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

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that Journal myself when observed paragraph which
had escaped the vigant eye OF that gentleman my
constituent ceased Here is .Ihe item proposed
by the conerees in lieu of the Of the House.
was then read, and the question stated that the
House do adopt The Same; when objected that
quorum not present" We shall see sir who was
that obectcd-"and ereapon. Mr. Cam,Lreieng and Mr.
LetcS appointed tciisrS return he House and
the House being counted the tefe,s reported that quorum
icds not present Yes, MIR. Speaker the tellcrs up.
pointed to return the House, reported that quorum
icas not present This sir, H. Mr.. Lewiss report
was not every member present counted, whether re-
iusing TO vote or nots Ii any member had skuked,
would not MIR. Lewis have reported that fact p
But, sir, the Journal does state the case pre-.
cisely as 1t occurred, though presume the officers of
the House felt obliged place the report pom the Jour-
nal IN some form There appears have been
doubt aeou, The fact for the gentleman from Nlassachu
ses (Mr fhilips) inquired of the Chair about it, and
the report states that e Chair stated reply that as
he understood, the report made Mr. Phillips here
rose, and stated that the report correct-tha he
understood the Chair to reply that the report had
been made The genteman's recollection corresponds
with my own as to the fact that the report was not
strictly speaking, made. In saying this by means
design any imputaon against the officers of the House
1t could not be overlooked in the account of our pro-
ceedings But sir the lntellgencers report OF what
actually occurred accords precisely with my recollection
Of il, viz:
MIR Lewis (another member of the Committee of
Conerence) took the report from Mr. Cambelenp with
the apparent intention of offering to the House but
ne FIRST asked the Chdir-or no man better
ms parliamentary duty-he first asked the Chair ,cheer
ueTe teds quorum present not" There was not,
sur and MIR Lewis laid the bill upon the Clerks table
and there it remained
MIR Speaker, confess that when that extraor.i;-.y
message was received from the Senate--l.e,rw wit
messed the Solemn farce of hea-:Hg ANNOUNCED grave
message from that digned body rebuk pg LIE mem
bers remaining, and who ii wptC known all over
this capitol were taking steps preparatory adjourn
ment felt, sir, some Of the indignation warmly ex.
pressed oy the gentleman from Massachusetts, (r Ad-
ams9 But sir, had we then known have been
since informed-as now, indeed told by honora-
bic Senators themseves-that before that message was
sent 70 TINS House they had received message from
President OF the u States announcing to them that as
the functions of Congress had ceased he could receive
no further communications from them-had we been
aware oil that fact sir by what should have de-
signated this extraordinary proceeding? Might it not
nave been denounced as miserable artfce attempt
to shit the responsibility of leaving the country
less from the Senate to the Executive, All such expe
dents SIR were IN van well all those speeches up
on the SUBJECT The country well know where this
sponsioy rests The story of the three million appro-
priaton is briefly told Ii was the Proposition f the
House. IN pursuance of the Presidents message and for
our country defence-t sent the Senate where
was rudely reJected-it sent there again and agan
1t was uncourteously returned to the House II then
received its death blow in the Senate-it nUered for
tune between The two Houses-it persisted i'm the Com
mittee on Conference, and its poor miserable remains
were brought and deposited here-the gentlemen from
bearers. -
But, sir, dismiss all these details which have
peen compelled to go into in efdelence. come now sir
70 those great constitutional objections which honorable
Senators have urged against the three million
ton, proposed for Defence the confluence of
war We have been told, sir that the mendncnt soe
cited objects-hat every thing was left to The d;s
ceton of the Presdent-that he could do every thing
touching the naval service without control and thai
ne would have an absolute power raise and employ
land forces-and we asked whether our legisls
ton, under Constitution furnishes any nrecede e.
all this2 r"e"' 'o'
Mr.. Speaker these objections are made. and tbes.
questions are asked by Senators distinguished as states
mengentlemen of great experience, having been in the
puc councils some twenty thirty years peace and
In war Such bold declarations gentlemen of exper
ence and reputation though entirely by the
history of country, may sometimes mislead
of cnn6
The history of legislation sir is repIete with nre
cedents, notwithstanding the bold declarations of zen.
uemen 10 the contrary. have in nay hand a list of
some forty, or fifty, few of which | will only notice
In the early history OF legislation in Was6ingons
administration all our expenditures for the civil list
were IN one ne and Tor the army another without any
specification whatever. know that we have long since
Departed ttom that rule, but doubt little whether we
nave consulted true economy by such course for everv
branch we have Topped off has become tree til 6na
one, two and three hundred thousand dollars have
ea up TO Two or three times as many millions Such
s, are some OF the results of too much specification
On the goth March 1904, one million of dollars vas
placed at the discretion of President Washington with
out specification of any kind whatever to deray sam
PeHse wnich may be incurred in relation the inter
course 6et,ceen the United States and foreo pai;ons
I'm the next administration, sir, the Sd of May
l9o(and lest gentlemen should be alarmed al the per
Cd referred TO- shall before sit down. give them more
republican authorites)n l799 sir 250OOO dollars was
placed at the discretion of President Adams for certain
Qualifications, "and to Notifications in anv Other
place or places as tie public Satcty shall require in m.
OPINION 9 ne President Of The Uned States TO be erected
necessary" 80 " Js'
179S-Msy 4th $500 900 for cannon. small ,rmo
ammunition and military stores for SHE puLLc sofetv0ud
aJe"ee al me discretion IF Tie PreSiden who was by
the same ACT authorized to establish armores and foun
daries, DC. ~ '"''
I798-May %. The President authorised To mise fen
thousand troops "tn the Of declaration of tcar
against the United States or of actual inposion of er
territory bya foreign po,oer; or of IMMlNYST
SUCH INVASION DISCOVERED, IN MS oPIyloy no rx,sr
BEFORE THE NEXT SESSION CoNGREss." and sptbor
Iea 70 organize them INTO corps oarllley, cavalry and
hIantly, with suitable number 0i Major Generals &c
lIyc-July 10 100000 dollars for the ncrea So armv
l|J9-March 2. The President authorized IN ,oiSSa
twenty-four regiments Of infantry, a regiment and
battalion OF remenfa battalion of artillefsts and eno
ana thee regiments of cavalry such part there
vi as ne sha Judge necessary 1caT SLaH break
ou betteeen tic United States and a foreiga E,yons,
Poaoer, or an CASE MMIEENT pAsoYR Of iuros;an f
MeT territory 6y any such po,oer sh0H IN ms opIyIoS
BE DISCOVERED TO EXIST" Two millions appropriated
We now come to the Administration of Mr. 'LHr
son, When, sir, believe there disposition TO vim
iate the Constitution destroy the Government with
the battery of an appropriation
loO3-February 70. Two millions Of doIla,s in o1;
ton 10 former appropriations without any spec6coto
Whatever Tor Tie purpose Of defraginp am eltra01o
~ expenses aoieh may he incurred IN he Intercourse be-
'eeen ne United states and Foreign nations to be ap
Ped under the direction Of the President of The Hailed
states Authorized to borrow the money
loO5-march g. President authorized " vuENrvya
aE sHALL JUDGE 1T ExPEDtEsT, to require Of the Ex
sIuyes oil certain States to organize, arm equip and
noa IN readiness to HlaT.h Ja0nleais aeaya;oy a
detachment o militia not e1eeedgg ,i06t tbo,,s1J 81
loVV,VOU dollars for pay aud subsistence of sneb ss
may be waned, for ordnance and other military sioss
anu LOT oelraylng SUCH OTHER Expenses As Dun,se
I'M hhCEss OF CONGREss5 the President NAY DEEM
NEcEssARY FOR THE SECURITY or THE TgRpfropv or
sident." " ''e re-
C.. loO4-March 2G. For cqupping such armed vessels