The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-01

Mr.. Jaekfon faid he Vas net adverle him
fefto Acting on this hutipeis this felton,, if he
could be convinced that the Joufe would pay
to It "a full difpaiionate attention. He was,
however. perfuaded this would not be the cafe.
Mr.. Jackfou fpoke ALTO at fome length ayaiuGt
the route contemplated by the bill, and the
inadequacy Of the fund to forming 70 vaft and
difficult turnpike.
Mr.. Lyon oppofed the potponement, an,
advocated the bill, under the impreHion that
the route propofed would be Of great bsnsft
to the weftern people.
Mr.. cosrad fppported the poRponement, on
the idea that the proper courfe of proceeding
was for the Rates 6rfe to lay out roads, and for
congrefs then to AID t.etn by appropria,inr
this fund. He though: il was deGrable that
there fhould be three reads, one from each OF
the ftates of Pcnnfylvana, Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
MIR. Lcib was againft he bill, bccaufe he con-
hdercd the neafure contemplated by it prema-
ture. What authority have congrefs tn lay ont
this road, before they have obtained the conicnt
ofthe ffates? Coniidefng the expence of lay.
ing out this route, he boxed upon the bill as
merely making an Appropriation for the benefit
ofcommiaioners and chin carriers.
Mr.. Morrow. of Ohio, believing this road
would be conducive to he interefts of the wei.
tern people, that it wasthe beft and moft direct
route, and that the funt would bs adequate to
the object, was adveric o. the poftponemcnt &
in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Findley believed the beft way was to ap
point di(interefed cnmmifiioners, and after re.
ceiving their report, to deGgnate the route.
He faid he had travelled this road, and believ-
ed that better one could be defignated. He
ihould, therefore, vote for the poftpone rnent,
and then in favor of appointing commifiioners
ihoud that meafure be propofed.
Mr.. Smile was oppofed TO poitponement,
Mr. Lewis took nearly the fame ground with
MI. Findley.
When the queftion on an indefinite poftpone.
grnt was taken by Yeas and Nays--and lott
Yeas si-Nays 50.
Mr.. Jackfon moved a poRponement to Mon
Jay, with the view of obtaining information
from the Secretary ofthe Treafury of the ouan.
tity of land fold ince the seth of June, 1909.
MIR. Morrow, Of Ohio, honed the pottpnue.
ment would not prevail. He fta.ed that the
information delired was before the Houfe, con.
Gdered it as fufficent to ACT on, and remarked
that there would EXIT fund of near $4,000
dollars On the III of next October.
On pofponing the bill till Monday the Houfc
divided-AYcs sl-Noes 5s.
Mr.. Claiborne moved recommitment of the
bill to felea committee coniiderng the in
formation before the Houfc as not satisfactory.
MIR. Clark fuPported the motion, on which
the Houfe divided-Ayes so-Noes S..
The Houfe then took up the amendments a.
greed to m committee of the whole,
Mr.. Jaekfon fpoke at comfortable length a.
gainit theroute deignated in the bill, and con.
Guided by Offering proportion amendatory
OF An amendment ofthe Senate-al,owing diff
erection to lay out the road at any point bet ween
Stenbenville and Grave river on the Ohio-fo
as to allow like difcretion with that contem-
plated on the Potomac between the points of
CumberIand and Weitern Port.
The Houic concurred in the amendment Of
the committee the whole, and non-concurred
IN that of Mr.. Jackfon.
Mr.. Clark offered motion which went to
modify the bill. 70 as TO direta the laying out
three roads inftead of one.
The Speaker declared this motion OUT of or
der, as it affected an amendment already a.
greed TO-. =
Whereupon quefion TO reconider the A.
mendment, in order to try the fenfe of the
Houfe on Mr.. Cark's notion, was taken, and
iof-Ayes 44--Noes AZ.
Mr.. Jackfon moved to recommit the bill.
which motion having been negstiyed, the bill
was ordered to third reading on Monday.
MIR. JaclSfon then fubmitted a refou;ion, re-
curing from the Secretary OF the TreafIry in
formation of the quantity of lands fold in Ohio,
in each year from the soth e,9y of jane, 1902.
with the amount for which shey were fold.
MotIon difagreed to-Ayes 4s-Noes IS.