The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-09

Cloth',ig for same 7ifss 10
Military stores for same q, sos rs
ConsinSent expenses Of do. $1,000
The bill having been thus amended,
was o de, ed TO be cngrossed for third re ad-
'ng.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Macon OF n. G.. from the Joint com.
mittec appointed on the subject reported as
follows
"The Commute appointed on the part of
the House, intly with the committee APP
pointed on the part of the Senate, 10 ascer.
tain when the two houses can Be adjourned
without detrinent to the public service,
have carefully examined the state of bust
ness before both Houses, and report as their
opinion that they NAV be adjourned on
Monday. the II h day Of AprI next Sc sub
NIT the following resolution:
Pesofoed. That the President Of the Senste atd
the Speaker ofths House of Representatives he au-
thorised to close the present session by adioarn:n.
their respective houses ON Monday the tlth tay Of
April next.
After the rejection Of two motions to
postpone and lay the report on the table
on which some little desultory debate took
place--the report IF the committee was con-
CURED in by this House.
n NAVAL BILLS.
The House on motion OF Mr.. Lowndss &c
5. C.. resolved tself insa cngpmitlee of TIE
~hose, Mr. rotahiord OF ~. ~ Ia the chair
on three several Bills r.. ferred to said com
mi,tee of the whole, viz. the bill from the
Senate authorizing the building of certain
floating batteries-the bill from the Senate
giving bounty to prisoners brought into
port by private armed vessels and the bill
reported by the naval committee of this
House, authorizing the Presiden, to cause
to ba built or purchased a certain number
of vessels to carry not less than nor more
than 90 guns.
n, objection was made to either of the
two first1cf these bills, the objects of which
were severally explained by Mr.. Lowndes,
the charm an of the naval committee.
The last mentioned bill being under con-
Mr.. VIM Reed Of Mass. required of the
chairman Of the naval com mit,ee such in.
formation as he might be possessed of.
touching the progress CT execution of the
law passed year ago for the increase of the
navy.
Mr.. Lowndes stated that Of the slooA IS Of
Tcdr ordered to be built, two were ready for
sea, three nearly ready, asd the other in
forwardness. Of the o,hsr vessels, several
we're in a state of forwardness, but none of
them vet launched
MIR. Reed said he could no. gee the pro-
prie'y Of passing bill to- bald these small.
er vessels, willis, those of larger class IL
ready authorized by law were not COM
p!eted. and the crews o. those already pre-.
pared tor service were not yet completed
*. from what he h ad heard he believed could
nor be readily made up. on account Of the
difference between the Inducements held.
out 10 the land aud naval service, &c. He
was disinclined to vote for more vessels of
the class now proposed until the frigstes,
which he considered the substantial part of
the Navy, should be hiilt and manned.
Mr.. Lowndes remarked that he did not
the larger vessels authorized to be built as
any argument against building those of q
smalier class. With regard to the t,ifficul.y
alledsed 20 exist in the recruiting OF men, "a
rising from the present high land bouhties,
he believed it did prevail, aud that some
measures might be possibly necessary in
consequence but he did not see the force
OF this objection aganst the present bill.
Mr lngersou ut fa. stated, as the repor
ter understood, that in a rendezvous lately
opened for seamen. the recruiting service
had been much more successful than was
anticipated.
Mr.. M'Kim of Md. after stating the rea-
sors. drawn from experience, which ope-
rated to induce him to prefer vessels OF
smaller rlass than that proposed by the bill,
moved TO amend the bill By striking ont the
words fran sixteen 10 f1vcnty guns, ard in
serting from eight 10 sixteen guns, as the
force OF the vessels proposed to be built.
MIR. bowndcS expressed his great res.
pect for the opinion of Nr. M'Kim on this
Subject but he had heard, from persons
whose experience entitled their opinions On
TINS head to some weight, that the small
privatcers first fitted out had been general
ly exchanged for those of a larger class
Mr.. L. however was willing so to amend
the bill as TO leave the rate of these vessels
subject to Executive discretion, from eiphf
10 fzventy guns, if that would meet the views
of the gentleman. He added, that ne had
formed the opinion that in general too little
latitude had been allowed to the discretion
Of the Head of the Naval Department, and
that the proper course would be, generally.
70 vote certain number of men and a Ger
tain amount Of money for the navy, and
leave the application thereof to the Esecu.
tive. But different policy had prevailed,
to which he was willing to conform.
MIR. M'Kirn consented to adopt Mr..
l.ownde's suggestion. and
The bill wss amended 90 as to fe TIE
rae OF the vessels at from EIGHT to f4rentv
guns.
Mr: Reed then moved 20 amend che bin
by striking out that part of it which author
'Zed the purchase Of " sseIs Of this dsscrptic n
He said experience had demonstrated the
folly OF the practice ef purchasing vessels in
! stead OF building thew for the Dur poses ef wal
because not one in FIVE. perhaps not one in
ten, suited the purpose, and The expense OF
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