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

mehage was received from the Senate, fat
ing that they had paHed the bill authorizing the
limpohtion of \ Tonnage duty by the citv Conn.
oil ct Charlenon; that they had like wife pafIed.
with amendments, the bill fixing the conpen-
| fatiop ct the officers Of the two Houfrs and
mat they have di,creed to the bill relative to the
Danifh Brigantine Henrick.
Mr.. Early was, at his reoueff. eycnfd fro,,
fer''ng on the committee of enquiry into the
conduct of Gideon Granger.
Inc Speaker laid before the Houfe letter
from the iecretary of the treafury, tranfnittinq
lit of all the bills drawn by the minfter of the
u. States at Paris under the convention of the
soth Of April, 1908.
The Houfe went into committee of the
whole-Ms. VARNUM in the chair--on the hill
directing the tecretary of the treafury to cauf.
to be fiIrveyed the coat of North Carolina be-
tween Cape Hat!eras and Cape Fear.
Mr.. Crowninfhield advocated the princ;.,c
OF the bill, and obferved that he hoped the mea.
iure, contemplated by it would be the com.
meacement of fyftem for furveying the whole
coat, by which, he had no doubt MANY lives
ana much property would be aved
The bill apPsopriates 5000 dollars for the
furvey,
No oppoftion having been made, the com.
mlttse rofe, and the Houfs ordered the bill to
third reading on Monday.
Inc iou1e went into committee of the whole
on refoution for altering the ftaudng rules of
the Houfe, in which the Houfc concurred.
Fhe Heufe having agreed to confder the bill
from the Senate for laying out road from Com'
berland, in the Gate Of Maryland, TO the rate of
OHIO, Mr.. Lib moved to pohpone the bill indie
hniiely.
Mr.. Clark tupported this motion. He shot
there was not fufficient time to acf on the bill
during this ftffion. He declared his win to be
to lay out three roads, one from fome point in
Pennsylvania, one from fome point i'm Mary.
land, and one from fope point in Virginia, ey.
pending IN the fire inftapcc, an adequate fun
on the middle road, and afterwards appropriat-
ing like FUN TO each Of the other roads.
Mr. JackfoR gave a concife hiftory eftbe fund
from which the making Of roads to Ohio is TO
be eFec,ed, and ta,ed his opinion that, inaf.
much as the compact with Ohio, provided for
the laying ont " turnpike or other roads, ~ i,
would De violation Of It to lay ont 6ngIe road
MIR. J, regretted that the fubjeef had been 70
long delayed, and ohferged that cvhs., I. gag
previoH0y before the Houfe, he had meant to
offer refolution, calling on the fccretary of the
treafury for the amount Of the lands fold snce
June so, 1902, IN which purpofe he had been
frufrated by an adjournment. Fearing that the
fubjea would not this felton, be deliberately
examined, from it's competition with other i'm.
portant objet,s, ard Believing that the bill con-
tanned an exccptioDable principle, he illouId con-
cur in the motion Of pofponement.
Mr.. Bedinger oppofed the potponement, and
advocated the bill. He abfeyyed that he was
well acquainted with the route CONTEMPLATED
IN the bill, and he conidered il the Ihorleit and
beit for the general inteyets Of the union.
Mr.. X. Melton lkcwife oppofsd the peapone-
ment, and advocated toe bill, whole obief wac,
ne thought, as I'm portant re that Of any bufinefs
before the Honfe. He viewed the idea of the
compact being violated by, in the firft inifance,.
laying out one road intead of three, az ftranse
Lapd unfounded inafmuch as the laying ont one
road did not fpPerfede the right of afterwards
laying out another. Mr.. ". further advocated
tae bill as SKIING aTqu.e mof convenient to the.