The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-13

luton obligatory on the Secretary to repor,
during the present session.
The tncticn was negatived without divi-
sion.
MIR. Fan Horn moved to amend the reso-
tuition by striking out all that part requiring
The Secretary of the Treasury to report a
fian. He stated his Reasons to be that he
wishcdnot to vote upon plan reported byany
head of department, howeyerg great confidence
he might have in tiie,n for he thought the
House were competent themselves to origi-
nate plan. He feared too that some plan
might he proposed which would injure the
agricultural Interest,"; and the weight of a re-
comm endation from so respectable an au-
thority he well knew. He thought that Con-
gress could themselves, by amending and re-
gulatiug duties and drawbacks, sufficiently
encourage manufactures. without any spe-
chic plan being laid down.
, Mr.. Bacon said it had long ago been de-
cided IN this government, that when call
was made for information ON the Heads of De-
partments. it was also within the rules of
correct proceeding to require the officer SO
called upon to prepare and digest a plan on
the subject on which information was called
fox. And he feared no injury which would
result from such course, though much good
might.
Afier some observations from Messrs.
Quincy and Dana, against the amendment,
and MIR. Bihb in support of it, Mr.. Van
Horns motion was negatived, Ayes 10.
MIR, hennedy having called for the Yeas
and Nays, ON the passage of the resoluti-
! OIL
| Messrs. GARDENER snt. Randolph opposed
1T at length on the general ground of the in
eXpcdieacy Of legislative interference for the
encouragement of manufactures each gen
| tieWan appearing to consider it as a pledge
or commencement of a system, foy fostering
manufactures by legislative acts.
MIR. Quincy suPportetit as calling for in
formation on which the House might iegis-
late; as, they could not properly egissatc
on any subject without information.
The question was then decided, Ayes %,
Noes 49,
g.. THURsDiY, June g.
MIR Nelson reported a bill appropriating
| 4 sum OF money for the completion of the
| Cumberland road.--Twice read & commit
| ted. 4ttt ,t nt. -. -
MT. Loue reporteda bill to amend the
charter Of Alexandria, rea,i & com
mittcd. =
Mr.. Gardner presented the petition of
snndry manufacturers of salt, praying amin
crease ot duty. on imported salt-Referred
to the committee of commerce and manufac-
lures.
MIR. Nhlnor presented n petition of suntlr1
manufacturers of hats, also prayinp for. NJ,
increase of duty OH imported ha,s.2Refer
Ired.
| n communication was received froro th.
secretary or the Navy III pursuance of a re-
solution OF the House of the 10Th ult. reuujr-
ing an account ofthe actual expence or the
cost and equpmentof gun boats, as well as
a statement OF their number and the time
mat they have been actually employed
Referred to the committee on naval esta
tblisi ynentS ...
MIR. FIndiy, from the committee 70 whore
was referred the petitions On the subject of
the right of Charles Turner, iunr. to the
seat now. occupied by VIM. Baylies, as the
Representative of Plymouth district, Mass.
made detailed report, and stated the re-.
| quest OF the sitting member that the decisi
on OF the. case shonld be postponed until NEXT
session, for reasons Which he stated: to which
request the committee had acceded. The
report was referred and made the order of
the day for Monday next
NOTIFICATIONS.
| On motion of Mr.. Burwell. the Horsse ,.e-
solved itself into committee of the whole
Mr.. DEsHA in the chair, on the bill TO make
| appropriations to complete the Notifications
commenced iof the security OF the ports and
narbors OF the United States, and to erect
such Notifications as may be necessary for
the projection Of the Northern frontiers of
the u. States.
| Mr.. BurzveN moved to fill the blank in
the bill for the sum to be appropria ed with
the words one hundred and .fjiy Mousand
dollars. He said he deemed it proper to
observe that by referring to the letter of the
secretary OF War, it would be found that of
95o,OO0 dollars appropriated, there remain
ed unexpeDded $4,000 dollars. The sum
OF 10000, in addition to this, wonld make
about 335 900 dollars for the expenditure of
this year. At the last session of Conqress
when the situation of the country was ex
tremely different from what it now was, on
~ the sum OF 100000 dollars had been appro
prlated; SO that 10000 dollars would not.
with the surplus remaining unexpended. be
TOO little tor the service of the remainder of
TINS year. And on the other hand. as It was
contemplated TO retrench somewhat the ex
| pences OF the military and naval establish
| ments, 1T would NOT exceed the general esti
mate OF the expence of defensive operations
Tor the present year. From the movements
among the Indians and the resolutions of the
Legislature OF Kentucky calling upon the
| government for the erection of Notifications
on the Western and Northern frontier. II
bad been thought proper to give the Presi-
dent discretionary power to erect new for
tif'cations there. 1t would scarcely be ne
cessary to say any thing to the House on the
propriety of finishing those already common
oeo' were congress to stop at this time,