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which he offered to the bill in committee Of
the whole.
The House adjourned, near five o'clock.
THURSDAY, February IS.

AHCkepAf, tcDruary Is
Mr.. Jackson, member from the state of Viz
giWa, appeared and took his scat.
The House t"vN up FOR consideration the bill
for renting the duties payable on the monument,
&c. and Mr. N'fnoy having withdrawn the amend
mcnt which lie yesterday offered, Mr.. Gardner
moved that the bill be rc-committed Negativ-
ed. The bill was then ordered to a third read.
ing.
On motion of Mr.. Dassson the House went
INTO committee of the whole, Mr.. MARION in
the chair, the bill for procuring an additional
number Of arms ....---
The bill provides rs follows:
" That sum OF money not exceeding
thousand dollars, be, and the same is hereby
appropriated, out of any monies in the treasury
NOT otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of
procuring by purchase, or causing to be manuiac-
tured within the United States, and undor the
direction oil the President of the United States
an additional number of stands of arms, to be de-
posted in safe and suitable places"
-hr OaSoSon moved that the blanks be filed
with : 10000.
NJ. Bu,SdeN announced his intention to move
another section appropriatng 100000 dollars for
| the purchase of arms from Europe if opportunity
should offer.
| M. Dayoson then moved to insert 100000 in
this blank and it was so filed, Ayes 81
| Mr. S,uincy moved to amend the bill bv strik
ing out " Causing to be manufactured within the
y. States, and insert contracting for their
| manufacture within the United States or causing
to be manufactured at the present manufactures
for the u. States"
The reasons urged for this motion we're that
TINS bill now authorised the purchase BY the Unit
Ell States, OF private manufactures, which was
not eNpedent, as the extension of the present ma
huiactories OF the u. States would be both cheap
! or ana produce better arms. The reasons uged
against IL were, that 1t was proper to leave dis
crcuon IN this respect with the Executive, and
t'aI 1t was essentially necessary to allow tle es-
| ENLISTMENT OF a manufactorv sn the .ther side
OF the mountains, which might be precluded by
| the amcndlnent1
ne amendment was carried IS 10 A.
! lac committee then rose and reported the bill
| as amended.
The sum with which the blank was filed was
agreed to without division.
| The amendment offered bv Mr.. 9iircv and q
greco to IN committee of the whole, was mega
tlved-51 to 49,
| Mr.. quincy, the objection of western ren:
tieInen to this amendment seemed to proceed
from the supposed prohibition by it of the esta-
onShinent OF mandatory beyond the noun
ANS, proposed the following proviso
PToOiaed, that nothing in this act shall be con
| suued 20 authorize the President of the United
States TO purchase any existing manufactures
OF arms within the U. States-Negatived, 40 to
| When the bill was ordered to a third rea4;rcr
| Tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Bassett, the House vent in
| 10 committee of the whole, MIR. Curtis In the
CHAR on the bill concerning public contracts.
Messrs Bassett and Troup supported the bill
generally, and Messrs. Holland, Sloan and Kelly,
opposed IT. In the course of the discussion M
GsoE made motion to strike out the lst section
OF the biH which was negatived 81 to Al.
mr. S.aincy moved to strike out the proviso al
the end OF the first section excepting from the gc
neral restriction contracts in which immediate
delivery is had and immediate payment made, &c
a wide debate took place on this motion, in
which Messrs. Rowan, and Quincy onposed The
Dill generally, and Messrs. ]. Clay, Fisk and Bas
sett supported it.
On motion of Mr. BiGckledge, the committee
rose, Ayes SO, and obtained leave to sit again.