Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-04-09

cher. Bacon, Bard. Basset, Bibb, Blackledg
Brown, burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheve
Clay, Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desh:
)lnsmoor, Earl, Findiey, Fisk, Franklin
Gholson, Goodwin, Green, Grundy, I
Hall, .. Hall, Harper, Hyneman, Johnson
Kent, King, Lacock, Leftover, Little, Lown
DIES, Lyle, Macon, M'kim, Metcalf, Mitch
ell, Morrow, Nelson, New, Newton, Orms
by, PicSens, Pleasents, Pond, Porter, Rhea
koane, Roberts, Sage, Seaver, Sewer, Sey
bert, Shaw, Smile, Smith. Strong, rroup
Turner, ,.Whitehill, Williams, Widgery
Winn, Wright.--70.
NAfS-Messrs. Bigelow, Blocker, BOYD
breckenridge, Brigham, Champion, Cbitten.
den. Davenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch, G old,
Huftv, Jackson, Key, Law. Livingston, NJ
Bryde, Moseley, Pearson, Piper, Pitkin
Potter, Quincy. Randolph, Reed. Ridgely,
Kodman. Sheffey, ]. Smith, Stanford, Stuart
STOW, oturges, Taggart, Taliaferro, Tall
madSe, Tracy, Wheaton, White, WILSON,
al.
Ahm3 8.
Confusing so much ofthe PROCEEDINGS OF
thar day 0s relates 70 the Embargo.
a message was received from the senate,
notifying the house that the senate have pass
ed the bill entitled" an act laying an en-
barge on all ships and vessels in the ports
and harbors of the u. States for a limited
time ;" with amendments, in which they
desired the concurrence of the house.
The house proceeded to consider the a.
mendments.
A motion was made by Mr. Lewis Chat the
said bill and amendments be postponed in
definitely, and the question being taken it
was determined in The negative. Yeas %,
NAYS r.
A motion was then made by Mr. Smile
that the house do concur with the senate in
their amendments to the bill. r..
A motion was made by Mr.. Randolph and
seconded that the bill and amendments be
postponed till Monday next.
a motion was then made by Mr.. Emott
that the said bill! and amendments be post
poned for thirty days, which superseded the
motion of Mr.. Randolph.
The previous Question was called for by
Mr.. Roberts and taken and carried in the
Affirmative. Yeas 81, Nays ~
The speaker then decided that the main
question to be now put was "will the House
now concur with the Senate in the amend
ments made to the bill ?" and not upon the
proposition for postponement.
From which decision Mr.. Randolph APP
pealed, and on the question is the decision
OF the chair correct? it was decided in the
affirmative.
Mr.. Stanford was then about to debate the
question upon concurrence with the Senate
IN their amendments, when he was stopped
by the Speaker and informed that it was
nadmissibe to discuss the question and that
1t must be forthwith put without debate.
From which decision of the Speaker, an
appeal was moved by Mr. Stanford, and the
question, Is the decision of the chair correct |?
was determined in the affirmative. Yeas
Sc, Nays II.
4 dirlson of the question was called for
by Mr.. Pitkin: whereupon it was taken up
on concurrng with the first amendment of
the senate, which amendment proposes to
strike out the word sixty" for the purpose
duration OF the embargo from sixty to ninety
days, and passed in the affirmative. Yeas
sc, Nays So.
The second and last amendment was con-
Cured in.
.4tr1l A.
MIR. Crawford from the committee of en-
rollment, reported that the committee had
examined the bill, and had found it TO be tru-
ly enrolled when
he speaker signed the same-and the bill
was sent to the senate by a committee for
the signature of the president of the senate.
Mr.. Crawford sometime after reported
that the committee of Enrolment had pre-
sented the bill to the Pre- sident for his APP
probation: and that the committee were
instructed by the President to inform the
house that he had approved and sigaed the
same.
On motion of Mr. Grundy,
The injunction. of secrecy imposed by the
house on its proceedings upon the said bill
was removed and the doors opened.
Arfract TO The editor Of The H,trora, dated,
"Albany, eth March, 1912.
" Your approximations OF the operation of cori.up-
ton here, were too well founded but have the
satisfaction inform you that the British bank has
got another death blow the governor hal a confer
ence, till very late hoir last night, with the lieut.
governor and Judge Spencer; aud those who have
been so active To promote this bank, took tho a.
larm, and great fermentation pervaded among
them this morning, the cause OF which could
not divine, until the meeting of both houses OF
the legislature. the governor ssnt his procamati-
on to both houses, prorogng the meeting until the
3lst May next. His for taking this step are
avowed, that it was tn prevent the passage of bill
Tor ehaTe1ng the bank Df six millions British capital
under the denomination OF the Bank of America
believe 1t would have beca the grave of Ameri-
can independence, had it not been thus noby re-
sisted and prostratcd, for il has been brought for
ward by the most audacious bribery aud corruption
1t had passed the house of assembly, aud even
the senate all but the last reading, which il was To
nave hal this morning; so far they had pTocee.
dcd on TIE bill in senate, it had passed with MAJ
Jority Of two; IT was for some days expected that
II would have gone TO the council, where it would
have met determined opposition from tie govern
or aEdiieutenant governor but this course is more
certain and decisive the character of the mea-
sure and the corruption which has marked its pro.
Eess. The tederalists arc quite in rage against
the governor, and accuse him Of having taken this
step under the influence Of DC Witt Clinton aud
judge Spencer"
Eighteen "Fregh Causes" ofIHar.