Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-22
Correspondence Of the Ealnmor, American
WA,utSCTUg. JULY 10 1871
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. HUNT presented petition from several ci
,jzans Of New Yo-k City, praying for the plss5ge
Of General Btnkrup' Law.
On motion Of Mr. CAVE JOHNSON. the House
wen. into Committee OF the Whole, Mr. WIN.
THROP in the Chlir
THE FORTlFICATION BILL
The question being on striking out tie enac,ing
clause,
MIR Mckay said ,htt he was not oppos,j 10 n
proper system Of Qualifications, bu, that he thought,
tie question now was between an eE'ravagtnt syg-
tenn Of iDrIdc1-gns and none az ain. He then
went INTO q history a our Notifications from the
ye'r 1871 up 10 the present time; and showed that
they could not be DO The diIapidIled condition in
which gentlemen represented them to be, as there
h.d been more money appropriated for them in the
last ~ years than there had been Iu the gh1fo
time previous, ifom the commencement OF the q w..
Crumgn'.
Mr. LlTTLEFIELD sold that no should vote for
the bin, but he oijsced 10 the manner Of lcrigI,
ton M This House TO did Dot think th-t the o 70.
preparation Tor The payment Of Gc0rgfl claims
ought 10 bee tnoksd on THO bill, aud expressed b.s
asiO1sameGt that not one cent was arpror,l,t,J
Tor tho deonccs Of Maine, when u was reeo''s-tsJ
lo'l there was as much shipping built in tha,
state as ln any O.hCr State iu tho Union IT,,
thought that ths country ought 10 be In as p,rfe.,
slate OF se'cnrs IU tine of peace rs ir time Of ylr
ne tNolsh. lh'l ihcre vs. no danger, he would
s1y hope, uf war with Gr.at Britain
Mr. PROFFlI slId be rose % DO something which.
was seldom done in this House, and thai was M.
spe1E % ihe House Ol The subject before IT, tIr
bud voted fJr the Ordt1uas T. for the p.rs,,I
y U, and would vote for tbo Navy Bill and ui-
bN, even 81 o. appropriated double the amount
proposed.
Mr. wATTERSON Withdrew his m,,,, ,,
strike ont the eulc.ns r.luse.
Mr. WISE lhCn moved q, strike on, the frs, see.
ton o thc ulI, and said be 0btr.ucI the G.gr In mr.
der 10 answer he remarks OF the Chairman of a.,
Committee OF Ways and Means on tho u.crrsn5 a
appropriations previous 20 this year. add -gr,-uJ.I
Vat there were on the f,st Of April last, ON hand
s7OJOOO 20 be expended this year. and said thar
this sum was as much as could be uscfuIfy ab,ofb-
Ell On the public works this year. lie SAID u rad
been charged upon him that he was opposeJ a. n
system 'i Publications, which assertion hg denied
mos, unquu'ihed.y.
| ia message wHs received irom the Senate inform
ing lhs House th1t it bad passed the Loan BILL
| Mr. FILLMORE ,ntertd into an able arguIsD,
Y" favor OF the bI|, ami expressed rteat asopisb
ment NJ lne opposition the bii. met with from tho
Etnle.ni. lr'n W. Tic showed that tho reason
Why 20 small an amount had been extended wa,
~ Wo "'i. OF further appropriations rs u ygss
thousht improper % commence works ~ man,
points ".houi having sufficient sum proyidcd foi
carrying them through. P''''-'' Jul
| MIR RANDALL. rose to reply To the s--,o,,,ot,
Of the gentleman from North Car,.,, n, 49, =.
he SHOWER we ne eeed STATE q tie defence, in An
nopolls harOOr, which he repre. srf,5 @ =" -.
the greatest importance as ihcre wc,. p gs' p
communications between that City and R,i,,1se.o
, and the City Of Washington; vet said h.. it,
not a gun on those works ''''o
j Nc w. &. DAWSON advocated the d;cr.r.., .
? lions Of the B, and contondsd that our ,,s.,. .
reiitlon 10 foreign nations made Il necsssarv a.
! We should put our county in a complete si,,c ,
defence lie had no doubt that these appropris