The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-29

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tsss rssszfs as scs,s,.sy TO saerl sse s,,c a
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-s,acc6 o,rs sks s>ss1d Hos s,r SaMs et racans 70
is'soscs u ; th:se sscsus axe row nsepssel and r.
fused Geaiscsaco may talk ofPrecipitas,oy, bs,
stsu'csy rsisires prsslnpt and speedy measures 4,
Tirrcs.t sack ricisdfrs of lazy AZ are continually
! IN sde. {ntcrmateo OF the expenccs is asked f.
Sacsc uot saikcieat SWsd af information 4 ut
sutJect within t,e rcsch us every gen,ie,nan
Rus the accessity asked; this necessity IL
WAS sisted had aoS been officially given. Sir, said
Mr. we get 0nr sufvrroatoa OF tue necessity
from the West Indies, tn which our -four and o.
ter asticles continually sent contrary to law,
| and by rneu Who never enter into compet;,j-
Oh for character pisnciple, with the far trader.
And yet msnv Of these Illicit advcRturers have
| made fortunes by violating our laws. Herein is
the necessity proved Whilst we hare laws to
restrain these prSctices, there ought to he etici
ent means to execute them trust that majs-
rity OF thts house will not be led astray by t: j.
dea that these vessels are unnecessary, because
oil any probability OF repeal OF the embargo
laws however plausible such argu,ucnt may aj,-
pear, am convincAd, from the ntcrvic US which
have had with ia:ge number of the ,ne,nbers
OF this house, that decided M iorty are deter
nuhed not 10 repeal those measures under exist
in, circumstances
Nr. DAM said that the question appeared to
cenir IN ths-whctiler the house would depait
from IFS usual Custom ut receiving official intor-
| nation before ia'ge expenditure of money, or
whether 1t would p,sS this law Mitioat this in
formation +! he conceived this to be question
OF great moment, and entitled to serious refiec-
ton Ii nc understood the duty of the off GERS of
government, 1t consisted Il, part in giving Official
ipSrma,ion oa subjects touching tiier depart
nients, aid surely IT was peculiarly necessary on
Sica a question As nav before the house
ne meant not 60 insnuate any 1isresDct to the
worthy and correct chairman of the committe.
who reported the bill, but on a business which
ieIi fa'r'y and immediately under the treasury
department, he could not silently admit of dew.
ioo;>ir,g ruere inr
information previous to the passas, Ola bill f,r
The expenditure OF money. The chairman might
be presumed to have received partial informa-
ton from that department, but surely this house
have claim also to receive it.
TIC expcncG he did hot consider as triA;nq-
OBJECT 10 be sure they were called Revenue
Cutters, but what Was the meaning ot'' CUTTER
remained underlined, and consequently the. yes
! sci SO dcnominatcd might cost Il ssnailIr or Ia,
ger sum. But another question of magnitude
was, what would 1t cost 10 mlintain these cut
terS What Number would it take to man them !,
Were they TO remain permanently, Or only for
one year Gentlemen may he in too much OF a
huriy on ui.s subject rs they were last year when
| IL Was supposed proper to vote for ! 2Vy scamcu
but at last, although thew world scarcely rive
time Tor the printing the bin, it was found IN
necessary 10 have them al al: Unless, ihcrgf,:c,
It be very urgent case indeed, he should always,
upon general principles, wish for every inturma
ton previous TO giving vote.
Mr.. Newton entertained no idea that even If
oifciai information was obtained (tor which aen--
ticmen so loudly caed) the opposition tn this b,ii
would cease Numbers of petitions had been
| presented TO the house, and arguments used a
bout the number 1t sailors out OF employ If
| these cutters were ordered, would there not be
| employment for some Of them Then why should
this opposition be held up He congratulated
gentlemen on their consistency
| MI. II. Il. Williams made All objection on &C.
count OF the bIli not providing appropriations
| and ON the want OF information from the treastt-
ny department.. He wished these objections to
Dc ooviated previous to his voting on the bill
| Mr. Weston answered, that 10 appropriation
there was no necessity, since the revenue law
provided Tor the payment OF such an expence out
Oh Tile revenue income. So soon the bill should
pass, he took 1t for granted, by the law that the
secretary OF the treasury would conceive himself
authorised to pay the neces sary sum o. money 10
carry IL INTO effect He opposcd The rc-commt-
ment of the bill.
On the question to re-commit to the commit
tee OF commerce and manufactures, 1t was car
| fleu TO iecnnnnit 1t. Ayes 6l--Noes 46
h1r. O. W. Campbell made report in part from
the committee appointed on SO much Of the presi-
| Gents message as respects our foreign relations
| 'S'iici VS. referred 10 committee OF the whole
| house on Thursday next. y see it in The pre-.
! cedlnS columns.
Mr.. pan dIlcn proposed resolution that the
committee CF commerce and manuia ctures be
| Instructed to enquire whether any amendment
| ought to be made i'll the laws relative To the com
pens'tion OF the officers OF The Customs. Refer
rcd 10 the committee OF commerce, &c.
| WEDNESDAY,, Nov. IS, 1903.
| Mr. H,rr,,, .,rAeaptad sayo,oI ,>o.;.;o,.. .....
ing that time NJ cat b. allowed for the payment
otm'talmehts On the purchase of public lands be
! You'd what allowed by law Referred
| TO the land committee.