The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-29
[ Vol. 10 -----No. ".

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| ine secon resolution having been reid
an the following words
fEr. 6nteer, in a So ech of some lerrth
assigned tie asohs why he could net vote
The question rvs s.l,t4i.,r 80 Y. Sd -,
Nays. on the second Resolution, in the fol-
lowing words:
Resolved, Fiat the President of the, y.
States be requested to iHinrn tue HouS.,
whether Nj. Rasscll, late charge daft res
OF the United States at he conrr OF Frame.
hath ever adm tied or denied 10 his govern
| ment the correctness Of the declaration IT
the Duke of Bassaso TO Mr.. Barlow, the late
minister Of the United States nj that corr
AS stated in Mr.. BaF,ow's letter of thsst2tn
May 1879, to che Secretary IF Safe. thai
the said decree of April 28th 1871 bad been
eommunica ed to his (Mr. Brlow's) pre-
decessor there - & to lay before this House
any correspondence with Mr.. Russo lrela-
tive 10 that subject, which IT may NOT be i'm.
proper 20 communica e. and also any coz
respondence between Mr. Harlow and MIR,
Russell on that subject. which NAV be IN
possession of the Department of State
And the question was decided in the asl
RrmativS
for the resolve 13z
Against it 90
The third resolution having been read :,
the following words: -
ResolVed, That the President nf me u.
STATES be requested to inform this blouse
whether the minister of France, near he
y. states evsr informed tins goverr, 9t
tof the exiftsDCc o. the said decree IS re 2st,,
Iot April 1911. and to lay before the House
any correspondence tina; may have taken
place with the said minister relative .bers.
70, which the President nav not tnins i'm.
proper 90 be com rGunicated
mis- question also was decided in the af-
hr.natipe
Flr tha 81 resolve i2i
Against il an
The 4,h resolution wa. then read in IN,
following words:
Resotued, that the Pre- ,iden, % the ~.
states he requested t. cumnuu;c . 10 Tux
Rouse any other inf rma.,on which nav be
IN ms possess II and which lie may rnt dcens
1t injurious - the puble interest to q ,cl r.
relative 60 the saiii decree of he 60 of A.
pri5 1871. and tending 10 n Nv at What
tlm by whom, and in shat manner the SAID
decree was first made ,kncwn to this 90.
vern;hent Or to any of its representatives or
agents.
And The question being taken thereon, it
was decided as follows:
For the resolve 125
Against il 81
The 5th resolution was then reaa in the
tollOw5Ng words;
Rrs'IVrd, That the President be reonsx-
ted, III case The fact be. that the first .Hfor-
m lon OF tae existence of sad decree Of tho
% n of April, 1911. ever received Nv this
government or coy Of its ministers ur agents.
was that communicated in May 1919. by the
duke or Bassano, to Mar. Barlow, and by
him to ms government. as mentioned in big
letter to the secretary of State. of May 10.
ioi%, ani the accompanying papers, TO IN
iorn this House whether the govern Cnent
OF the U. -. hath ever received from that
OF france any explanation Of the reasons
OF that decree being concealed from this
government and It's minister for so lore a
time after its date /; and if such explana-
tton has been asked by this government, and
mas been omitted 10 be given by that NJ
france, whether this government has made
any reInonstrauce, or expressed any dissa-
t'sfactioa to the government VI France, az
such conCeslment.
And the question thereon was decided as
follows
Fer the resolve os
Against Il 68
The resolutions having been thus seyeraI-
| y agreed to-
committee was appointed TO preeent
the resolutions to the President Of the Uni
ted Staies.
On motion ~ Mr. Rhea,
| ResoiVed, That the President Of the y.
! States be requested to transmit 10 ,hts
House copies Of "a declaration and Order IN
Council ct the British government of the
@lst OF April 1912, and copy Of note ftor,
lord Cas'lereagh 20 MIR. Russell. beinv tie
same alluded TO in the letter of MIR. Russell
to the Secretary OF State, Of the Goth April,
I18l2.
| On motion Of FIR. Archer, the Eonse re-
solved Itself into a Committee 81 the ,y.cl,
Mr.. Wheaton in the chair. IN the bill from
the Senate for the relief of Thornas Si5n
which was gone thro' reported to the House
and ordered to be read third time .hisd.v.
and was accordingly read third time and
pissed.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Nelson, the House re-
solved Itself into conmi tee Of he whole.
| Mr.. Alstcn IN TIE chair. on The bil IN re-.