The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-22

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| Mr. s.ili. oppofed this motion.
Mr. d. X. William moved to amend the motion
| by adding Charleiton after New-York.
| MIR. Epbes moved to add Norfolk.
| Mr.. Early moved to add New-Orleans.
Mr.. r. Major moved TO add Baltimore.
| MIR. Gsfd,5e,oagb moved to add George town.
| Mr.. QHiseey fpoke at comfortable length in favor
of making liberal appropriation for the forti6cation
| and protection of our ports and harbors.
| Meflrs. Dawfon, Smile, Sloan and Lyon ipoke a.
saina MIR. Maifers's motion, which was dilagreed
lto-Ayes 81.
Mr.. Darrfon Gated that the fate of the frgate Phi
ladelphia well known, and added that the fri
gates Bottom and General Green had been condemn
ed unfit for fervce. To fnpply the deficiency in
the naval Establishment, he offered new fiction ap-
priating FUN exceeding 100000 dollars
bic the Predent caule three additional frigates to
be built.
venty tours. This amendment was dilagreed to-
Ayes 2S.
| When the fetaion offered by Mr.. Dazyjsn was
likewife difagreed to-Ayes 4o-Noes 81.
| new fiction, offered by Mr.. r. NeJSn, autho-
ring the Prefident to fell uch of the national veIes
as in his opinion fhall be in Gueh iuation as to
make it the intere of the u S. repair the fame
was difagreed to-Ayes IS.
| The committee then role and reported the bill,
which the Houfe took into confederation.
| Mr.. 7. Clay moved frike out the hrft etaiop.
MefIrs. ]. Clay, R. Mellon, and Bedinger fupport-
| ed; and Meiirs. Dawion, Varnum, Gregg, Dana,
and Elmer oppoled this motion, which was difagreed
| to-yeas 24-Nays 7s.
Mr.. N1afers then moved to ffrike A" so 900"
and infert " 100000" dollars Motion difagreed to-
Yeas SI-Nays7I.
When the bill was ordered to be engrofed for a
third reading.
The Speaker laid before the Houfe the following
/ Late f.. A.. -
| 7reafary Department, ,
Ap,Rl5, 1906. {
| SIR,
In anfwer to the requeR contained in the refolu-
ton ofthe Houfe Of Representatives of the 9Th inf.
have the honor RESPECTFULLY fiate that 4" no ap-
plicarion has been made draw money from the Trea-
fury for the purchae of the rordas before an appro-
priation made oy law for that purpoie."
! The circumstances, which may have produced an
imprefion that fuch application had been made,
being unconneeted with any matter Pertaining the
duties of the Office Of ecretary of the treafury are
not prefum-d within the fcope of the infor-
nation required from this department by the Houfe
| have the honor to be,
With great refpea,
! Sir, your obedient fervant
! AYsyt Gaiiafin.
The honorable. the Speaker of the
Houe of Representatives.
meffage was received from the PreGdent, COM
municating the treaty. between the u S. and the Pr
ankefhaw tribe of Indians
| A meifage received from the Senate Eating
| that they had receded from fome of their amend
ments to the civil appropriation bill.
The Houfe, on their part, Immediately receded
from their Disagreement to the other amendments.
The bill has conlequently paiIed the two Houfes
| Mr. J. Randolph, from the committee of Ways
and Means, to whom was referred the meiIape from
the Predent of the u. S. relative to the ate of our
affairs with Tuns, and refoutisn directing an EN-
quiry into the expediency of taking off the duty on
ialt' made report by way of bill, entitled an aa
for repeating the act laying duties on falt, and for
continuing for further time the It fiction of the
act further TO protect the ommerce and feamen of
the u. S. agann the Barbary powers.
This bill repeas, from the 1T day of January next,
70 much of any exiting ae as lays dizzy ON falt, and
continues the Mediterranean fund of two and half
per cent. till the end of the next FELTON, of Congref
Referred to committee of the whole tomorrow