Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-13


iected; the estimates Of the expense OF com.
pieting The several works: tha number Of
troops necessary to garrison them i'm peace
anu IN war the progress made in erecting
the Qualifications; the advantages reslutiu /,
Ia ON the .ystem When completed, particularly
IA reducing the expense of defending the
iisntic frontier.
The resolve from the Senate for the an
poi.inarn, of d joint committee to asccr-
tam aud report mode of cxa aiming the
wits Tor President and Vice President Of
The U. States, and OF notifying the per
sons elected of their election, WAS taken
up and agreed to, and Messrs. Clay, Ser
g,e"nt an;I Van Rensselaer,. were appointed
IL committee on the part of this house.
The House on motion OF MIR. Bar
oour, resolved itself into a committee of
the VIII ole, MIR. Smith Of Md. in the chair,
on The Report OF the Committee on Naval
Affairs, "hlrli concludes by recommends
ing To the House the adoption of The fol-
ing resolution:
Resoired, That Naval Peace Establislme emf
ought TO he fixed bv law.
Mr.. BarConr chairman of The committee
on Naval Affairs, rose, aud i'm speech,
of considerable length, submitted his r,a
sous in favor Of fixing by law a peace rs.
adjustment for The navy, and for making
The reductions therein which are Suggest,
ed in the report.
MIR. Fuller and Mr.. Siis5ee, of Massa-
chusrtis, successfully spoke mach al
large IN reply to Mr.. Barbour, and in op.
position TO the report OF the committee,
and a reduction OF the navy.
MIR. Bar6ow, replied at some length,
and Mr.. Fuller rejoined.
Mr.. Weigs, OF y. Y. stated sucrinc,iy
Tie reasons which would induce him 10
vote against the rcpnIi.
MIR. Lowades admitted The proprir,y of
nxing by lava naval peace establishment,
but beng decidedly opposed 10 any re
duc,ion of The establishment as a. present,
constituted, IN support Of which opinion
he briefly gave his reasons, he moved 10
add 10 The resolution The following pto
viso:
trortdpd, That the number Of commissioned
officers 10 be authorised. shall not he less than
that OF those who are now commissioned in the
naval service.
THIS amendment was agreed to-ayps
70. noes 81 and
The cOmHii,iee then rose aud pruo,ted
the resolution 10 the house, as amended.
Mr.. Barbour. after stating his abiec.
lions Ia the amendment, suggested That,
Ill i's present shape, il would proven, a
reduction OF The humber of surgeons,
who were commissioned officers, aud
might restrict the committee in The bill
tn be reported, 10 an extent, perhaps, moi
inte ndrd by the mover.
Considerable debate followed, as well
on The main object of the report as on
the amendment, in which Mcssrs. Bar
oour, E"stis, Mercer, SiisLee, aud Lomm,ies
participated, more or less-Mr. Me,cer
entering good deal into The " hole ground
of controversy, IN arguing agains, The re-
port.
To accommodate the views of other
gentlemen, Mr.. Lowndcs moved so 10 mo-
dity his amendment as to read, Z" Prorid,
ed, The number IF captains, Heufenants, and
midshipmem ShaH not be iess," &r.
On The suggestion of Mr. SiIsJee, mus.
ters commdndant were included ia The mo.
diticaiion.
After some further debate on The mar,
oi Mrssrs. Smith OF Md Barbour, SiLsbse.
Irimbfe, Williams of n. C. CoLJ, and Floyd.
HE modification OF The proviso as agreed
TO.
Mr. Mercer moved to add seamen, also
10 II but The motion was Drgaiiyed.
The question was then put on The pro.
visO, as follows:
!. Provided. that The number of CAPTAINS
Masters Comnahdant. Lieuienapis, and Mid.
shipmen, shall not he less than that of those
who are now CON missoned in The naval SER
vice.
And il was agreed TO. by yeas and nays,
by the following vote
YEAS yyHs..r' Allen 81 Mass. Andersen. Archer Of
Nd hIcef va BALDWIN. Bal, Bayiy, Beecher,
B'acAlsde essvari, Erown, Crush. Buaam, Bater Of
n. III Bniler OF Lou. Cageii, Clatk, Z ok Crawford
Croweli Cushman, Cuihbert. Dane Darlington, David
son, Dennls u. Dickinson, Eddy, Edward, Of Conn
Of n. Gnyon, Hemphill, Hill, Hobart Hooks Jones
Of Ten; Kent, Laih'"p: L,vernore. Lowndes, mCul
5. Moore, L. Moore Morton. NeaIe, Nelson Of Mas
Nelson OF Va Newton, Parker DIVA. Pinckney Pitcher
Piuner. Reed, Rich. Kneg'id, Ropertson II gers ser
geaat, Smith Of N. j. Smith of ND. Smith DIN C
Southland. storrs, Street, Strong Of NJ y Tomiinson
Ionpkns. Irimhle, Tucker Of Va Tyler, Udiee u BAN
Van Rensselaer,, Wencover, whitman. wiillanI OF va.
Wooa--S7.
NAYS -ses''s. Abbot, Alexander. Allen of N. Y.
Allen 'f fem. Raker Barbour Bat.,nsn Bod.n nryau
Burton Campbell. Canuon. Case, Corb, Cra,s. cSiL
bfeth, Cnlpeppsr, Edwards Of N &. Euss ~ yd Foot,
r"f,es, Gray, Gross Of Penn Hall Of NJ Y. rIsII OF N.
Z. Hardin. Hendricks, HeDick, Hibsbmau, HosIetier
Johnson, kinsey Lincoln. Maciay, M'coy, W'crraIy
Lean OF Ken. marchand metcaif, II. Moore. mnrray
richards, Richmond, Ross, Russ, SAWYER shaw Sloan
stevens; rone Of w. Tarr, Terrell, Tracy fucker Of
D. y walker, warlcld, Williams of N. C.-63
Mr.. Cob1 tien moved IN sIibioin 10 the
resolution The following order
ORDERED, That the foregoing resolution he recommi,
led TO The committee Naval Affairs with instructions
10 report b confSrnaby thereto. and 10 reduce the
number OF 252i. " A'
MI. LoDndes moved 10 strike ont Of this
proposition all which follows the word
thereto, in the third line.
A debate ensued on these questions,
and continued some time when MIR.
Brush, OF Ohio, moved that the entire
subject, the report, resolution, and a.
meDdmeB's, be indefinitely postponed
but before the question was taken, mo.
ton Ia adjourn prevailed and the House
adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY o.
Mr.. HemphiH from The committee on so
much OF the message Of the Presidrn, Of