The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-02
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Conclusion Of the A4innfes Of Tuesday iasf

Mr. Btonnt hoped the molon would not
prevail. 1t gave him however, some salts
faction TO find that this subject was not total
Is abandoned, for the language which had
lately been used on that floor would have left
him to suppose that there was no necessity
for ratification at all. Mr.. B was here
called to order by the Speaker, for making
allusion to what had taken place with closed
doors] MIR. B. said he had not mentioned a
ny particular time on which this had been
said and therefore had not transgressed a
Sainst the rules of order. The gentleman
who made this motion must be convinced he
could not get a larger sum than one million
Of dollars q recommitment therefore would
only produce useless delay.
After some conversation at the request of
.she Speaker, Mr. NJ. reduced his motion to
writing to this effect: Ordered, that the
bill for ratification, sc. be rccommitted to a
Committee Of the whole for the purpose of
striking out the sum of one million, and in
sorting 1,50o,C0o dollars.
Mr.. Stanford moved TO amend the motion
by striking out "l,5OO,OOO" and inserting
100000"
The Sneaker declared the amendment to
be a substitute for the original motion, and
that it could not be received.
The question was then taken on the mott
On of Mr.. Masters, by Yeas and Nays, as fol-
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Blake, j. Campbell, Chit
tenden, Cook, Dana, Dureu, Elliot, Elv, Gar
denier, Gardner, Harris, Helms, Howard,
Humphreys, kirkpatrick. Masters, Minor,
Mumford, Pitken, Quincy, Rowan, Russell
Stedman, Storer, Sturges, Swart. Tallmadge,
Taylor, Thomas, Thompson, Upham Van Al
len. Van Cortlandt, Van Rensselaer,, WiEbour
SIS.
NAYS.-Messrs. IL. Aston, w. Aston,
Bacon, Barker, Bassett, Blac&ledgc. Elount,
Boyle, Brown, Butler, Calhoun, c. W. Camp
bell, Carlton, Champion, Chandler, NJ. Clay,
Clopton, Cobb, Crowninshield, Culpepper,
Cuts, Dawson, Deane, Dcsha, Findiev, Fisk,
Franklin, Goodwin, GRAY, Green, Holster.
Hoge, Holland, Holmes lisley, Johnson, Kel-
ly, Kenan, Key, Knight, Lambert, Love,
Macon, Marion, M'Creery, J. Montgomery,
i. Il. Moore, T. Moore, Jer Morrow, :.
Morrow, Nelson, Ncwbold, Newton, Niche.
las, Porter, Pugh, Rea, Penn.) Rhca, (Ten)
J. Richards, NJ. Rhichards, Rikcr, SAWYER,
Seaver, Sloan, Smelt, Smile, j. X. Smith, S.
Smith, J. Smith, Southland, Stanford, Troup,
Van Horn, Wharton, Whitehil, NJ. Williams.
Wilson, TVinn, Withereil--7e.
The question then being OH concurrence
with the sum of one million, reported by the
Committee OF the whole,
NJ. Cook spoke generally on the subject
of Qualifications, at considerable length, in
which he protested against receiving the
dicta of any officers of government as to what
sums they were to appropriate, or what mea-
sures to adopt, at the same time that he pro-
fcssed the highest personal respect for those
officers, as well as Of the committee ofaggres-
sions who reported the bill under consrtiera-
tisn, the members composing which, though
very respectable gentlemen and some of them
military characters, were generally from the
Interior OF the country, and could not be sup
posed capable OF judging Of measures proper
to be adopted for The defence of the sea
coast; he protested against the report Of the
committee and general course of procedure
because the House were hot told how MANY
bastious, &c. or what description cf forti-
tcacjons we're TO be erected at the respective
places that the harbor near which he lived
had sufficient depth ofwatcr to admit the lar
gest ship i'll the English navy, and had not
been estimated as requiring defence, any
thing near equal to what would be necessary
ara lastly he protested in his own name aud
that OF his constituents against the sum re-
ported by the committee of the whole as to-.
tally inadequate to answer its professed OBJ
ject.
Mr.. Sloan replied to Mr. Cool; in an hu-
inorous strain showing that although he agreed
with the gentleman in almost every thing he
had said, taken abstractiy he differed, with
him totally as to the confusion lie had drawn
from his positions
The bill was then ordered to third read
ing.
Tomorrow was named as the day for its
third reading. bit negatived--ayes go.
To day being named, was agreed to with
out division.
Mr.. Ihontas, from the committee to whom
the subject was referred, reported bill for
the further relief Of the refugees from the
British PROVINCES a Canada ard Nova Scotia
which was read twice, ard referred to a COM
Ea.ttce of the whole.
Mr.. C1ospaia$A!eka said It would be acknow-i
legged By all that the prompt Communicate !
on OF Information along tLe coast to different
parts Of the country would DC extremely adj |
vantagcous az any time perhaps it was more
proper to he considered 1T this moment than
ut any time since the conclusion of the trea- |
~ Of peace which established our indepen- |
dcrce. twas true that the ". 8. had a mail |
running from each extreme of the continent
TO the other; but information could not
through the medium Of the mail, be convey |
ed with The expedition which a TELEGRAPH
would afford to important intelligence This |
had occn acknowledged by almost ali govern |
rncnts and in FrgLcr, Spain, and England |
they had been found Of great utility. There |
}ei been Telegraph in this country, from |
ne Vineyard to Doston. iistincc IF about |