Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-27

...,ad 10 the Committee of Ways and Means In an,
.sr To the SECOND inquiry he uld state that oooovu
we're apofopratsd at the extra SESSION. Out u
| of The appropriation expended on tue sets.ee "
Tho Atlantic and the Gulf OF Mexico Now II was
nroposed TO apply small sum 10 Tue .akes, p.
d no fit in that quarter. lie hoped his Atlantic
ceods. who had had the benefit OF Sloo,ooouoo Oh I'D
Inn,oorialous would not object to this small amount
4 for the LIKES -. .l h,ber accord
-; 10 the convention between the two Governments Va
,S1- s;Y months notice had not been gwen by one Oh
,hs nar,es and the provision, allowing only certain
nnmber Of armed vessels TO each power, annuileM
NJ FILLMORE said he did not know whethei
either nation had given notice OF It's desire 70 nave m
that in consequence Of the disturbances IN the brIts
territories, our Government had implicitly consented
that the English might employ more vessels thah were
allowed by the convention Of lSl1.
/ The hour of one o'clock having arrived the Time
l;oh had been agreed upon to terminate the debate
=, ,hs Committee of the Whole, the committee was
bonobt 10 direct votes the respective clauses ana
| the amendments offered thereto refers were cameo
far nm the amendment offered by Mr. Everett to the
mendment of Mr. Mcclellan, and il was negatlved-
| the vote being ~ III tie at"t'is' " "
gative. ,u - A. MorlaI
I,n,s amendments which ordered and the vote
was 50 in the affirmative, and Gu IN the negative
The amendment was, therefore, agreed 10.
Clauses Nos. y ), and 4, were passed over "itnou'
amendment
Clause No. 5 was for increase, repair armament
and equipment Of the navy, and wear and tear oil yes
sells in commission, S. 600 which the Comm'1t oa
r Iyovs and Means proposed to reduce to S2,UOU,OU0
| MIR. CARUTHERS proposed 10 amend by reducing
the amount to 81 900 which was nesat'ved the
vote taken by elIers, being 20 in the affirmative and
81 in the negative.
He then proposed TO amend by fixing the sum at ST..
/ nix wed by a
/ n so. and The amendment of the Committee OF Ways
and Means was agreed to-
| Clause No. was for ordnance and ordnance stores
on the Northern lakes, $59097.
Mr. HOWARD proposed to add thereto pfoV,so 10
the effect that any armed steamship which might be
constructed on the Northwestern lakes under the au-
thority of late act of Congress, should not be con-
sructed of ron principally of iron, but of such ma.
teras as are usually employed for the construction OF
vessels of war.
He said the contract for the vessel referred TO had been
long since signed, sealed, and delivered
MIR FILLMORE remarked that the amendment had
mol hing 10 do with the subecmalter of the clause to
which it was proposed to append ~ ana therefore was
not in order The clause of the bill related to ordnance
and ordnance stores; but the amendment related 10
vessel which had been already ordered.
The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment to be out
of order.
Mr.. HOWARD appealed from the Chairman's dcci-
clause of the bill, in s original shape, was adopted
| Clause No. 10 proposed 10 appropriate Sl7,lO0 Tor
improvement and necessary repairs OF the navy at
Phiadelphia which the Committee of Ways and Means
| proposed 10 reduce to 81 600.
MIR c. BROWN moved to amend, by substituting
for 81 600 the sum OF SI00600 which was negatived
He then proposed S30600, which was also negaved
and the amendment of The Committee of Ways and
| Means was agreed to-
Clause No. IL appropriated S43,700 for the navy
| The WayS
Means reduced the sum TO $4,000; and the amend
ment agreed to.
Clause No. IL appropriated $500 for the navy
yard at Gosport which reduced to So6,oU0 on The
mendation Of the Committee of Ways and Means
Clause No. l3 proposed to appropriate S:S3,sOo for
improvement and necessary repairs OF the naVy-yaro
at Pensacola, Florida.
MIR. LEVY moved to amend, by striking out $685.,
sG0 and add "with view of fitting it for the construc
ton and repair Of ships 100000 which was mega
| lived.
Mr. WISE then said lie wished the committee to re.
turn 10 clause No. l3 appropriang $33 600 for the Fen
sacola yard he not IN his seat when that
clause acted upon and lie was DESTROYS TO move an
amendment thereto.
The clause was again taken up, and Mr. Wise sent
10 the Clerk TO be read, communication from the Sc
cretary of the Navy.
MIR. MERIWETHER asked if that in order
now The debate was closed, If the debate again to
be opened, he hoped they should all be allowed to take
part in it.
Mr. WISE said it not re opening OF the debate:
bu he presumed he was at liberty TO move his amend
ment which TO add the sum of 81 800 for naval
constructor at the Pensacola hayward, which would
increase the appropriation Tor the yard 10 3oooo ne
4 mendment was agreed to-
Mr.. GWIN moved to strike out the whole OF the
bill after the enactng clause, and insert substitute
which he had prepared, appropriatng the sum oil Si,-
100000 for the immediate and pressing wants OF the
navy
The motion was neratived.
Mr. HOWARD desired again to submit an amend
men which lie had previously offered, respecting the
steamship constructing for the akes but it was decided
to be out of order
provide that part of the appropriations made by this
bill should be transferred to other heads than those tor
!, which they expressly appropriated
i The proposition was negatived.
;. Mr. GWlN renewed his motion, varying the sum
which he proposed to fix at 81, 500 ,000.
i The motion negatlved.
The committee then rose, and Mr. CLIFFORD, its
chairman reported the bill TO the House with sundy
i amendments.
i The Speaker took the chair; when
Il Mr.. CUSHING obtained the floor, and moved the
4 previous question.
4 Mr.. MERIWETHER inquired Of the Speaker whe
her under the previous question, the question would
be taken seratim each amendment, or on the whole
together; ALSO whether would prevent the offering
amen dments in the House that had been rejected in
u Committee OF the Whole.
The SPEAKER said that, il it was the pleasure OF
the House. the question would be taken each amend
ment separately; and that amendment could be OF
fered, that had been rejected in Committee of the
Whole.
On taking the question, "Wl the House second the
previous question: the ayes &C. and the noes 81
not quorum whereupon
Mr. GUSHING called tor tellers, which were order
ed; and hlessrs win Of Mississippi and Aycrigg Of
Jersey appointed, who, on taking the count re
ported 81 ayes and IL noes So the previous question
was seconded
The main question then ordered, when it was
first taken on concurring in the amendment made IN
Committee of the Whole reducing the appropriation
for the pay Of commissioned, warrant, und petty Off
GERS, and seamen, from S3l95432 % to $685., COO
and decided in the afFirmave-yeas ll3, nays 50, as
! oows:
Tcd.-Messrs Landau w Andrews Arnold Arlington, Aher
ton Aycricr dack, Black Boardman Boyd Bronson
Aaron " Brown. Milton Brown, Charles rrown, Jeremiah
Isrewn, Burke, William o. Bue Green W. CALDWELL Patrick