The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-03

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| defence of the frontier. There double duty,
To protect the inhabitants the frontier where they
had thrown the Indians, and the old States who had
| placed them there.
i Mr.. SEWER had objection 10 the proposition
/ before them but what aslonlsLed him was, that the
| Chairman should have gone on and anticipated an
amendment which he intended submitting, with some
remarks According 10 his own statement, the reason
for these appropriations which their urgent and I'M
mediate necessity did not exist but he would vote Tor
II, as 1t would be required before appropriations could
again be made The fault he found with the bill was,
that this provision did not extend 10 forts In his State
Laborers could not be procured them IN the summer
season, and yet appropriations for them were " DC
deferred and II made next spring. the work could not
be done IN year from this time lie was for voting
10 defend the whole country and opposed leaving out
Missouri and Arkansas lie would resist the passage
OF any Notification bill which partial In It's pro-
visions.
| Mr.. HENDERSON still believed that the appro-
priaons of this bill unequally distributed. II
appeared to him that il necessary 10 inform the Of
fcers of tins GOVERNMENT from time to time that there
was such place as New Orleans, which was most
important port, as being the outlet Of commerce to
vast extent and whose necessities were greater than
any port the Atlantic sea board
Mr.. WOODBURY. gave notice TO the chairman,
of amendment which he should offer, which was to
add for Notifications the mouth Of Piscaiaqua rser,
N. HAMPSHIRE thirty thousand dollars. Ihis bill
was he supposed, in 'onity with the plan OF de-
fences Of 1919 IN prospect OF immediate war; and
/
perously demanded There were large deposits OF
public property, naval stores &c; larger than Of Bos-
ton Itself there also two States involved 10 de-
fence here, Maine and New Hampshire. For the
protection of which his proposed au, ndnent was
cessary.
Mr.. EVANS said he had not learned that there was
any objection to the pending amendment, and yet il
had been in debate two hours. II seemed TO him that
It was best 10 pass this and then TO examine the de-
tails and To those he had heard objections, but the
necessity merely was urged Of further appropriations
As To the plan of the bill, about which the Senator
from New Hampshire had inquired he conceived from
reading the documents and the bill, that the War De-
partment had selected the points, for which appropr
| IONS were now proposed, which could be soonest
made elective; but the ether works of defence
| by means proposed To be abandoned
The Senator had complained that the appropriations
| Tor the fonts OF New Orleans were too small. lie
would give hun the reason that appropriations fort his
purpose were made to large amount last year which
1 had been suspended, and were now being expended.
10 these fifty thousand dollars now proposed 10
| be added, which was estimated by the Department
sufficient and necessary to be expended, spirit of
| economy.
After brief remarks by Mr. BUCHANAN, the
amendment of Mr. Preston adopted without
| division.
Mr.. EVANS moved the following amendment, OF
/ which he had previously given notice
For arrearages due for roads harhors and rivers when
public works and improvements have hitherto been
made, and for the protection of pubic property now
and completing maps authorized by act of Mach s,
| 1889, forty thousand dollars
After brief statement of the necessity of this a
mendment and that ta enty mine thousand dollars of
the proposed amount already due for arrearages
the amendment was adopted without division
Mr.. BENTON moved the following amendment, of
I which he had given notice
/ "For defrayng the expenses of selecting and pur-
chasing site for western armory, be selected by
/ he Of he nil he m of
| dollars.
MI BENTON moved to fill the blank by inserting
" seventy five thousand dollars"
AT the suggestion ofMr HENDERSON the WORD,
| " or South western We're inserted after the word
" Western" and the amendment adopted
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved the amendment he had
to day referred to- appropriate 100000 for deences
at the mouth of the Pscataqua river.
Mr.. CLAY said he did not know he should vote
for this bill at all he opposed, at any rate, 10
swelling its amount by the various amendments which
might be supposed necessary. The last amendment
of seventy five thousand dollars for site Tor Ar
mory appeared to him an enormous appropriation. As
to this amendment, he would ask, If it had received
the sanction of the Department and of the Committee;
both of which it ought to receive before lis adoption
| Mr. PRESTON answered that this had not been
| before the Committee and he could for it,
/ The amendments already adopted had all been
toned either by the Department or the Committee.
! Mr. WOODBURY. advered to the statement he
had to-day made of the necessity of the amendment
and wished gentlemen to consider these facts before
| they rejected the amendment.
| Mr.. SEWER moved TO recomnit the bill, with in
structions to amend it by adding necessary appropra-
tons for forts on the South and Southwestern and
Northwestern frontiers as may be necessary and pro-
| per for the defence of the country. This he with
drew, at the suggestion Of Mr.. Walker.
The question REQUIRED on the amendment of Mr.
/ Woodbury., which was rejected
| Mr., SEWER renewed his motion to recommit.
This would obviae the difficulty of scattering amend
mcnts and by it, those which proper would be-
| inserted
| Mr.. WOODBRIDGE hoped this motion would
meet fay srabe reception. The forts of Arkan-
sas and other southern and forts of emf
nent importance for the defence of the country, and
they had been omitted in the hill.
| Mr.. BENTON advocated the motion to recommit,
as 1t would afford an opportunity to the Committee
| to gain further information.
| Mr.. PRESTON hoped the bill would not be recon-
mittrd. There a bull for Notifications, which
mghtin the course Of legislation before the Sc
nate. This was for old appropriations, towhich no
| objection could be made and the amendments desired
could more appropriately be considered with the other
| bill
| Mr.. YOUNG moved to amend the motion to re-
commit by inserting after the words " with instruc-
TONS the words to include the necessary appropiia
tons for such other ports, Notifications, harhors and
military roads may be deemed necessary for the
| defence of the Northern, North Western, South
| Western, and Western frontier
| Alcr remarks by Messrs YOUNG, WHITE,
| EVANS, PRESTON, and SEWER, in relation to
recommitiing the bill, the amendment rejected
Yeas ~ nays 25
The question recurring the motion of Mr. Sc
WEIR il was rejected Yeas II, nays 20
Thus the Senate refused to recommt the bill
Mr. PORTER moved an amendment to appropriate
for barracks, defenccs &c. at Detroit, fiity-thou
sand dollars
He advocated this amendment showing the i'm
mensc importance of the defence of Detroit and that
this amendment was not matter of monenlaIy i'm
pulse, but had been recommended By the Sccreta