Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-04
THlRTY-THIRD CoSGREss.--isr =
Thursday, March 50, 1854.
SENATE.

Mr.. Everett presented ms m r;a OF the American Soce.
y for he advancement Of Scie. praying the hment
o Geographical Department. connected win is congress
Library.
Nj Fish presented memorial OF the OF the steam.
boats on n Hudson ver complaining OF the nc oil leoi
regulating vessels propelled by steam, and asking ha
Steamers not carrying passengers be exempted from tac Ic
quremGGts OF that law.
r. Bell presented petitions of The Bapsts Of Tennessee
ia.or Of securing religious freedom to Americans In Tor
elSn countries.
Mr. Badger presented III. memorial Of which he spoke the
other day.
1t was mamoria Of forty one citizens Of North Carroll.
Ia against the passage OF the Nebraska bill Of the orty
one ssEcs seventeen bore the OF White ana he was
slshc lEef "ste members the highly respectable Suc
ey OF rtnas ine memor!aiss oppose the bill on The
supposon nat ,ee s some provision In II Involving
breach OF national faith He believed that memoriass
were dl reason BILE ana jus, men, and lie had doubt
that they were all Al this perfectly sllsftd that they
were wrong iu their opinion OF the bill
The bill for The relief of John Guzmau was reported and
passed.
The deficiency bill was then taken up
| The question pending Dir. Bldgers nnlendmen,
repeal h1i part OF the printing law which di,eois that
any printing ordered by both Houses shall be executed by
the printer of that House whc first orders it, Aud proyl
ding that hereaer each printer shall DO the printing ordrr
his House. and printing the Depart
mrna shall be equally divided between the printers
This amendment discussed ht great length, and inc
subject Of a government printing r.Icc revived IA
debate Of but little interest 10 any but The printers
The houses who pccunarily Interested in The
result, it is scarcely necessary 10 give II in detail
|. appeared from debate that the House printer was
in reality doing nearly all the Senate printing and the
Senate has control The House printer il was AZ
gucd that II would be advisable 10 the expense OF hlv-
ing duplicates prined rather Than 10 submit 10 such state
r aiT,rs
After action In unimporant amendments. the Sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Nj. Nathaniel 6. Taylor elected from Tennessee In place
"f Rrookirs Campbell deceased appeared and quail.
! iica.
! Mr Bennett sud he had received ion, numerousy
signed lro his colleagues, Mr. Taylors district, ag nOI
TN passage Of the Nebraska Dill accompanied by letter
Ing that MIR Taylor had asserted at public meeting
there he would against the bill Or resign his scat DIG
his colleague say So or was The statement IN inc Union
published by hs authority that he would for it.
! Mr. Tuy replied he had nothing 10 remark the Ne
hruska bi what opinion he had elsewhere expressed
He did kcow did he believe was proper subject
On which found xplanuon win regard 10 lne pet-
ton which lis colleague has he willing that he, MI
Bennett should present it, If 1t had been sent to INN he
shnud presented it, although 1t was opposed 1" his
views. 1t made difference to him whether he (hr Ben
nrt) presented il or not. (Lau9btof)
Tie House into committee The bill authorlsins tho
construction of six slesm lrieatea.
MIR. kett addressed the committee Tor an hour insisting
that tho Missouri restriction has been source vi unnun-
ered woes aud in audng TO tho ordinance OF 1851 SAID IL
Unconstitutional and most graceles act He defined
The powers Of government according princi.
ies OF strict construction defining the institution OF e4ve'
~ and claiming protection as for other properly 10 inc e
| Mr. Benton said ha, from tho of 1872, the question
men be admitted on all hands we must nave
unc. How mnch2 s the quee;on navy 10! defence Is
granted navy Tor protection vi commerce Is granted; GU
.Dcn we come navy Of conquest and navy 70 con-
lend with the naviee world that is another question
which granted BY the early founders OF the kcpuo'
lic rbisis continent not au island. Our policy is peace
not aggression II is Defence not conquest ms ~ oui
pUIicy-lhes tie doctrines OF earlier li'neR.
II standing Army has always been condemned by me Anne
rican people nod standing navy navy in time oi peace
wn4 long rejected by Inc American people The war o
I'M Of peace @ "S isa ~ man sT Jtf.onj eonSrrsos
VIE; hin, aa'CG thirty ago. that The great error was
in establishing Navy Board. That Navy Board oelng
composed Of naval officers would from their knowledge oi
Details govern Secretary Of tho Navy who must always
he political and these naval men tnking professions
views being fighting men, would procure ships Tor men and
men for ships always hlyins in view contendng with
, The naru! powers OF the world
Wehave lhns been going suce laying broad the
foundation of havy. lie believed sc have seven navy
yards, the British have bu two, and yet This bill provides
hat Inc Secretary OF he Navy may have tho VESSELS ,u
by p,vat. contract This looks disc0uragng What would
be thought Of with Els sending his corn ~
tub mill 10 be ground by neighbour Laughter
lie wished the easy wisdom OF great men on this
subject He thought there was radical in Undertaking
TO bni navy contend with The world for the dominion
He thought policy Of stationary sqnadrons
mistaken policy. It Ia British policy That Govern.
ren s1radrons for It's island al home and for lie islands
and in tho four quarters OF the world We have
he could see no adequate reason Tor Keeping our
stationary quadrons. He enumerated The and expense
o them end said in carly times reasons were always given
;or sending out squadron.
He was for cruisers and against squadrons and In this
ronnexiun spoke of Pocrs gallant deeds capturing all the
British vessels which within sight during the last war
with G:ca Britain He referred the messages ut Adams
End Jackson against standing naves adopting their views
his o~u and read from the resolves Of tho Legislature o
i Virginia of 1900 on the came subject.
During the last sixty years the the have
ended leaving parties exactly where they AT the be-
ginning He looked q nations building ships IN time OF
peace building them TO rot down He saw no prooao
Of war and have nothing TO do with foreign
te believed creating nuyies in Europe was but contest OF
shp.builGng and shpc1rpencrlng and "nen lhe 'esse
are h1 having 10 Other for theH the parties ensose
in the game balls, directed at arms legs ana
heads of ono anohe and when this done Il has n" more
effect OH ulllons If private ci,izsns fight duet
Mr. Jeerson's language tina. the naval olncsr ""o
goes forth carries the sovereignty OF his country WIN '
He gets into scrape and home proeiainS our
llg been insucd somc such trash Us 'na s @ eJ -
ps hciag patriotic have their blood hfeu up anu "a' T
onr cnmnscn-no, for conquest and tho dominion OF the
seas IF we are to have naval policy ne wanted 10 know
ill., Wr should 20 back TO lc wisdom oI our lathefs'
Nj, CIInonan said 10 1872 tonnage was one million
\ r!ne hundred tnous md now 1t Is four millions.
It the navy, thirty ago. was not 100 strong 10
or0,ec uur commerce. weak now A! that time
Gr.,t Britain built awkward hulks, and the consequence
was our second class gaes, such as Porter COMMANDED,
could cut sail them He remembered but one-the Pesl'
dent commanded BY Commodore Decatur hat was cap
ur,d TIE rason why on, vessels committed such havoc
was they able 10 out sail the British vessels ana u
yet Of way when necessary But SINCE hen 'e!e ha1
been entire change in the armament the "
stcnu, mower not depending the winds. steamboat,
with one paddle wheel, vessel OF George La" or Coi
Gs line, with steam armament couo ceptufe my '' "
sIt Bocock replied to DI Benton showing tha. En2and
has elpyen places whcro Vessels are oah oi' ''s u
pnIhus 10 do with navy yards lie would mere Bay '"'
noval committee have before them proposition 10
some OF our yards You might as vel! TAX about Eenng
at sea with sail vessels going into the Held WIN .c't"
sheli and spear, and coniencinS against 'Hc 'au W "
! ,llcry OF tho present day l.u,,oroo rs
I, was necessary 10 build those vessels commerce re-
orlred IT, Nobody contends they are for aggressive Pu
noses Ap efficient navy is prevent other naons IRON
attacking our commerce The old adase H. Pe.enon -
bc,r Ihsn cure The Of common prudence require
we should construct those vesseis. at, -,
Mr. stanton of Tennessee agreed with what was said oy
Mr. Ben,ou relative squadrous, and The management. oi
nur naval aa:s Hc however did mol consae our nava
force TOO large He would vote for ihs o because ne
thought our navy should have the proper Aoa Vessels aho
Mr. Davis Of Rhude Island, offered an amendment mat
three OF the proposed vessels sha 90 ou oy pae Gun,
mn one contractor TO build more than one hull and
ne All vessels he so built al our hn nlFy yS'Os va soss
80, Uo oorssd with hlr. Benton that wc should pol
build ships for cSaqaes lie did MOI want navy as large
thar ot England or France Ho was against descent
m ,o 80 advocated o!her Gay by the gentleman from
New Yu,k, Nj. Lyon
i Az f.or,og opposed amendmant He knew by per-
having ,lowei the sea Tor six years. tha!
ss. buiit by conrac, injurious not only TO the
80 br. 10 the country. He therefore believed II hey
he nut out by contract II would be unwlse 10 an eS
see degree They should De built at the yoos
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