It was determined in the affirmative—yeas 13, nays 11, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Chipman, Foster, Goodhue, Greene, Hillhouse, Howard, Martin, Read, Sedgwick, Stockton, Tracy, Watson, and Wells.
Nays.—Messrs. Anderson, Bingham, Bloodworth, Brown, Gunn, Langdon, Livermore, Marshall, Mason, Ross, and Tattnall.
Tuesday, February 12.
The bill vesting the power of retaliation, in certain cases, in the President of the United States, was read the third time; and, being amended, the question on the final passage thereof was determined in the affirmative—yeas 22, nays 2, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Anderson, Bloodworth, Chipman, Davenport, Foster, Goodhue, Greene, Gunn, Hillhouse, Latimer, Livermore, Lloyd, Marshall, Martin, Paine, Ross, Sedgwick, Stockton, Tattnall, Tracy, Watson, and Wells.
Nays.—Messrs. Howard and Langdon.
So it was Resolved, That this bill pass, that it be engrossed, and that the title thereof be "An act vesting the power of retaliation, in certain cases, in the President of the United States."
Wednesday, February 13.
The Vice President communicated a letter from the Executive of the State of Virginia, in answer to his of the 24th ultimo, stating that an appointment to fill the vacancy in the Senate, occasioned by the decease of Henry Tazewell, would, probably, be deferred to the meeting of their Legislature.