The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-27

the trsns of the Is proposed and said the odium
should fall upon the Secretary and not upon this |
House, for The unnecessary extravaganza which had
characterized that Department during the last year.
MIR. CAVE JOHNSON said this bill should not
be passed through the House in this hurried man
ner, but should receive its calm consideration be-
cause It proposed transfer of funds appropriated for
another object, TO accomplish others TO which |
Congress, IN his opinion, had made liberal appropria
lions, and moved that il be referred TO a Committee
1 the whole House.
Mr.. PARMEN TER rose and indicated the Secre- |
tary from the mputation east upon him BY Mr.. CAVE
JOHNSON, and proposed that the bill be laid upon the
table, as modification OF the motion to go into a
Committee of the Whole.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON insisted upon his notion
MIR. LEVY rose and said that the motion of Mr..
Cave Johnson was the proper one, and he hoped II
would be adopted. He alluded TO the improvident
expenditure of the public money which had taken
place al the Navy Yard at Pensacola, by transfer
of the funds appropriated for that yard, by the Sc
cretaIy OF the Navy, to which he objected in the
most earnest manner.
Mr.. HAMLIN spoke warmly in favor of the mo-
ton OF MIR. Cave Johnson, and hoped the House
would not touch this subject until il had been fairly
Investigated he said the amount appropriated
last year, was unprecedented; il had exceeded any
amount that had been previously expended by that
department since peace, and had equalled some
during war, and he hoped that the House would not
entertain this subject without giving it that consde
iatioH W III was tnlItleQ, as III was
one OF great importance TO the People; and he hoped
the motion OF the gentleman from Tennessee would
prevail
Mr.. PARMENTER said that unless this bill was
passed 1t would be impossible to fit out ship, much
less finish building one and said this was only
temporary measure to allow the Department to per-
form It's duties with advantage to the country, and
moved that II be laid upon the table and made the
special order for this day week.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON objected.
The bill was then read by the Clerk.
Mr. BEARDSLEY said that this bill was to meet
unforeseen contingencies which the Navy Department
could not anticipate and said it not of the char
acter imputed to it by the honorable gentlemen who
had opposed the introduction of this bill He said if
the Secretary of the Navy had transcribed his pow
ers, this House could reach him, and he hoped
the genteman's proposition to refer to Committee
OF the Whole would not prevail but that it would be
laid upon the table, and printed, that the whole sub
Ject may be understood by the House and the coun-
try.
Mr.. BLACK, Of Georgia, said he was in favor of
the motion of the gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr
Cave Johnson) but he sorry to see a spirit
manifested in this debate hostile to that branch
OF the public service, which its right arm of de-
fence, and which alone could be looked to with any
certainty for maintenance of the sovereignty Of the
States. He said he in favor of liberal appro-
priatlons which were absolutely necessary for the
gradual increase Of the Navy, until it would rank
with those OF any other country but at the same
time, he was for holding the agents of the Gov
eminent to a strict accountability for the faith
full disbursement of the Peoples money upon
those objects for which it appropriated. He
said, lor himself the Navy should receive that sup
port from him which its Importance demanded but IN
this case, he should vote in favor of the proposition
OF the gentleman from Tennessee that he might vote
upon this subject OF transfer Understandings and not
with any hostility whatever to this branch of the SER
vice. which, above all others, at this crisis of our af
iars, should be locked to with that attention which
the eXigencIes OF the country might require and if
this transfer OF funds necessary for the advance
ment oil the public interests it should receive his sup
port.
The question required upon Mr.. Cave Johnson's
motion, and it was decided in the affirmative
The SPEAKER then continued calling upon the
Committees for reports, when
A motion made that the House adjourn
division was called for and telers appointed,
who reported yeas 81 nays g.
SO the House refused TO adjourn
! The CHAIR again announced reports of Commit
tees in order.
Mr.. WELLER, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, made report, and asked to be discharged
from the further consideration of the petition of Asa
ArdInge, which was ordered TO be printed apd laid
upon the table
Mr. c. }. INGERSOLL moved postponement of
the subject until to-morrow-it was lost
The CHAIR then called upon the States for reso-
lutlons, large number of which were read and ap-
propriatey referred.
Mr. BURKE presented resolution Of a public
character upon which the previous question was de-
manded
Upon count there was quorum voting; when
Mr.. WELLER moved an adjournment
Mr.. REDDlNG called for the yeas and nays and
the following is the result Yeas SO, NAYS 50.
The CHAIR (Mr. CAMPBELL) stated that the
question before the House was the resolution Of Mr.
BURKE, who called for a division, when there was no
quorum voting.
motion was then made to adjourn
Mr.. CAVE JOHNSON called for the yeas and
nays which were not seconded quorum voting
Mr.. WELLER then moved that the House ad-
journ which was decided in the affirmative
And the House adjourned.
The following petitions were presented by Mr.
PRATT, of New York
Petition Of VIM. w. Seaton, and others. for a
standard clock for Government Referred 10 Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Petition of John p. Angle, and Others. for Govern.
ment 10 purchase addition to the Congressional
Burying Ground. Referred to Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds
Mr. TlBBA1TS, of Kentucky, made the following
motion:
GA supplement TO the petition of the practical
steam engineers and others Of the city Of Cincinnati,
to the Congress Of the United States be withdrawn
from the files Of the House. and referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce, and ordered TO be printed
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