Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-02-14


WHICH directs thS carrying and opening the
mail on the Sabbath, except in extraordinary
occasions Ordered to lie ON the table.
A bill fresi the Senate, to promote the pro-
gress of science and useful arts, was twice
read and referred to select committee.
The bill for chasing apd arming the militia
was read the third time and the question be-
ing taken on the passage Of the bill, 1t was ne
gatived, SO votes to 50.
The bill supplementary TO an act to raise,
for limited time, an additional military force,
passed the 18th of April, 1905, was read the
third time and passed
The bill making a. further appropriation for
the defence of eur maratime frontier, was read
the third time /; and on the question Shall
the bill pass its third reading"
Mr. B. Hall called the yeas and nays upon
the question He stated that he had two OBJ
iections to the passage of this bill: the one
was, that the objects ON which the expendi-
lures were to be made were not specified t;
the other was, that in our present circum-
stances, it would be improper, in his opinion,
TO appropriate SO large sum OF money as a
million of dollars, to be expended at the dis
erection of the Secretary of War. He thought
the money could be more usefully employed
Mr. Rhea also spoke against the passage Of
the bill
1t was defended byNIessrs Cheves, Mitchell,
Talmadge, Potter, Wright, Shelley, and Wild
gerry, who stated that the appropriation was
called for by the proper authority: that New
York and Rhode Island had been mentioned
by the Secretary of War as requiring part
of the expenditure, but that the appropriation
was intended to be left az large to be used as
the President of the u. States might think
proper, and according to existing circumstan-
ces; that it was impossible, at this time, to
foresee what might be necessary in this res
pect and that the President, who is entrusted
with the use of the military force of the coun-
try, might very well be entrusted with the
expenditure OF this money, or any part of it,
on such Notifications as he might deem it me-
cessary to erect or repair.
The question on the passage of the bill was
carried, So to IS.
The unfinished business of yesterday being
postponed,
On motion of Mr.. Bacon, the House went
into a committee of the whole, MIR Stanford
in the chair, on the bill making appropriations
for the military establishment of the u States
for the year Isle; the bill making appropria-
for the year 1919; and the bill making ap-,
preparations for the support of an additional
military force, for the same period The
committee having filled up the blanks in the
several bills, they were reported to the House
The House took them up, concurred with the
committee in the amendments, and ordered
tbs bills to be engrossed for third reading
tomorrow.
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resolved itself into committee of the whole,
Eir. Nelson in the chair, on the bill making
appropriations for the support of the navy for
the year 1912. The committee having gone
through the bill, reported it to the House with
amendments. The House considered the a.
mendments, agreed to them, and ordered the
bill to third reading ON tomorrow.
When the committee ofthe whole came to
fill up the blank which contains an appropria-
ten including forage for staff"
Mar. ID. II. Williams moved to strike out this
item. lie knew no occasion that officers of
marines had for .forsge He considered it
wasteful expenditure
Alessrs. Basset and Little said these marines
were employed ON land as we'll as at sea, and
were sometimes called from one part of the
Z. States to another.
The motion was negatived, IS to 70.
February g.
Nr. Williams, from the committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported bin authorising de-
tachment of the militia of the IT, States. THE
detachment is proposed to consist of 100000
menl Twice read and committed
The bill making appropriations for the
mounted Rangers; the bill making ~eppropri
atoms for the Military Establishment the
bill making appropriations for the Navy and
the bill making appropriations for the add
tionai Military Force, were severally read
the third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. Dawson, the House toeax
up the report of the committee of the whole,
made sometime ago, on the bill for the relief
of lntlrm. disa HE'D nd s,rara rnnated nfficars