The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-29

words" or .tcyment 5fthe duties ,rhich
! scou!a have 6cen fay2ele 6y ta7s, had such
goods, 7rares and merchandize been icsua.u
IMPORTED"
This amendment at this stage of the
bills passage requires unanimous consent
which was accorded bv the House, after
few observations from Mr.. BIB, who
stated that, although amajor;ty of the
committee of Ways and Means were cppoA
scd to the bill. they had unanimously CON-
Cured in The proposed amendment.
or. Ro6erfs opposed the passage of the
bill, on account OF ITS general principles, as
| OF the difficulty oflcgisiating on it.
Mr.. Che Ues replied.
The question was then taken on the final
passage of the bill, and decided as follows !;
fEAS--Messrs. Aston, Bacon, Baker,
bigelow. Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brig
ham, Burwell, Calhoun, Carr, Champion,
Chcvcs, iChittenden, Cooke, Davenport, T.
| ly, Emott. Fitch, GulG, Golisbor ugh, Gray,
Green, t.utty, Jackson, nent, Law, sLewis,
Lowntles, Mhrydc, M'kim, Minor, Mitch
i'll, Mosecy. Nelson, Newbold, Pearson,
Ptkin. Peasants, Porter, Quincy, Ran
doph. Reed, Richardson, Ridge,y, Ring
gold, Robertson, Ro,lman, Summons, Saw
yer, Seybert, Sheifey, Stanford. Stuart,
STOW, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadgc, FRA
cy. Turner, Van Cortlandt, Wheaton,
White, Williams, WiGgery, Wilson-64
| NAfS-Messrs. Anderson, Avery,
Bard, Barnett, Bartlett, Basset, Black
ledge, Boyd, Brown. Buler, Clay. Cochran,
Ciopton, Condit, Crawfo Davis, Dawson,
Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle. Fmdley, Fisk,
rranklin' Ghotson, Goodwin, Grundy, Is.
Hall, .. Hall, Harper, Halves, Hvneman.
Johnson, King, Lacock, Little, Lylc. Macon
| Maxwell, Moore, Nj Coy, M'kee, Morgan
Morrow, New. Newton, Ormsby, Pckens,
Pond, Ringsoid, Rhea, Roane, Roberts,
sage, SeaNer. Saaw, G.. Smith, ]. Smith,
strong, Ialiaferro,, rroup, White hiil-6l.
30 1t was determined that the bill shall
pass.
me following message was received from
the President of the u. States:
/ 10 the House IF REPRESENTATIVES Of The
United States
transmit to the House of Representa-
yves Report OF the Secretary of the Ma
Wy, complying with their resolution Of the
10th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
December %, 1912.
NAVY DEPARTMENT., 21st Dec. 1919.
oiR-On the subject of the resolution of
the honorable the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
OF the 10th instant, | have the honor to state
nat In the pursuance of the resolution of
congress OF the third March 1906. gold
medal, emblema ical of the attacks on the
Town, batteries and naval force of Tripoli,
oy the squadron under commodore Preble's
command, was presented to. commodore
rIeoie-in the manner stated in the enclos-
ed letter dated May II. 1906:
That one months pay was allowed. " ex-
| clu sively of the Common allowance. to all
the petty officers, seamen and marines of
the squadron, who so gloriously supported
the honor OF the American flag, under the
orders OF their gallant commander in the
| several attacks"
That no sword has been presented to Ell
ther OF the commission officers or nlidship-
men, who distinguished themselves in the
several attacks:
AND that 1T is not known to this depart
meh1 mat there ever was made by Con
Sressa SPECIFIC appropriation of $4,000
| Tor the purpose of carrying into effect the
resolution referred to-
with respect to that part of the Resolu-
tioh winch requests the President to cause
sword to be presented to each of the com
mission officers &c midshipmen who distin-
guisned themselves, it is presumed that the
PRESIDENT saw what to his mind appeared
t.lihcultles of great delcacy, from the pecu.
mar language OF the resolution. By the resolu
uoh he was requested to present swords to
suCil only as had distinguished themselves ::
| 800 Nno oSSH represented to him as
having acted gloriously, he could not in ius
tee draw with precision line of discri
mination. He felt, it is presumed, a repup-
nance to the making of selection which.
by implication, would necessarily have cast
an unmerited reproach upon ali not therein
included. n degradation of that kind might
have greatly injured the service and conld
not possibly have been grateful to the
honorable feelings of the favored officers
| have the honor to be, with the ereatee+
respect, your ob't servant,
| PAUL HAMILTON.
| To The President.
| TO COMMODORE EDWARD pRER1Y
Navy Deharfment, MAJ II, 1906.
olk-ln pursuance of the resolution of
congress, OF the Sd March, 1905. reanest
ing the President of the u. States to cause
gold medal to be struck, emblematical of
the attacks on the town, batteries ord
naval force OF lripoli, by the squadron nm
Ger your command, and to present it to YOU
III such manner as III his opinion would be
most honorable to you the medal which,
VIII herewith be delivered to YOU by lieut.
Jones, has been struck. You will receive !,
SIR as a testimony Of your country's estima.
ton al the important and honorable servi.
ces rendered by you and you Will be pleas.
ed to accept an assurance of the great plea.
sure have in the honor of presenting il to
Jog
have tine honor TO be, with great roc.
pect, sir, your most obedient servant
(ogneu) K. SMITH.
From the Records of the Navy Denar,
mcut. PAUL HAMiI TON