The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-06
FORTIFICATION BILL.

In Senate, Wednesday, June %, Mr..
WALL moved to amend the bill by provid
ing, that of the appropriation in the 18th
line for Fort Delaware, the Secretary of
War shall be authorized to expend a sum
not exceeding $4,000, TO perfect the title
of the United States to the Pea Patch, in
case it shall be his opinion, and that of the
Attorney General, that such perfection of
title is necessary.
On taking the question, Mr.. WALLS
amendment was rejected by the following
vote
YEAS-Messrs. Brown, Clay, Ewing Of
Of Illinois, Linn, Niles, Preston,R obinson,
1 Southard, Tomlinson, and Wall-1O.
! NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Benton, Black
Clayton, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Ewing of
Ohio, Goldsborough, Hendricks, Hubbard.
Kent, King of Alabama, Leigh, Moore,
Nicholas; Page, Porter, Rives, Robbins
Swift, Tallmadge, Walker, Webster, White
and Wright-25.
Mr.. CALHOUN then moved to recon-
nit the bill to the Committee on Finance,
with instructions to reduce the approprla-
tions 70 an amount not exceeding one mil
/ lion six hundred thousand dollars.
After some remarks from Messrs. CAL
HOUN, CRITTENDEN, aud EWING
of Ohio in favor of the motion, and from
Mr.. CLAYTON in opposition to it, the
question was taken and lost-yeas lS, nays
20, as follows:
! YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Black, Cal
houn, Clay, Crittenden, Ewing of Ohio,
Goldsborough, Kent, King of Aabams,
Leigh, Moore, Porter, Preston, Robbins,
Southard, Swift, Tomlinson, and White
Is.
7 NAYS-Messrs. Benton. Brown, Buch-
anan, Clayton, CuthbeEt, Ewing of Illinois,
Hendricks, Hubbard, Linn, Morris, Nicho-
las, Niles, Page, Rives, Robinson, Tall
madge, Upton, Walker, Webster, and
Wright-20.
/ Mr.. CLAY then moved to lay the bill on
the table for the purpose of going into Ex-
ecutive business.
Mr.. BENTON asked for the yeas and
nays, which we're ordered, and the question
was deciJcd--yens i6, nays 81 as follows
YEAS-Niessrs. Black, Calhoun, Clay.
Clayton, Crittenden, Ewing of Ohio, Kent,
Leigh, Moore, Porter, Preston, Robbins,
Southard, Swift, Tomlinson, and Webster
I-l6.
NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Benton,
Brown, Buchanan, Cuthbert, Ewing of Illi-
nos, Hendricks, Hubbard, King of Ala
banla, Linn, Morris, Nicholas, Niles, Page,
Rves, Robinson, Tallmadge, Upton, Wall
ker, White, and Wright-2l.
Mr.. CLAY said he would make another
f effort to bring down the expenditures of
this bill, and this would be the last effort he
would make. After some remarks, MIR. G.
moved to recommit the bill with instructions
to reduce the appropriations one-third.
debate ensued in which Messrs. Clayton
. Cuthbert, Webster, and Calhoun, partici-
pated after which the question was taken
on the recommitment without instructions,
and carricd-yeas "a, nays lS, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Black, Cal
houn, Clay, Clayton, Crittenden, Davis
Ewing of Ohio, Goldsborough, Hendricks,
Kent, King of Alabama, King of Georgia,
! Leigh, Mangum, Moore, Porter, Preston,
HODDlns, SoutHlTu, SWit, JouhiihsoH,
; Webster, and White-2i.
NAYS-Messrs. Benton Brown Bu-
chanan, Cuthbert, Ewing ofIllnois Grundy
, Hubbard, Linn, Morris, Nicholas, Page,
Rlves, Robinson, Tallmadge, Upton, Wal
, ker, and Wright-lS.
Has Mr.. Robins voted on this question:
in accordance with the wishes of his con.
: stituents
" I, - .a;I .ha Enrti iEc atinn Rill has nassed.