.
ported that they had examined and found
duly enrolled the billlast mentioned
message from the House of Represen-
tatives, by Mr.. Crazyford and Mr. farmer
the committee on the part of the House Of
Representatives for enrolled bills Mr.
Crawford, chairman:
MIR. PRESIDENT-The Speaker OF the
House of Representatives having sienet
an enrolled bill, we are directed to bring i
to the Senate for the signature of their Pre-.
sident.
And they withdrew '+. ,...".
The President signed the enrolled bill las
reported to have been examined, and it wa
delivered to the committee, to be laid be
tore the President of the u. S.
Mr.. Parnum, from the committee, repor
ted that they this day laid before the Pre-
sident OF the u. s. the enrolled bill last men
toned, and that the President of the u. S
informed the committee that he had thi
day approved and signed the same
On motion by Mr.. Tarnun,.
| ReSofUed, That the Injunction of secrec,
in relation to the confidential message of tn
President OF the u. S. OF the 1st. inst. an,
also in relation t., tSe private and CONFIDENT
| al proceedings of the Senate since that date
be removed. t.s
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Saturday, June 27.
NATURALIZATION LAW.
Mr.. Laccck said, that he should not olfe
any subject Tor the consideration of tn
! House at this late stage of the session, ha,
he not been convinced the subject was suol
as required the Immediate interposition q
| Congress. 1t would be found by an exami
nation OF the naturalization laws, after I'll,
declaration of war with Great Britain the
courts were prohibited from naturalizing any
foreigners although they might have regis
tered their names and resided in the co,n
try during the probationary period required
by law. 10 these persons it appeared the
government was pledged, and the chang,
OF the relation between the two countries die
| not lessen the obligation the government wa
under. to redeem that pledge, and admi
those persons to the rights of clizens. /
would moreover be recolected that by tn,
state laws those persons were made subJec
to perform militia duty and that, as voiuI.
teers or otherwise, they would compose
part OF our army and perhaps, while il
TINS situation, might be taken and punished
as traitors by their government No appre
hension of danger could be entertained BY
their admission to the rights of Citizens
They were most of them attached strongl,
to our government and sought this country
as an ASYLUM from oppression, &c. HI
was by these considerations induced to offc,
the following resolution
ReSofUed, That committee be appointed
to enquire into the expedency of so amend
ing the naturalization laws of the United
States as TO admit to the rights of citizen
ship such aliens as have emigrated from
the United Kingdom of Great-Britain ant
| Ireland and her dependencies to the Unitec
states or her territories previous to the 1871
day OF June 1912, and that the committed
have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
The resolution was agrecdto, and Messrs
Lacock, Emott and Troup were appointed
committee accordingly.
The amendment of the Senate to the bill
authorizing the issuing Treasury Notes, wa
read and COncurred in. @
The bill from the Senate for the relief O
James Wilkinson, was twice read and com
mitted.
The House resolved itself into commit
| tee of the whole, Mr.. BREcKENRIDGE il
lie chair, on the bill to prohibit the expor
| tatiOn OF naval and military stores, arms anc
| the munitions of war and provisions to Can
! ada and certain other British provinces anc