The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-01

uitufSS tor various ODleCtS were annually
made to the House. the House had at this
session called for the aggregates for each
year Of several statements. Fit would take
shrec months TO prepare the statements, now
wasJhe time to cali for it for
II postponed to the next ession. there might
not be time enough DUNG the session to pre-
pare il.
Mir. Rhea Withdrew his motion to lay i,
ON the table and the resolution was agreed
10.
The bill from the Senate to continue the
Charter of the Bank of Alexandria was read
twice and committed
LOAN BILL.
The engrossed bill authorisrg a loan for a
sum of money not cxoeedisg the amount of
the principal of the public debt REIMBURSE.
bic during the year 1910, was read a third
time.
Mr.. Eandoihh moved to postpone the bill
till to morrow Motion lost, so to az
Mr.. Stanford moved that it lie ON the ia
BILE. but subsequently Withdrew the motion,
to make way tor a motion of NJ. Taylor to
rccommit the bill which motion was mega
lived, Ayes 81.
MIR. Stonjord moved that the bill lie Oh the
table .-Negativcd, 81 10 50.
Messrs. Piikir, Dana, Randolph, Stan
ford. Taylor, Key, Quincy and U pham OPP
posed the passage OF the bill, and Messrs
Montgomery. Bacon, w. Aston, Iohnsos.
Smile, aud Rhea defended it.
All the gentlemen who spoke against the
bill professed to be willing in proper man
ner TO authorize n loan of any sum of money
necessary to meet the appropriations made !;
bug they contcnded that the bill was objecti-
enable, because the sum was not stated in the
face vi the bill because the bill bore a de-.
eeptive appearance of borrowing money to
pay the public debt, VIXEN in fact it was to
meet the ordinary expences of the go. ern
ment ; because the bill authorised loan of
5.1o5 600 dollars, more by / 16O 600 than the
Secretary of the Treasury had declared to
be necessary, and because no loan ought to
he authorised till bills now before the House
were decided on. which involved reduction
Of the annual expenditures.
In reply to the objections to this bill it was
urged that the amount authorised (not re
quired) to be borrowed was as definitely ex
pressed as though in figures that there could
be no deception on the face of the bill, for
II no debt heretofore contracted was now to
be paid off, there would not only be no &C :.
CASTOR to borrow but there would now be
an Immense annual surplus III the Trea sury !;
mat since the estimate of four millions had
been reported to the House, various aDDro
priations had been made, and it was i,npos.
slhie yet to say now much might be wanted,
and no more would be borrowed than actu
ally was wanted; that if the passage Of the
bill was delayed but day or two, it would
be very easy tor gentlemen to prevene its
passage at all.
The debate will be given at length here
after.
The bill was pAssED-Yeas II, NAYS
IS.
REDUCTION OF THE NAVY.
The house then resumed the considera
ton of the unfinished business of yester.
day.
Nj. Minor said when he had made the
motion for the indefinite postpnnement of
the bill, he had supposed that the sense of
the house had been fully expressed on 1t
but as it appeared that the motion would
occupy much time in debate, and az some
gentlemen had thought proper to insinuats
that this motion was made for the purpose
OF avoiding meeting "A direct question on
the bill, he now rose to withdraw the mo
ton.
The question was then stated On tile first
amendment made i'll committee OF the whole,
VIZ. 20 strike out SO much as requires The
sale of all the gun boats.
Mr.. Ranaoihh made speech of near two
hours on the report of the committee OF
the whole generally and in favor Of the bill
as Originally reported
NJ. Bassen replied to some of Mr.. Ran
dc.pn's Cb,erva,ioms
Sime further rema. Ks were made by Mr.
Macon ard Mr. kandoifh
he question TdS (aHcn on concurrence
with the committee Of inc v noie in the first
Amendment, and carried SIS {" 50
lhe question was stated On { occurrence
with the comTittee OF the VII e in striking
out so much of the bill a. dir cts the uncon
ditIonal sale OF al he ir gates but three.
Mr.. RaadoLM called for the Yeas and
Nays on this Question, considering it the
pith and marrow of the busness-and the
vote would shew who were the navy & who
the anti-navy men in the house.
Mr. SniiAe said it would be remembered
that his object in voting 10 srrike out this
part OF the bill was to introduce the amend
ment he had offered III committee of the
whole, viz to place the navy ON the same
footing as in 1906.
On concurrence with the committee in
striking out 50 much of the bill as relates to
the trigates-Yeas 76, Nays 81.
So that part of the bill was struck out.
The section which requires the dismis.
sal OF all the seamen in service except so
many as sufficient to man three friga.es, &c
was struck out, Ayes 60
The next amendment made by the com
mttee was to insert " WashiHgton, among
the navy yards to be retained
On concurrence with the committee
Yeas So, Nays45.
So the navy yard at Washington is among
those to be retained.
The next amendment was to strike out
the section of the bill which reduces the