Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-27

aorsey, Howell, Hunter, I.acock, Lam5t,t. l
,-eib, Morrow, Robiuscn, Stone. TAFT, lay
or, Turner, Varnum, Worthington.-95.
On motion by Mr.. Mason, to amend HE.
n.endment TO the first section of the bill, BY
inserting tho following words and with
HE goods, wares and merchandise, other
Than provisions and military and naval
torres on board of such foreign ship or YES
sci when notified of this act > i; was deter>
mined in the Affirmative, Yeas Is, NAYS 10
as follows:
feas-Messrs. Anderson, Dagge,, Dana.
tromentin, German, Giles. Gilman, Colds.
borough, Gore, dorsey, Hunter, King, Lam,
bert, Leib, Mason, Smith Stone and Wells
Nays-Messrs Bibb, of Georgia, Bled.oe
Brent, Brown, Campbell, Chase, GaillarI,
ioweili Lacock, Morrow, Robinson, Tait.
Taylor. Turner, Varnum and Worthington.
And Mr.. Anderson reported the bill to the
Senate amended.
On motion, to agree to the report of the
committee To strike out the fourth section.
| for the purpose of inserting the following af,
| ter enacted
That the president of the United States
| may auihorise the collectors Of the customs
J lwhen IN his opinion it can be done without
danger OF me embargo being violated and
usder such limitations as he n,aY deem ex-
pedient) to grant permission to vessels or
osats whose employment has uniformly been
confined to the navigation of bays, sounds.
rivers, or lakes, within the iurisdctiop ~
the United States, or the territories IN RI, E
to take on board at any time SUCH articles
OF domestic or foreign growth, as NAV be
designated In such permission, bond with
one or more sufficient sureties being Drevi-
| ousiy given to the United States by the ow
ner, OF owners, cOnSisnec, or factors ,of
such vessel or boat, and by the master
! thereof, in an amount cgua, 20 three huns
| dred dollars for each ton of the said vessel
or BOAT, that such vessel or boat shall not.
| curing the time limited in the CONDITION ~
| me bond, depart from any district of the
Cnitea states, without having previously
obtained clearance, nor uu,i. the master
| or commander shall have delivered to the.
| collector or surveyor of the port of denar
| ture manifest If The whole CARGO on bnard
that the sad vessel or boat shall not. Ju~
| ring the time above mentioned. Droceed to
| any other port or place than tha mentioned
| IN her clearance, nor put any article Oil board
\ OF any other vessel or boat, or be emploved -,
| any foreign trade; and that on every VOYAGE
or trip, the whole of the cargo shall be ian
! ded IN port or p ace of the United Slaes
! or the territories thereof within he baI
| sound, rivers, or LAKES to which the naviga
| ton OF such vessel o. boat Is nfiacd. ard
the burthen of proof of the landing he
| whole OF any such C 'rgc within h bav.
sound, river, or iakes to VIII CHI the n;.vipa
! ton OF such vessel or boat i confined .r n
4 the port or place mentioned in her c GRANGE.
shall. in case ef any suit or prosecutions
instituted OH each bond for breach f the
conditions thereof, lie upon the owner or
owners, consignee or factors of such vessel
or boat, or the master thereof "a the
case may be. Provided, Such prosecution
or suit be Instituted within two years alter
| such breach shall have been committed"
A division of the question was called for
| by Mr.. Ho"sey. And on the question to
strike out the fourth section.
1t was determined in the affirmative, yeas
| So, nays l.
M. Dana voted in the negative.
Ch the question TO insert the substitute
| reported by the select committee it was
| determined in the affirmative, Yeas 90, NAYS
as follows:
Yeas-Me srs. Anderson, Bib of G eorria.
Bledsoe, Brent, Brown. Campbell, Chase,
Fromen;in, GaiIlard, Giles, Golusbcrough.
Howell, King, Lacock, Lambert, Lcib, Nor
row, Robinson, Smiih, Stone, Tait, TAYLOR,
Turner, Varnum, Wells and Worthington
SO.
Nays-Messrs. Dagge;. Dana, German,
Gilman, Gore, Horsey, Hunter and Mas. a
6.
On the question 20 agree to the report of
the committee. and strike out the seventh
sec.io7, as follows:
Sec. z. lind be it further enacted, That
the owner cr owners Of all vessels licensed
Tor fisheries, or those b und Oh a whaling
voyage, and having no oihe, cargo than ne
cessary sea sores, salt aud the usual fishing
| tackle and app arel, shall give general bond
| III four times the value Of the vessel and car
so that they will not, during the onrlnuance
OF this act, proceed tn az, foreign port or
place, and will return with their Il ,hiDg
fare to some port or place within the United
States
1T was determined in the negative, Yeas
Is, NAYS Il, as follows:
feas-Messrs. Anderson, Bib of Geor.
gla. Brent, Campbell, Chase GailIard, How>
ell, Lacock, Morrow, Rooirson, Stone, Tur
ner and Worthngton-i3
Nays-MessrS BIedsoe, Brown, Dana.
Daggett, Fromentin, German, Giles. Gil
man, GO.dsborOugh, Gore, Horsey Hunter
h'ng' Lambert, Lsib, Mason, Smith, TAFT,
Taylor, Varnum and Wells-21
On melton by Mr.. Dana, to strike out of
section 10, the words carts, Wagons
sleighs or any other carriage or in any mans
ner apparently on their way towards the ter
ritorIes of foreign nation, or the vicinity
thereof, orr;
IL was deter mined in the negative, yeas
g, nays 25, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Dagget, Dana. Goldsbo-
rough, Gore, Hunter, King, Mason Wells