Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16

house would also be- included in the motion the consi /
than hour 80 -
Mr.. cambteleng expressed his surprise a, what the
gentleman sad Tor the subject Of the rules aud orders of
the House u that Tie. did ns . e;,s 49,,
debate than any other question WHY there was ON,
single amendment relative to the previous question that
would occupy fortnight probably, in the ,scussi. n =
Unucr these circumstances the gentleman n,u.t
Nr G. 1T he could not give way
Inc mouon was then agreed TO- and the House accord
ngly resolved itself into Committee of The Whole ON
the state OF the Union, Mr.. Connor in the Chair
he COMMITTEE took up the bill returned Ia the Houss
from the Senate with nne ndme nts MAKING aonronr;n
uons To- repress the hoslitics of the Seminole Indians
Sr. Cambreeng moved that the Committee concur in
me anne nomerrs of the Senate. Agreed TO-
J. nc bill was then laid aside the Committee took
up ne OH making appropriations for the naval service
for the year 1896 - >'''Se
MIR: Cambrcleng moved to insert an item of s,5 ooo
eay .he extra services for survey the coasts and
haioors "i The United States from 1880 &c Agreed 10
Sa,norcicng also moved to strike the proposed
appropriation oil $2O0O0 for the purchase Of sites and
erection OF marine barracks, near Charcstown Massa
chusc'ts, New York, Norfolk and Pensacola
,l ;,n my advocated The propriety of striking
e e on tne ground Of its being ITSELF an innova
uon and probably unnecessary TWAS thought by many
distinguished officers, that the corps itself Mas am UNI
necessary appendage TO the navy, and only requisite 10
keep up subordination where the system o
prevailed. The money was also required for the repair
OF Notifications, &c. f
MIR. Wise and MIR Sutherland b,;ea, ,,.c,a, =, .
character and utility ofthe Marine Corps
r sanderPoe said If vote in favor Of striking out
on
ms part that the Marine Corps was and
ought 10 DO dispensed WITH hs would vote against the
Yn 20 Strike out The item in the BILL for the building
VI marine barracks He was prepared unless bess.
eo win more lights than he now possessed to rive n
vo from which It might be Inferred that he
'c aiafihe corps useless His honorable colleague had
represented these Marines being sort of aphbious
.ea1ses, belonging not strictly TO the land or the wa
Ter. sun he was not aware, that the NAVY Dcn,r,
meni had recommended dspensation with This corn
or that the Navy Commissioners or the (,omm;,,aaa
on Naval Affairs in this House expressed any on';o
Of n.
member OF that Committee him. (AIr Wise J thai
.Se COMMITTEE on Naval Affairs, decidedly in favor
OF the retention of this Marine Corps For his own mart
he nad always understood that they were extremely
uselui ana ehcient in time of engagement lie knew
very little about the details of their duty but he believe
al 'ney carried small arms and when hostile ships
came WITHIN musket shot of each other faithful and
wen Iisciphned marine corps must be very efficient He
nad always understood, that of the most gallant Of
cers whose loss this country had ever mouIned Ind
oeeh kiied by shot from of the enemy's marine
corps; and he could vote TO strike out The .ec,;
under consideration ife was to be considered M ,ba
ny indicating his conviction the marine corns
unnecessary and ought therefore to be dispensed with
. W.T. pei drew the attention of the Committee to the
eins Tor making additions and improvements TO the va
rlous navy yards amounting, in the aggregate to up.
maIs oi $ooUoO0 lie thought not dollar yond the
absolute necessary repairs should be expended for in
case oil an cxigency such runored men md shp nd
yards were wanted He thought least this
SVoooo ought TO be stricken out, and the 5000 900 too
unless te exigences of the naval service required il
with which Mr. b. confessed himself not to be sufficient
~ versed TO be able to say himself
MIR. Parker thought, in case of war notb;nr r.o,;d
ailenion than our navy yards, and he maintained
that This of the most necessary and nd;snan
Die appropriations of the whole BILL He hoped At lenst
lhe SooO,OO would not be stricken out
WI. Mason oil Virginia. said the question was not TO
dispense WIN me Marine Corps at ALL but whether they
should postpone, future period the pronosio1
10 accommodate the two different branches OF the naval
service with distinct barracks. He hoped the amend
ent OF The gentleman from New would be adopted
ana the item stricken lie also drew the atent;on
sneo nE committee to The necessity Of passing this bill
sPecohy as was consistent with its full elaboration
MI miller said, few words favor of the amendment
mr.. Cambrceng stated that the item had not under
gone Inc fu examination of the Committee of Wavs and
Means for if it had they never would have inserted
All IL did not belong 10 that committees the Com.
longing to TN appropriation bill
Mr.. Harper OF Penn would for the anne ndmen Mt
because he DID not desire to the Marine Corps too
much separated from the Navy, made distinct
Dranch oil The service Besides thought the PROPOSE
oh IN cther respects unnecessary, because there was
Penly OF accommodation for them already provided
Mr.. Wise should vote for the amendment not because
the Marine Corps were not desired, but because they
Were more efficient where they were
Mr. Vanderpoel said he should support the
for the reason
me amendment was then agreed to- and the item
MIR Cambreleng then moved TO strike out the snm of
S9ooVUo Tor the repairs of vessels ordinary and The
repairs and and tear of vessels in commission and
insert IN ieu thereof the of 50 000U00 for the same
objects. ~ ~
Mr.. Q. said he was instructed to move this amend.
mehi, ny the Committee of Ways and Means, with one
single exception; but in saying this he begged also TO
observe without reference to the question Of war that
"o ie.u ot 10 assume the responsibility of the nlea-
sure MT ~ referred to the state of relations with
Mexico and with France reason for recurring This
additional appropriation for the Navy
Mr. Thompson of s. c., opposed the amendment nj
some length The either too great or too small
100 large In case OF peace too small in case of war
MI l. deprecated The whole of the American
government towards France, and appreciated that of the
atterj reviewed the Presidents Message the conduct of
the American Minister at Paris (Mr RiyesN which ho
designated as little better than that of horse ;ocL GU
cheating gentleman, Jew selling piece of calico
and That the discussions Of the French Chamber and
proceedings OF the French Ministry i'm all of which the
contrast he drew highly and every respect to the
advantage OF the conduct of France, quoting the mno-
NY report and speeches of the French Chamber Mr.
Il now sincerely and solemnly believed that war was
inevitable. lie would not say what the people he came
from would do lie maintained that we had been i'm eve
ry thing the dggTessos and with regard TO the fleet said
10 be on our coasts France would have been dead to her
own sense OF honor if she had not sent fleet here
lie should not vote for any approximations until the
Executive sent us full report Of the OF our for.
elgn relations, and required the appropriations.
Mr. Sutherland replied at length TO the gentleman
from .. Carolina. The whole nation, he said under.
STOOD the question very WE'LL the American people who
were more reading people than any other understood
tins question as well as the members of that House -
Mr. s. would be Of the last who would lit up his
arm against our ancient ally but he would be also one
OF The last TO suier national honor 10 be insulted
tie should be false TO his country if he failed to give his
voe 10 put the country in proper state of defence
DER the present state of foreign relations Mr. s
iully advocated the amendment he wished see the
country prepared to meet any attack that may be made
upon her
Mr. Thompson explained that instead of the term
0ggress0rS, he desired 10 substitute that Of ndiscre
lcaTnM"
MIR Bynum defended with great energy and at length