Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-22
AND NAVAL. EsTAs
LISEI yIENrS

| litary Affairs be instructed TO enanire ard
report 70 what extent the Military Rstah-
lishment OF the United States can be reduce
ei eoass enriy wi a the ~ Sic interest.
Q Resotved. That the said committee be
further instruced TO enquire whether any,
AMI, IL any. what provision ought to be made
ny Law for allowing noonshs sx;rs paw
and sdona'ion in and 20 H.. officers ofshe
ar ~ who nay be disbs nde,l
3 HSs>fUed, That the ssS5 committee be
Further ins'ructsd IN eneGire MO the ex
pcdierIcy 81 ESTABLISHING one or more addi-
tionai 1niiitarv schools
g. ResofUed. That the Naval COMMITTEES
5e instructed 70 enquire mo and report 10
IN ,he Lakes can be reduced, consistently
with the public interest.
S. Reso!ued, That the conmit,ee be fur,
ther instructed, TO eng sire into the expedl-
ency o. establishing one or more naval AGA
denies
Resofvsd, That TIE Committee on for.
eign Relations De ms ructed 20 ascertain ard
report whether any and If any, what rnodi
fIcations OF existing laws are necessary 20
adopt them to the state OF our relations with
! foreign na-io1s.
The house having agreed TO consider
these reso uticns-
Mr.. fa-kson Of Va. made few remarks
in respect 10 eaca o. these resolutions, the
who'e of ~aich ou- Reporer vas not for
tunate enough 10 hear. They were of an
exemplary nature.
Mr.. Ingersqll moved that these resoIu /.
,ions should lie on the table The con
sim nation Of he peace, he sac had MT "a
ken ace, and i appeared to him there
{ re Improper now 20 enter into a discds-
sol osthem-
NJ. Cannon also considered them pre.
mature. II would certainly be time enough
FIR the house to act on them when they
fornd the ratification had actually taken
rl-ce. Before that time, he was opposed
70 any discussion of the subjects embraced
in the resolutions.
NJ Grosyenor, sensible as he was OF the
force OF re motive which had prompted
the no-inn viz. the breyiiy of the remaia-
Ter o. the session, yet considered the mo-
tion entirely premature. As individuals,
ne Members 81 The II use knew the fact
IF a rarrh-lti Y ola Treaty of Peace; but
the nature OF the Treaty was not known
nor was ,he fact ofic ally before the house
NJ Jackson otVa. said he could no. see
anu strong objections to laying the resolu
tions on the tab!e--thcugh he could see nc
objections T. acting on them on the score o.
regard - the dignity of the House
Cord any evil grow cut e an enquiry into
he sihi c There gas no danger OF pre-
ciptati,a IN acting OF this or any other sub
jet for even now a, the close of the ses
sion. az this Interesting TTi5JIIi=TI1 Inc hruss
had employed two DAYS in daha,i1g wha
Compensation should be allowed the
tec,ors CT The taxes. True dignity, Nj. G
| said, always consists iu doing what You IL
tsoG 20 d.. prom y. and with good gra 2
Mr. FISK Of n i desired to see addeC
20 these resolves another Contemplate
provision for the widows ard orphans Of OF
hiers who have fallen in the war
Mr.. .Riea of Tenn. III ught the agitation
ofthsse questions nugh 10 be delayed unit
the house had. from the proper authority
official infor nation of the Peace. In their
capacity o. Representatives, Er. said they
knew. nothing Of what had taken pace, what.
ever heymight haveindisisual heard. The
treaty, when communicated, would prOba
bly, be attended with other Information pro
perry relative TO the subject, and which the
House ought to take in consideration
Mr.. Hanson said. there could not be
doubt but it would be improper to act on
thi. subject till official information was re-
ceved, which tie House had MT. 1t was
almost a maxim, he said, tha' precipitaacy
il aiwa unjustifiable How did they know
hat the Execu i had made up his mind
20 ratify Mr. II. went on to repeat wha,
were reported to be the characteristics o.
the Treaty-5nt, on the suggestion, that
this debate was not strictly applicable a.
this tim, refrained from pursuing the to.
pic He sid, however, that he thought the
ousp g aot ~ act ont-e sIbj as Ii it
was ed: rmined 20 ccept the treaty. |
pei "a or % . To &C, on these resoiu-
tons now. would have an undisnihed aP-
pearance.
The resolutions were ordered to lie on
he table.
On the question to print them, there
were
For printing then
Agai~st II So
NATIONAL BANK BILL,
On the question IT postDonemsnt. which |
was decided by Yeas and Nays, the vote |
stool as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Avery, Barbour, Bard, |
Barnett. Bayhes e Mess, Bigelow, lloyd
Bradbury, Bighan. Champion. Cilley
Clopton, Cooper. Crawford. Cuthhur Da
venport, Desha, Ely. Eppes, Fanrow
Franklin. Geddes, Glasgow. Goodwin
Crosvsnor, Hale, Hall, HasbroIck, Halves
Henderson, Hubert, Jacks n OF K, In
son of KY Kennedy, Kent OF N. King
Mass. Law, Lowndes, Macon, NJ
Montgomery. Moscley, Markell, Neisor
. msby. Pickering, Pitkin, Potter, j. Reed
xU p.oJ Uoa,c RugVieS Schuremag