Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-11

SONS who have paid dates on goods lnl-
norted into Castine, and tue amend
ments reported thereto by the commit
tee of ways and means, were agreed 10.
Mr.. Cooke moved further to amend
the bill, by adding the following pro
yisO:
Provided, also, That it shall appear
that the duties paid by said Claimants TO the
| United States, were not reimbursed on the
sale ofsaid merchandise. /"
! lis motion was negatiyed.
A motion was made by Mr.. Cooke,
that the bill be postponed indefinitely !;
and the question thereon was decided,
by yeas and nays, as follow Yeas sc,
nays a..
| The bill was then ordered to be read
Il third time, as amended in this house,
| by the introduction Of the names Of the
several claimants, and the addition OF
ap $50 that. before the act takes eli
feet for their benefit, they shall satisfy
the Secretary of the Ireasusy that they
were residents Of Castine or Bucskpott
or purchasers or cansisnees from resi-
dents of the goods on which duties have
been imposed.
The House then resolved itself into
committee of the whole, MIR. Beecher
IN the chair, on the amendments OF the
Senate to the annual military approprl-
alton bill.
There are two amendments the hrst
increasing the appropriation for Clothing
from 500 900 to 43o, 900 dollars and the Sc
coni increasing that for the Quarter Master
Generals Department from $50 900 to 800,
600 dollars.J
Mr. smith, the chairman of the COM
mittee of ways and means, moved to
d sagree to the first amendment, and
assigned reasons to show why it was
not necessary, on account OF the guam
tity Of clothing at present on hand.
MIR. Strother opposed the motion, on
the ground that those charged with the
responsibility for the due engagement
of thu army, were the best JUICES of
what was heces,a y Tor it; and, they
having recommended theamount OF ap-
preparation proposed by the Senate, he
was in ia or of granting it.
The question on MIR. Smiths motion
was decided in the affirmative, and the
first amendment was therefore disa-
greed to.
MIR. Smith then under the instruGr
tons of the committee of ways and
means, moved that the second amend
be disagreed to-decIaring. at the same
ume that he differed on this question
from the committee, being of opinion
that the amendment ought to be a
greed to.
Mr.. Storrs supported the motion, as
we'll on the score of its expediency, as
on the ground of resisting the interpo-
siIion of the Senate in what he consider.
ed the peculiar province of this house,
in two points-frst, as it regards The
amount of appropriations to be made,
and secondly, as regards the object of
this appropriation. being for military
PURPOSES. He declared in the course
of his remarks, that, sooner than sacri
fee what, in this respect, he considered
the prerogative of this house, and its
peculiar duty, he would rather no ap.
preparation whatever should he made
for thu military establishment.
Mr.. Lincoln delivered his sentiments
at large against the prosecution OF the
Missouri expedition, which it was the
object of the Senate, he presumed, to
authorize by this appropriation. He
considered it as calculated to provoke
war, and ultimately to hasten the cx-
termination OF the Indian tribes.
MIR. Erwin spoke in support OF the
expedition, on the ground of its own
merit on that of the sanction given to
it by previous votes of this house; of
it's correspondence with the policy Of
tals government. in respect to Indian
trade and intercourse and Of due re-
gard to our relations with foreign pow
ers.
Mr.. Cobb made few remarks a
gainst the amendment of the Senate.
Mr.. Fisher gave to the house his
views of this question:; departing on
this occasion from his usual course Il
giving silent vote, only because, since
the subject was last under consideration
he had changed his mind on the subject