Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-02
CO N G. r E. S S.
HOUSE OFF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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WEDNESDAY,, NoUember Is.
Mr.. Poinderter presented the petition OF
the president and trustees of the Natchez
Hospital, praying assistance from Congress.
Referred to the committee OF commerce and
manufactures.
Mr.. Thomas Moore presented the petition
of James Elliot Referred to the committee
of claims barred, &c,
MIR. Munaford presented the petition OF Jo-
seph Du CuyIa, praying that the importation
of certain coloring matters for new combi-
nation of which he had purchased the patent,
be prohibited. Referred to the committee OF
commerce and manufactures.
Mr.. Poinderter presented the memorial OF
the mayor, aldermen and citizens Of the city
of Natchez, praying for grant of lots on
which to erect public buildings Referred to
the committee on public lands.
IN engrossed bill authorizing the purchase
of certain copies of the journals of Congress
was passed. Ayes7 70.
Mr.. .1alanedge offered the following resolu-
tioas:
Resofved, That the secretary for the de-
partinent of war be directed to lay before the
house statement of the respective numbers
of officers, non-commissioned officers and
soldiers, composing the army OF the y. s.
noting the numbers wanting to complete the
present establishment
RESOLVED, That the secretary for the de-
partmcnt of war be directed to lay before this
house statement of the respective numbers
of volunteers, either of artillery, cavalry, CT
infsntry, whose services have been offered
and accepted, in pursuance OF the act entitled
/" An act autholisins the president Of the U.
S. to accept the service of a number of yo-
lunteer companies, net exceeding asoco
men"
Which being read,
9gr. 3aNnaaage said, it would be Eemem-
hcrcd when the president had transmitted his
message to congress at the opening Of the
+ session, one part Of It related 10 what might
be The prob;b!e situation Of tic country, and
to the necessity that might exist for raising a
regular army. Mr.. Z. presumed that every
gentleman On the floor felt Tie same SEMI
ment With respect to the importance OF the
preservation OF the hcnor Of the nation, end
in order that Il ey might lie PrepaFedato meet
any possible event, it became essentially ne
cessary to know what was our actuM force
This was the object of the first resolution he
had proposed. lie wished to know not only
! what that force was but how far i. was detici-
.ent. Another feasonswhich operated strong
~ on his mind was that the house never faded
at each sessiorlto vote. money FOR the support
of the army and nayy9ef the y. s.; they
certainly could not make the exact approprla-
tons required, without knowing what the
e c<l,~,
With respect to the second resoludon,sIt
would be remembered that an act was passed
in February, 1907, autherislng the president
to accept the services OF at; nunber OF vo-
lunteers, not exceeding $4,000, which act
was TO remain in force for two years. Itbe-
came important to know. how Ian volunteer
companies had offered, aadLow far this force
might be brought into the field in case of
emergency. An act had also passed an April,
1896, authorisiEgs.s the president to call out
100000 militia, to continue in force two
|! years from It's date, and would of course es-
pire next April. These were the tiiI'erent
species of force en- which tie president could
calculate on an emergency. That .s.c house