The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-06

to vote feveral millions for the building of 74's-while
ehey difpofed to fuer prent naval armament
TO remain idle. This may be the views Of n,ajor
ty ofthis Houfe, but am not yet convinced that it is
There appears to to be chafm in the details cal
led for, to ill which the following reloluti-
on:
ReslveA, That the Secretary Of the navy be direa-
ed lay before this Houie, eliminates of the expenee
ofrepairing, and Of the annual expenee of manning,
of supporting in actual ervioe the whole Of the fri
gates and fmaller vefsls of war belonging to the u
States
This refolution agreed to without divii-
Mr. Dawson faid, that believing the information
called for in the refouton u agreed could not be
had, without the previous ap(e of long time, and
coniiderng the tate of the country, he held it hi.
duty to move that the Houfe ihoula again refolve il.
fef into committee Of the whole the Aate of the
union.
This motion having prevailed-Ayes 6o-Mr
GaEoo took the chair
The eh,rm,n aated, that when the committee be-
fore roe the refoutioa under confederation wasfor
propriating 10000 dolls for the better protection Of
QUE ports and harbors.
MIR. TuoMAs renewed the motion to frike out
this fun. in order to leave it blank.
Mr.. CONRAD faid he was at 4 lois to know how to
act in this buiinels. few minutes ago we agreed
to call for information, and required to
give avote in the dark. It was n,po!Gbe for him,
under thefe circumitances to act underhandingly on
the iubje4 He muft therefore, move that the COM
nnittee rife.
Mr.. SMILE hoped that the committee would rifle,
and that the buGnefs would he pofponed for fonle
time. He Thought, from the beginning of this buff
nefs they had been proceeding incorrectly; that they
mould be going on in meafures OF protection, before
they determined the propriety Of relortng to war
like meafures, appeared to him to be SsgiAnng with
the wrong end of the bu6nsfs II they determined
on peaceable meafres there would be neceity for
gun boats, or the defending ports and harbors.
IT, on the contrary meafures of were adopted,
IN meanres as would lead to war, there might be
ga neeeiIity.
do not, faid Mr.. S. certainly know but far as
! have converted with the members of this Houfe,
there is not diipoition to go to war. Why, then,
purdue war mealures hope the Houle will not
be ofopinion, that neceTary; and if 70, what
reaion is there at preient for adopting warlke
fures! Why go into details, whole itnefs niua de-
pend on higher meafuresl When fay this, allure
the gentleman if it mall be neceIary take meafres
OF war, or meafures leading to it, fhal be willing
adopt eiFecual meafures. One thing is certain.
That if we take fueh meafnres. we NUT go much
further than the report of the felea committee. Be
tore this great queon is decided, the determination
OF all irbordinate matters will be ufeefs. I there
fore think it beh that the committee houd rife, and
that the iubie6 now under confederation ihould be
laid aleep for Tonne time.
The queition being taken, the committee agreed to
rle-Ayes 52-Noes S.
When the chairman reported, that the committee
OF the whole Houfe had had the ftate of the union
under confederation and had come to no rerolution
thereon.