Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, MARCH 81.


On motion Of MIR. Beecher,
Resotrcd, That the committee on public lands
be Instructed TO enquire into the eNpcdiency
Of suspending for one year the law authOrisiug
the sale of lands that have been entered, aUd
have not been paid for within year after
the last payment shall have become due.
On motion of MIR. Pitk;n, a committee
was appointed 70 join such gentlemen as
may be appointed on the part of lie Sc
nate, to take into consideration and report
what business is necessary ID be acted
upon before the close of the present SEES.
slon.
The bill from the Senate declaring the
assent Of Congress to an act of the iegis-
lature of North Carolina " for the relief
WAS read the third time ard passed
The engrossed bill making appropria-
tions for the support of government for
the wear 1918, was read The third time,
passed, and sent 10 the Senate.
The orders ofthe day being announced,
on the bill making appropriations, Qhe
first of 5 1884 10 pay claims now due at
the treasury, and the second of S260, 900,
10 meet the demands that will be made
under existing contracts, towards com
pleting the Cumberllnd rad
Mr.. Spencer, of y. 7. rose, and, for rea-
sons that will appear hereafter, moved
ihat the committee of the whole House be
discharged from the consideration of the
bill, and that If be postponed indefinitely.
This motion brought on a short debate
on the merits OF the bill iii which the
posiponemcnt was advocated by the mo-
GER, by Mr.. BaSSen and Mr.. LireYRloye,
lad opposed by Messrs. Iucker, of Va.
Harrison, Tar, PimIaH, Beecher, Trim5ie,
Tcrcer, ana Smtfh, of Md.
The question on pOstponing the bin
was finally egatived-yeas So, nays 81.
The House then resolved Itself into Il
committee of the whole, Mr.. SMITH of Md.
III The chair, on tie above bill.
Mr.. BaSSejt moved to strike out thG -
lection ofthe bill. (appropria;i!.g $3.50, 600
30 meet the demands tbat viii be made
uider existing contraf iorcarrynscn the
.york) and spoke sgrport Of his motion.
The motion was advocated and the bill
opposed, also, by MIR. Claiborne, am: The
bill supported and the motion opp jsed by
lessrs. Tucker, of Va. Harrison, Beecier,
.SinakinS, and clay, with particular zeal and
errnestness by the last named gentleman.
FIR. BdSsett'S motion was lost-ayes As,
n)es 81.
Nlr. TUCKER, of Va. moved TO add The
Glowing as IA new section to the bill
= Ind BE- it further endctfd, That in the event
oi the incorporation of a company or companies
~ the legislature Of the state of Virginia for
a . construC ton OF Il turnpike road from the
~. a u. States road to Winchester iu ViT ginid,
tie Secretary OF the Treasury Of the u. States
- hereby authorised TO subscribe in the name
d. I on behalf ofthe United States for two-fiftbs
g.. t.le capital stock in such company or cOmpa.
=, IS: DroUidei the residue OF the stock De
herwise subscribed or taken, and the terms
. Incorporation in the opinion otthe President
o The United States are Judiclous and caiculat
&. to cffEct the object of sucn Incorporation :;
4 ur.y u lelu NJ "A
, ~ act of Incorporation anthOrlSins such ,ub-
y ription or the part OF The United States"
This proposition was lost by a large ma
jrrIly and then
Mr.. TAR moved an additional section,
modified, with his consent, by Mr.. B6ech-
.,., TO read as follows:
- Sec. 3. BE IL further enacted, That 10 enable
ne President of the United States further 80
instruct and complete the national road from
lmbeTland to the Ohio river, two hundred
s'iouSand dollars be and The same hereby IS
5.IOpTiatCd, to be paid out of any money ia
ie treasury not otherwise appropriated, 10 De
,>,ad out OF the fund reserved for ldyiug out
.i1 making roads to the state of ONO
Chis amendment was sireuuoasly adj
Gated by Messrs Chr iad PindqU, and
., ,3osed briefly by Messrs. HOptiasoa and
fttkin aui earnestly by MIR. Baifgn.
\ motion 10 expunge from the amend
n,-nt the word naiioaai," was lost with
4 division and
The amendment itself then negaliyed-
'tsS -.
Mr.. Basseu next moved to add TO the
! section the following proviso: Pro-
,u'ed, that nothing in this or any former
~ shall pledge The government TO any
irihcr appropriation = which notion was
81 .nhyed, only about 20 rising in It's idlor.
Mr. BoItT8 Smith, then, after some iu-
nlrctofy AMI explanatory remarks, nov
HE adoption Of the following, as an adj
i"ua section TO the bill:
int BE- IL fnriher c7,dcted, That, in the event
the incorporation OF a company Or companies
tIe legislature Of the state Of Virginia, for
Iletiug ndvi4 able the James river, from the
r,itA If LOOaCy's creek 10 the mouth Of Dun
< creek, aul tor rendering pavi gable the
,t KcnAwua from its falls 10 IT'S mouth, ADD
-... constructing q turnpike road from the
18th Of Bnnltp's creek 10 the falls Of the
.3t Heud'yta, tie secretary Of Tie treasury
tae United States IS hereby authorised 10
,.cribe 10 tie mare -itd on behalf Of the
.itCl Sfstrsfor twO-hitus Of the capital stOc X
rJcd ernp4gy or companies prsyiied. Tie
lie OF tHe stO,k b. otherwise suhsrfibra
tstan, ard fre tcrus pf Incorporation To tte
won ~ lsc President Of iue United State.
.tllcluutlHt calculate 4 Goo effect tie uulerl
Itliiut1r. CREATION: gft 9Iariiei %. n. f.i4t a
slsiJA Ie llsat Iu SIC act &C lncoTper