Alexandria Daily Advertiser

General Assembly of Virginia.

SENATE:

The resolution of the house of delegates respecting the president of the U. States, was adopted on Thursday last, without debate and without division.

Yesterday, they resolved themselves into a committee of the whole (Mr. Wolfe in the chair) on the following resolution from the house of delegates:

"Resolved, That the legislature of Virginia continue to view with the highest approbation, the firm just and liberal policy which characterises the conduct of the government of the U. States towards foreign nations."

The committee rose after a considerable debate, and reported the bill without any amendment, ayes 11, noes 10. The following amendment was then moved by way of substitute:

Whereas this house hath not before it documents sufficient to enable it to form a correct judgment of the wisdom of those measures adopted in relation to foreign nations by the government of the U. States during the last congress, nor of those recommended by the minority in congress; and sufficient time not having elapsed to afford an opportunity of judging those measures by their effects; and perceiving no good that will be produced by the adoption of the resolution now proposed by the house of delegates:

Resolved, therefore, that the further consideration of the said resolution, approving the firmness, justice and liberality of those measures, be postponed to the 31st March next."

This amendment was adopted, ayes 11, noes 10.

Ayes—Messrs. Daniel, Currie, Goodrich, Coles, Garland, Peyton, Wolfe, Sheffey, Robb, Doddridge & Brooke—11.

Noes—Messrs. Machir, Chamberlayne, Salden, Smith, Pegram, Hunter, Hare, Dabney, Nelson and Hungerford. 10.

To-Morrow being christmas, no paper will be issued from this office.