Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-11

-, ~. s,lopress the piratical depreda-
- - ,not were committed upon our
1913 . re in the Gulph Of Mexico. end
eoinn,,d TO fill the blank IN the trSs
ne a's ~ Of the bill, for the pay and sub
-sc'i0" e Of the officers, and pay OF the
els'sD. With the sum of one hundred
-Sainsrd dollars. The motion prevail
ihOo.d the blanks for provisions and
cd a. we're also severaliy filled with
"Opens of twenty Thousand dollars.
m' smith also moved to fill the
y for contingent expenses. with
pan INN oftwenty thousand dollars.
'a9 a. Tracy enquired, whether the
,aJs SUN was required for this parti-
VIZ VIZ ssryice, or whether it was intended
cur aaplS to the general expenses of ths
~ ri 1eDartment? If it was merely
-. PARTICULAR service, it was a large
~ ,s,oriation, especially after The liber-
ayr oayoo riations for provisions and re-
A'aLF On a reqaisition for contingent
2'" sn.ss by a department, he thought
ger house ought at least. to be posses
~ ofsome of the principal and promi-
81 ~, items Of expenditure. He was a
n'' .s that there were expenses to be in
W. ,'rad that could not be specifically ma
'u a5 or even forssen, but he thought it
~, 49, right Of the House to understand
a'o.t0ing of the out lines of the ex-
~ Smith said, the object of the appro-
.'ation was we'll understood. The
pm of p2SO, 900 was reported for the
mole contingent expenses of the Naval
naosrt1nent, and the sum f20, 900 dol
I.r! propoSed in the bill was part Of
,hat expense. and to be deducted from
: This bill only contemplated an add
yancemsnt for the purpose of suppress
eng piracies. Mr. S. agreed, that when
% Expenditure can be specifed, it ought
No, to he included under the head of a
contingent expense
Dir, Lowndes thought that the House
,hOuld not consider the present appro-
n,ation as limited to a specific object
mt as an advancement of the general
navy service. 1t was part of the annual
,Opropriatian, but advanced at an early
period, to meet the exigencies ofths oc-
casion that required it.
MIR. Randolph would not throw any
obstacle in the way of the present appro-
priatiOn, but he thought it proper to ap-
prize the Commute of the great doubt
that existed, whether, by engrafting on
oar naval system the solecism of impe-
RAM in imperio, the Naval Depart
ment had not greatly suffered by the ss
Enlistment of the Board of Naval Com.
missioners. Mr.. r. disclaimed all per-
sonai considerations. and expressed, for
those who constituted it, not onlya con-
fdence in their ability and integrity,
but personal regard. But the Difficult
ty lay in the system; and he believed
the Commissioner themselves and the
Secretary of the Navy were convinced
fits inutility, and would concur IN a.
bOishiug this patchwork in our nation
system. He hoped that others, who
ware better acquainted with the subject.
would take it into consideration, and APP
ply the remedy, which in his opinion
the evil called for.
Mr.. Johnson of Lou. stated that he
was exceedingly anxious for ths passage
fths bill on account of the offset of 1T.
The bill is for a partial appropriation
for the year 1929. 1t is founded on a
lstter of the Secretary of the Navy of
the 18th January, in reply to note of
that day requesting iDforma ion upon
ths subject of partial appropriation
for the year l622, for the naval service.
Il is stated that the appropriations of
the last year are nearly exhausted, and
that 1t is necessary to equip force for
the protection of our Commerce.
This appropriation is for the naval SER
vice gensrally-the letter with regard
cthe naval force is dated 2Sth January
inreply to inquiries of the Goth, with ra-
gard to the piracies. In this it is pro-
posed to send out frigate. This object
Sths inducement for the partial appro-
prlatiOn.
The question was then taken, the
blank filed as proposed, when the cem-
mlttee rose and reported the same to
tue house.
In the house the bill was read and
order to be engrossed and read third
Nus this day, and was subsequently
read third time and passed.
The Bankrupt Bill resumed.
Inc house on motion of Mr.. Ser
seant, then resolved itself into COM
@l'tee of the whole on the bill to estab
Ash an uniform svstem of Bankruptcy