The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the said bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Bassett reported that the committee had had the said bill under consideration, and made some progress therein, and had directed him to ask leave to sit again.
Ordered, That the Committee of the whole House have leave to sit again on the said bill.
And then the House adjourned until to-morrow morning eleven o'clock.
Thursday, June 4.
A motion was made by Mr. Milnor that the doors of the House be now opened; and was determined in the negative.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the bill declaring War between Great Britain and her Dependencies and the United States and their Territories; and after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Bassett reported that the committee had had the said bill under consideration, and made no amendment thereto.
A motion was then made by Mr. Quincy to amend the said bill, by adding thereto a new section, as follows:
"Sec. ——. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, the act, entitled 'An act concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes,' passed the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ten; and, also, the act, entitled 'An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France and their dependencies, and for other purposes,"' passed the second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eleven; and, also, the act, entitled 'An act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States for a limited time,' passed the fourth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, be, and the same hereby are, repealed."
A motion was thereupon made by Mr. Nelson, that the bill and the proposed amendment be recommitted to a Committee of the whole House:
And the question thereon being taken, it was determined in the negative.