Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-27
C. O. N C. r E S S.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, Novem5er 10.

$ 4
TUESDAY. sNovem6er 10.
DEBATE. on Mr.. G, w CAsfrBFLH $
nation To- fA 40 thed;ll on. ne aapal esfat-
Eshment.
EccsTINUED.l
Mr.. D. r. Williams. | haye remained
silent TO this late period ofthe debate, exr
pec.iDg the information which 1 arg anx.
ious to obtain, would have been extracted
by the enquiry fothers nor should | have
risen, had not the question been repeated
" called Tor from several parts of the
house. I am fearful twill be taken be.
fore can be grs.i6ei with that which |
solicit. TO the courtesy Of the gentleman
from Maryland (Mr. Montgomery
make my applica,ion-he is . member OF
the committee of ways and means, appears
best, informed on. the details Of the bill,
and indispu.ably has told US more this
day, than we were favored with yester-
day. hope, sir, an not 20 be marked
and noted as so opponent of the admins
etration, nor as 10 the remosess degree at
tempting 70 assail the purity Of executive
motives. in making This request; yet, it
appears from expressions which have es.
capped the gentleman from North Carolina
(Mr. w. Als.on1 and some others, this
may be the fact, aud thar the cry OF mad
dog, opponents TO the administrators, is to
be directed against every one who shall BE
so hardy as 10 ask more ioformasion Fela.
tive 10 this momensous subject, than pre-
ciseiy 40 much as the committee has thosi
proper to give. Ia the moat ordinary ca.
SEES, this house has pot been accustomed 20
actin the dark, and hope j, ueyer will.
but on snbieatof the last importance, in
volyIng sacred,e "a constitutional question,
It is inGoitely more importaet .hat ne
should proceed unders:aDdingiy.
The gentleman from Moth Carolina
will allow me 10 say, il is particularly his
duty, with the other members OF his com.
mit,ee, to furnish all the Information re-
CURED, as he is aoy one OF the principal
characters 90 whom the house is r1ads 10
rely tor fiscal knowledge. There is Que
item in this bill which has escaped aotice
and which, to me, appears very ex,raordi.
nary. We are about to make the aPpro.
priatiop for deficiency of $500 dollars
incurred by the purchase of timber for the
Navv, says the bill, and yer there is 20
responsible person making the demand, nc
document on toe table relative TO Is. There
is sun similar TO this ID he estimate from
the secretary,..'l is true, but thar is allsdg.
ed to have been paid for amber for gun
boats, Appropriations i'esetotore hsye
been perfectly distinct, for these two Oh
jec,s, aud so they should be now. ! was
much surprised yesterday, 'hat'tbs usual
accuracy of the gentleman from Cooneeu.
Gu, fMr. Daua) had totally failed him,
while speaking of this ,isn6er tor gun beats,
The gentleman improved il as an occasion
Of trismph, and he will perait me to say
he tr;umphed excessively, taat this mes,
sure, which he had proposed az the las,
session OF congress, ba, which was then
rejected, was now Ike 70 pass, through the
same house, with an overwhelming anaio-
ritv; because, as he observed, il is now
presented TO us under the auspices Of the
highes, authority 10 the government. The
gentleman is completely mistaken, there
is no such Recommendation in he message,
no such responsibility is ihereio assumed.
The eubjec,o Of gun-boats IL mentioned bus
twice 10 the message, 10 The first place
they are thus spoken u :. The guncboa,s
too, already provided, have, on like
principle, been chiefly assigned to New
Orleaas, aud the Chesapeake Whether
oHr movable force CO the water, so mate.
rislin aid of the defensive works on she
land, should be augmented in this or any
other form. is left to the wisdom of the
legislature Again. Esfences also 90
provided for, arose out Of thetnecessi'y OF