Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-12

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bta.-I'his amendment was agreed TO.
Mr. Morris of Hanover then moved 10
commit the whole subject 10 committee.
whether OF the whole, or 10 select one /;
he was indifferent.
MIR. BdMw'm supported this motion /;
and Mr.. Stevenson opposed ii.-M0ilon
lost.
Mr.. ChGmJcrtoyne then minated his
intention Ia move an amendment 10 MIR.
Stcvenson's resolutions, which should 20
10 prohibIi the states also from establish
Jug Banks.
Mr.. N0rris rose TO propose a substitute
10 Mr.. Stevenson's resolutions but as it
was late IN the day, he hoped the House
would adjourn. The question ot adjourn.
meni was put and carried.
esierday, after some other business
Was done IN the House, "a motion was
made 10 take up The resolutions on tie
u ). Bank, &c.-Anoihrr motion was
made 10 fake up the James River bill
the iormer pre-, allied.
Mr.. Mo,riS tiea read his substitute.
which alter going into much aIsumenis-
tive matter, conciu,ies with Two specific
propositions (in the shape OF r. solutions, }
Tor amending the federal constitution
Isl, 10 es abIish tribunal ior The decision
oi all questions which, regard The comilic-
ing powers at the government of the
Union and It's members, 10 be organized
by bringing together the highest mem
beT os the Judiciary of ach siAis, or Il thr
highest Judicial body consists OF more
ihan one member, then The majority of
The court 10 select one, 10 attend the said
tribunal ; I'd. 10 prohibit The general
ana siaie governments from creating III
future any corporation with banking
powers.
Mr.. BdtdWim then proposed an amend
ment To ms substitute, which the House
were IN tue act of cousidering-w Nj.
ChamDeriaype rose, and after speaking
oil The multiplicity of Propositions before
The House, which he thought ought 10 be
diSesied IN committee, moved The refer
ence of the whole subject 10 Select
Committee, which was carried without a
division; aud the following we're named
on the committee, viz. Messrs. Steven
son, Morris al Hanover, Baldwin, Cham
beriayne, Basseii. Selden, Rives, Gordon,
Bower, Archer, Branhars, Loyal, and
Miller.
The House next took up The engrosscd
bill p" To amend the act entitled An act
for clearing and improving the navigation
OF James River, and for uniting the eastern
and western waters, by the James and
kanawba rivers.
The bill was supported by Mcssrs.
Basseli, Lowell, OF Kanawha, and Smith
OF Green5rler. Mr.. b. dwcll upon the
general advantages of the scheme, IN very
impressive terms, and stated as one strong
recommendation that il put an end 10 the
monopoly at The present james River
Company, and put a public work where i,
a. I'm h,. mi i,p ha,, ,G, ~.
Messrs. Lowell and Smith did great Justice
Ia the side which they espoused. They
expatlaied upon the advantages of The
scheme, III improving the western lands
and agriculture, IN bringing 10 market
variety of articles which cannot al present
bear transportation IN drawing 10 our
state The western trade; among others.
the trade IN iurs, which cannot be sent 10
the warm climate of New Orleans for fear
OF injury, and are now sent up the Ohio
to Pitisburg, &c but would stop 800 miles
short ii the kenawha was improved and
our western communicated opened {:
hey dwell upon The local advantages
proposed by our line of communication,
over the Great Canal, of n. York, because
that extended through boisirrous inland
lakes, into higher latitude than our
own, and of course the rivers and canals
were more subject 10 ice. They expa
tiafed upon lis political advantages. It's
effect in allaying sectional feelings, bring.
ing us nearer 10 the west, and bright
ening the CHAIN of the Union the
facilities II gave IN war TO the trans
portation OF the munitions Of war: and
how lie produce of the west DESCENDING
the rivers, would find their outlet through
the Dismal Swanp Canal, into the Abe
le nd o. H. n
They showed what advantages this line
of communication would afford 10 the
introduction OF foreign goods INFO the
| western country, III preference 10 dan
ger0us and clrcuitOus voyage through the
Cult OF Mexico, and mp the current of
| lie Mississippi ibat IL vas calculated
| from Richmond 10 the fails o! the IA.
| HaWBa II would cost not more than 5 30
per ION, while from New Orleans 10 the
Tails oil the Ohio, the expence would be
| 5 90. An affecting appeal was made in
behalf OF our western cOuntrymen, who
invoked the passage of this law; ibey.
| who had rushed from their native noun
iains, 10 defend our eastern frontier from
the enemy, AMI 10 sacrifice their lives al
| Norfolk.
No one rose on The other side of the
| question, and the bill was carried by a
majority OF % votes as follows
| AYES-nessrs. Ranks, (ihe speaker,) Gordon. Eve
| Teit Garland, Baldwin, Anderson. Brown Of Bath
\ Campbell, Gray, Breckenridge, Beasley Yaicey 10
cock, Koaue II Campbell, stewart Baltaile Caring
ton OF Charlotte, wills, Crump, Hunter Of Essex
! thompson, Brown Of fauquer Greer Woods MapiiI
Johnson of Giles, Snidow WoodsOn, Ferguson blair
Smith of GTeensTier, Mclaughlin, Darlington OF Hail
! fax, Logan Meredith, Morris Of Hanover, Chamber
layne. Srdeb Marlin, Bassett. Lowell Buster, Hooe al
! klHe George, Chrisman, Mcmillan. Roszeil, mcwhor
ter Raymond, Harris, winston Nibiett DreraHen
| Teidt, Henderson If Mason, Roy, Vass Erskine Gov
yer OF montgomery, Charlton, Rion Hamilton Hodges
| Rives, Shelton Of Nelson, Davis, Morton Hughes
! Staples, Jones Of Pendetpn, johnson Of Peudletun
| "a. nm n her Gil.