Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-17

4. Orleans. Resoriing 10 foreign history.
he qaoted that OF France, 10 SHOW il,ai
she had been sawed by her engineers. ar
'iilcris,s, and Notifications, &c. lie boprd
the appropriations necessary To this i'm
Poriaui object would not be withheld.
The question was then taken on filling
The blank with 500 ,0e0 dollars, and ne
gaiived 10y large majority.
The question was then taken on filling
IT With s00,0O0 dollars, and decided in
Tie affirmative by vote of73 tool.
lhe appropriation for reuairs, &c. AT
Yves, Point, was moved by MIR. Cannon. 10
be stricken from The bill J.; but the House
decided 10 retain IL.
The appropriations for completing the
Arsenal at Augusta ia Georgia. uext
came up. MIR Cobb stated aud MIR. Reid
corhrmed the statement, that, however
otherwise eligibly situated, its loca ion
was IN SO unhealthy site as to make il
unfl, Tor occupation, and that there MAS
no prospect OF this objection being obyi.
a,ed. The appropriation was, after hear.
ing statement Of Mr.. SmiM Of Md.
III defence oiit, stricken from The bin by
a vote OF So TO 10.
MIR. Irimbie then moved the followiup
amendment TO The bill:
10 enable the Secretary OF War to renew
ana extend contract with John r Cares
cies. OF Delaware, for one thousand barrels
OF powder, il he shall so choose TO renew aud
eHtend and the said Garresches shall secure
the loan OF powder already made to Peter
Bauduy, $4,000 dollars. Provided, that this
appropriation, shall not he construed TO
SANCTION the original loan OF powder to Pc
ter Bauduy. or To exonarate any person or
persons from their liability TO the United States
tor making said loan"
debate OF one and half hours du.
ration arose on this amendment. II ~as
supported by Mr.. Tr,mbie, ci Kentucky.
and MIR. MLdne. OF Delaware, AMI on.
posed by MIR. WCoy, of Va. Mr.. Wriher. of
n. =. MIR. Cannon, Of Tennessee, MIR.
Wthhams, OF N. c. Mr.. Siocu1,b, of n. C..
Mr.: Storrs, Of y. Y. IL MIR. Sloan. Of OHIO
The proposition was finally rejected by
considerable majority.
MT. Gay, In offering the following n
nendmen,, briefly advtried Ia lis impor-
lance aud interesting nature. There were.
ne SAID, III states. Counting Missouri anu
hrkansa",) more or less interested in it /.
Many Steam boats were emplnyed in
ms navigation, and many more would be ::
and he did verify believe, that, by anex-
penditure of a hundred or hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, aud an annual ex.
dollars, the navigation could be made
perfectly sale. He hoped as this appro,
priation was analogous 10 one or more
contained IN the pill, there would be no
obJec'ion 70 1t.
F0i making survey, maps and charts of
The Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from the Ran
l1s OF the OHIO AT Louisville, to the Ballze for
the purpose offacii,atIng and ascertaiuinr
'he most p'acticauic mode of improving the
saw gdtlOn oil tlOSe riyprs A al.
lars" ~
division.
MIR. Coc5 then offered The following a
mendment 10 the bill:
Err the purpose of holding Treaties with
rue Creek and Cherokee tribes or Indians, tor
the eXtingsisnment of the Indian title TO all
the lands witn'n the state of Georgia, pursu-
a"t to the 4ih condition of the LIST article OF
the Articles of Agreement and Cession coz
Guided between the Quilted States and the
Stale OF Georgia, 0nthe 2fth day of April. 1902.
the sum OF thirty thousand dollars."
Whfn the committee rose and reported
progress; and the House adjourned.