Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-28
coxcREssIoNAL.
FRrpAu. June 2t,h.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Anp NJ A.. RIrSINrGSS

Few Bills were reported this morning before
the orders OF the day were called for. Most oil
them related to Territorial business, and nothing
was done Of inheritance
Mr FILLMORE called Cor the orders OF the day,
which -ere, for the morning hour, the confederation
Of the Resolution offered by MIR Hell OF W. some
time since. aud relating to Virginia Land WAR
rants. -,
Mr. GOODE OF Va. took the floor, and address
ed the House at length upon this old ana worn OUT
subiect-No one listened, and the speech had 70
ference 10 the Old Dominion, which several mean
hers from vifgini, morning alter morning 'auoeo
10 the skies. MIR COOPER Of Penn. moved the
previous question, but withdrew INC motion AZ sne
request OF Mr. Hail OF VT. who pledged himself to
renew il after a reply TO three or ionr speeches.
which had been made against him. The subject
passed from the House foe TO day alter the exp'ra
lion Of the morning hour.
A. FIJI 1. MORE moved that the House resolve
itself into Committee OF the Whole on the State oil
the Union. The motion was lost,
MIR COwEN of Ohio, the chairman oil the CON-
mit,ee on
calling for the orders Of the day, the Private Bills
upon the Speakers table were then considered, and
n large number, to which there was no ooleeuon'
The table having been cleared as lar as eou,u DC
cleared, the House went into COMMITTEE OF inc
Whole on the State oil the Union 10 consider ffiva'e
MIR CLARK Of N. Y. was called to the Chair,
md two or three Bills were passed, 10 when 'here
were no objections.
A Bill coming up for the relief Of General James
Watson Of Georgia, for money pu, into the Il rea-
sury for negroes sold in Florida, MIR ADAMS 90
jecied TO 1t, and IL went over until TO morrow OF
some future day.
This objection on the part of Mr. Adams made
MIR MARK ANTONY COOPER object to every
b Il upon the calendar. He began with the next
Bill named and continued his opposition as ong as
any Bill named. Ii was found 20 be lmpossi,
bic to proceed, and Mr. Mark A Cooper persisted
in his opposition Notwithstanding Al! the appeals
which could be put TO him.
MIR EVERETT moved that the Committee use
md report TO the House the cause OF the obstruction.
The Chairman Of the CommiIee so reported, and
MrCOOPER, believe, will appear upon the jour-
nal for all time come objecng to all the pfi'
waite claims upon the calendar.
The House resolved itself into Committee OF tho
Whole on the State of the Union, and (;he tariil
bill having been laid aside for the day. proceeded
10 the consideration OF
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL,
which had been returned from the Senate, with a
mendinents. And the state OF tho question was as
follows:
The first clause OF the bill, as il had been passed
by the House, is in the following words;
No |. For pay of commission, warrant and petty
officers and seamen, two million three hundred AND
thirty five thousand dollars: p, orid.d That, until
Otherwise ordered by Congress- no part OF this, or
any future existing appropriation, shall be applied
to the payment OF any officers IN the navy appoint
cd after this date, beyond the number IN each grace
on the first day OF January. isii, ana ihst the ex
be re juced fast death, designations, and pro-
motions will admit
Which said clause the Senate had amended to read
thos:
No /. For pay OF commission, warrant, and petty
officers and seamen two miiion eight hundred thou
sand dollars: Proriled That, until otherwise or
dered by Congress. the officers of the navy shall
not be increased beyond the number, IN the respee
tive grades, that may exist at the end OF the
present OF Congress; nor of mdshipmen, be-
yond the number in service Anc all vacan-
cies OF uldshipmen, when flied, shall be supplied
from States, Territories, and District OF Columbia
which at the time shall not have their due proper
ton OF midshipmen, having regard TO federal num-
bets, IN the service, provided suitable applications
ore made for the same.
And The question was, Will the House coneuI
therein
MIR CHARLES BROWN proceeded, in som,
general remarks. 10 vndicate Of action II
regard TO the nsvy bill. He had been charged IN va
rious newspapers, and in other ways, with having
made attack on the navy, and with being mimi
cal TO the Institutions OF the country nj tint
when we were in danger. He said he had not made
attack the navy. Although there was
navy yard in his district, and his constituents.
large appropriations were made, might get some o
the scraps, yet, es q duly to the Whole country, h
had voted for the reductions made by the House o.
this bill. Up 10 within the last six years the who'll
expenses OF the navy had been only ebout $4,000
600 per yeer, and our commerce and the amount Q
duues hen received larger than il was now
hsnT a. proposed by the House, some ST 600 OOC
the appropriaton Ct ''af a lager amount than ha'
did not look like attack the navy. Unles
the committee now said that they wanted increas
ed force. such as the Secretary Of the Navy asked
for a! the beginning OF the year, II ives their duty
TO reduce the appropriation from the estimate. II
they thought that the Secretary had proposed toe
large n number OF vessels in commission and Of en-
listed seamen, having the means 10 their hands 10
say that the navy should not thus be expanded.
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the ships and men had been actually brought into
service, he would not 90 10 cut of the appropriation
for services already rendered.
MIR b referred 10 the estimate for . ships Of the
line, for 10 sloops Of war; and for small vessels and
stid he could not find but ship Of the line in
commission at sea, that we had but l6 or IL
Sloops OF war IN the whole, and that he found none
at all Of The 8 small vessels on the register. He
proceeded TO say that he did not believe the ships
Of the line were necessary all in time Of peace
and he was opposed TO their being put IN Commits
son.
The question, so far as this appropriation was
concerned, resolved itself into this whether they
would put these vessels aaoa7 lf this was done the
bound to find the means 10 supply Them and
they would even find il difficult TO get along with
the means asked for by the Secretary. He was
opposed to the increase Of the navy lie did not
know that there was any thing in the aspect OF the
afiirs of the country unless II was the unsettled
questions with Great Britain, that should induce
US to increase the navy; and he agreed with his
colleague INT u. } IngeTSoil) that the idea ct get
ti0g mp navy to compare with that Of Great Briin
a chiInera which none Of them would be viii
ling 10 act on. He fought our commerce might
elsly he protected, and the expenditures of the ma
Wy brough, down 10 the Appropriation already made,
which was larger than the appropriation Of last
year, and larger by half million dollars than ever
before expended
Mr. 3 went ut some considerable length into IN
examination Of the increase Of the number and pro-
motions Of officers, deprecating its Effects. and con,
tending that II this system were continued. there
must inevitably. lie reaction, and the navy be cut
down entirely. lie had a pride and affection
fnr the navy, but wished to it from us friends.
He advered to the app'ent &c system, and poinred
out the many evils which he conceived to exist
therein. In this part Of his remarks he yielded the
floor FOR explanation 10 Mr. Wise.
Irhe SPEAKER, whilst Mr. B. was speaking.
resumed the chair Informally to receive a message
IN wftng from the President Of the u. s., by he
hands Of John Tyler, jr. Esq. his Private Seere.
tary.
Mr Bolts inquired If i. was in order 10 move
10 have the message read1
MrADAMS wished 10 know 10 what subject
the message related. lie desired 10 give notice TO
the House that he proposed to object TO the reccp-
ton Of the message. He wished 10 know what Il
related to, and he would state the grounds Of the
motion he p'orossd 10 make.
The SPEAKER (slter a moments examination
o. The msssage) handed il 10 the Clerk, who was
about procs edihg 20 read It, when