Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-01

then concurred in by the House.
The resolution of Mr. H. Everett, for inqui.
ry. &c. into the Post Office, coming up, It was
again postponed at the request oi Mr.. H. NJ.
Johnson. and the House, on motion of Mr..
Branch, a second time went into Committee OF
the Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.. Bell IN
the Chair, and proceeded to the consideration OF
the following bills, viz: the bill authorizing the
construction of Naval Hospitals; at Charlestown,
Mass with an appropriation therefor OF $4,000
dollars; at Brooklyn, an appropriation OF 20. 900;
and at Pensacola. $4,000 dollars. Mr.. Branch
remark ed that the necessity that existed for the
construction Of these several Hospitals was SO OBJ
vious, he was unwilling to take up their time in
advocating them; he would however state that
the Navy vas almost wholly destitute OF such
accommodation. which it much needed.
Mr.. Watmough, in support Of this bill. read
an extract from report made by the Secretary
of the Navy, and others. The bill was then
LAID aside. A bill to provide for the completion
Of the Naval Hospital at Norfolk, $1,000 dol
lars. and for fixtures, SC. 5000 dollars; and tor
the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, $4,000 dol
lars, and for fixtures, SIC. S, 600 dolls was next
taken up and laid aside.
A bill appropriating sum not exceeding 2O.'
600 dollars to carry into effect the act to pro-
vide for a survey Of the coast OF the United
States was next taken up.
Mr.. Ward, of New York, inquired if it was
the intention Of the act to revive the bill OF 1907.
which provided for trigonometrical survey; IT
40, he apprehended it could not be accomplished,
unless at an enormous expenditure, sooner than
fifty years. He was opposed to such plan.
but would support any survey that might be pro-
posed al less expense, and which could be made
by chronometers. The bill was then laid aside.
A bill to provide iron tanks for the use OF the
Navy, appropriating 1Sl,795 dollars.
The bill to provide for constructing two steam
batteries;
The bill to provide for paying certain arrear-
ages for surveys by naval officers, with an
amendment, ON motion Of Mr. White, OF N. Y.
appropriating 4s7 dollars for the pay OF Lieut..
Wilkn;
The bill making appropriations for the rebuild.
ing of the Frigate Java and the sIoop Cyanne;
The bill making an appropriation OF 1880 dol
lars for the erection OF a building tor the Mint
Establishment, at Philadelphia;
The bill to finish the rebuilding OF the frigate
Macedoniau;
The bill for the regulation of the Navy. and
priyateer pension, aud Navy Hospital Funds;
and
The bill appropriatipg 200 dollars for the re-
moval and erection of the Naval Monument;
were severally gone through and agreed to, in
Committee of the Whole; after which the Com
mttee reese, and reported the bills, as amended.
to the House.
On motion of Mr.. McDnffie. the House went
into Committee on the Tariff Bill, Mr.. Speight
in the Chair, and Mr. Crawford addressed the
House in continuation; when he had concluded.
Mr. Adams having obtained the floor, said
that he was instructed bv the Committee on Ma.
nufactures, to move that the present bill now be-
fore the Committee, should be laid aside. and
that they should proceed to consider the bill re-
ported BY the Committee on Manufactures. In
making this proposition, Mr.. A. disclaimed be-
ing actuated by any wish to arrest the argument
on the bill under discussion, or IN the slightest
degree to inlerferewih the disposition OF anymem
Der Of the House to express his sentiments on It,
The principle of the two bills we're essentially
different: although he did not deem 1t necessary
then to 90 into any discussion on the principle,
vet il would save much time it the committee IN
asserting to his proposition, to take up the Dill
reported by the Committee on Manufactures,
would thereby decide against the principle con-
tanned in the bill reported by the Committee OF
WAYS aud Means. His colleague (Mr. Davis
had intmated an intention of offering ar amend
ment, when the subject should be before the
different. from the bills reported ov the Commit
tee of Ways and Means and on Manufactures
Ifhe still retained the desire TO propose his amend
ment, he could do SO. The Cunmittee on Ma
nutactures had considered that much valuable
time would be saved; and, in that view, had IN
structed him to make his proposition. The sub
ject being. however, the same. every member
would be at liberty to express his sentiments in
regard tu the whole subject
Mr. Appleton expressed desire toreply to
the remarks made by M. MrDufie yesterday.
aud inquired if he would be IL order to do 50, II
the bill reported from the Committee on Manu-
features was taken ups
The Chair concurred in the opinion Of Mr..
Adams, that the whole subject would De open for
debate.
Mr.. Archer, of Virginia, suggested that as
the Chairman of the Committee Of Ways and
Means was not then in the House. it was due to
him, that this motion should not be pressed IN his
absence. He thought the preferable course would