Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-02

coed TO &C, at once on the Navy Appropriation bull
which had been returned from the Senate lhat oooy
had insisted on its amendment, by whch lhe p'o'so
appended TO the first clause by the House had been
stricken out But as the House had already refused b.
a very large majority TO accede TO the Senate amend
mcn he moved would insist on retaining The Proviso,
and appoint COMMITTEE of Conference TO meet mat
apnoin,td by The Senate. TIE other branch also insist
ed upon retaining the proviso which it had added 10
the 9Th clause and striking out The Provso substituted
in The House In the present state OF the Treasury, 1t
no doubt be intention to grant money Tor Dry
dock OF floating dock. But from the information be
had obtained he learned there wish III some guar
tiers to have both To guard against this unnecessary
e,,ravauancc lie had submitted an amendment, which
had been adopted ard he moved that the House insist
pom retaining lis provso, and striking out that OF
The Senate.
Mr. JOHNSON Of Tennessee, opposed TO the
Committee of Conference. We have already acted
with sufficient hberaliiy towards the Senate and the
Navy Dcparmen;-we have conceded enough We
should adhere 10 the ltga'ed items, we had fixed
them ard if The Senate i'll rather lose the bill than
recede lie, IT take the responsibility
Mr.. PROFIT preferred the mode OF appointing .
Committee of Conference. IL is the mode prescribed
by Parliamentary law. Nothing would be lost by IT.,
while the responsibility Of uriayorable result would
fall on the Senate
Mr. BROWN of Pennsylvania, said he was opposed
10 the appointment Of Committee of Conference. In
all such committees the House had eventually been
loser. This is not question of arproprat'ng money.
but of diminishing the number Of Naval officers. II
we adhere the Senate must recede. VIII the Senate
saw We wish 10 increase The number Of ofticers-we
would sooner lose the bill than 90 so' IL will not
dare 10 say So lheTe is wish 10 enhance the NUN
Der of officers, our p'or'so ought to be accepted.
Mr. ADAMS would go the whole length Of principle
with the gentleman from Tennessee-bnt he thought
The committee the safes, and beet mode Of attaining the
ob,ec. intended The Committee on Conference he re-
rarded as q great conservative agent.
Mr. LANE, deemng the debate improbable, moved
the pre- ious question. which carried, also
the proposition CT Mr. Fillmore, TO insist and appoint
Committee of Conference.
Mr. J. R. INGERSoLL remarked tina, bnt ap.
preparation bill reaned 10 be acted on, and he there
fore moyed ha, The House should go into Committee Of
the Whole, 10 give him an opportunity to call up that
bill.
The House. accordingly, resolved itself into Com
mi;,ee of The Whole, MIR. ATHERTON in the Chair,
ard took up the bill "legalisng and making approPria
tons Tor such necessary otjec;s IS have been usually
included in the general appropriation bills without au-
thoriiy Of law, and TO FIX and provide for certain Incl
dental expenses Of the Departments and oicss CT the
Government and FOR other purposes"
M. INGERSOLL explained that this bill mbodied
two bills formerly reported to the House, and combined
the double object of giving legal sanction to certain
expenditures and providing o' those clauses Which had