Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-09

that Journal !yss;, ~. Of trat ern,lemar my es
tns;ss sEr; ss.sa ,:ar 4 ii, ST.: "fh2 hen psSposeu
Nv ise corirft il. :r D: te amendment OF ihe houSe,
~. Sa 800 t-d III. question: &hs stated that lne
aanso II att The same; %hcn it WIS objected !hat
-,;n, yos not rffscnt" We shall sec, sir, who was
hat objected sand. hereupon Mr.. CamCrecms ana m
Le,rs iccrc npprntsd tciers TO return Tic h"Hsi a
The House bcin. coun.cd the tcts,srepored int qno'
aras not present. Yes MIR. Speaker, me ts' no-r,.u
pointed to return the House, rtp"rtcd that
snas not present. This, sir, Is Vii. Lewis h,ttr re-.
Was not every member present coanee", "stnIk.d"
fusine to vote OF not: If any member nae , act p
would not MIR. Lewis i.avc rcpor,eu tn' ,se nre
But s;., the Journal 6ors not STATE ~, ,hs ;cers Of
cise!y it occurred though hs Tenor upon the Jour.
n,I il vop,e form There appears, SIT, " na'' I
doubt abou, the fact for the sente"ahh o hn, - md
sets (Ar Philips inquired OF I'VE 49,, H., 40
The renor states that "the Chair staico IN ep'y at as
,le The repor, WIS made. Mr.. Phillips here
se and stated that the Tep:t was not correct-tha ne
understood the Chair to reply TINT the report hao not
hr made II The gentleman recollection corresponds
nth nv own as the fact that the report was not,
,,nc,ly speakns, made. In saying this, by no means
design any inpataon against the officers OF the HOUSE,
It could not be overlooked in the account OF our pro-
cecdinrs But sir, the lnelligencers report OF what
actually occurred accords precisely with my recollection
Of it, viz: =. r
Mr. Lewis (another member of the COMMITTEE OF
Conference) took the report from Mr. CamoreiehS' WIN
the apparent intention of offering it TO the House. oul
he first asea the CHarfor nan better uneerstahas
his parliamentary say-he first asked TIE Char 'cae'"c7
there quorum present or not lhere was ho'
sir and Mr. Lewis laid the bill upon the Siefh 'nuts
and there it remained.
MIR. Speaker confess that when that extraordinary
message received from the Senate-~hen we WIZ
messed the solemn farce of hearing announced grave
message from that digaGed body rebuklng The rev mem
beers remaining, and who, it we'll known all over
this capitol taking steps preparatory 10 ADJOURN
nent felt, sir some OF the Indignation so Warmly es
pressed by the gentleman from MASSACHUSETTS, Az
amsl But, sir had then known as we nave been
since nformed-as now, indeed, told by honora'
Bile Senators themselvesthat before that message was
sent this House. they had received message from tae
President of the u States, announcing to them hat as
the functions of Congress had ceased he could receive
no further communications from them-tad we been
aware Of that fact SIR by what naPc should we nave oe
sgnated this extraorsiaary proceeding; Mght no,
have been denounced miserable artlhcc |" atePl
to shift the responsibility Of leaving the country oe1ence
less from the Senate to the Executive All such expo
diens sir were in yain well as all those speeches. up
on the subject. The country we'll know "here ths re-
a,onsbty rests The story Of the three million appro-
priaton is briefly told. 1t was the proposition Of the
House. ia pursuance Of the Presidents message and for
our countrys d,fsncc-t sent to the Senate, where
it was rudely reccted-t sent there again. and again
il was uncoureousy returned to the House. 1T then
received its deathbow in the Senate-it fingered tor
time between the two Houses-it persisted in the Com
1nitee on Conference, and its poor miserable rcnuns
were brought and deposited here-,he gentlemen from
Alabama and New Hampshire and myself acting es pail.
bearers.
But sir, dismiss all these details, which have
to those great constitutional objections which honorable
Senators urged against the three million appropra-
tou proposed for defence, m the contingency Of
war We have been told, sir that the amendment spe-
CITED obects-that every thing left to the dis
erection of tine Prcsident-tat he could do every thing
touching the naval service, without control, and tia,
he would have absolute power to raise and employ
land torces-aad asked whether legsa.
ton, uder Constitution furnishes any precedent for
all this?
Mr.. Speaker, these objections made, and these
questions asked, by Senators distinguished states
men-gentlemen OF great experience having been in the
public councils twenty thirty years, peace and
in war. Such bold declarations OF gentlemen of expert
and reputation, though entirely unsupported by the
history of Que country, sometimes mslead especial
when put forth with arr oil confidence and authority
The history of our legislation, replete with pre-
cedents, Notwithstanding the bold declarations of gen
tlemen to the contrary. have in my hand, list OF
some forty, or fifty, few Of which will only notice
In the early history OF Legislation in Washington
administration al expenditures for THE civil list
in ine and for the army another, without any
specification whatever know that we have. long since
departed from that rule, but doubt little whether we
have consulted true economy BY such COURSE for every
branch have Topped off has become tree; till finally
one two and three hundred thousand dollars have mount
ed up 70 two three times Hsay nillions. Such
SIR some Vi tho results Of too much specification
On the 20th March 1894, one million Of dollars was
placed at the discretion of President Washington with
specification of any kind whatever, TO detcy "a,
expense which may be incurred in relation to the :pter
bctteeen the United States and Juyeign nations
In the next administration, sir, on the Sd of May
l75-and lest gentlemen should BE- alarmed at The peri
cd referred to, shall before sit down, give them
republican suhorites-in l7s, sir, 250o00 dollars
placed The discretion of President Adams, for certain
Notifications, and to erect Notifications in any other
place places the putc safety shalt require, IN tho
opixion Of the President Of the United States TO be erected
under his discretion, from time to time, ashe shall judge
accessory :'
I79o-May 4th 100000 for cannon, small arms,
ammunition and military stores tor Ae public safety and
M he Of emf vi bv
the act authorized to establish arrnories and oun
daries &c.
I79S-May IS. The President authorised to raise ten
thousand troops cir lie egeR& Of declaration OF
aganst the United States, of actual noaSon Of their
territory foreign poscsr; of IMMINENT DANGER OF
SUCH INVASION DISCOVERED, IN HIS OPINION, TO EXIST
NEXT SESSION OF CONGRESS-" and author
zed to organize them into corps Of artillery cavalry and
infantry, with suitable n0mber Of Major Generals, &c
l79o-Juy IT, 900 600 dollars for the increased army
1799-March = The President authorized 10 raise
twenty four regiments of infantry regiment, and
battalion of rfcmcn, battalion of artllersts and engi
nees and three regiments of cavalry, such part there
of he shall judge necessary, IN case shall break
out detsoeea Tie United Suites and a foreign EwopeGn
poaccr in CASE OF IMMINENT DANGER Of tnoaS0H Of
their territory by such sha HIS oPiSos,
BE DISCOVERED EXIST" Two millions appropriated,
and the President authorized to borrow the money.
We to the Administration OF MIR. Jefier-
son. when, sir, believe there disposition to VIC.
late the Constitution, destroy the Government with
the battery Of an appropriation.
lSO3-february 10 Two millions OF dollars IN addl-
ton to former appropriations without aoy specification
whatever for the purpose Of dr@y;ng any cztraordna-
~ expenses htch may incurred tie intercourse BE-
tceen the United States and Foreign nations "to be APP
piled under the direction of the President of the United
States" Authorized to borrow the money
lSO3--March 3. President authorized, " WHENEVER
he SHALL JUDGE IT ExPEDIENr, to require Of TIE Ex
ecutves Of certain States to organize arm, equip and
"hod in readiness TO march at moments aOaraisg,
detachment Of militia not exceeding eighty thousand
100000 dollars for pay and subsistence Of such
be wanted, for ordnance and other military stores
''and for defrayng SUCH OTHER E1PENsEs AS, puRiSG
THE RECESS OF CONGRESS-, THE President NAV DEEM
NECESSARY For THE SECURITY OF THE TERRITORY OF