Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-23
COrspoadsnes Of ne Briimgrs .7nsriean.
WANING TON. IuIY 90. ISL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


wAsnISGroS, July 20, 1911.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The SPEAKER presented communication
from the President, IN relation 20 the law Of the 10
March, 1855, which provides TOR tho punishment o.
certain crimes against the United States, IN getting
up military expeditions against foreign nations.
Also, one m relation 10 our citizens held in i'm
prisonmen, IN Van DENNIS Land, 10y the British
Government.
The uous. than went into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr WINTHROP
IN the Chair.
THE FoRTIFICATiON BILL.
Thequesllon being on striking out the first sec .
tion.
Me- Mckay rose to make a reply to MIR Dawson.
who, he said, was reported as having charged him
with m,king rCmtrks calculated TO deceive the peo-
pie. lie asserted tina: every statement made by
him yesterday was Susa aimed by the Journal OF the
House. lie said that he was no: opposed to forti.
hcatons but he wished the Government TO finish
those already commenced, and no, I'LL the country
with unfinished and useless works.
Mr. DAWSON disciaimed making the remark at
tributed to him, and said that the Reporter had fall
len into error
MrL ID. JONES said he though. if there was one
subluc; more than another from which party poll
tics ought TO be excluded 1t was this; and so far as
lie was concerned, he should treat It on the broad
ground Of It's general utility. He then went into
full examination of the situation of our seaboard de-
fences and said /: beyond the power of truth to
contradict the fact that they were in a dapidated
condition. Uc farther contended that they ought
TO he perfected, as VIC were TN eatened with war not
only AT distance but at oar very doors.
Mr. MALLORY said that gentlemen had fallen
in'o grievOus error IN supposng that stationary
deienccs not necessary IN defending different
points of our three thousand miles cfSen col>L-He
stated that Great Britain expended $4,000 900 an
nually, in the improvement and increase of her
w. To meet this force by floating defence alone II
would cost this country $3.50 OOO,OOO and then they
would be found insufficient great deal of conf
dence appeared TO be placed in war steamers. He
admitted nj
but It ought to be recoected that they rendered II
more imperative upon the country 10 provide and
defences. lie showed by reference TO many exam
pies, that one gun on shore was cqua TO six on the
water. Give us said he, the Sll5,COJ which this
bill asks for, to put Old Point Comfort in order and
they would be able to blow ou ofthc water any ma.
val force that could I've brought against il.
MIR BOARDMAN sad he should vuie for the
bill, it appropriated double the amount pro-
posed. IL was thought by some tha! a war with
England was inevitable: and Il was asserted that,
il such should be The case, we would be whipped
the first year. Why, said he, make such a degrad-
ing admission It not necessary that we
should be whipped at any time, if we would only
prepare for war when we ought TO do it. lie said
the people would sustain them in making these ap.
Preparations. They found fault with the last Adj
mlniS,rauOn because II used the peoples money for
the purposes Of corruption and neglected these fOrt.
hciuons and left them IN the dIapIduted state they
now are.
Mir IT MASON said that although he should
woe TO- this bill, he would not do il for the purpose
of casting onprojIGm on the late Administration
lie believed lhrte position of our foreign relations
made these appropriations necessary, and IN accord
Rnco wiki this cpniln, he offered pream5. to the
bill, setting forth this belief.
MIR WELLER opposed the bill on the ground
that It was uGnecesS 'r-there being sufficient un-
expended app on ltipns on hand
Twelve o'clock having arrived. the de- bate ceased
and the House proceeded to act on the amendments
pending and offered IN silence. After they had BEEN
passed upon,
The Committee rose and reported the BIZ. 10 the
House with amendments.
Mr. Bolts moved the PREVIOUS question on the
different sections Of the Bill and the amendments
which was seconded, and ;he House proceeded to
act on the amendments reported from The Commit
tee.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for
third reading, after which
MIR L w ANDREW ) moved that the third read
ing of the bill be postponed TO Monday week.
The House refused to postpone, yeas s., nays
l2i.
MIR C DAVIS said there was last year a deficit
in the revenue OF S7,OOOOOO, and there would he a
deficiency this year of s. 900 600, and from what
was exhibited o. this floor, II quite probIemati-
cal whether the revenue bill could pass. lie thought
that this bill should come IN the OF that one and
not appropriate millions, when there nothing to
pay 1t with
Mr. GREEN moved to lay the bill on the table
This motion decided by yeas and nays in the
negative, as iollows-yeas so, nays I3i.
MIR WINTHROP moved the previous quest ion,
which was seconded.
Mr MOkEON asked the yeas and NAYS on the
main question: which were ordered and icing tax
eI, were follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, S Andrews.
Arnold, AYcTgg, BaOcock, Baker Barnard Barton
BdIuck, Brdseye, Black, b air, Boardmin Borden
Bots, BOVINE, Brew ster, Briggs, Brock way Milton
Brown, G Brown Burnell, William Butler VIM
q Butler, Calhoun, w Campbell, + Campbell,
Caruthers, Chl.ds, Chiuenden, John Clark, S y
Clark, Clifford, Clinton, Cowen, Crans,on, Cravans
Gushing, G Davis, William Dawson, Dog John
Edwards, L bert, Everett, Ferr $, Fesstnien FIJI.
more, Torrance, A l. Foster, Gamble, Gates, Cen
~, Gddnss, Gi'mer, Gogg'n + G . ole, Cor
dom, Greg, Cuisine, Haocrsham, Hall, Hals,sd
w Hastings, Hays, Henry, Holmes, Houck
lioward, Hudson, lngsrsolI,J Irwin, William w
Irwin, Jack, James Isaac ID Jones, John Z Kenne-
dy, King, Lane, Lawrencr, Linn, Li:tlefs.d Low.
ell, Robert McClcnnau, Mckeon, Mallory, L +
Marshall, Mason, MihiOt, MattOcks MlxweI
Maynard, Meriwcther, Moore, Morgan, Morris
Morrow, Newharj, Nisbst, Osborne OwsIey Par.
menter, PeaTce, Pcndle.on, Pope, Powell, Profit,
X am ey, Benz amin Randall, Alexander Randall,
Randolph, Rligway, Rodney, Roosevelt, Russell,
Sal onstaII, Sanford Sergeant, Shields, Simonton
SAde, Smith, Snydnc~, Stnniy, Stokeley S,ra,ton
Stuart, TalaicTo, Thompson, Richard, W
Thompson, II.Hnghnsi, Ioland, TOmlinson, Trum.
bull, Underwood, Van Buren,, Van Rensselaer,,
Wallace, Ward, Warren, Weslbrook Edward ID
White, L w williams, G II Williams, Winthrop,
Gorke, Young, John Young-li5
NAGS.-MessTs. l. w Andrews, Arlington,
Anterior, BtesOn, Boyd, Bronson, Blown,
BSrks Sampson II Butter, G w Caldwell, PatncR
Z Caldwell, Campbell, Cary, Chapman Co.ts,
DAME, Il ID Davis, Dean, Debcuy DJar, East
man, Eiwards, Floyd, Gerry, w. o Goode,
Graham, Green, Harris, J Hastings, Hopkins,
Houston, HuDlrd, Buuter, Cave johnson, john W
Jones, KEN, Lewis, Abraham McC elan, Mckay,
Mlrchand, J 7 Mason, Mathews. Miller. olive,
PATTI DE, Payne, Plckeus Z Imer, Red ng, Rgrch.r,
Rhcr, Riggs, Saunders, shaw, Shsppered, Steer
Iod, Sump.cr, sweeney, Turney, Wa'tsBou, WC.,r,
l. White, w Williams, Lewis Williams, J. /.
Williams, Wisc,-GG.
So the bill pissed it vas reported from tie
Committee Of W8y and Means, without amend
merL
Mr. WISE COVE notice ;hs, he should move tho,
the House 20 lu.O Committee Of the Wug.g On
the ordnance b.. lo-myuyw. And %. House al
JDurned.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Mr. PORTER presented petition from Michigan
Do favor Of General Bankrupt Law, end
Mr. TALLMADIE several others u similar i'm.
port.
REMOVALS FROM OFFICE.
The Senate resumed tue consideration OF the re-
solution presented by Mr. Buchanan, calling Tor q
list Of all the removals from Office, made snes IN,
4.h Of March Iatt as amended by Mr. Margum
Mr. BENTON then addressed the senate on tf,
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