Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-08


Mr.. Randolph's amendment was
adopted by the House, Ayes 40, Noes
81. /
The blank for the number Of COM /
panics to compose the corps was now !
to be filed.
MIR. Randolph moved to insert
"three"-motion lost, Ayes 40, Noes
So.
Mr. Basset moved " SIX" being the
present establishment, and including
upwards OF thousand men.-Motion
lost, Ayes 80, Noes Al.
1t was moved to fill the blank with
" fve"-Motion lost.
Mr. Smile moved I" four"-Agreed
to. Ayes 48, Noes "a.
The blank for the number of men
to form each company was next to be
filed.
Mr. Randolph moved 64."--Mo-
ton lost, Ayes SO.
Mr. X. then moved 72"-Agreed
to, Ayes 80, Noes So.
Mr. Bib moved 20 strike ont of the
section respecting navy yards, all the
yards but Washington, Boston, New.
York and Norfolk.
The question was taken separately
on striking oit each, and lost by large
maj ori.ies.
MIR Wilson moved to add Ports
mouth to those, yards to be rctainea.-
Lost, Ayes IS.
Mr. Key moved to amend the Sec
ton respecting marines BY inserting
after the words the marine corps
shall consist Of" the words &C one lieu
tenant colon,l commandant."
The Yeas and Nays having been re.
CURED en- this motion
An adjournment was moved by Mr.
Potter, and Carried, al to IS.
April SO.
MIR Montgomery having stated that
mere were receipts and expenditures
during the administrations preceding
that OF Mr. Jefferson, which do not an.
pear ON the books of the Treasury,
being sums obtained on loan in Hol.
land and applied in Europe, and that
In the call OF the gentleman from V1r.
glnia (Mr Randolph) the Secretary of
the Treasury was directed so far as
1t related to the application of monies
to the public debt, to state the sums
applied to the principal, emitting the
Item OF interest, which during Mr..
] ferson's administration amounted to
near 24,OOO,oOo, which does not an.
pear on any document heretofore fur
nished Congress, and that it would be
satisfactory to the nation and TO Con
gress to have possession of a dozen
ment which should exhibit the whole
OF the receipts and expenditures of rhe
United States since the commence
ment OF th government to the end of
the year 1909, the several sums re.
spe ctivel paid each year on account
of the public debt, the interest on the
same, and generally every o:her branch
Of expenditure that from the doeu-
ments Ia d on our tables during this
session, the precise and accurate a.
mount o. the receipts and expc nditures
and the application of the actual paw.
ments annually made towards the
principal and interest respectively of
the public debt, could not be ascertain
ed, The several resolutions for infor-
nation on this SUBJECT being restrict
ed In their terms, SO as not to bring
into view .he loans from Holland and
the application thereofin Europe, and
also the item OF some inte est on the
public debt paid during the admins
trstions preceding Mr. Jeaerson's and
the very large item of interest on the
public debt, nearly equal to $4,000,
600, AS before stated, paid during the
administration of Mr. Jeile son that
In his view it would be important to
have the subject fully reported to the
next session OF Congress--then moved
the following resolution:
Resolved, That ne Secretary of the
Treasury be and he is hereby reoues-
ted to Cause to be laid before this
House at the next sc 3sion Of Congress
a general account Of the annual re-
ceiPts and expenditures of the Unite d
States from the commencement of the
COVER ment to the end of the wear
1909, including the sums Obtained on
loan in Holland and which having