Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-14

oI Tue thi'ed STATES from Il particular oh
Je0j III the question propoundcd io me,
sand MIR. Is. We're. whether would refuse
TO piu The labor al The naticn ~ the dis
posifbn 81 the. governmen, for az uncon-
siituiional purpose. | abs~e. ia the aiiir-
native unquesiionaIly wouid. But
/ what is the proposition actually before.
The House ?-Shail We keep aud MAINTAIN
as army am, said he, IN favor of Il
siaudpg array toa certain extent :& take
:lis Occashn Ia Stale, HAT. as am at
present informed, do no; consider Inc
prcse,,i array rs, TOO large !caviug MY
| self, l,owever, on This head, oren 10 con
! NiviiNn. Whilst i.uus in favor Of II, shall
| vote for lis diSl,andmeni. because, per
| adNcnfu:e, IN tic progress al iiue lis
labor may he applied 10 Il purpose which
| 60 not wish! Mir. Z. SAID, he Mas IN
deed disposed Ia Miil.bo!ti anv appropri
| alton, specific or contingent, Which
should authorize !he executive Ia employ
'he soidie'y ~ the construction ri roads.
Bat, " hii.i lee Would do this, lie uuuI,: no,
| Withhold il'.' pay u. ihearny, As !ivci ~
lax, The maintenance al which ar,ay he con
sldeIcd cuiSiSic, with The welt heihg u.
the county, because, hN possibility, the
laher 81 HAT a,'oS t6i.i' lee applic;iio Il
purpose lac s!luuli noi consider correct.
ion that tie !rous, ought mol Ia proceed
TO ACT upon iilis SUBJECT v;t!io,i further
iniornia,ion. There we're IN tbs house
various classes at op.niau on The subject
of the power 81 the snNeinneniio execute
internal impro> encnts. Ci one class, OPP
pos q TO The cons!ruriinr az roads IN ANY
manner, by any ira,Ich 9i The government,
VAS his trend from Ni.ginia, vho had
just 50! dunn. IL appcarrsi Ia Mr.. Z. thai
information on the suhjcc, intisi he ne
ccssary for him tor he uas "a member OF
This house when the Two last nu;,pal ap-
preparation bills passed, under tie auiho-
rliy OF appropriations, IN some part or o.
Their al heb, three or four roads had
been making; and those bills received
the geu'!emaus voie. Since the gentle
man thought all appropriations for such
objects Unconstitutional, did he not d.
sire some information on ibis head
There was another class III the house
anxious To see Improvements going on in
any shape. Was IL moi desirable oihem
In have information on HE subject Mr..
Il. wished TO proceed on tangible ground:
If they were 10 fight for one road in this
house, lie wished all roads to pass The
same ordeal. Tue Speaker appeared 10
think that The Secretary Of War ought 10
tave furnished the house with infor,na-
tioH on this subject. Mr.. +. said he knew
not ~ Il perhaps he doubted because al
his very favorable up,iion OF HE gentle
| man who filled that otNcr, whether .r
ought Ia have volunteered this iuiorma-
item. The Secretary had before him the
| fact, that ~ such information had here
| tolore been thought necessary 10 he COBB
| nunicaied, respecting roads known 10
| have been constructed under the orders
| Of ,hai/Dcparlmeni. ii,be iniorma,ion
! bad been asked from the War Depart
RIent, Mr.. i. said he had DO doubt il
would have been afforded with the utmost
prLmpiiiude. II is our business Ia call for
| information on The subject, said he; and
| my object in rising Was 10 express the
hope that the committee VIII rise, and
! will submit motion having that object i'll
| view. Mr.. II. here read a motion Ia that
effect, which he proposed 10 move should
the committee rise.
Mr.. MERCER, of Virginia, said, he had
before attempted 10 caleb The eye of ilc
gentleman who was in The chair but had
| with pleasure given way TO the honorable
| Speaker, whose object Was to- obtain in
| formation, which he was surprised the
chairman had II not in his power TO fur
nish. The committee, MIR. NJ. said, could
not have forgotten, thai, %, The last ses-
sion, a certain part OF the house having
| desire to express, in some sort, censIire
on 'ie practice OF allowing brevet pay,
the committee OF NAYS and means had
| instructed their chairman TO insert a pro.
vision III the general appropriation bill,
| and then 10 move 10 strike il out. OF
such "A specification, il inserted in The
present bill. IN regard To the appropriation
for extra pay for the labor of The troops,
! .lc 4 Il
honorable gentleman from Kentucky
would take The same view as himself and
would rather increase than diminish it,
What difficulty could there be in making
a discriminating and specific appropria-
ton in his case, since, q, Tie last session,
II was so readily made, where the object
was To deprive orr gallant Ulcers, WHO
had shed Their blood in their country's
service, al the poor reward allowed them
by The brevet pay attached 10 The rank
Their bravery had won, ia the defence Of
The dearest rights and interests OF the
country! That discrimination was then
| made: and II appeared 10 him impossible
bat this mode OF reaching The object now
~ view, must have occurred 10 some
| members OF The committee of WaSs and
Means. u must now be apparent MIR.
NJ. thought that the very respectable
minority. HON he had counted ia their
seats OH The question Of going inio com
nilticc OF the whole, were right IN sup
| posing gentlemen were not ready for TIE
! discussion. There was another subject.
he said, OF painful nature, which ought
To undergo fiie examination of The house
before the bill passed. II he were 10 in
iroduce the debate by motion 10 amend
this bill, lie should find precedent in
lhe motion, al The last st ssion, having for
lis object HE acknowledgement of III
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