Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-22
TUESDAY, April is.

TUESDAY, April Is.
ne Speaker laid b. Tore the House a
report from the secretary of che treasury,
transmitting statement of receipts and
expenditures Tor the year 1904.
The House took up the amendment
proposed by the Senate 10 The bill aulbo.
rising a.detachInent Of The militia. 10 SUB
s'itute, IN that part of the Dill relative to
the miii,ia.to be called into active service,
" as the President in his discretion shall
deem most propcr"---in the room of
F" which from their local situation shall be
deemed most convenient"
the House concurred in this amend.
ment. The bill has consequently passed
both Houses.
On motion of MIR. Niasiefs the House
resolved itself into committee OF The
Whole, Mr.. VARNUM in the chair, on he
Dill "ior iortitying the ports and harbors
OIL the United Siates, aatt for building gun
boats"
ihe hrst section was read as follows:
Section l. That a sum Of money not
exceeding 10000 dollars. in addition Ia
the sums heretofore appropriated, shall
De- and the same is hereby appropriated,
10 enable the Pre- sident OF the Un,ed
States 10 cause the ports and harbors of
the United States TO be better fortified and
protcetcd.
Mr. d. r. Williams moved 10 strike on,
this section, which motion was DISAGREED
Ayes 40.
MIR Masters moved to strike ont the
sum e' Oh F" 10000 dollars for the purpose
OF Inserting 500 o0o.''
n division OF the question having been
called Tor; theqaesuon was PUT on strik-
ing out, and los,--Ayes ~.
Mr. Masters moved new seetion--yi-.
That sum, not exceeding be
appropriated TO enable the President Of
the United States, TO cause the ports &
harbors OF New-York 10 be better forti.
fed and protected.
Mr. Smile opposed this moti,n.
Mr. DIR. Williams moved TO amend
the motion BY adding Charleston after
New-York.
Mr. Eppes meved to add Norfolk.
Mr. Early moved 20 add New Orleans.
Mr. X. Nelson moved % add Baltimore.
Mir Goldsboroa!hmoret 10 add George
town.
MIR Quincy spoke a, considerable length
m tsvcr OF making liberal appropriation
for the Notification and protection of our
ports and haTbors.
Messrs, Dawson, Smile, Sloan and Ly.
on spoke against Mr. Masters's motion,
which was disagreed to---Ayes 81.
Mr. Dawson stated thatthe fate Of the
friga,e Philadelphia was well known, and
added that the friga,es Boston and &c.
neral Green had been condemned as nm
ut tor service. To supply the de iiciency
IN the naval establishment, he offered
new seclion appropriating sum not ex.
ceeding 100000 dollars to enable the Pre-.
sdentt to cause three additional fricates 10
be built.
Nh Lyon moved TO add, after frigates.
or two seventy-fours. This amendment
was disagreed to--Ayes %.
When the seGlion offered by Mr. Dav.
son was likewise disagreed to--Ayes 10
Noes 50.
A new leetion, offered by Mr. r. Mel.
son, aulhorising the President to sell such
of the DaIionalyessels as in his opinion shaii
be in such asi,ua,ion, as 10 max. it the in.
terest of the United States, not to repair
the same, was agreed to ---Ayes 63.
The committee thenrosc and reported
the bill, which the House took mo con.
sheraton.
Mr. J.. Clay moved to strike cut the
first section.
Messrs.J. Clay, r. Nelson and Bedia.
ger supported and Messrs. Dawson. Var.
mum, Gregg, Dana and Elmer opposed
this motion, which was disagreed to-
Yeas 24--Nays rs.
sgE1r Masters thea moved to strike ont
)" lso, 900, and insert +" 500 600" dollars.
Motion disagreed to- Yeas 3s-Nays II.
When the bill was ordered to be en-.
crossed foe third reading.
The speaker laid before the House the
following letter feom the secretary Of
the treasury:
fTtsswy DEPARTMENT, AhrR Is, i sos.
Sir,
In answer to the request contained in
the resolution OF the House Of /. presen-
ta,ivcs OF the s.h inst. have ihe honor
respectfully to state, that" no application
has been made TO draw money from The
Treasury for The purchase ofthe Floridas
before an appropriation made by law for
that purpose"
ihe circumstances, which may have
produced an impression that such an sn.