Yeas.—Willis Alston, John Archer, John Bacon, Theodorus Bailey, Phanuel Bishop, Richard Brent, Robert Brown, William Butler, Samuel J. Cabell, Thomas Claiborne, Matthew Clay, John Clopton, John Condit, Thomas T. Davis, John Dawson, William Dickson, Lucas Elmendorph, Ebenezer Elmer, William Eustis, John Fowler, William B. Giles, William Hoge, James Holland, David Holmes, George Jackson, Samuel L. Mitchill, Thomas Moore, James Mott, Anthony New, Thomas Newton, jr., Joseph H. Nicholson, John Smilie, Israel Smith, John Smith, (of New York,) Josiah Smith, Samuel Smith, Richard Stanford, Joseph Stanton, jr., John Stewart, John Taliaferro, jr., David Thomas, Philip R. Thompson, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, John P. Van Ness, Isaac Van Horne, and Robert Williams.
Nays.—Thomas Boude, John Campbell, Manasseh Cutler, Samuel W. Dana, John Davenport, John Dennis, Abiel Foster, Calvin Goddard, Roger Griswold, William Barry Grove, Seth Hastings, Joseph Hemphill, Archibald Henderson, Benjamin Huger, Thomas Lowndes, Lewis R. Morris, Thomas Morris, Thomas Plater, Nathan Read, William Shepard, John Cotton Smith, John Stanley, John Stratton, Samuel Tenney, Thomas Tillinghast, George B. Upham, Killian K. Van Rensselaer, Lemuel Williams, and Henry Woods.
Monday, April 12.
An engrossed bill for the relief of Theodosius Fowler, was read the third time, and passed.
The House went into Committee of the Whole on the bill for the relief of Paul Coulon, which was reported without amendment, and ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to-day.
Mr. S. Smith, from the committee appointed, presented a bill for the relief of Lewis Tousard; which was read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole for to-morrow.
Mr. Clay, from the committee appointed on the seventh instant, to examine and report on the state of the office of the Clerk of this House, made a report: which was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the bill to provide for the establishment of certain districts, and therein to amend an act, entitled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage," and for other purposes; and, after some time spent therein, the committee rose and reported several amendments thereto; which were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House.
Ordered, That the said bill, with the amendments, be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the report of the Secretary of State, of the seventh instant, to whom was referred, on the nineteenth of January last, the memorial of Fulwar Skipwith; and after some time spent therein, the committee rose and reported two resolutions thereupon; which were severally twice read and agreed to by the House, as follows: