Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-15
National Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Friday. March 2

Friday. March g
Mr.. Fisk OF VI. having moved to proceed
to the consideration of the bill for the fur
Their security of the collection of duties on
rnDorts and tchnage-
Mr.. PitSin moved that tho House now
lived, SIS to 40.
The q;es,ion to hosftonc tbe said BIZ in
detIaiteiy being then again stated
The moti,n was supported by Mr.. WIN.
,S@sd of Asss. so~ho.l aFr. PAX of N. 4.
replied S''.'.'
Mr., Rarnest, then, observing that this
was the last day of the session, and tha, he
I nd gentlemen were again commencing
discussion on this question, required the
previous question.
This call was supported by the House,
by vote of 81 o42.
The Speaker being about TO put the pre-
vions question in the usual form
M. Shelby moved that the bill lie on the
table, and thereon required the Yeas and
Nays; which motion was decided in the
egative, a. follows:
For laying it On the table n
Against it az
The previous question was then taken in
the usual form. viz. "shall the main oues-
ton be now put % and was decided ia the
affirmatire by Yeas and Nays.
The main question, viz. "shalI the bill he
read a third time Z" was then taken and
decided in the affirmative by the following
vote:
YEAS Alexander, Aston, Anderson.
Avery, Rarnett, Bowen, Brown. BurweIl.
Butler, Calhnun, CleDdeniD, Comstock, Con.
dit Crawford, Creighton, Crouch. Cath
bert, Davis of Pen Desha, Duyal, Eppe,.
Fisk of VT. Fisk OF ". Y. Gholson. Good, ,
wyn, G 1urdip, Griffin, Hall. Harris, Ha.
brCuck, Halves, Hubbard, Humphreys. Ir.
wn, Johnson of KY. Kennedy, Kent of Md.
Kerr, Kershaw. LefFerts, Lyle, M'Coy.
M'Kim. Montgomery, Moore, Murfee,
Ormsby, Parker, Pickins, Piper, Peasants,
Rhea Of Ten. Rich. Rome, Robertson, Ssee,
s. yier, Seybert, Smith of Pen. Smith of Va.
Strong, Tannehill. Taylor, Troup, Udree,
Wilson of Pen Yancy--56.
NAYS Messrs. Baylies of Mass. Bige..
low, Bradbury, Brigham, Caperton, Ciliey,
Clopton, Coke, Cuipeper, Davenport. Ely'
Farrow, Gas,ou, Geddes, Grosvenor, Hale,
Hopkins of KY. HHngerford. Hubert, King
OF Mass. Law, Lovetts Moseley, Nelson.
Oakley. Pearson, Pick ering, Ptkin, Potter.
VIM Reed. Ridgely, Ruggles, Schureman,
Shefsy Sherwood, Slaymnker, Smith OF
II. z. Stanford. Stockton Stuart. Sturees,
Taggart, Voss, Ward of Mass. Wheaton.
White, Wilcox Winter-48.
The bill was then read third time.
Mr.. Kmg Of Mass moved 10 recommit the
till for amendment. Negatived
The bill was then passed, and returned
% the Senate.
THANKS TO THE SPEAKER.
Mr.. Findley moved the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That the thanks Of this Hou,e
DE presented 10 Langdon Cbeves, in tes,i-
nony Of their appreciation Of his conduct IN
discharge of the ardnous aud important du.
ties assigned him whist 10 the chair.
The motion was unanimously agreed 20
aad, this vote having been announced, the
Speaker addressed the House az fellows
GentIenieB--l AN very sensible Of the
honor you have done me by your vote !; but
! am much more deeply affected by the
kfvdneSs Of which It is an syidehce-a Kind
ncss which has been'uniforns, aud which a.
lone Could have sustained me in times and
onder circumstances Of such unusual diff
cul,y and embarrassment as those in which
we have acted together. Almost the only
l qualification with which I took the chair
was determination faithfully, impariially
and independently to do my duty. Amos
] the emily merit whish have bssn aatbsr-