The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-11

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tor majorities to seek To encrease their pow
er. 1t wa, true tSat the people might ap.'
ply the corrective 81 abuses of power bv the
majority but il r.:ght AS well be said, after
violation of the right of haoeas corpus had
deprived the citizen Of his. liberty or alter
All cx post facto law had swept him oil, that
some twenty years hence the people would
apply the corrective. n ma ority might set
out with the best views, bat might do acts
TO produce the most disastrous consequent
Ces. The majority always did wrong when
it took means To silence opposition aud to
humble those who oppose them. This had
bee- the doctrine ten years ago of those who
advocated this rule, and it was the correct
doctrine still. it was said that the argu-
ment that the !icentiousness of debate had
destroyed the government of France, as us
ed i'll support of this rule, might remind the
House of the Hibernian who cut his throat
to save his life. The House were called up
ON to destroy the principles of freedom in
order to prevent slavery. If the majority
had right to prevent the minority from ex-
pressing their opinions, they had the same
right to send them home, to Danish them
from the capitol.
This debate was continued in a warm, vet
desultory manner till O'Clock; when on
motion OF Mr.. Ialimadge, the committee
rose. IS q, reported progress and obtain
ed leave to sit again.
January6.
Mr.. Elites from the committee. of Ways
and Means, asked and obtained leave to pre- :
sent bill to revive and continue i'm force
the first section OF an act entitled An act
further to protect the commerce and seamen
of the United States against the Rarbary
powers" This law laying the duty com :
monty called tie Mediterranean fund, expi-
red on the LIST inst The bill now reported
proposes to continue it till the 18th of March,
1911 The bill was twice read and COM
mitted.
Mr.. Rhea presented petition from num-
Der of the inhabitants of the territory Of
Louisiana, praying to be admitted into the
second grade of government Referred to
select committee.
Mr. Van Horn presented the petition of
the President and Directors OF the CONNER.
cial Company of the city Of Washington,
praying for an act of Incorporation; and al
the petition of number of the inhab
rants OF Washington county, praying authori-
~ 20 make road to meet a road in the state
OF Maryland. -These petitions were refer
red TO the committee OH the District of Co
lumbrn.
Mr.. Holland moved the following rcso,u-
ton. which was negatived:
" RESOLVED, That the committee of Com :
MERGE and Manufactures be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of encourag cling
the manufacturing of iron by making do
nation OF a certain portion of land to such
persons as may erect iron works within the
territories OF the u. States"
Mr.. Edsset made the following report:
"Ihe committee appointed on that part
OF the Presidents message relating to the
naval establishment, report, in part, that
they found that the frigates row in ordinary
was the only part of the subject requiring
immediate attention Besides the motives
presented in the Secretary's letter for an
immediate PREPARATION Of those frigates, the
eventiul situation of our ccuutry furnishes a
strong inducenent to placing those valuable
ships in state to aid il the protection not of
oar ports only, but of those numerous expo
sed situations on the water with which our
country abounds. The committee therefore
recommend the following resolution: -. 81.
Resolved, That the hulls of the frigates
now IN ordinary ought to be Immediately re-
paired, and that dollars out of any
money in the Treasury us appropriated for
the same" .-,,
accompanying this report was letter of
fhe Secretary o. the Navy stating his opinion
that the frigates i'll ordinary do require ma
serial repairs; that the increasing injury
which will result from their remaining in
their present situation may be estimated at
30 per cent for the first year. The follow
lug estimate of the expences Of repairs is
also submitted:
For repairs of vessels now in COM
mission 10000
For freight store rent and all o.
tiicr contingent eXpences $4,000
For the repair Of frgates now ly-
ing III ordinary and keeping the
Rus boats that are not in service
a state Of Dresser zion n m
For freight aud other contingent
exoences 100. Oo01
Tnis report was referred to a committee of
che whole.
A letter was also laid on the table from
the Secretary OF the Navy, transmitting
report on the subject of the Navy Pension
Fund
PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The House again resolved itself into a
committee OF the whole OH the unfinished bu.
sineSs.
Mr.. Livermore'S motion still under consi-
8sration-
Messrs. BlaisdeiI, GARDENER and Bacon
supported, and Messrs. Ross and M'kee op-
posed it.
On the question being taken the motion
was negatived Soto Al.
Mr. Quincy moved to amend the rule by
striking out some words and inserting others,
so 10 make the rule similar TO that which
has heretofore existed on this subject; Mr..
Rhea called for division Of the question !;
and the house refused to strike out the words.
50 to 80.
Mr. Bacon moved TO amend the rule by
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