Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-04
MTMETHEMTH CtGREss.
TfRsT session
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1s26.
IN SEN

y, FIRST SESSION
y FRIpAY, JANUARY as26.
IN SENATE
IF The Vice President commute ed the annual
statement from the Commission of the NAVY
- Pension Fund.
Mr.. Noble submitted tho1fplloe motion for
b considerations:
4 Resoloed, That the COMMUNICATIONS be in
strucied to inquire into the expedit of providing
oy law, for the paymen, Of such ! Of money az
may be due TO Lieut.. John Wet. late of the
. Army Of the United States, for secs rendered
during the late war.
Alr. Benton submitted the fold resolution:
Il Resoired, That the Commttesn Roads and
Canals be instructed to inquire i1he expedi-
ency OF authorizing the Secretary be Treasury,
on the part of the Government the United
States, to subscribe for, or purck, one thou
, sand shares in the Louisville andbrtland Canal
SOCK Incorporated by an act Of tliegslature of
!, Kentucky.
The Senate then proceeded tohsider, az In
} committee OF the whole, the bill s'thorizing the
printing and distribution Of the Inf;y Tactics, or
Rules tor the Exercises and Manotes of the In
, iantry OF the United States and thknerai Yegula-
lions of the Army"
Mr.. Chandler briefly explainedhe nature and
objects of the bill.
Mr. Eaton inquired whether tAmili,a of the
country were to be governed bylis system of
tactics, which was to be distribute nongst them.
~ some provision were not insertsn the bill that
ths system should be the one on VIII they should
be disciplined, it would be useless distribute il
Tor they might throw it away, edo what they
pleased With il.
Mr.. Chandler expressed his witness to agree
70 such an amendment il there wsny necessity
tor 1t; and af,er few observationom Mr. No
BILE, explanatory of the law on thsbieet. the bin
was, on motion OF MIR. Eaton, laidh The table.
The bill was subsequently tai up, and Mr.
Chandler having explained the Ia,yshich proyide
that the regulations Tor the disciple Of the army
shall extend to the militia the billEas ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading
The bill from the House, +" turti to extend the
Judicial system OF the United STAFF was twice
read and referred.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The jiaint resolution laid on theIble Yesterday
by Mr. Condict, calling for inforn,on from the
Navy Department, relating TO a reakwater in
Delaware Bay, was REID third IL.
MIR. Forsyth inquired whether d subject had
not already been referred to o Conittee of this
House?
The Speaker replied that it had asdy been re-
ierred as a matter of Commerce, ttthe standing
committee on that subject-but the e.ept resoluo
tion contemplated it solely in n, tary point of
view, and he therefore thought thu he introduc-
ton OF the resolution under relatid.-se= entirely
different, was not forbidden by thules Of the
House.
Mr.. Msngum.. of North CAROLYN said he pre.
sumed the Introduction of this yesd ton was in
tended as means of effecting, in alfferent man.
ner, the object formerly in view win this subject
Was referred to the Committee on Cnmerce That
Committee had carefully consdel the subieet
and had sought to aid their own jigment by OBJ
tanning all the light they could fronother sources
They had had a consultation vii Commodore
Bainhige. and with other gen,lem,, who trea,ed
the subject both in military and comercial view
and, after obtaining what nformaon they w ere
able, they had come TO the conclusie of reportinx
against the measure.
Mr.. Condiet said, he did not knor what nigh,
have been the proceedings of the Smmitttee of
Commerce, in respect to the subiec. of this con
Improvement IN the Dekvare; but he
could not but believe that the call b,y proposeS
would obtain for this House nportbt and useful
Information. The measure 10 with il alluded.
was OF acknowledged importance. 1t would. of
course, cost a considerable sum of ioaey: bu, il
might be OF important service To the nerests of the
country. both commercial and mility. far be-
You'd its greatest cost.
Mr.. Miner said he was surprised atshe hostility
which seemed to be manifested to theresolu,ion
de mist presume 1t was not rightly ulers.ood--
The OBJECT OF 1t was TO obtain informaon which
might be usefulso the House. to enableIt 10 decide
on the propriety OF an appropriation IL Break
water at the mouth OF the Delaware. The subject
was an important one, and deeply feltIo be so by
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The legislatures
'f both those States had, their presea sessions
passed resolutions instructing their Sea,ors, and
their Representative, in Congress-, to
Use their best exertions to obtain an APPROPRIATION
10 commence the work. The merchants of phla-
ieipha bad peiitioned in its favor, anu tie whole
interest within the waters of th. Della
ware, were impressed with its necessity, ami ex-
'eedingly anxious for It's Accomplishments There
vas a long extent OF sea cost, fro % New Yo,k to
Norfolk, In which there was no harbor, and when
torms from the south and east prevailed, many
'essels, every year, were cast away. great amount
Improperly was lost, and, what was more TO be
epiored, many valuable lives were sacri6ceJ.-
The proposed Breakwaier, said MIR. NJ, would
rove shelter for our merchant vessels. end
vas the object OF the resolution of the honorable
Gentleman from New Jersey, to ascertain how
ar II might be useful to the public, connected
With the Naval service. The House would
ecollect that there was bill on the table--he
sierred to the one under discussion yesterday,
heavy sums for the defence OF
he sea-board. The whole amount of sppropria-
on contemplated by the system, exceeded Sc
enteen millions Of dollars. OF this, about two
billions were for Boston; more than FIVE millions
Dr. New York; and less than one million for the
delaware; the portsin the Delaware had, paidin 10
ne public Treasury more than seventy million Of
ollars, he presumed to say, though he had not
le statement before him. He submitted to the
Iouse, whether it would, under such cireup,-
anees, be acting with its usual courtesy, to refuse
call even for information, and which was DEEM
important, on subject so interesting.
MIR. Mccoy, ofVirginia, said he was syerse to
aking this call upon the Secretary Of the Navy
' his opinion. That officer has no data on the