Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-06

discipline before they are committed 10 service,
on stations, or in ships OF war.
MIR. Hoffman replied to MIR. Storrs, denying tina,
he had represented this as novel proposal, hut
insisting still that il would, il adopted, be attended
with pernicious consequences.
Mr.. Wood Of NJ Y, in answer, stated variety
Of facts in relation to the British Navy, aud it's
Marine School, to shew the advantages which
might be expected from School OF this sort.
Mr.. Cooke said few word in answer, the SUBJ
stance of which was, that the American Naval
officers were not inferior, in any respect, to the
British, though we have hitherto mad no Naval
School.
Mr.. Wood explained, and denied having made
, or meant any such assertion.
MIR. Krener spoke in opposition TO the School,
| as intended to increase the patronage of the Eze-
cutive, aud calculated TO iujure the morals Of the
young men who might enter it.
The question was then taken by yeas and nays.
on concurring with the Committee of the Whole
en- striking out the part of the bill which relates
to Naval School, and decided in the affirmative /,
yeas Sc, nays rs.
So shat part Of the bill was struck out
MIR. Powell, considering the most valuable part
of the bill as now destroyed, moved to lay il on
the table.
The motion was negatived.
Mr.. B,rringer moved TO reduce the appropriation
in the bill for the erection of Dry Docks, from
$50 900 10 $4,000.
MIR. Storrs opposed the motion, and explained
! the necessity of the appropriation.
After few words from Mr.. Barringer, in sup
port OF his motion
Mr.. Cambre!eng took the same ground as had
been taken by MIR. Storrs.
When, the question being taken, i: was mega
lived.
Mr.. Woods, of Ohio, moved to strike out the
appropriation prop osed Tor a Railway at the Navy
Yard at Pensacola.
Mr.. Storrs resisted the motion.
MIR. Woods stated his motion to be founded on
| preference for the bay OF ST. Joscph's, over
that OF Pensacola, as a Naval Depot.
MIR. White stated various facts In relation 10
these two points, in reereace TO their fitness for
| Navy Yard. He denied, in toto, the preference o
ST. Josepb's Bay over Pensacola, as having an
fortihca;ions, sc. as would probably occasion SAND
| bars IN its entrance.
| The motion was negatived
! The joint resolution appointing additional Clerks
! In the Patent Office, being read 81 time
Mr.. Mallary opposed the resolution. and de-
bate ensued, In which Messrs. Lahrop, Ga.u-er
Webster, Saunders, and Houston, took part, when
the question being taken, It was carried, ayes rs,
noes 53.
Mr.. Cooke demanded a 81 count, which being
taken, the votes were, ayes 81, noes 30.
On mo'ion OF MIR. Forsyth, the House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the Stale
OF the Union, Mr.. Webster in the Chair, and took
up the bill TO provide for che adjustment of Claim.
under the first article of the Treaty of Client, and
Tor the distribution Of the money 10 the claimants
MIR. Forsyth moved to strike out the 9Th sne
iuth sec IONS OF the bills and to insert the 4,i
8 Ssh sections reported by the Committee ON Fo
eign Affairs.
This motion, after shor. discussion, was a.
dop,ed
Mr.. Nickliffe moved to strike opt the word tire,
lbe"g the number Of Commissioners to be appoint.
ed under the billy and insert one. He made some
remarks In support of this notion and referred par
eulariy 10 The precedent OF the settlement, al
claims on The Niagara frontier by single officer
! MIR. Forsyth replied, and explained the pr,nci.
Piles on which he number of three Commission,,.
had been pToPosed-the duty and responsibility
was too great Tor a single Commissioner.
! The motion was negatiyed.