Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-14


claims, and that he also be afforded such
Information lie may have recei, ed from our MI
mister ia Lo don, under the instructions given to
him on the subject.
his resolution lies one day.
An engrossed bill, emitted F" An &C, making APP
populations ior The supper, oil Government or
the year ,S26'' was read third time, passed, aid
sent To The senate.
The sever j amendments to the Military Appro-
prstion Bill, agreed To ia Committee of the w hole
we've read AID having been concurred in by the
Hous.,
MIR. Mcl.ane proposed 10 reduce the sum OF
$50, 700 g Tor Arsenals, 10 S27, 700, by striking
on, 5000 proposed for the purchase of thirty
acres oil ground in the vicinity oil the Arsenal at
Watervliei, (iniendcd to- provide Tor the enlarge
ment OF thar lnsiiiuton,) not because he disap-
proved OF the proposed enlargement OF the Arse
nal, but because he thought hat appropriation
OH did not furnish The proper means by hch this
purchase of laud was Oe effected. lie though,
hat such purchasers should be the subjeci oil a
distinct bill. The reduction was agreed TO men,
con.
MIR. Mallary renewed in the House the propo-
sal he had offered in Committee oil the Whole, tor
Tor the erection Of an Arsenal at Vergennes. He
repeated and enforced tie Arguments he had before
lemployed; advertcd the liberaliy with which
Vermont had always oted Tor objects OF defence
and OF Internal improvement in other States, and
well as the small share of the public resources
which had been Unsigned to her benefit, only $4,000
having ever been appropriated for that State,
which was expended in the erection of light
/ house
! The question being taken on. Mr. Nalary's a
inendmenl, it was carried, AYES ~, Noes 81.
| Ihe bill" as Thea ordered 10 4 third reading to
morrow.
Mr. Thomson, of Pennsylvania, moved 10 re-
commit The bill 10 The Committee OF the Whole for
the purpose Of adding item Of 8 900 for the
erection OF Oh pei Il the Military Academy at
West Point. The rules rf the House forbid the
proposal % increase the amount in sprrcpra-
ton bill, by any an endnen, which has not been
considered in ommijee of the Whole.1
Mr. Melsane resisted this motion being un-
willing, at this lave stage OF the bill TO have il re-
turned to the committee. If such an item was
desired, il ought to have been either reported by
the Department, or founded on some estimates
! furnished by the Innver
! MIR. Dwight. of Massachusetts, was in favor of
the measure, bat sugges ed 10 Mr.. Thomson tina, it
/ would be better Ia present il in distinct form and
not TO einbarrass The present bill by now recon-
hitting it.
| Mr. Thomson assenied, and the resolution was
Withdrawn.
| The amendments TO the Fertilization Bill agreed
on IN committee OF the whole, were then read and
the House having taken them up in order, the ap-
Precipitation Tor purchase OF land on Throg's Point
| was agreed to- ayes 81. noes ST.
| MIR. Forsyth OF Georgia. observed, that. in the
course OF ihecrate this BILL something i,ad been
said about insinuaions cast out by him; To which
he Ind replied that he had veniured 20 insinua-
| tons, nor made any charges against The gentlemen
emplos ell IN carrying effect the sys EN- of for
thca'ions. On farther consideration, however re-
iiefiinS that thee were many members present
on hose riind- erroneous impression MIC h, be
. Left he all gI for fna {
q report made to this House at the last session.
He then 10 the Clerks Table the report of The
Committee of Claims, on he peilrion Of Gilbert &
Russe!, assignee oil Samuel iIswkins, who was he
( assignee OF Roswell! Hopkins, from ', hch he fol-
flowing was reads
:" Although Tilloison and Governor were ihe
securities and responsibility incurred by Joseph
q. Swift, the agent Oh tie part of the 20, eminent
Tor making the contract, there was an aereen.en
between Hawkins on the one part, and Totson
and Sv III on the ether, whereby the former as %
! account with the latter for one half of the nett
| profits
The bill was then ordered &c lis third reading this
day.
On motion Of Mr. Mccoy, he House went into
Caroline, in the chair on The bill :. to extend Tie
lime allowed fer The redemption of lands sold for
! direct taxes in certain cases.
! No amendment being proposed, the bill was re-
ported TO the House and ordered 10 its thiid reading
! 10 morrow.
The Fertilization bill having been read third
| lime
Mr.. Tattnan, Of Georgia, then rose, and said.
that, as The resolution he Lid oei ed, calling for
certain information ,on the subject OF this bill had
been frequently referred TO in the course Of the
debate, amd as ii appeared that motives had been
| attributed TO him, by some gentlemen, which he
was Tar from feeling, and others had maintained
that his resolution called for information which
was already in possession Of the House, he trusted
the House would listen with indulgence for few
/ moments; % the remarks he wished 10 Offer in his
oSyn vindicaon; and he hoped this the rather, as.
at the time of the debate, he hid been confined 10
his bed by illness. He again Grated hat he
had declared when he introduced his resolution
I That ne neither was, had been in the slight
est degree, hostile TO the system Of defence rcpor-
led by he Board of Engineers, and now in course
OF execution. On the contrary, he was among It's
most decided and jealous advocates. Ho, could
he be otherwise! The system itself was an adrni-
ratie one; II had been reported by Board al the
mead Oh which was the most distinguished Engineer
PROBABLY, in the world. Even on principles OF
economy, he was friendly to tie system He
aFowed himself an economist, and it was for that
very reason that he advocatedit. From the com
mencement 10 The close of the late war; the couu-
try md been in almost defenceess state and every
man@u'Te OF jhe enemy threw tie whole coast in
to state OF perturbation and alarm.
The system OF defence reported by the Engineers
completely remedied this evil. II did not, indeed
| provide Tor making seaboard, like that OF
france, an iron-bound coast, lined with castles;
with us this ifnpracticable. Nor was i, needed
The prominent points could be protected at a fsr
iess expense, and. from the nature of our coast
Tins was all that was required He would not, a,
present, add any Thing TO this frank expression OF