Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-09

tie went into consideration of
business, (Which occapied them
4 of the day.) After which
ate adjourned.
clay 2.-On motion of Mr..
was ordered that the com.
commerce and manufuc lures,
bad been referred tie Tariff
leave TO sit this day during tile
he Senate.
nbie. OF Ohio, laid upon the Ia
lowing resolutions:
u. That the Secretary of War cause
red aud laid before The Senate at
ncement OF the next session of
plan for employing the army i'm
minute aud accurate survey of the
tier otthe Unsted States, 10 ycther
innate or the additional, eA pense
be annually required tor tia, OBJ
sr,,,r ell, That the Secretary of the Navy
cause 10 &c prepared aud laid before the SEN
ate. at the commencement of the next ses-
sion OF Congress, plan for employing the
Navytn completing minute aud accurate
sSrvey OF tue coast of tue United States to-
gether with an estimate of the additional ex-
-. pSnses which may he annually required for
~ That the Secretary OF the Urea.
be prepared aud laid before the
commencement of the next
Jess, statement of the money
\annna,iy appropriated and
>ll15. Tor surveying the sea
DOrs. and shoals and
and Keeping in repair
Snase of the ground upon which the same
may have aeen erected.
MIR. Roberts presented the memorial OF
snhdry merchants OF Philadelphia, a.
Eanst on increase of duties on imports
HE bill from the other House IN &c prp-
the commanders and Other officers
t naval service of the United States.
accepting OF any present, or emol
OF any KIND Whatever, from any
prince or foreign state, aud for 9th
urposes,. was twice read by general
sent, and referred 10 the naval COM
|lee.
DLhe resolution offered by MIR. Plea.
,ants, respecting navy regulations, was
aiken up aud agreed 10.
The bill for the relief of Louis Joseph
DE Beaulieu (a captain i'm Pulaski's legion
The Revolutionary war, praying TO be
Iaced ON The pension list under tho act of
arch 1879 was taken ND i'm COMMITTEE
the whole. The bill was so amended
to require tho petitioner to reIinquish
" other pension which he NAV now re-
eve from the United States and.
On The question OF ordering the bill
, tfurd reading, il was decided IN the ne.
alive, by yeas and nays-ayes ID, noes
- SO the bill was rejected; and.
After the consideration of Executive
business. the Senate adjourned.
Wednesday, May 3.-hIr. Horseu, from
the committee OH the District of Column
)ia. made report uniavorabic 10 The ex-
pediencv OF any provisions III this lime
for delegate for tile district of Colum.
b.a.
Mr.. King, OF N. Y. from the committee
on roads and canals, reported a bill TO
Jay out the route aud prepare the plan
al canal, estimates, of expeuce, &c.
from Lake Erie TO the navigable waters
OF The Ohio, Qrom the waters ofSanhusky
10 those OF the SciotO y which bill was
lAgl I.xt
crate next proceeded 10 the con-
10 OF the report OF the commit
lads and canals on tue bill con-
tue road from Wheeling 10 the
bpi aud canals from the Chesa.
The Delaware, and from the Ra-
he Delaware. ['rhe report sepa-
two objects, and brings them
le Senate III distinct biIlS1
lliek objected o.the bill concern
road, because it proposed to de-
expences of surveying the road
ie Treasury Instead OF from the
I apart out OF the sales of The
luds not knowing why money
re voted for roads in Ohio, ia
ce 10 other parts OF the country
replied to by MIR. Noble.
Somi debate crosse on d motion bv Mr..
Ituggh 10 require the road 10 pass by |
Columbus, the seat Of government of
OhlO-the discussion turning on the ex.
pediency OF now going so far into detail
as 10 designate any points at all, except
The two extreme enes of leaving these
matters to future disposition and mere
- " at this time .epaCtins general proyi
Sion, reserving ali other questions for fn-
iuTs,legislaijOu. MessIs. Ruggfcs, Trim. |
Die, and Roberts, we're in favor OF The "a
Inondmeat, and Messrs, King, OF n. Y. |
anJ Thomas against any such provision
at this time. The amendment was final |
Il Rcgaiived by The Senate.
MIR. King, of New York, made some |
general remarks on lie advantages whick |
would result TO the interest of the United |
States, in the public lands alone, from |
laying ont and marking this road, with |
oui touching on the great considerations |
!. OF connecting more closely the different |
parts of the Union, Of public security |
snd Of honor TO The nation, should such |
an object he ultimately accomplished as |
tie erection OF great road from the |
Atlantic waters 10 the Mississippi, sc.
A debate arose Oh the general merits |
Of the bill, IN which it was opposed by
Mr. EGtdg aud by MIR. Smith, at cOnSide-
Table length, and vas advocated repeat
eJly, and much at large, by Mr.. 7rin,5ie,
snd was supported also by Mr.. Edgayds. |
Mr.. SmiM concluded his remarks, by
movIugtO postpone ile bill un,b the first
ni ApTil next, TO DESTROY it, which ma.