Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-17

which, after the said - shah be iH ported o.
attempted 10 be Imported into the u. States.
contrary To the provisions OF this act, shall be
liable 10 seizure aud forfeited to the United
States.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES..
THURSDAY, MARCH 9.
The Military Appropriation Bill for
1920, being under consideration, and The
item Of Qualifications being snder conside-
ratiop-oD yesterday
MIR. SMITH uf Md. moved 10 fill the
blank with The sum OF eight hundred
thousand dollars, brisg the sum which
the committee of ways aud means had
thought II proper 10 recommend. A lar
ger sum had been estimated To be ne
cessary by the War Department, but tie
committee had Thought this would be suf
hclen', particularly alter dcdurtng The
sum estimated Tor the ior,iticaiion al Dau-
pbin Island, the prosecution of which, in
The opinion OF The committee of waIs and
means. was not important. MIR. y. enter
ed INTO variety OF statements of The es-
iimated cost of the various Notifications
now erecting, and vi the contracts alrea.
DIV made To shew that this sum was ne.
sessary and would be sufficient.
MIR. Bofdgin was DESTROYS of knowing,
II the appropriation was limited 10 the
sum OF eight hundred thousand dollars,
what was 10 be done with the contra rs
winch had been made, and under winch
larger sum would he necessary. Un-
less II could be shewn, that contracts
made by the Executive are not binding
or the government, lie should be in favor
OF filling the blank with the sum .si,ma-
ted by The proper authority to he ue, ssa-
~. L" bring tins question FANNY befors
The House, lie moved 10 til the blank
with thai sum, VIZ. 500. 600 dollars.
Mr.. Gay did mol concur, he saiC IN The
IDEA that any contract made by an officer
OF Tue government VAS binding on Con
grcss. III cOuiracis. made, Tor ex
aMple, Tor Tie erection OF iertifir atoms
where they are not wanted, was The go
vcTnment bound 10 execute The work q
Certainly not. They might take back
the contra; L. paying the either party all
damage ami cost he may have sustained
by The annuiment OF the contract So
Tar from enIarging The appropriation
he would rather diminish il. The better
way, he Thought, would be 10 I'LL up the
b'ank with four or five hundred thousand
dollars II, IN The course of the session,
lhe state OF HE Treasury, or the aspect of
lhe tlines, should justify the appiopra
non OF larger sum, supplemental ap
tractors, he SAID, gentle men might rely
on IL, would not throw up their contracts
because a less amount was allowed 10 he
expended within given period. They
would be content with halt a million of
dollars. Let us, said Mr.. c. hold on 10
Tie parse strings until we get farther in
10 Inc session, and see what is 10 b.
done IN respect Ia The ways and means.
Mr. Williams, of y. c. said that he, tor
one, dill not acknowledge The right of
The Executive officers 10 make contracts
which would anticipate the revenue, aud
paralIz. he Operations of The government.
They had right, he admitted. Ia make
contracts under appropriations actually
maae by Congrc 50, but TO no greater a.
mount
Al this stage Of the business The pro
ceedIngs oil Wednesday terminated.
The Debate ,o>day was resumed
MIR. 'Sm'M al Md. look historical view
OF the legislation OF Congress on tha sub
jec, OF toriInca,IOns, TO siIew uuier VIVA,
authority theEXecutive had heretofore pro.
ceedrd IN ,iIr erection If i0rt;ticatinns.
Ia 1894 law had passed auih0rislng Ike
terrifying, from lime 10 time, of Ger
tam points therein mentioned. In 1898
The PRESIDENT was authorised 10 erect
i0rililcalIons IN any Other place ;iat tie
pubiic safely mig 1 require. Ia 1908 The
President vas further authorised nv law
10 compete The maritime ior,ltlcaiIons.
&c. No other pos.ilVe siaIuIr existed an
Inc suhj CT; BAT ihe President Of tnc q
nlicd States, under his seneral powers.
had caused t0rlltIcalions 10 be cIectpd al
CERTAIN points, and Congress had SANG
toned II by successive appropriations.
with respect 10 tie latter Notifications.
under resolution OF Congress Tile mari
iin1e coast had been surveyed, with a
we" 20 IT'S complete iOrtitlc siion-jhe
report OF HE engineers was lalu before
Congress, with a plan OF Notifications.
indicating those now contracted for. and
stating the um which, under this view.
Would be necessary, tor The current wear
Ihai sum was appropriated by Congress.
who thus sanctioned the proposition
ami The Executive had, in pursuance Of
lhI@ IniiDdllon Of The disposition of Con.
ess, directed The works 10 proceed. &c.
Mr.. B"tier OF Louisiana, spoke IN favor
OF ne largest sum proposed 10 be APP
pTopriated. He particularly referred 10
'he Notifications of Daupinn island.
WINCH me committee OF ways and means
Seene" T." suppose might he dispensed
with. This IorificsiiOn, he said. was
49, w Syoirh VI ueIeIlce EoT Tie en-
trance 10 Mobile Bay, and, if any part
OF II was executed, the whole ought 10
be. lie pointed 10 plans lying before
him' shewmg tie relation Of the Two
forts proposed TO be erected there. 10 one
another, and their mutuaI dependence
tor the protection Of passage which could
noi Dc Otherwise effectualy projected,
being five miles wide.
MI. WeCog roSp 10 ask favor and IN
enter protest. Tie favor he had IN ask