mittee had, according to order, again had the said report and resolutions under consideration, and made a farther progress therein, but not having time to go through the same, had directed him to move the House for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said report and resolutions.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1806.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the report of the committee to whom were referred a mes sage and communication from the President of the United States, of the sixth of December last, and the documents accompanying the same, as also on two resolutions referred to the same Committee of the Whole House on Friday last, and one other resolution referred to the same Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday last; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Gregg reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said report and resolutions under consideration, and made a further progress therein, but not having time to go through the same, had directed him to move the House for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said report and resolutions.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1806.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the report of a committee to whom were referred a message and communication from the President of the United States, of the sixth of December last, and the documents accompanying the same, as also on two resolutions referred to the same Committee of the Whole House on Friday last, and on one other resolution referred to the same Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday last; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Gregg reported that the committee had, according to order, again had the said report and resolutions under consideration, and made a further progress therein, but not having time to go through the same, had directed him to move the House for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, to-morrow, again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the said report and resolutions.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1806.

The House, according to the order of the day, again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the report of the committee to whom were referred a message and communication from the President of the United States, of the sixth of Decem ber last, and the documents accompanying the same, as also on two resolutions referred to the same Committee of the Whole House on Friday last, and on one other resolution referred to the same Committee of the Whole House on Tuesday last; and, after some time spent therein, Mr, Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Gregg reported that the committee had, according to order, had the said report and resolutions under consideration, and directed him to report to the House their disagreement to the resolution contained in the report of the committee aforesaid; also, their agreement to the first of the two resolutions referred to them on Friday last, with sundry amendments; and, further, that the said Committee of the Whole House not having time to go through the whole of the business referred to them, had directed him to move the House for leave to sit again.

On the question that the Committee of the Whole House have leave to sit again, It passed in the negative.

Ordered, That the report of the Committee of the Whole House do lie on the table.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1806.

The House proceeded to consider the report of the Committee of the Whole House, made yesterday, on the report of committee to whom was referred the message and communication from the President of the United States, of the sixth of December last, and sundry resolutions of the third and seventh instants: Whereupon,

The resolution contained in the report of the committee on the President's message, aforesaid, being read, in the words following, to wit:

"Resolved, That such number of troops, not exceeding

as the President of the United States shall deem sufficient to protect the Southern frontiers of the United States from Spanish inroad and insult, and to chastise the same, be immediately raised:" The question was taken that the House do agree with the Committee of the Whole House in their disagreement to the same,

And resolved in the affirmative, {eas....

Nays

72,

58.

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

Willis Alston, jun.

Isaac Anderson,

David Bard,

Joseph Barker,
George M. Bedinger,
Barnabas Bidwell,
Phanuel Bishop,
John Blake, jun.

Thomas Blount,

Robert Brown,
John Boyle,
William Butler,
George W. Campbell,
Levi Casey,
John Chandler,
Matthew Clay,
John Clopton,
Frederick Conrad,
Orchard Cook,
Jacob Crowninshield,
Richard Cutts,
Ezra Darby,
William Dickson,
Elias Earle,
James Elliot,
Ebenezer Elmer,
John W. Eppes,
William Findley,
James Fisk,

Edwin Gray,

Andrew Gregg,

Isaiah L. Green,

Silas Halsey,

John Hamilton,

The House then proceeded to consider the amendments reported by the Committee of the Whole House to the first resolution referred to them, on the third instant, which resolution and amendments being read at the Clerk's table as follow:

Resolved, That dollars be appropriated, by law, for the purpose of defraying any extraordinary expenses which may be incurred in the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations, to be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, and to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, who shall have authority to borrow the said sum, or any part thereof, on behalf of the United States, at a rate of interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, and shall cause an account of the expenditure thereof to be laid before Congress, as soon as may be."

AMENDMENTS.

FIRST. Prefix a preamble, in the words following, to wit: "Whereas, in the settlement of our differences with Spain, it may be to the interest of the United States to procure a cession of the Spanish Territories Eastward of the river Mississippi, by purchase, to enable the President in effecting such purchase to secure to the United States the most advantageous terms."

SECOND. Strike out the words "any extraordinary expenses which may be incurred in the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," and insert "the expense which may be incurred in the purchase of the Spanish Territories lying on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, and eastward of the Mississippi."

THIRD. After the words "per annum," insert "redeemable at will."

The first of the said amendments, to prefix a preamble to the resolution, being again read, it was moved and seconded to amend the said preamble by preceding it with the following words :

"France having transferred to the United States the sovereignty of Louisiana, emoracing extensive but undefined countries, contiguous to the Spanish province of New Mexico, and Spain retaining the sovereignty of territories on the Atlantic ocean and Gulf of Mexico, detached from her other American possessions, but whose local position render them desirable to the United States: and,”

The yeas and nay's being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,

And then the said preamble, as amended, being under consideration, it was, on a motion made and seconded, ordered to lie on the table.

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1806.

The House resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee of the Whole House of Friday last: Whereupon,

A motion was made, and the question being put, that the said report be recommitted to the Committee of the Whole House,

And then the second amendment, reported by the said committee, to the first resolution referred to them, being again read, as followeth :

Strike out the words "any extraordinary expenses which may be incurred in the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," and insert "the expense which may be incurred in the purchase of the Spanish Territories lying on the Atlantic ocean and Gulf of Mexico, and Eastward of the Mississippi :"

The question was taken that the House do concur with the Committee of the Whole House in their agreement to the said amendment,

The yeas and nays being demanded by one-fifth of the members present,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are,