The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-01


Mr.. 2urns' cs.aircd leave e absence for
his col;cayue MIR. tallman, for the remain
der of the session. tf-<
J The House then took up the order of the
day, viz the bill concerning the Navy; the
question OF agreement to the report OF the
committee of the whole 70 st-ikc out the sec
ton for building new friaatcs being sill, un-
der consideration. Mr.. DIDO spoke "A, some
length against the Navy 'Estabiisl,ue it, and
A32. -AtsScn in favor oft; when
DR.. EurEseH moved TO postpone the sui
ject until the 4th OF February. rs tie de-
cision Of this question hil nothing to do with
the preparatory nieasurcs for war, he s,p-
posed no incorvcuience wouldb be cXI crien-
ccd from this postponencnt. As there were,
nodoubt, many gcntlepcn Who still wishe d
to be heard ON t.iis subject, they would hay {
fosr TO prepare themsblycs for as this de-
bate had ntinucd little more than three
sacckS, they could scarcely be expected now
to he prepared; beIdes their arguments
rwnild then be NEW, Whereas If they we're
NOW delivered they would appear mere
seiictition. He hopct:thc House would in
sdalge HIM in this mOtiuns ,as this subject
swallowed up every cher. There are, said
he, n number Of important bills before The
House. Our table sloasle> with business
. andif the Course which he proposed was
not taken, after {, session, 6f six or eight
iniQnths, Congress would adjourn without
having done the businessfor which they net
| Besides, he W as something like the EnShxh.
]. Priest, who having expressed fonsiness'
for partridgcs,was served With them until
he was almosi surf tied. He began to want
a change of fire. Hehad heard enough IA
bout Navy; he would be glad of little
variety. If IL had thought there were any
fchance of CITING the question in zen or
'fr7cfue days, he would not have made the
! motion butbt present he saw no end to the
debate. -
Some gentlemen appearing willing to de
bate this motbn, Mr.. b. withdrew it and
after few r,marks from Mr.. Saeihe against
the Navy. anil from Mr., TVidgery in favor
of it, the QUESTION on agreeing to strike out
the section br building the frigates, was
carried 90 = SO. The Yeas and Nays as
follows:
YEAS.-4Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Ba-
con, Bard, Bib, Boyd, Brown, Barweli,
| Butler, Cochran, Clopton, Crawford, Davis,
Desha, Dnsmoor. Earle, Fiadley, Fisk,
Franklin, Gholson, Goodwin, Gray, Grun-
dy, BHal, O..E.ll, Harper, Hufty, Hyne-
| nan, john!on, Kent, King, Lacock, Lefever,
Lyle, Micon, M'Coy, M1See, Metcalf,
Morgan, Morrow, New, NeShoid, Ormsbv,
Pickens, Piper, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Rod
man, Sage, Seayer, Sewer, Seybert, Shaw,
oheffeyl ymilie, G.Smith, Stamford, Str6ng,
TailiafsRfS Whitehill, Williamson ,fS
Ma YS5..E-N1essrs. Aston, Baker, Bassett,
Bigelowf Blocker, Breckenridge, Brigham;
Calhoun, Champion, Chcves, Chittenden,
Condit, Davenport, Dawson, Ely, Emott,
Fitch, Gold, Greer, Halves, Jackson, Key,
Law, Little, Livingston, Lowndes, Maxwell,
M Bride, M'Kim, Miner, Mitchell, Nose
lev, Nelson, Newton, Pearson, Pi,kin, Plea
SAINTS. Pond, Porter, Potter, Quincy, Reed,
Richardson, Ringgold, Samnons, j. Smith,
Stow, Sturses, Taggart, Tracy, Troap,
Turner, Wheaton,, White, Widgery, WI
son, Winn, Wright-59.
The next question was on agreeing with
the committee of the whole to iii he olanx
for providing ship timber and other hnpc-
risNablc materials, with the words fsoo
hundred thouland dollars, which was carri-
ed 90 to 81. The Yeas and Nays were
feas--Mesirs. Aston, Archer, Bacon,
Baker, Bard, Bassett, Bigelow, Blackledge,
Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brigham, 4Burweli,
Butler, Calhoun, Champion, Ch,ttenden.
Condit, Crawford, Davenport, Davis, D.w-
son, Dinsmoor, Earle, Ely, .Emctts Findiey.
Fisk, Fitch, Franklin, Ghclsoh, G old, Coed
win. Green, Harper, Halves, Hyneman,
Jackson, Kent, Key, King, Law. Little, Ii
Brydes Mccoy, McKim, Minor, MMchill, |
.Moseiy, Nelson, Newton, Orlasby, Pearson, !
titkin, Peasants, Pond, Porter, Potter,
Quincy, Reed, Richardson, Ridgely, Ring
gold, Roane, Summons, Sewer, Sheffey, ]. 4
smith, Sturges, Taggart, Taiiiaferro, FRA
cy, Troup, Turner, Wheaton, White, Wild
gerry, Wilson, Wright-82.
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb, Boyd, |
BROWN Cochran, Clopton, Desha, GRAY, |
Grnndy, b. Hall, q. Hall, Hufty, Johnson,
Lacosk, Letcver, Lyle, Mac n, Mckee, /
Metcaf. Morgan, Morrow, Newbold, Pick
ems, Piper, Rhea, Roberts, Rodman, Sage, |
Seaver, ocybcrt, Shaw, Smile, g. Smith,
Stanford, Strong, Whitehill, Wiiiiams---37. |
Another question was on agreeing with the |
committee of the whole to make the alb we |!
for three years, viz: for the |
years 1912, 1913 and 1914 This motion
was carried 81 to 50. The Yeas and Nays I
were: -, |
YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Bacon, Bakep,
Bassett, Bigelow, Blackledge, Rleecler, |
breckenridge, Brigham, Calhoun, Chanpi- !
on, Cheves, Chittenden, Condit, Davenport, /
Davis, Dawson, Dipsmoor, Earle, Ely, g.
mott, Fitch, Gold, Green, Harper, jackson. !
Kent, Key, King, Law, Little, Livingston,
Lowndcs, Maxwell, McBrydc, McKim,
Minor. Mitchili, Moseley, Nelson, Newton, !
Pearson, Pi5kin, peasants, Pond, Porter, |
Potter, Quincy, Reed. Richardson, Ridgeiy,
Sammons, Sewer ,Sheffey, Smith,
Stow, oturscs, Taggart, Tracy, Troup, FUR
ncr, Wheaton, White, Widgcry, Wilson,
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Bib.
BOYD, Brown, BurweIl Butler Cochran