Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-12

(propcsing 10 extend the credit tor duties.
on certain goods destroyed, d four years
instead Of RENTING part ofthe duties
On motion Of Mr., Elliott, the senate a.
greed to the amendment of the other house !:
s 40 that the biIlhas now passed through both
branches. a
| MISSOURI ExPEDITIoN--AGAIN.
The senate next took up the message from
the House Of Representatives announcing
their disagreement to the amendments of the
senate Il the military appropriation bill.
Mr.. Sanford moved that the senate recede
from their first amendment, Increasing the
appropriation from 100000 to 430, 900 DIS.
for clothing for the army.
This motionwas agreed to without debate
or objection land the senate receaed there
from accordingly
The next amendment proposes to add
$4,000 to the appropriation for the Quarter
master Generals department, with the
view Of enabling the Executive to carry the
Missouri expedition to the Mandan villages,
though $4,000 of the 10000 dolls. it is con-
tended, according to the estimates of the
War Department, is necessary to maintain
the expedition a: the Council Bluffs.
On this amendment Mr. Sanford moved
that the Senate do insist.
Mr.. Wilson observed that he had voted for
this amendment with hearty good will -
but as the house had again expressed their
determination not to agree to this appro-
priation he thought it would be useless for
the Senate to insist on tit was ground
from which, ii now insisted on, the Senate
would inevitably be driven. He was in ia
vor of receding at once.
Mr.. Dana conceived it no good reason Tor
receding, because it was said the Senate
would inevitably be driven from their ground
after giving up one half the points in con-
troversy. Mr.. D. supported the expedien-
cy Of the amendment. The greater part OF
the appropriation would be necessary if the
expedition proceeded no further than the
Council Bluffs, where at least all agreed
that it might remain-so that the appropri
alton OF the house must be encreased whe-
ther the expedition proceeded any higher
than that point or not. Mr. D. thought this
matter on which the Senate had as per-
feet right to exercise its opinion as the o.
Their branch, and he would not give up that
opinion merely because the other house
differed from it. He was in favor OF con.
ference, when the views of the house might
be ascertained and have their due weight
with the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson observed that the house had
by two votes declared its opposition to this
appropriation ; and was it probable he ask
ed. after this they would recede from .heir
settled opinion Ii not was it expedient
to enter into contest with them ;n mat.
ter in which that branch was very tenacious
the appropriation of money? The ma.
jority for it here had been small and it was
interfering in matter which many concur
red was the peculiar prerogatiye of the o.
ther branch and under all circumstances
Mr.. W. thought it best to concede.
Mr.. Burril remarked, that if this was a
question neither the establishment up the
Missouri should be maintained, il was one
on which their should be conference. But
this was a subject on which both houses
nearly agreed; the only difference was
question of 60, 900 dollars-more or less, in an
appropriation for particular branch of SER
vice, and it was not a question of such great
importance as to entitle it too conference
between the two houses. The subject in
volved in this question, Mr.. B. observed,
was one entirely under the executive direc-
ton the disposition of the army but in
the exercise Of which, the executive would
no doubt, be influenced in some degree by
the opinions expressed by Congress.
He desired that the Senate would consi-
derit merely as question on 10000 dol
lars. as it certainly was, and decide on it
and not deem it of sufficient magnitude to
ask conference of the other house.
Mr. Trimble cid not agree that this was
merely question of 10000 dollars, but one
which involved consequences of great i'm
portance to the military service. Mr.. T.
wentinto a statement OF the estimates for the
Quarter Masters Department, to shew that
this amendment was in part necessary for