The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-18
g~emtp-strth Congress.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
TUESDAY, June 10, 1910

EXECUTIVE SCHEME FOR STANDING AhMf'
Mr. PRESTON moved the printing Of 10000 co.
pies of Mr. Poinsetts project for standing army o.
1000 militia together with Mr.. Ponsetts two let
Of explanation Of that project 1.-THE latter on the
suggestion Of Mr.. Clay, of Ala)
Mr. CLAY, of Alabama, moved to amend the mo-
ton by adding the reports of General Knox and Cen
Harrison
Mr. PRESTON said he had no particular objection,
though he should have preferred that the project OF
Mr. Poinsei should go forth unincunbered by any ex-
traneous matter
Mr. CLAY, of KY, said, after the Committee and
the Senate had refused to send out with their report
the sole document which they had officially under
consideration, containing the very subject-matter OF
their report he thought il not right for the Senator
from Alabama now to move this appendaget to The pro
ject of the Secretary of War. But as II had been
presented, Mr. C.. would vote for il with great plea
sure, because he found in the reports of Harrison
what most highly credtable TO his heart as pa
trot and 10 his head man. They breathed spirit
of liberty they deprecated standing army they
showed great Difference TO all the powers Of the coun-
try; they displayed much taste and energy Of compo-
ston and could not but increase Gen Harrisons re-
pution for diligence intelligence, patriotism and hui
manty Still il would have been far more appropriate
if this project Of the Secretary Of War had gone out
with the report upon il, instead Of these exraneous
appendages
ments the subject-matter of the report OF the
commttee which report he argued, ought not to have
been encountered with any Of them.
Mr. CLAY, Of KY, replied that, if the reports OF
Harrison were subectmatter Of the report, they were
brought forward to mitigate the enormities of the Sc
crctary of War. The Senator from Alabama insist
ed that the report ought to be sent out unincumbered
with other matter and why not now send out the pro-
ec of the Secretary unincumbered with other matter
Still MIR. q. did not object to sending out the re-
ports Of Harrison he trusted they would be read at
tentively, and they would display the high mental and
moral qualities of their author, and, above all they
would show total exemption from any unconstitu-
tona proposition.
Mr. c. was anxious that the project of the Secreta-
ry should be printed not only because il was often
called for, but for other The proceedings of
this Government within few years had shown what
was to be expected. Congress adjourned with some
thing like that the deposites would not
be removed from the Bank Of the United States But
they were removed in the The Sub-treasury
had been thrice supposed and declared to be dead and
abandoned, Yet il was apparently about to pass So
this project of the Secretary of War which had been
recommended by the President and "mitigated" by
his friends though it was defended by none in case
events in November next should be contrary to the
hopes of the country this project at the next session.
might be insisted upon and perhaps carried. Mr.. G.
therefore wished il to go abroad that the people might
what was and he should have preferred TO have
them it in all its naked deformity.
Mr. CLAY, of Ala, remarked further on General
Harrisons plan one to give military education to
all the youth of the country and he replied also on
some other points, charging NIf ~, OF Will
rance of the reports of Harrison.
Mr. CLAY, Of Ky .retorted the charge ofignorance,
and stated that he had examined the reports fully
that the education Of all the youth Of the country was
proposed in the way of suggestion as desirabe that
his reports concluded with call on the Secretary of
War to draw and present plan to Congress; that a
direct proposition made by Harrison TO amend the
Constitution with view to carry such plan into
effect -
Mr. CLAY, of Ala. That proposition to amend
IL.
Mr. CLAY of KY, thanked the gentleman for this
intimaton. Gen Harrison having found that some
of his suggestions designed to aid the Secretary OF
War, were not in accordance with the Constitution,
promptly corrected the into which he had fallen
and proposed that the Constitution should be amended
And was all this parallel to a direct plan for placing
lOOO 600 militia under the command and control of the
President 2
1t appeared further from the discussion that it was
suggested by Gen. Harrison to have gymnastic cxer-
cises in all the common schools of the country and
military exercises in the higher schools, connected
with the ordinary branches Of education the
pense TO be paid by the United States
Mr.. ANDERSON spoke at some length in mtiga-
ton of the plan of Mr. Poinsctt and accrbaton of that
Of Gen Harrison
Mr. PRESTON thanked the gentleman for his real
denunciation of the project Of Mr. Ponset and added
TO his former motion, amended the printing of the
two bills drawn up by Gen. Harrison in connection
with his report.
Mr.. CLAY, of Ala, moved to add the laws of 792
and 1903 on the subject of the militia, but this motion
was not in order, and Mr.. Preston would not ac-
ccpt it.
Mr.. PRESTON'S motion as modified by himself
was agreed to,
Mr.. CLAY, Of Alabama, then moved to amend it
by an order to print the laws of 1872 and 1903 which
was carried in the affirmative by yeas and nays
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Anderson, Benton Brown.
Buchanan Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthberi,
Fulton Grundy, Hubbard King, Linn, Mouton Nj
cholas Norvel, Pierce Roane, Robinson Smith, OF
Connecticut, Strange, Sturgeon, Walker, Wall, Will
liams, Wright, Young-27.
NAYS-Messrs CLAY, of Kentucky, CLAYTON.
Davis, Dixon, Huntington, Merrck, Phelps, Porter,
Prcntiss Preston, Ruggles, Smith of Indiana South
ard, Tallmadge, Webster, White-l6.
The motion, amended, to prin' 10000 copies OF
Mr. Ponsetts project, together with Gen Knox's re-
port, the three reports and two bills of General Har-
rison, and the laws of 1892 and 1903, was then
agreed to.
ROBERT FULTON.
The Senate again took up the unfayorahle report
Of the Committee Of Claims the bill from the
House for the relief of the heirs of Robert Fulton
The question was on a motion of Mr. MERRicK to
strike out the untavorabc resolution the end Of the
report and insert the bill came from the House
Mr. PHELPS spoke at some length in favor of the
bill
The motion of Mr.. MERRlck to restore the bill was
negatiyed by yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS-Mcssrs Clay of Kentucky, Dixon Full
ton, Huntington Linn, Merrick Phelps Porter,
Prenss, Preston Smith, of Indiana, Southland Stur-
geon, Tallmadge Walker, Webster, White-l7
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Brown
Calhoun, Davis, Grundy, Henderson, Hubbard,
King, Mouton Nicholas Pierce, Roane, Robinson,
Strange Tappan, Wall, Williams, Wright, Young, 81
The resolution rejecting the bill then agreed to-
And the Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, June II.