Lord Chatham's conciliatory bill with respect to America. Debates. The
bill rejected. Petition from the West-India planters, and the merchants of
London, to the House of Commons. Address to the Throne moved for in
that House, by the Minister. Great debates; amendment moved for; re-
jected; original motion for the address carried by a great majority. Mo-
tion for recommitting the address, upon receiving the report from the com-
mittee. Debates longer than before. The motion rejected. Conference
with the Lords. Petitions from the merchants and planters to the Lords.
Debate on a point of order, whether the petitions should be received, pre-
vious to the making of a motion for filling up the blanks in the address.
Motion made. Previous question put. Great debates, both with respect
to the previous question, and the subject of the address. Motion for the
previous question rejected by a great majority; original motion, by which
the Lords concurred with the Commons in the address, agreed to.