Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-20

Williams, Con. Williams, N. Y. Williams, n
C.-Si.
So the resolution was not agreed 10.
Mr.. Stroller desired 10 record his vote
in the negative on this question, having
been accidentally out of The house when
The question was put; but the standing
rule iorbasl the leave.
The third resolution was then read as
follows:
Constitution 10 construct roads and canals ne
ccssary for commerce between the states pro-
vided, that private property be not taken for
pahlic purposes, without Just compensation.
Mr.. Holmes moved To ameud the reso-
luh0n by adding thereto Il clause that
no property shall be taken OF any state
without makins compensation therefor
Negaived.
Mr.. Ticker, of Virginia, then moved 10
amend the resolution by inserting after
tie word " statcs' the words "viM tie
consent Of tie states through iohich tie sane
may pass"
This motion was negaiivcd, by Yeas
AMI Nays, i2t TO 10.
Tie question on concurring III the third
resolve, as above stated, was iAen decided
as inii0s S
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Ky. Baldwin,
Bateman, Bayley, Beecler, Bloomfield. Camp
.
Cushman, Dariingtoh, Eilicott, Eryiu, S. &.
Forsyth, Gage, Hail, Del. Harrison, Has
broHcs, Herbert, iierkimer. Herrick, Hester
Hitchcock, Hopkuson, Hubbard, Irving, n.
Y. johnson, Ken. Jones, hiusey, Lawyer, Liy-
ermore, LowHdeS, AlLane, MaIchaud, AIoore,
Morton, slumford, Ogden, . le, Palmer, Par.
rott, Patterson, Paving, Peter Pindali, Par
ter, Quarles, Rich, Robertson, Ken. Robert
son, Lou. Savage, Schuyler Sergeant, SimSins
Bal. smith, Spencer, Stuart Ma. IalmaGge,
Tarr, Terrell. Irimbc Uphhin Wallace,
Wendover, We>ierlo Whiieside, AKIN, Viii
son, Mass. Wilson. pcn.-Ii.
NAIS-Me>srs. a bbott. 4 adams. Allen, Mas.
Allen, VI. Anderson, ia. A,ISinl, BAll Barbour,
va. Barber, OAio, BasScit, Bclinger Bennett,
Biount, B1drn, Boss. Bryan Bnrw"ll, Butter,
Cla-ett, Claiborne, CHlh, Cook. Crafts, Gu
Forney, Garnet, Hale, hall, y. G. Hendricks,
Hogg, Holmes, Mass. Holmes, Con. Hunter,
Huntington, Johnson, Va. w Macay, W. +.
Maciay, M'Coy, Mari, Mason, Mass. Mason,
Il. 1. Mercer, Merrill, Mills Moseley, Murray,
Der. Nelson, Il. Nelson, y. NJ. Nelson, New,
Orr, Owen, pitkn, peasants, pondexter
Reed, Rlea, Rice, Richards, Riuggoli, Rug
giles, Sampson, Sawyer, Scudder, settle, Sey-
hert, Shaw, sherwood, SilSDee, SlOcumb, ).
Smith, Alex Smyth, j. ). Smith, Speed, stew.
art, y. G. Strong, SrOtier, TAYLOR, Terry,
Tompkins, Townsend, Tucker, Va. Tucker, :.
G. Tyler, Walker, \. &. Nalkor, Ken. Whit
man, Williams, Con. Williams, il. I Williams
y I.-9i.
SO the resolution was not agreed 10.
The fourth resolution MAS then read IN
the following words:
'' keSoircd Tia, Congress has power under
the consttution,t to construct canals for militia.
ny purposes provided thatno private property
be laken forany such purpose without ust com
rensaton being made therefor"
Mr.. DeShG Eioved 10 amend the same
by adding thereto the words with the
consent OF ne states through which the
same may pass. - Negatlved.
The question Oh said resolution was
then decided as follows:
.YEAS-Massrs. Abbott, Anderson, KY.
Baldwin, Batenan, Bayiey, Beecher, Boom
Cushinan, Burlington, Ellicoit, Erving, S. c..
Forsyth Gage, Hall, Del. Harrison, Has
brouck, Hendricks, Herbert, Herkiaer, Her
rick, Holster, Hitchcock, Hopkinson, Hub
bard, Irving, \. \. Johnson, Ky. Jones, hm-
sey, Lawyer, Linn, Livermore, Lowndes, Nj
Lane, Marchand, Mari, Mercer, doore, Nor
TON, MumtOrd, Murray, Ogden, Oglc, Palmer,
Parrot, Patterson, Paving, Peter, Pindai,
Porter, NnarIes Rich, Robertson, Ky Robert
son, Lou. Savage, Schuyler, Sergeant, scy bert,
SimhinS, Slocumb, Bal. Smith, Southland
Speed, Spencer, Stuart, Md. raiimadge, Tarr,
Taylor, IeTell, lrImble, Upham, Wallace,
WendOyeT, Westcr!o, Whueside, Wilkin, VIII
SON, Mass wilson, Pa.-B;.
NAYS--NesSgs. ADAMS, Allen, Mass. Allen,
vi. Anderson, Pa. Arstin, Ball, Barbour, Va.
Barber, Oht, BaSsett, BeiIngeT, Bennett,
u,
Ciagett, Claiborne, Cobb, Couk, Crafts, Chi
hreth, Desha, Drake, Earle, Edwards, Folger
Forney, Garnet, Hale, Hogg, Holmes, Mass.
Holmes, Comn. Huntington, Johnson, va. w.
macidy, w. =. Maclay> MGOy, Mason, Mass.
Mason, r, l. Merrill, Mills, hioseley, Jer. Mel.
son, II. Nelson, I. NJ. nelson. New Orr Owen,
Pltkin, Peasants, Poindextcr, Reed khea,
Rice, Richards, Ringeoid, kuggies, sampson,
Sawyer, Scudder, Settle, Shaw, Sisbee, ).
Smith, Alex. Smyth, }. $. Smith. Stewart, N.
G.. Strong, Strother, Terry, Tompkns, Towns.
end, Thicker, Va. Tucker, IS. g.. yler, Walker,
-. c. Walker, Ken. Whitman, Williams, Conn.
Williams, y. Y. Williams, \. C.-s9.
SO the resolution was not agreed TO.
The result of the whole proceeding is,
that the House have come to the follow
iug resolution
q That Congress have power under the Con
stitution TO appropriate money for the con.
structon Of post roads, military and Other
roads, and ofcaualS, and for the Improvement
OF water courses.
MIR. Poiadeater then submitted for con-
sideration the following resolution
- RPsOlCcd, That Congress have power, un
der the Constitution, TO appropriate money il
aid Of the construction of Roads and Canals
which shall he laid ont, and constructed, Gndei
tue authority OF the Legislatures OF the state,
through which they pass"
After some conversation
The question being taken thereon, was
decided in the negative.
Mr.. Logndes then remarked, that, after
the decision of This House to-day, there
could be 40 doubt that large majority
of the House entertained the conviction
OF lie power Of Congress 10 appropTiat;
money for The purpose of constructing
Roads and Canals. The sense of ibt
House being thus asceriained, and tn,
obstruction removed 10 any proposition
embracing that object he moved tha
the further consideration of the report liz
Oh tie Iabic.