Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-27
Tucsday, February %.
IN SEN ATE

Chains rp,;,.d bill for the relief of the legal repre-
scnalives of Henry Fisher OF Delaware; which was
| read, and ordered to 1 second reading
Mr. King, of Alabama, from the COMMITTEE Tor the
District of Columbia to whom referred resolution
t. appropriate The surplus o The amount appropriated
for tic erection Of bridge the Potomac, to the i'm
p:alent dt The Maryland avenue, reported the same,
with amendment.
Mr. knight presented sundry resolutions of the Legis
la.ure of The State of Rhode Island the subject ct The
public lands usructng the Senators from that State to
sustain the principles OF the bill introduced by Mr. Clay
appropriate the proceeds OF the public lands Inc re-
suu. lions were read, and ordered to be printed. .
The Senate proceeded TO consider the resolution ofer-
ed by Mr.. Southland concerning the regulation OF the
printing of the documents ofte Senate This resolution
had been referred to the Committee Contingent En-
pcndi,urcs, aud reported without amendment with
spccul report On the subject. The report was read
Alter few remarks from MIR. Benton and Mr. South.
Mr. Linn requested that the resolution might be laid
on the table for lew days. that he might have all OPP
purunty OF making al exanIInatio III order TO vote ui'
derstandingy.
The resolution was then, on motion of Mr. Linn, laid
FoRTlFIC ALTON BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. Benton, the Senate proceeded TO
consider the bill reported by the Committee OH Military
Affairs, making appropriations tor the collection OF ma
erias and the purchase Of sites, and to commence the
construction oi certain lorthcalos, anu LOT olef PuE
TThc bill proposes that the following be- and the
same are hereby appropriated to be paid out OF any un
appropriated money in the Treasury for certain tolh
cations, viz:
At Pcnobscot bay, one hundred and thousand dol.
arJ
At Kenncbcch river, one hundred Thousand dollars.
At Portland harbor, hundred and three thousand
dollars
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
At Salem, Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dol
lars
At Provincetown, Cape Cod fifty thousand dollars.
At New Bedford, Massachusetts, hundred tlous-
and dollars.
At Rose Island, Narragansett bay, fifty thousand dol
At New London, Connecticut, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For Fort Tompkins and dependencies, Staten Island,
New York, two hundred thousand dollars.
For fort the debouche Of the Chesapeake and De-
lware canal, hundred thousand dollars.
For Notifications the artificial harbor al Cape
IIenupen, oac hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For fort OH Sellers Point flats, hundred and fl
~ thousand dollars.
For fort OH Point PatIence FatuXtnl rlvcr one nun
dred thousand dollars.
For fort on Cedar Point, Potomac river hundred
thousand dollars.
lars.
For Notifications at the mouth of St. Mary's river,
fifty thousand dollars.
For a fort at Barrancas, fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort st. Philip, seventy seven thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For steam batteries six hundred and sixty thousand
dollars
Sec proposes that wherever the same he necessary
the President of the United States be- and he is hereby,
authorized purchase the sites for the aforesaid works,
TO be paid for out Of the appropriations made by this act
for them respectively and he authorized under the re-
strctuns of the of May, eighteen hundred and twrn
IT, TO make transfers from head OF appropriations for
Notifications that Of another for the like object, wIen
ever in his opinion, the public interest requires il
MIR. Benton explained Ill length his views as 10 tn"
true policy of the country, in reference to system OF
defence. After he had closed,
Nj. Preston gave notice that he should Tomorrow
move 10 amend the clause in the bill making approprla
ton for batteries by striking out $GGUO0D, and
inserting 81 % 800 for the experiment. lie would also
move lu strike all the turtiicatons Of the third class
AMI all for which surveys estimates have been
made.
On motion Of Mr. Preston, the Senate then adjourncd
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Several messages from the President OF the United
States received BY The hands OF Mr. OoneS his
private Secretary, which laid before the House 10y
The Speaker. The message in reference To the French
treaty having been read,
MI g. johnson moved that il be laid the table and
printed together with The accompanying documents.
MIR. Davis moved that 10000 extra copies be printed
MIR. Gct named 1000.
The Chair said that the motion for IN extra number OF
copies must, under the rule. lie over one day.
MIR. Adams moved to refer the message, NC. to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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message the table, and it referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 10 be pincd.
Mr. Parker moved TO suspend the rule, for the purpose
Of considering, al that r the motion TO print All extra
number of copies Of the President ) Message.
Mr.. Whilr3ey asked for the yeas and nays on the
motion To suspend the rule, which were not ordered
The motion of Mr. Parker was agreed to; ayes ll2,
noes fl.
So the House determined to consider the motion to
print additional copies of the Message.
Mr. c. johnson said, that the ordering Of extra nun.
Der; OF documents had already up the contingent
expenses of the House to two hundred thousand dollars
and H.. therefore protested against II.
Mr.. Lay said, that they had now laid on their tables,
for the FIRST lime documents which had been ordered at
the commencement Of the session; he would, therefore,
move that the Message and documents he printed, and
furnished 10 members before the first OF June next.
The question was taken this motion, and it was
disagreed to-
MI. Parker said that this was the most important do
cument and Ole on which the community felt greater
interest, than any message winch Ind been sent I" Con-
utess the present session. and the House should publish
il for distribution in every hlmet in the country 1t an
nouncrs to us that the money which was Justly due
from France and has been wrongully withhold is about
to be paid and it also that our national honor
has been sustained. The gentleman from Tennessee,
CIR c. Johnson) had said that the message would be
published in every paper in the United States mat
was trur but many of the papers were OF small size,
and it would be time before they could publish II;
and then the shape in which it would be placed was OBJ
Jectonabr. II there was document on which he should
place bis irank the present message the one; and he
Gid not want IN newspaper, but i'll book, that ii
would be laid up ana preserved.
Mr. Adams said there additional reason to those
which suggested by the gentleman from New Jer
spy MIR. ParkerD and it was at least equally power
ful one with him for wishing the document to be di<t
bued to its utmost PnSsibe extent he meant what lie
conceived to be the nnra of this controversy with France
The recommendation with which it closed and the
quotation tro the almost inspired words of the Father
Of his country.