Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-08

The question was taken on laying the sanie
on the table and decided in the Affirmative.
without division.
The next business in order was the consi-
deration ofthe report of the committee of the
whole on the bill making certain appprOpria-
tons for the support of the Military Establish
mept.
The question which was under considera-
ton. when this subject was last up, ION Friday
week. was on agreeing to the appropriations
for the Military Academy.
To this appropriation, to the amount pro
posed, objection was made by Mr. Cocks ;
whose object was, to appropriate enough for
the immediate support OF the Institution only
wishing to have full view of the expenses,
&c. of this institution, that the people might
see how much the United States paid for the
support of the sons ofthe richest men i'm the
country.
On this subject, there took place conside-
rable debate, and on a motion to recommt
the bill, in which Messrs. .Steirari, .fdUary.
Edrards, of N. G. F., johnson, Smith, of Md.
Mercer, Worfeid, Nelson, of Md. Cooke, and,
Smith, took part.
The motion to recommit the bill was taken
aud lost without division.
The question was then taken on concurring
with the amendment of the committee of the
whole in filling the blank in the first section for
pay and subsistence of the army, with the sum
OF S982,9l7, and decided i'm the affirmative
yeas LOG, nays IS.
The subsequent sections in the bill were re-
spectively putand carried, as reported, without
a division.
! MIR. EDWARDS Of N. G. moved to strike out
| from the 5th section the words, and for the
purchsse of woolIens for the year 1928, the
sum of $4,000 dollars" He opposed this APP
ri.,t. ..
ducing new mode "f conducting the purchas-
ing department, and also because it was too
far prospective, as we might as well legislate,
he sad, IN the next session as now for an ap-
preparation for the year 1898.
The question was then taken on his motion
and lost
Mr.. MALLARr remarked, that it had always
been deemed correct policy To make appro-
pratinns specific wherever, in the nature oi
The case, it was possible TO make them so. Hs
had voted IN tn" negative on the g"estion for
re-commitment only, for the reason that he
wished to present distinctly the expenditures
Tor The Military Academy bu, he believed
1t could be attained in different way, with
ont embarrassing The bill--and with that view
he would submit the following amendment, ia
be inserted at the end of the provision for pay
and Subsistence ofthe Army: " including the
sum of $4,000 for the pay and Subsistence
of he oiicers aud cadets belonging to the
Military Academy at West Point"
Mr. CoLDEN explained his object in voting
in the negative an the former question to be
nicely for the purpose Of admitting such
proposition was now before the house
MIR. c. expressed his decided conviction o
the utility of the establishment, but hoped tn.
amendment of the gentleman from Vernon
NJ Maary) would prevail
| The amendment WIG than mt and carr,a Il
Mr.. CHAMBEBs moved to insert, in the 5ti
section, after the word {" woolens,' in the aGtt
line, the words "of American manufacture >
bet, after a few explanatory observations by
Mr.. SnrH Of Nd he withdrew his motion
when the bill was ordered to be engrossed 70
Il third reading on Monday next.
And then the House adjourned