The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-07

whose snip mad oeen forfeited under the law
prohibiting the importation of slaves-A-
greed to.
And the bill was ordered to a laird read
ing and subsequently passed without oppe-
sition.
The House concarrcd in a verbal amend-
ment of the Senate to the bill to amend the
"act for the support OF public credit and
the redemption of the public debt"
Mr.. y. G. Jackson observing that no one
was more anxious to adjourn at the time
fixed than himself, but that he was certain
that the House could not discuss and decide
all the business before them, for the purpose
OF ascertaining the sense of the House OH
the subject, moved that the Speakers of the
two Houses be authorized to adjourn them
OH Friday next instead Of this day.
This motion was out of order, other mo-
tions for the orders of the day having prefer
ence. and was therefore not received.
The House resolved itself into a commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. MACON in the Chair.
ON the bill to suspend, for limited time,
the recruiting service.
Mr. j. G. jackson moved to strike out
the clause, authorizing the President of the
United States to renew it, if the public SER
vice inh his opinion shall require it.-Carried,
IS to o.
The committee rose and reported the bill
as amended which was ordered to third
reading, and was subsequently, read and pas
sed.
On motion Of Mr.. Cufts, the bill from the
Senate authorizing the accounting officers
of the Treasury to give credit to the collcc-
tors OF the customs for certain allowances
made by them to the owners of fishing YES
sells, passed through a committee Of the
whole, Mr.. BASsET in the Chair, and was
ordered to third reading; and was then
read third time and passed without oppose
ton.
OHIO ROAD.
The House resolved itself into A commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. MACON in the Chair.
on the bill (from the Senate) In addition I'd
the act entitled can act for laying out and
making turnpike road from Cumberland,
(Md.) to the state of Ohio"
The bill proposed to appropriate 60, oeoS
towards that object
Mr.. d. g. Jackson observed, that it would
be impossible to complete the turnhike road
originally and now contemplated by the act
to which this is a supplement, under an ex-
pence OF a million of dollars, which would
never accrue probably from the funds set a
side for this object. He therefore moved the
following section as an amendment: "And
be 1t further enacted, that the President be
authorized TO apply the monies to the i'm
provement of the road as may be most cx-
pedicnt, without contemplating turnpike
road"
Ibis motion was opposed by Messrs. Ly-
on, Smile and Eppes, and supported by
Messrs. J. q. Jackson and Ross.
In favor of the motion it was contentled,
that the money applicable to this object
would never be competent to the making a
turnpike road, which must cost from six to
ten thousand dollars per mile that turnpikes
made for less were no better than common
country roads, and would not bear heavy
team; that the sum proposed by the bill,
would not suffice for turnpiking more than
eight or ten miles, whilst it would open
passable road, of the common description,
the whole distance; that the turnpike roads
which were made at a less expence than five
Thousand dollars mile, were good for no.
thing, and broken up by each successive
winter; that the House would pledge them
selves by the passage of the present bill, to
complete the turnpike, whatever might be
the expence; that it was to be hoped they
would not act like the celebrated protector
who undertook to build a bridge across ri
yer, and, his funds failing him, built it on
ly half way across, and when asked how
the passengers were to get over the remain
derot the distance, replied that they might
Swim it.
To this it was replied BY the opponents of
the amendment, that Congress were alrea-
dy pledged by their law to the state of Ohio,
to make a turnpike road; that it would be
improper in this incidental way, to repeal a
solemn law; that sixty thousand dollars
would complete a turnpike across the noun
tains, and the people of Ohio were ready
and willing to complete the remainder by
companies or otherwise that turnpikes had
been made in Pennsylvania or New York,
for one thousand dollars mile, and could
certainly be made as cheap in this direction,
where materials were cheaper and in plen-
ty; that Congress were bound to make
turnpike road, and such one as should be
passable in winter as well assummcr, which
would not be the case if the amendment was
adopted.
The amendment was negatived in commit
tee without division.
The committe rose, and Mr.. jackson re-
newed his motion.
Before decision could be had, the bill
was ordered to lie on tie table, to receive
lotion for ADJOURNMENT, till six o'clock.
EXPENDITURE OF MONIES, &c.
Mr.. Randolhh laid on the table number
from different committees OF which
he was Chairman, as, for taking the third
census, for securing an impartial trial by ju-
ry, tor enquiring into the institution of suits
Tor libels at common law, (Which enquiry
the committee did not complete from want
OF tlme) and supplementary report from
the committee appointed to enquire into the
application Of public monies. He wished
the reading of all these reports to be dispen-
sed with, except the last, which he wished
read, as going to exculpate some persons
who might be implicated in the former re-
port