Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-30

weak and exposed point in the Union.
The debate was continued with considcra-
bile warmth and animation by Messrs. Ser
geant, Smith, of Md. and Baii,cia, when the
motion, after some PREDATORY remarks, by the
| mover, was withdrawn, with the view of pro-
posing it III the subsequent progress of the
| bill.
| The item for the repairs of the Notifications
in the United States being under consi dera-
ton
Mr.. HILL moved to amend the clause in
which it was contained, SD as to include about
$4,000 for an appropriation for Notifications at
Portland, in the state of Maine.
| After few observations from Mr.. j. S.
JouNsToN-
Mr. CocKE moved to fill the blank with the
sum of $4,000. He believed that sum was
adequate to the contingencies for Notifications.
Mr. SMITH OF Md and Mr.. WALwonTn,
respectively, explained the subject, when the
question WAS taken on the largest sum $4,000
dollars, and lost and, after some further re-
marks by NIessrs. J. S. Johnson and Cooke, the
question was taken filling the blank with
the sum 100000 dollars, and carried.
| Mr.. Hill reserved his motion to make
specific appropriation for the repair of the for
| t6cation at Portland in Maine.
| The motion was supported by Mr.. HILs,
and opposed by Mr.. SMITH of Md and Mr..
| FLoYp, and lost.
| appropriation for The Ordnance Depart
ment beng under consideration, and aa item
for the purchase Of ammunition hcng includ-
| ed therein
| Mr.. COOKE expressed his surprize at such
| 4 proposition, as he had learned from the
Chief of the Ordnance Department that the
magazines were already grounded with anmu-
milton, and he advrrted To the failure of the
Executive To reply to request confirmed in
a resolution of the House at an early period
of the session, for information ia respect to
loans OF powder, sc.
| Mr.. Ton contcnded that the Exccnsivc had
| furnished an answer tn the inquiry to which
the gentleman from Tcnnesscc {Mr. Ceckc)
had alluded.
Mr.. Su,ru of Ndrrmarl<ed that the inquiry
tn which the grn,lenan from Penn. Mr..
Tod had referred, was not the SAME resoln.
tim TO which the gentleman from Team. Mr..
| Cock had advered. but he was Informed
| that the Department was now employed in
collecting the facts necessary to give AN an
swerto it.Bnt at I'LL events he thought it not
necessary to bring that subject to bear upon
the prcsent-and after the word g ammuni-
| ton" on melton of Mr.. SnITu, had been
stricken out, the clause, as aincndcd, was
adopted.
On the appropriation for the rcparaiion of
arms two sums were named, viz. 1850 dol
lars by the Committee of Ways and Means,
and 1885 dollars by Mr.. TOP.
In support of the latter sum, Mr.. Ton oh
served, that last year, when the fit of econe-
my came on, it discharged itself on this very
appropriation, and, when 500, 900 was asked
nothing was given The consequence was,
that between three and four hundred work
men. composing nine tenths of the whole,
7 were dismissed from employment, aud were
compelled either To beg, steal, ar starve, or
work on the public highways at twelve aud AN
half cents per day He thought, while we
kept so many soldiers doing nothing, and
while we had a force in the Paciiic, that was
more expensive than the profits of all that
trade would amount to, it was really too
much to dismiss these poor fellows, with their
leather aprons, from our service, which The
public interest required. Ifthcre was 10 be
reduction, he thought it was much better 10
part with oar iiddlers, than our labourers.
Mr.. SaIrH ofMd. presented detailed view
OF the causes that had led the commute To
recommend the lesser sgm lie stated the
repeated enquiries that had been made of the
| Ordnance Departiaen, the answers HAT had
been given IN relation to the establishment al
Grcrn!raf's pnint, which were unsatisfactory
in giving any thing Hike, full and clear cX-
position efthc facts, and from which the com
nitlcc were disguised To witihuld larger APP
| preparation.
! AIr TOP replied and Observed that th-
armories, Sc. which, t,nn@d 80 the rTb!i,'
| we're managed with as much enconomy and
fidelity rs private "slabli-I !! meats and.hc
willing that The full W. light oi economy should
iaii upon those only wt'p performed produc-
tive !,tbour for the public.
! Mr. Wu0D observed that the situation of
our arsrnlis All public stores was very little
1'Hnown. Hc had at an early part of the scs-
| sion presented resolution to obtain inrirnn-
| lion on the suhjrct, aud the committee To
whnm it WAS referred had neglected to re-
| port He had dvdht there was disorder
and confusion in that department and he was.
not prepared TO make any appropriation at all
until the house was in possession of more III
formation on the subject The question was
then put on the largest sum, as named ny Mr..
| Top, andIost and the lesser sum, as recon-
mendcd by the Committee of Ways and
Means, was adopted.
Further appropriations having been agreed
| Mr. SERGEANT renewed his motion to APP
propriate $4,000 TO complete the Arsenal at
| FRANKFORT, Pa. and, after a few remarks in
favor orthc motion by SIR. SERGEANT and in
opposition TO it by Mr.. SMITH of Nd. the.
question was taken thereon and negatiVed-
ayes &c, nays 10.
Various other appropriations having been
| gone thrO' with =
Mr.. CocKE submitted an amendment to-
the section, the purport of which was, that no
extra allowance should he made to any CO.
vernon of Territory, in consideration of his
ser vices as ex oiliciO Superintendent of Indian
affirs
The proviso was advocated at considerable
length by Mr.. COCxE, Mr.. RANkIN, and Mr..
FLOYD, and opposed By MIR. SHELLEY.
Mr.. WOOD commended that ex oificio seryi-