On motion to expunge the following words from the second section
reported as an amendment:
"Or shall, in manner aforesaid, traduce or defame the
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, or any Court or Judge
thereof, by declarations, tending to criminate their
motives in any official transaction:"
It was determined in the negative--yeas 8, nays 15, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Howard, Langdon, Martin,
Mason, North, and Tazewell.
NAYS.--Messrs. Chipman, Clayton, Foster, Goodhue,
Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Lloyd, Paine,
Read, Rutherford, Sedgwick, Stockton, and Tracy.
On motion to expunge the whole of the second section reported by the
committee, in the words following:
"SEC. 2. _And be it further enacted_, That if any person
shall, by any libellous or scandalous writing, printing,
publishing, or speaking, traduce or defame the Legislature
of the United States, by seditious or inflammatory
declarations or expressions, with intent to create a belief
in the citizens thereof, that the said Legislature, in
enacting any law, was induced thereto by motives hostile to
the constitution, or liberties and happiness of the people
thereof; or shall, in manner aforesaid, traduce or defame
the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES or any Court or Judge
thereof, by declarations tending to criminate their
motives, in any official transaction; the person so
offending, and thereof convicted, before any court of the
United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine, not exceeding two thousand dollars, and
by imprisonment, not exceeding two years:"
It was determined in the negative--yeas 6, nays 18, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Howard, Langdon, Mason, and
Tazewell.
NAYS.--Messrs. Chipman, Clayton, Foster, Goodhue, Greene,
Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Lloyd, Martin,
North, Paine, Read, Rutherford, Sedgwick, Stockton, and
Tracy.
The question on the final passage of the bill was determined in the
affirmative--yeas 18, nays 6, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Chipman, Clayton, Foster, Goodhue, Greene,
Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Lloyd, Martin,
North, Paine, Read, Rutherford, Sedgwick, Stockton, and
Tracy.
So it was _Resolved_, That this bill pass; that it be engrossed; and
that the title thereof be "An act in addition to the act, entitled 'An
act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States.'"
WEDNESDAY, July 11.
The bill for encouraging the capture of French armed vessels, by armed
ships or vessels owned by a citizen or citizens of the United States,
was read the third time; and the final passage of the bill was
determined in the affirmative--yeas 16, nays 4, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Anderson, Bingham, Chipman, Goodhue, Greene,
Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Martin, North,
Paine, Read, Sedgwick, Stockton, and Tracy.
NAYS.--Messrs. Brown, Langdon, Mason, and Tazewell.
So it was _Resolved_, That this bill pass; that it be engrossed; and
that the title thereof be "An act for encouraging the capture of French
armed vessels, by armed ships or vessels owned by a citizen or citizens
of the United States."
THURSDAY, July 12.
The Senate resumed the third reading of the bill, entitled "An act
making further appropriations for the additional Naval Armament;" and
the question on the final passage of the bill, as amended, was
determined in the affirmative--yeas 13, nays 3, as follows:
YEAS.--Messrs. Bingham, Chipman, Clayton, Foster, Goodhue,
Greene, Hillhouse, Latimer, Laurance, Livermore, Martin,
North, Paine, Read, Rutherford, Sedgwick, Stockton, and
Tracy.
NAYS.--Messrs. Anderson, Mason, and Tazewell.
So it was _Resolved_, That this bill do pass as amended.
FRIDAY, July 13.
Mr. READ, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, sent from
the House of Representatives, entitled "An act providing for the
enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," reported the bill
without amendment.
On motion, by Mr. LIVERMORE, to postpone the further consideration of
this bill to the next session of Congress, it was determined in the
affirmative--yeas 11, nays 7.
The following Message was received from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES:
_Gentlemen of the Senate_:
A resolution of both Houses of Congress, authorizing an
adjournment on Monday, the 16th of this month, has been
laid before me. Sensible of the severity of the service in
so long a session, it is with great reluctance that I find
myself obliged to offer any consideration which may operate
against the inclination of the members; but certain
measures of Executive authority which will require the
consideration of the Senate, and which cannot be matured,
in all probability, before Monday or Tuesday, oblige me to
request of the Senate that they would continue their
session until Wednesday or Thursday.