Saturday, July 14.
The hour having arrived, at which the call of the House was to be made, the names of the members were called over, eighty-two members (including the Speaker) appeared in their seats, twenty-three absent, twenty of whom have leave, one sick, and two for whom excuses were made, and received by the House.
Capture of French vessels.
Mr. Sitgreaves, called up for decision the resolution he laid on the table yesterday, viz:
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for giving a bounty on the capture of French armed ships or vessels, by armed ships or vessels owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States.
The question on the resolution, was then put and negatived—yeas 40, nays 41.
And so the motion was rejected.