The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-22

OF reform in the general management. and
OF extension and efficiency IN the naval es-
tabiishmeOt may be practicable and expe-
dent, and that they have power TO seud Tor
! persons and p0pers.
! Mr. K said that his motive for Offering
TINS resolution, as, the gen al opinion that
our navy cost more money in proper, ion to
MS etdcIent force THAN any navy in the
wnrtn. This circumstance he did not attri
butte 70 the fault of individuals in that de
J part ent but he wished to be enabled to
enquire into he defects of the system. II
any and II necessary, to devise appropri.
ate remedies. This was his sole object.
| Mr.. Troup of Geo moved to refer the
subject to the naval COMMITTEE. whose pe~u
liar duty it would appear to be to enquire
! into such matters.
| Mr.. Seybert, of Penn. as a member of The
laval con- s:iisS (ie ~ shFenc- Of Mr.
| Lownues the chairmsh1 stated, On his part.
( full conviction that nothing could be done
| etectuaiiy by that committee in such an en-
curry as this. He referred also to the
| appointment of committee on a former
! occasion on the subject, by which. al.
though composed of many members, and
authorized to act during the recess, no
| thing effcctual had been done MIR. &.
did not believe they ever should get AIDE
quate information on this subject thro' the
means Of any committee of this honxe. or
| through any means short of 4 NAVY Hoard
which alone can make the necessary reform.
II is impossible that members Of Congress.
who have III general but little Information on
! the SUBJECT or naval matters or Of the vari.
Gus branches OF manufactures, should be
able to obtain correct information on the va
rious articles OF growth or industry which
enter INTO the composition Of the navy, or
make the "eceesary reform. With regard
To the comparative expen"e of our Naval
Establishment. Mr.. S. said it was stated to
him by the chairman of the naval commit
tee, from an e&amjoaton of Documents
and 1t was with surprze Mr.. s. had heard
he statement--that the persons enploved
IN the naval service hal for the last wear
cost less fer man than those employed in the
navy uf Great Britain.
| Mr. Gholson, of Va. was DESTROYS of know
ing whether this motion was predicatcd ON
| any aiiedged or supposed malversaticn in
once OF these now employed in the Naval
| Depaftment. Mr.. q. said, he had BEEN in
duced to believe that considerable reform
had taken place in that department since
the present incumbent had taken charge of
1t. 1t had appeared on examination a wear
ago, tom the estimates of the expenditures
| OF the British navy, that the eXpence Der
| man "r the B:ltlsh navy was not more han
about one half of that of a man in our navv.
to"t IL appeai OIL ssnc,, tsa+ day mach ref7l -
had taken piace--So much so, that accord
ling to the statement Just made. The comma
rauve eXpercc was now greater In he Bri
tSn servlce than in ours. This vas an ina
Dor ant fact he said. which he was much
tpeased to hear
Mr.. Reed said, that the gentleman from
Virginia had entirely risuHd erstood him if
| he supposed that he had fnuuded his motion
IN any alledged Eismanagrmen of the ind
xiouais engaged IN that Department. IL
knew aud vas rejoiced to hear, that man,
improvements, very advanta genus To the
pubic service mad recently been made in
the Navy Department. II would saver per
| maps little OF vanity 10 Dresume it 20 be in
MA tiar Reed's) power arrange such
system as would correct existing evils. Bot
MS design was to endeaysr 70 collect, thro'
this Committee, the opinions Of practical
men on the subject--and from them deduce
SUCH alterations of the system as MIGHT
promise beneficial results to the public SER
vice.
Mr.. Rhea, of Zen. spoke in favor of the
amendment.
Mr.. Post, Of New Yo k, said this emo 5ir,
was IN his opinion very important in its ma
ture, and that he was sati,h d, If referred
10 the committee, OF Naval ATtrs, it would
sleep there. Having the honor to he a mem.
Der OF that committee, he did not hesitate to
say, that with all the business now recurring
'he,' aIteHulnni they w2uld be incOmpeten
TO the task proposed be assigned them
He therefore hoped tie resolution would be
amended as proposed.
Mr.. Calhoun, of $ G.. moved that the re
solution lie on the table AS the gentleman Tho
presided over the naval Committee was not
present and the difference Of opinion on this
matter seemed TO require further time for
reflection. Mr.. e. took o casion II say. tina,
he believed this resolution u have original
ed in the purest motives. no gentleman, he
believed was more sincerely attached to the
navy, than the gentleman from Massachu
! setts, tMr. Reed) or more enlightened on
| that subject; and he was therefore clad 20
see him apply his attention 70 the subjec
Mr.. {. also remarked that he too had
heard the chairman of the naval committee
say, that the expenditures Of the navy had
been recently much reduced
The resolution was ordered to lie on the
table.
EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT.
The house again resolved itself into com
mittee OF the whole, Mr.. King in the chair.
on the bill authorizing the enlistment of
certain regiments for five years or durin,.
the war.
Mr.. Stockton, Of N. J. replied To the oh
servations made by Mr.. lngersoll, of Penn. on
Saturday last to whicA
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