Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-30

house of representatives yesterday oY a
committee Of that body.
CONFIDENTIAL.
TUESDAY 2Oth Jaiy 1878
A message vas received from the Pre-
s,aea, Of the y St,tes by Mr.. Graham,
which was read and is as follows:
CONFIDENTIAL
70 thc Srnair GnS I:ouse ofRetresenfa-
tfves~sf the UaHed States.
There being sufficient ground to IN
fer tina, it is tie purpose OF the enemy
TO cambiae with the blockade OF our
ports, special Licenses to neutral vessels
or 10 British vessels in neutral DISCUSSES.
whereby they may draw from our coun-
try the precise kind and quantity OF ex
ports essential to their wants, whilst Its
General comnsrce remains INSTRUCTED,
keeoin. in view also the iDsidious dis
criaiaation between different ports OF the
United States; and as such system, 1t
not counteracted, wilt have the effect OF
diminishing very materially the purpose
of the war IN the enemy, and encourag-
ing perssysrance IN 1t, at the same time
that il, will leave the general commerce
of the u. s. under all the pressure the
enemy can impose, thus subjecting the
wholeto British REGULATION, in subservi-
ency to British monopoly recon-
mend to the consideration OF Congress
the expediency Of an Immediate and ct
fectual prohibition OF exports, limited to
aconvanient day,in their next session, *
removable in the mean time, In the event
of cessation OF the blockade OF our
ports. -
Washington, Jtsiy 20, 1878.
Tire, message as referred to the coma
mittee Of foreign relations, who report
ed the next day, tina; it was lnexpedient
to act upon the message OF the Presl-
dent. This report was referred to COM
mittee OF tho whole house, who amend
ed the report by striking out "inerhe-
diras," and inserting erfedienf. This
amendment, in Committee of the whole,
war strenuously advocated by the Speak
.er And others, ADD as strenuously oppos'
ed nv Others. TIE amendment wasre-
ported and agreed to by the house, and
referred to select committee, MIR GruD-
DIV chairman, who on the next day rex
ported bill laying an Embargo, con.
sistins of twenty odd sections being sub
s,antia!ly copies from the old Embargo
acts, aud containing all the obnoxious
provisions of the old enforcing act The
bill was immediately committed to a
committee of the whole house, forced
through The committee, reported to the
house without amendment, all amend
men,s being rejected, and then forced
through the house, sngrossed, & pass
ed the same day ii was reported, at a.
bout o'clock at night.
Ayes 80,
Noes so.
A committee was appointed to carry
the bill TO the senate, aud ask their con
currencc. On Saturday the 24th, the
sena,e ordered the bill to be printed,
(con6dentially) and postponed the con-
alteration of it until Monday the Goth ;
and on Thursday rejected il BY majo.
ri,y of
Ayes Is.
Noes Is.
On the question shall the bill be read
q third times
AYES-Messrs. Bledsoe. Brent. Bull.
loek, Campbell, Chase, CeDdit, Gaillard,
Howell, Lacock,. Leib, Morrow, Robin
son, TAFT, Taylor, Turner, Worthinston
--l6.
s.NOES--MsssTs. Anderson, Brown,
Bibb, Daaa, Fromentin, German, Giles,
Gilman. Gsld.horousb, Gore, Horssy,
Hunter, King. Lambert, Mason, Stone,
yarnsm, Wells-ls.
In the House of Representatives OF
the U S on Tuesday last, while the bill
making appropriation. for defrsying the
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