The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-25

Hf effAhEk communicated d Faiti
from the Postmaster General, transmitting
a list 'of unprodnetive post routes for the
yeara.322 which was ordered to lie on
the tas.p.
Th. molten for adjournment was then
renewed
Aud agreed to---at nearly half past 4.
THE House stands adjourned toll o.
clock, A. VI. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Unfinished Business Of Yesterday.
TUESDAY, Fra. lathe business yes
trrday before the House, immediately
preceding It's ad jomnmeni, was an cxeep-
tion made by Mr.. WHIppLE, 20 that item
of the bill making appropriations for the
support of the government Of the United
States, which makes provision of 1917, )
OO0 dollars, for the surveys of the public
Lands.
Mr.. w. having satisfied himself, during
the interval since the adjournment OF yes
terday, of the correctness of this appropri-
alton, Withdrew his exception to it.
Another exception taken by Mr. CHAM
sERs, of OHIO, to the various amendments
made by the Committee to the above bill,
was to that amendment by which the
item of appropriation Of 10000 dollars for
continuing the location ofthe western road,
was likewise withdrawn by MIR. G. he ha-
wing received information that A bill on the
subject was before the Senate, which
would, probably, prove less objectionable
than the appropriation in this shape.
These two amendments of the Com
nlttee Were then 'concurred in by the
House, and the blll was ordered to be. en-
CROSSED for :, third reading.
The House then took un the will provi-
ding for the support or the Navy of the
U. States, for 1928, together with the "a
inendments reported to it by the Commit
tee of the Whole.
These amendments were collectively a
greed tn.
Mr.. FLOYD, of Virginia, then rose to
move an amendment, which was, To strike
out the item providing an appropriation
Tor wharves, &c. connected with the Ma
Inc Rail Way at the Navy Yard, in
this city, and Inserting, in lieu thereof,
an appropriation of $4,000 for build
luga Dry Dock at such place in Hamp-
ton Roads as should be thought most ex-
pedieut for this object:
This motion not being in order, because
the House had Just concnrred in that a
mendment being included in the others)
| Mr.. FLOYD moved to reconsider the vote
| oil concurrence in that amendment
On this motion there arose a debate of
some two hours, turning not so much on
the actual merits which may belong to this
Invention, as upon the question whether
the experiment has been conclusive. AL.
though this was the nature of the Debate,
| 1t appeared, in the course of it, that this
appropriation is asked, to delray the ex-
Pcnse ofexcayating dry dock in the rear
| OF the railway, on the margin of'the river,
into which vessels are to be drawn by
the same machinery AZ is employed to
! place them on the upper part of the rail
way.
Those who supported the re-considerd.
ton of the vote, and doubted the certainty
OF the utility ofrai-ways, were Mr.. From,
Mr. WooD, Mr.. McLANE, Mr.. RHEA, aud
Mr.. Wright. Those WHO opposed the
reconsideration We're Mr.. FULLER, Mr..
HAMILroN, Mr.. R< ssETr, and Mr.. Col
DEN.
On the question being taken, So voted
in favor of reconsideration, and rs against
it.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed and read a third time tomorrow.
Aud the House adjourned before sunset.