The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-06-30

,ress. and asked leave to sit again.
Leave to sit again was refused to che COM
mittee. Whcreupon,
Mr.. Richardson offered the same motion
which he had before made in committee of
the whole.
Mr.. Uiiiiams then moved that the bill ant.
amendments be postponed indefinitely and
the question thereon was determined in the
negative.
For the motion So
Against it 50
And then the House adjourned.
e Wednesday, Junc 81.
The House receded from its amentn,v nts
Ito which the Senate had disagreed) to the
oill for the more perfect organization Of the
Army Of the u. S.
The consideration OF the unfinished bust
ness (the bill for partially suspending the
non-importation act) was resumed. =.
Mr.. Richardson's motion to amend the
bill so as to repeal the prohibitory acts alto
gether being still under consideration
DIR. Pearson spoke in supp TT of th- a.
mendment at great length, going into an ex-
animation OF our relations with France, and
the alledged repeal of the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES. &c. He was opposed to-. a partial
suspension of the non portaton.
M. jtdgery spoke. on the same side.
Mr.. Calhoun spoke at length in support
OF the motion. He conceived that the res
trictive system was injurious and could not
operate on the enemy more elEcaciously
than the double duties now contemplated
whilst a removal Oft would abolish SNUG
Cling and favor the honest merchant, who
was now, the only sufferer from the system.
nar. Hrfshf warmly opposed the motion.
He conceived it would be aiding and COM
forting the enemy, which in time ofwar was
src atk ~ A.
prevent smuggling, he would brand all vio-
lators of the law with the word "Iory,"
which he imagined would be. sufficiently
effectual prevent ativc. The non-importa-
ton was, in his opinion, more effectual than
war.
After Mr.. Wright. concluded his speech,
the question on the amendment was taken
and decided IN the negative, Yeas So, Nays
81.
Mr.. Goldsborough moved ia amend the
bill by expunging therefrom all the excep-
items to the suspension of the non-importa-
ton, go as to make it total instead of partial.
He grounded his motion on the propriety
of affording relief, if at all, impartially to
merchants dealing in fire, as well as to
those dealing in coarse goods
M. Ely spoke in favor of the motion.
Mr.. BurweN declared his intention to
vote for the proposition, because preferring
y general to partial repeal, although it was
his intention to vote against the whole bill.
| The question on Mr.. G's motion was then
taken, and decided in the negative.
For the amendment 50
Against it 60
mr.. McKim said there appeared to be
great diversity OF opinion on this subject, and
1t would probably occasion much trouble,
without in the end producing any benefit
ne therefore moved to postpone it to the first
day of February next.
! Mr.. M'Rim spoke in support of his mo.
ton, and in hostility to the bill. He spoke OF
the operation OF the non-importation as Sc
verely affecting G. Britain, and more effec-
! tual than war. AS measure to obtain re
venue, he SAID it would. give to Great Bri-
tam double the advantage it would afford tc
US, II had expected the war to be car.
ried on in this way. he should have voted
against 1t, as he believed many others would
! Mr.. BlackiedSe supported the motion or
the same grounds nearly as Mr. M.Kim.
Mr.. Bfb6 opposed the postponement, and
! rePhed to what had been said against the
! oil. The benefit of the bill to us would be
vastly greater than to G. Britain he said
Tor whom it would afford an export vent fol-
only about fifteen millions annually of hei
products, OF which her total export was full.
\ iy three hundred millions. SO small an a.
mount would not be felt by her i'm any mate.
rial degree. After Mr.. Bibb concluded hi.
observations, the question was taken on the
! indefinite postponement of the bill, and car.
ried, as follows
! fEAS-Messrs.' Anderson; Archer, Bias
sett' Bigelow. Blackledge, Bleecker, Boyd
Brown, Burwell, Butler, Clopton, Cooke
Sondit, Crawford, Davenport, Dawson
Earle. Ely, Emott, Fisk, Fitch, Goldsbo
rough, Goodwin, Green, b. Hail., o. Hall
Hawes, Hufty, Jackson, Lacock, Lefever
Lewis, Little, Lyle, Macon, Moore, M'Coy
M'Kim, Mitchill, Morgan, Nelson, New
| Newbold, Newton, Potter, Ringgold, Roane
Sage, Seaver, Seybert, Shaw, Stanford, Stu.
art, stow, Taliaferro, Tracy, Troup, Tur
ner, Whltehill, Williams, Widgery, Winn
~; NA ;, Avery, Bacon, Baker
Bib, breckenridge, Calhoun, Carr, Cham.
ploD, Cheves, Chittenden, Clay, Cochran
Cutts,. Davis. Desha, Dinsmoor Findley
Franklin, Ghoison, Gray, Grundy, Harper
Hyneman, Johnson. King, Law, Lowndes
! Maxwell, M'Bryde, Minor, Morrow, Nose.
ley, Ormsby, Pearson, Pickens, Piper, Pit.
Kin, peasants. Quincy, Randolph, Reed
Richardson. RdgeIy, Rhea, Roberts, Rod.
man. Sammons, Sewer, Sheffey, Smile. G.
Smith, J. Smith, Strong, Sturges, Taggart
Wheaton, White, Wilson-5s. -
, Thursday, June Is.
Mr.. Richardson offered the following re.
solution for consideration
" ReSofUed, That committee be appoint
ed to bring in bill to repeal the act con-
corning commercial intercourse between the
United States and Great Britain and France