Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-12
MONDAY, MARCH q.
IN GIN ATE

IN SENATE
The Senate took up the resolution offered
by Mr.. KING, Of New York, on Friday, pro-
posing an adjournment of the present session.
on the first Monday of April; when, after
considerable debate, the resolution was adop-
ted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. SMITH of Md. from the Committee of
Ways and Means reported bill to revise and
amend the several acts imposing duties onim-
ports and tonnage; which was twice READ and
referred 10 4 committee ofthe whole on the
State ofthe Union.
Mr.. II. Nelson, from the select committee
appointed to revise the rules and orders Of the
House, made report which, on motion of
Mr. N. was ordered To be laid on the table and
printed.
Mr.. BAssErT called for the consideration
ola report heretofore submitted to the house
by the Committee on Pensions and Reyou-
tionary Claims, adverse to the petition oil
X. G. Morris and moved so to amend the
report as TO grant the prayer of the petitsncr.
Mr. BAssETr explained the grounds of the
petition at considerable length when
Mr.. RHEA moved that the same be referred
TO committee of the whole. This motion
was opposed by Mr.. BAssETr and further
supported by Mr.. LITTLE; when the ques
ton was put and carried to refer it as pro-
posed.
On motion of Mr.. PorNsETr. it was
Reeoiued, That the Committee on Com
merce be instructed to inquire into the expe
dency of establishing a beacon on Charleston
| bar.
| Mr.. Tracy called for the consideration o
resolution by him submitted on former
day, proposing instructions to the Naval Com
mlttee to inquire into the expediency of re
commencing modification of the annual APP
preparation for the gradual increase of tn
Navy, SO as TO authorize the construction o
vessels of smaller size than those now au
thorized by law. The house agreed to con
slider the resolution.
MIR. FULLER said, he did not mean 10 oh
ject to the Inquiry proposed by the resolution
now before the house but to state that tn
Naval Committee had already taken this SUI!
ject under consideration, and that the pro
posed instruction was therefore wholly unnt
cessary.
Mr.. LowNDEs said he did not mean TO or
pose a resolution for inquiry, to which tll
gentlemen composing the committee did nc
themselves object. But, should the propOs
ton suggested in the resolution ever grow il
f to provision of law, the effect of it would b.
2 not TO increase, but to diminish, the nav
: the government, in pursuance Of which til
b annual appropriation for naval purposes W;
). made-and he thought it wise policy--wa
d TO provide in peace number of those larg'
n vessels, which cannot be procured or built
a sudden emergency. Vessels of a small
, class there would be no difficulty in procuriI
: at any time. The effect of such Il measu
o as this resolution looked to would he TO cham
! entirely this prOyideht policy of the COVER
;. ment, and in fact to diminish the naval for
n Of the country. Such course, he hope
e though there might be 40 objection to inqui
respecting it, would never receive the sanct
n Of the Naval Committee.
,f Mr.. CAMBEfLENG did not rise for the pt
'e pose of opposing the inquiry, nor TO EXPIRE
e any opinion at that time on the question
o. volved in the resolution proposed by his C.
# league, Mr. Tracy,) hut to remind him tn
re a report was presented on Saturday, by {
~ Naval Committee, which was not yet print,
n That report embraced information partial
4 relating to the subject of the gentIeman's
y quiry. He would, therefore, suggest 20 h
az the propriety of allowing the resolution to
Of main on the table for the present.
ny Mr.. HARDIN considered it the duty Of [
-, government to protect our commerce agai
he the piratical deprcdators that now infested
DE and he did not think there were vessels euol
Of of the ". $. ct for service, ola class calcr
Gu ted for the purpose. Our 74's will not answ
~, and, unless some part Of the annual approp
er. ton for the increase Of the Navy is direc
.ot 10 this object, he feared they would not
built. That appropriation has been appI
m to the building of large vessels only, which
,o, wholly unsuited to the contingency that y
70 calls for an efficient naval force. Mr.. II.
en-, not believe that the nation could afford, IN