The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. Porter, from the committee on For
eign Relations, presented a bill to prohibit
the expectation of specie, goods, wares and
merchandise for a limited time; which
was read the first time.
a question was made and taken whether
the bill required secrecy,
And passed in the affirmative-Yeas5 So
NAYS 49.
The said bill was then read the second
time and committed for this day.
Wednesday,, .AtrH s.
The house resumed the consideration of
the billto prohibit the expectation of spe-
Gle, goods, wares and merchandise for Ii
mited time.
A motion was made by Mr.. Gold. that
the injunction of secrecy relating to the bill
be taken off.
And the question being taken,
1t was negatived by Yeas and Nays, Yeas
AZ, Nays 50.
The House then resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole House on the said bill
Mr.. NELSON in the chair-and after con-
sideration, Mr.. n. reported amendments
which were agreed to-
A motion was made by Mr.. Randolph, to
strike out the penalty Of 10, coo dollars in
the first section, and
Negatived, Yeas IS, NAYS Go.
Other motions were made to amend the
bill, which were severaly lost--and the bill
was
Ordered to be engrossed and read third
time tomorrow.
Thursday, .AhrH 9. s
!, An engrossed bill to prohibit the expor-
tation of specie, goods, wares and merchan-
disc for limited time was read Sd. time,
And on the question that the same do pass,
1t was resolved in the affirmative as fol-
lows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ba-
con, Bassett, Bib, Blackledge, Brown, But
Ter. Calhoun, Cheves, Clopton, Craw ford,
Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle,
Findley, Fisk, Cholson, Goodwin, Green,
Grundy, B. Hall, o. Hall, Harper, Hawcs,
Hafty, Hyneman, Johnson, King, Lacock,
Lefever, Little, Lowndes, Lyle, Macon,
M'Coy, M'Kee, M'Kin, Metcaif. Mitchill.
MORROW, Rev, Ormsby, Pickens, Piper,
Peasants, Pond, Riaggold, Rhea, Roane,
Roberts, Sage, Seaver. Sewer, Seybert,
Shaw, Smile, G.. Smith, ]. Smith, Strong,
Taliaferro,- Tronp, Turner, Whitehill, Will
liams, Widgery, Winn--69.
NAYS.-Messrs. Baker, Bigelow, Bleeck-
er, Breckenridge, Brigham, Burwell, Cham
pion, Cbittenden, Davenport, Ely, Emott,
Fish, Gold, Jackson, Key, Lewis, M'Bryde,
Minor, Moselcy, Nelson. Ncwbold, Pear
son, Pitkia, Potter, Randolph, Reed, Ridge
ly, Rodman. Stanford, Stuart, Sturges, Tag
CART, iSl'madge, Wheaton. White, Wilson,
SO.
MIR. Smile and Mr.. Peasants were an.
pointed committee. to carry the bill to the
Senate and ask their concurrence therein.
Sg2onday, Hhrik IS.
a message was received from the Senate
by MIR. Varnum and MIR. Anderson, notify
ing the House that the Senate had passed
the bill TO prohibit the expectation Of specie,
goods, wares and mercha ldize, with amend :
mcnts.
he amendments were read, and
a motion was made By mr.. GokI8bo-
rough, that the bill be postponed indefinite
ly.
And negativcd by Yeas and Nays, Yeas
IS, Nays 81.
Ihe amendments were then concurTed in.
Tuesday, Hf1Tk II.
The committee Of enrolment reported
the examination of the enrolled bill to pro-
hibit the expectation Of specie, goods, wares
and merchandise for limited time. The
Speaker signed it, and the committee
were instructed TO present il to the presi-
dent OF the Senate for his signature, &c.
by AUTHORITY.
An Act to prohibit the expectation of Specie goods
wares, and merchandise, for limited time.
HeE H enacted By the Senate and House of Re-
= , preseHfdfipes If The United Suites of .iincri
ca, an Congress assembled, That it shall not be
lssinl during the continuance Of the get entitled
~ act laying an Embargo on MI the Ships and
Vessels $50 tic ports and harbors ofthe United States
for limited tmc," 10 export from the g. States o.
tbe territories thereof, ia any manner whatever
az " c'c, nor any goods, wares pcrchapdizc OF
ar,e. Or domestic growth, or manufacture and
az person staf With intent 10 eraie this law. !
eypoNs NJ rpt 10 export any specie, goods !
TareN ~ acrcbaadize from the Cntei Stsie,, o.
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