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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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ARMY APPROPRIATIONS Dill

ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The item aPproPriAtinE $50. 900 for repair.
and improvements at HarPers Ferry having
been read
MIR Rice Garland desired 10 be Informed
Why the appropriation was so large
Mr.. Jones, Of Virginia, explained that the
appropriation had been rendered neesssary for
repairs, &c and referred to the items setting
forth the particular objects for Vhieh the
money was required.
Mr.. Wise desired 10 be informed by ,hs
chairman, or some member Of the COMMITTEES
on Military Affairs, whether the Government
continued 10 sNPsnd money at the different ar
mories Tor the manufacture OF Halls patent
riGss'
Affair moments deisy-
Mr. Monroe was Understood 20 say that .
few we're still manufactured
Mr. Wise vent on to say that the rifle was
useless, and that he would no; allow the one
he had 10 stay in his house n was more dan
Esrous TO the man who had to use IL than n
was 20 an enemy. Mr.. w, explained how
and why. improvements, he said were going
on every day COt's rife was said to be De tier;
80 WAS COehrsn's; and there we're Others ne
was wiling TO appropriate none for en- psriments
10 arms but tie eountTy ought to be very esrsf,li
20 adopting any. Tie vas told that 100 900 Of
HAIRS rifles had been manufactured for the
SoSernmsnt. AT this money had been thro~ n
away, and he hoped proper attention would be
given TO the subject
Mr.. Monroe was glad he said. that the gen
teman from Virginia, (Nr Wne) had taken M
The subject This rife wss not = favorils " iib
him (Nr NJ hut the gentleman would beat
obtain hts object by Offering resolution direct
ing that these arms shall not be given ou:, or
adopting some other eouns BY which the OBJ
jset can be effected.
Mr. Wise offered an amendment In the shane
OF PrOvlso, declaring that none Of the noos,
hereby appropriated shall b. expended In "a
nsnufaeiure Of Hsn's Pstsnt rise.
hr. Graves raised lhs question that The a.
nsndment vas out Of order on the ground thst
y vas not 10 order, on sB appropriation bill. 10
reguaie the sort Of arms that shali be u..s
The Chair had sons doubts, he said. on n.
subject, bat hnaiiy decided that the smsndmeot
vas not IN order
Mr. Wise appealed from that decision
400 The question being. "shsn the decision
o. We ChsT stand - the Judgment Of the
The sppssi Wss debated by Mss,rs. Gr,,s.
wise, ffofht, Iuoas. add w Thomson. ,rbrn
Some conversation took place between g.
Chair and NJ Wse. from which Il Appeared
that when the Chair bad decided the smepd.
menl 81 Mr. W 10 be out u order. he hsd
done 80 on the ground that a vas pot rstsv.,,
70 aHy eisuss of the BIN under eonsid.rst,or
but TIE Chrir in,imated ne opinion tbst I,
would be Ia order hsrsaftsr
Me- Wise. ihereupoa withdrew bic sppssl
giving noties q bic intention TO rsnss 4 II ths
Fnd % ths biz
ST. kiee Gafiaod ,noi being saiiss.d. BE- sid
Tiih ian explanations ~ Nf Jsas. aby -
llrse - amouai should b. appropriated foT the
armosy q Harpsrs Very moved 70 reduce ~
n1aosni from $50 900 20 s2s 600
Aiisf lsr remlfks from Mosrra. Jones. "a
a'fsiat.' hoafos, W. Thompson, and nica
Garland
NJ hafh Cooper wat uadsrsisad 70 sst
Nlr @sfisnd ~ aofiiiy hts smsudasut 30 e. ts
priaiions l5 pr esnt.
NJ h Gaflard sad sanetbinr Which az
Reporter 90 not tosr. sat Mr al a. ~, -.
cedo % she maiid-siion
TIE qaeiiion VS. tbsn isssn and ne smsns
MEET vas REJECTED