Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12

vanced a: an early period, 10 meet the exigen-
CITES of the occasion that reguiredit.
MIR. RANDOLPH would not throw any obsta-
Gle in the way of the present appropriation
but he thought it proper TO apprize the Com
mttee of the great doubt that existed, whe-
ther, 10y engrafting on our naval system the
solecism of Emporium IA imperio, the Nava
Department had not greatly suffered by the
establishment of the Board of Naval Com
missioners. MIR. Il. discamed all personal
considerations, and expressed, for those who
constituted il, not only a confidence in their
ability and integrity, but a personal regard
But the difficulty lay in the system and he
believed the Commissioners themselves and
the Secretary of the Navy were convinced
of its inu.ilty, and would concur in aboshing
this patchwork in our national system. He
hoped that others, who were better acquaint
ed with the subject, would take it into consi
Iteration, and apply the remedy, which in his
opinion the evil called for.
MIR. JOHNSON Of Louisiana stated that ne
was exceedingly anxious for the passage OF
the bill on account of the object OF it. The
bill is for Il partial appropriation for the year
1899. II is founded on letter of the Sccre-
tary of the Navy of the 95ih january, in reply
to note of that day requesting Information
upon the subject ola partial appropriation for
the year 1892, for the naval service. is sta
ted that ihe appropriations of the last year are
nearly exhausted, and that it is necessary To
equip force for the protection of our COM
merce. This appropriation is for the naval
service generally-the letter with regard to
the naval force is dated aGth January, in re.
ply to inquiries of the Goth, with regard to the
plracies. In this it is proposed to send out a
frigatc This OBJ Ct is the nducement for the
partial appropriation.
Mr.. TRIMBLE had no objection to the passage
of the bill and rose only to reply in single re-
| mark TO the observations that had fallen from
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Randolph. J
In the four years he had occupied a seat on
the floor he had had occasion to examine into
| the Office alluded to, and he was fully con.
vinced, from the examination, which was
scrupu!ous and attentive, that the establish
ment of that board had saved millions to the
nation. 1t was constituted of men who were
possessed not only of ability, but of expert,
| ence and practical acquaintance with the sub
ject on which they were employed. So fully
satisfied was he Of The importance of that board
| that, were he driven to the necessity of voting
TO abolish either that board or the held of the
department, he should feel himself bound ia
vote for the continuance of the former.
MIR. RANDOLPH hoped he was not under
stood to pronounce any opinion upon the
wisdom ofany branch of the Navy Depart
ment But he had turned not an unobscrvani
eye to the subject and he believed that the
bureau, he might call 1.-THE Office, wanted
new modelling.
Mr.. TRIMgLE made few further observa-
tlons, and expressed such entire satisfac-
| ton with the management of that board, that
| ne was led TO wish there could be an army
| board in like manner established.
The question was then taken, the blank
filled as proposed, when the committee rose
and reported the same to the house.
In the house the bill was read and ordered
TO he engrossed and read a third time this day,
and was subsequently read a third time, and
passed.
THE BANKRUPT BILL RESUMED.
The house, on motion of MIR. SERGEANT,
then resolved itself into committee of the
whole on the bill to establish il uniform sys-
tenn of Bankruptcy-Nlr. TAYLOR in the
chair.
Mr.. MALLARY took the floor and expressed
his sentiments i'll Il speech of more than an
hour, in favor of striking out the first section ol
the bill, of which a report will hereafter be
given.
Mr. MONTGOMERY then rose TO support it
but the usual hour of al journment having pas
sed, the rommltiee rose and reported, and OBJ
tanned leave 10 sit again
And then the House adjourned.