Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-07
lf',on, the National Tntenigencer.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 90.
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Mr. ELLIOTT gave notice that he should on
tomorrow ask leave to introduce a bill to
declare the assent of Congress to certain acts
OF the states Of South Carolina and Georgia.
The President land before the Senate a let
ter from the Secretary of War, transmitting
list ct contracts entered into by that Depart
nent In the year 1921.
The following engrossed bills, heretofore
ordered TO third reading, were read n third
time accordingly, passed, and sent TO the
Representative ffor concurrence,
viz:
bill concerning the lands and salt springs
to be granted to the state of Missouri for the
purposes of education, and for other public
uses (;
A bill granting TO the Governor of the state
OF Louisiana, for the time being, and his sue
cessors in Office, two tracts of land i'm the couu
ty ofPoint Ceupee;
bill authorizing the transfer of certain
Cert'iicates OF the Funded Debt Of the United
States
bill to authorize the Commissioner of the
General Land Office to remit the instalnents
due on certain lots in Shawneetown. in the
state of Illinois
I a bill supplementary TO an act, eatitled An
act to alter the terms of the district court in
Alabama :"
bill for tho relief of Richard Matson;
! Also, the bills from the other House to
revive and continue III force the pension act
OF April, 1906, sc. and the bill for the relief of
fssac Finch, were severally read the third
time and passed
The resolution offered on Saturday, by Mr..
RuGaLEs, was taken up and agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday, by Mr..
NOBLE, was taken up, and, after some ex-
p'anatory remarks by the movcr, was also
agreed te.
The resolution yesterday submitted, by Mr..
| ID WOLF, was next taken up.
Mr.. MACON suggested to the mover the pro-
pretty OF SD modifying the motion as to direct
me coesm'ttee TO inquire into the expectancy
OF the measure relative to draw backs instead
ora positive instruction to report bill.
! MIR. D'WoLF said his object was, by the
shape OF the resolution, to elicit "a discussion
%! the subject in the Senate, instead of in the
select committee, and to ascertain the sense OF
lie Senate on it hut he was not tenacious of
the MODE OF attaining his object, and there
tore varied his resolution as suggested.
Inc resolution was further modified by ex-
punglng the amount oc drawback proposed ;
and, thus amended, was agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
CHANDLER, proposing mn inquiry into the
expectancy of making two military roads
from the state of Maine TO the British line, was
next taken up; and some opposition being
manifested to it
Mr.. Chandler briefly explained the i'm
portancc which the proposed roads wotild be
In national point of view, and which might
be easily constructed by the military force in
that quarter.
l Mr.. HOLMES, of Maine, gave a description
OF the country referred to, TO shew the value
which these roads would be for military pur-
poses, ii the country should ever again be in
vowed IN war, with the samr nation with
when 1t was recently engaged in hostilities
and there was little probability of war with
any other power. These preparations ought
To be made in time of peace. He remarked
moreover, that the general government had
never been called on before to cxpend any oil
the public money in the State of Maine, oil
Tor her use, and he hoped the resolution would
pass.
Mr.. Macon said the two gentlemen did moi
exactly agree. One of them asked Tor the
road because he deemed it necessary-the
other because none of the public money had
yet been spent in the State of Maine. The
State OF North Carolina might ask some publ.
improvement with the same justice for there
mad been precious little public money expend
ed IN that State. But, said Mr.. NJ. we dom
ask Congress to spend the public money il
our state-all we ask is, that YOU do not take
J our money and spend it elsewhere. As to
preparing for war, he said there was no dan.
: ger that free people will ever be unpre
pared for 1T; the danger was that they woult
f be too well prepared for it, and too ready t.
engage In 1T; for it seemed TO HIM that fre,
government had the same effect on the human
constitution, as heat had on 'front.' made i
swell. Commence these roads, and there /.
no telling where il would end for Iegisatio,
might be compared to shingng a-house-the
Erst row Is useless unless YOU go on, lappint
one row over another to the top. 1t will prov,
just SD with appropriations for roads if the,
are once begun.
Mr.. HOLMES would apply TO Mr.. Macon'
smile the story Of man who lived in hous,
. open at the top; neighbour called in one da,
while it was raining, aud the owner exposed
to the weather, and askedhim why he did no
shnge his house? Would you, he answered
!, have me single it while il is raining No
!, Well, then, said he, in dry weather it don't
want shlngIng So the house went withou
it altogether.
Vas not that man, rejoined Dir. MACON,
long lived one?
Mr.. CHANDLER, to continue the smile, said
it would be strangcin this case, if they refused
, TO inquire whether the house wanted Singing
, when the fact was stated, and the inquiry on
e Iy proposed.
r The resolution was agreed to-1G to 10.
= The Senate took Up for consideration tn,
bill to amend the charter of the Bank of tn,
United States when, ON motion Of Mr. FIND
r LAY, who remarked that he perceived tn,
. bill did not provide for all The objects pravct
for by the bank, which indeed he did no
know It would be proper to grant, as he hat
) not gwen much attention to the subject, bu
: wishing time to examine 1t, it was postponed
f to Tuesday next.
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