Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-04
CONGRESS-
3 or THE
y I 8 e 2 STATES.
HOSE OF REpREsE NT.r,,,.
friday, February %.

( $50
osmot'on of Mr.. Dawson the h,,..
resoEsd itself into committee 80 s'use
whot on the state of the uplcn VIC
4 Tie resolutions of a srlsc, co.,.
rclasre to the fer.i6catlons Of for's '.'ss !,
i hasbrs were read. WV anu
! Tn hrsttesolution appronr;,,,. m. L.,
dredaad fifty thousand dollar, to I ,h;s n nua
pose s e' puf-
! -: NJ. l Dawson advocated the adoption #
/ III, Clinton though, the nro,o..a
insufficient tor the purpose eontsmnl,,sd I
and particularly as il applied ~ $500 p'asu'
! the barbor of New York. lie ,keuc lu. *
poslars Of cur affairs demanded ,iso,o0.
| md liberal measures.
I MIR. Smile moved possponemspt of
the further consideration of the rspor
He was Of opinion that # ,hs Un ted S,ss,
submitted 20 the insults and Injuries hsapsi
upan them. there was no necessity fer in
curing the proposed expense. Bu. shssa
the gavernmen: m snifest.a becoming spnt
OF resistance, he would be willing to re.
sort to any measures Of defence called 70,
By our si.uesicn. He, for this reason, ,hot
it expe dent, 10 the hrss instance, to decide
the co,.rss Of me asures intended to be Dur.
sued. 49,.
Mr., Cock spoke against the motion Of
puelpunsnent which was likeWis e onpo,.
edsy
Mr.. Dawson, who expressed grsas sur.
prize a, the cours. pursued by gen,lem,i
On thi, subiess. Whenever il had b.el
called up it had been followed by melton
to defer notwithstanding the critical s,s'e
of our affairs. He was of opiaicn thastae
subject ought immediately to be acted up.
on, and tina, the interest and dignity Of the
ua.ion were not to be protected by mere
defamation.
The question ofpo.sponemens was then
taken ana lost.
Mr.. Cook moved to insert SCOOP
dollars in the room of 10000 dollars.
Mr.. EARLY moved to strike out 10000
dollars.
Mr.. Biavell opposed this last molten
He was willingto make this;liml'ed sppf0'
prin,ion, as the presens object was tnels.
pair of existing fortihca'lons' Dic 1as
question ,urn upon n akins new for''hca'
ons, it would require avery dltfsrsn' ''n'
sideration. w.
The motion to strike GU. 5000 dollars
was lost.
MIR. Macon then spoke against the fsso-
luton. He believed shat II went to p'.O.
duee a system of defence which the nAavA
could sot bear. He SAID the rspor' CIV CIV
brs,ea TIRES modes of defence; 0y su'i'
of tbs line, by gun boats, and oy laaa o y.
teries. To,he seventy tours he wa S. y,
cidsdly opposed /; With regard TO qua a., DvI he
. he cared very little about them a.u 49,.
was opposed TO the proposed app'0p'i'"'
for forti6csilons On land. ,.:,,
Mr.. Dawson advocated the resolution ~,
Eir. Cock spoke in favor OF inc ,s s,hle
ton; and made speech OF cons'0I I..s.t
length, IN favor OF appropriate .o,o,iou,
sum than THAI contained 10 me re'0lu .d,
and in favor of energetic measures SN'
naval establishment.
!, Mr.. Early opposed the resolution
Mr.. Dawson replied. r..
MIR. Varpum spoke in favor oiM NEE
Mr.. Clinton mo7ed that the co, e .,a.
should rise, to allow further time ~ s
mining the subject. ~. Macoo
MIR. Elmer opposed, and MI. , .
supported this melton, which was 'a s,uld
Mr., Dawson gave notice ti'a' nT ~
: again call up the subject on
next. 3 $40 =, alert CONE
The resolution, reported by a se'es &C .l,,,
mit.ee, to prohibi, the importa'al0ss , !, was
into the territories of,he Uoi.so ";,tsd 10 I
agreed to, snd committee 'ppO
bring in bill.