Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-15

" Brds''' sl M IS favor Of the original
y and Nj. Williams OF n. u. anu
&. y, 'Fioyd in support q ! =.
y Oss WIS negatiyed. by vote Of %
/, fS - S Williams Of North Carolina then
u ssi 10 amend the first section 81 inc
y Rns = : as to make it effective from the
4 ~ : e is passage, and exclusive Of
guy .nt;ogency of designations.
Il rs T MIC motion was opposed by Mr..
s. ..,p;ns and Mr.. Johnson, and sup
i sytsd by Mr.. Cobb.
1 ', Ar Clay then moved to lay the bill
= ne table, to give him an opportuni.'
4 = !, :, move the resolve, which will be
L Sand below.
. 's The LAYING the bill on the table was
|, a,sed by MIR. Warfeld. Mr.. Cannon.
J: VA slr. Floyd but was agreed to, ss
b SO.
49, which. being immaterially amend
Il Stood in the following form
L n...h,,l. That the Sec'ry ofwar be directed
.srort 10 this house, at the commence
@.a,of The next session of Congress. plan
y he reduction OF the army TO six thou
Va officers, non-commissioned officers,
s;t;,ns and privaies, and preserving such
sss of the corps of Engineers. as, ssin his
aa;on. without regard to that number, i
ysvb b. 10 the public interest TO retain |; and
.lsa wbatsaying ofthe public revenue will
s. nroduced by such an arrangement the
INV as he may propose in conformity to this
i resolution,
After some few remarks fram differ
emf gentlemen, this resolution was a.
greed to.
MFR. Simkins then offered the follow
;nglesolution, the subject thereof be-
inc in manner connected. as he had
observed, with thar Just agreed to.
Rs,o,ped, That the Secretary offbe navy.
h. requested to report to this house, at an
early period of the next session, such plan
a. Ulsns for navy peace establishment as
n ba NAV deem expedient. with a view to re-
duciion Of the expenditures of that establish
neHl.
On the question to agree to this re-
slye, II was decided 10 the negative,
60to 49.
The committee of the whole on the
Sate of the Union then rose. and re-
mred to the ho,ise The resolution which
II lad been agreed to.
SIR. Smith Of Ma. moved to amend
the resolve by striking out the word
sofirers," so RS TO leave the number
5000, exclusive of officers. This mo-
ton was agreed to, SO to So.
Mr.. Williams of North Carolina,
moved further to amend this resolve
By inserting, after The word .men.' the
verbs ..imcluding such reduction of the
genera staff required by the state of
tie army as herein proposed,' and the
notion was agreed to.
The resolution, as amended was then
agreed to.
Mr. Simkins fh.n renewed the mo-
tiqu,which he had made, when IN COM
niltre Of the whole; and on motion of
MgFlnyd, il was ordered to lie on the
table.
The House then resolved itself into a
eohmittee Of the whole, Mr.. Tnmlinsons
mtileehair. ON the bill from the Senate,
iarthe further prevention of the crime
cfpiracy.
Tie committee were Aoccupied in dis
flssing tie details Of this bill, and the
amendments reported BY the selcctcoIn-
aiitec Of this house. until five o'clock.
The amendments at the select com
miltcc we're finally all agreed to incnm-
i mttee of the whole, concurred inby
tte House. and withthe bill, ordered to
@ read third time, aud
The House adjourned.
The subject OF the reduction of the army.
Particularly the reduction of the staff
q the army. yesterday occupied the at
EDITION Of The house OF representatives. It
postponed ill the mex. session, aud a
call has been made on the Secretary OF
warrior plan for the reduction OF the army
% slx thousand men, should i then be
Seemed expedient to reduce 1t. The mo-
yves for the latter proceeding, as ayowed,
ssre not hostile to the army, unless its re-
o0ctlOn, during peace, should be the alter
native toa system Of direct taxation. With
regard to the navy, the proposition Tor re-
auction sprang from no hostility to it. was