Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-29

IA" ciedrN fDrdcihS the power has ever yr
been passed. There is, therefore, bot it'll,
'~''s =" nope. thai, without some constitu
tiona pro, l,ion, the y,,rs,isn will nr,erb , SET,
tied. Ii the General Government has M,
now the power, Mr.. Van Buren, said, that he
Tor one, thought that, under suitable restric-
mons, they ought 10 ha,eit As To what thus.
restrictions ought Ia he, there misht and
probably would, be- diversity of opinion But.
as To the abstract piUpusilion, that as much of
the funds of the nation as could he rails d
without oppression, and as are NOT necessary
I" the dlsciiarg" uf existing aud Indispensable.
demands upon the government. should be rx-
pended upon Internal impru, emenis, under
restrictions regarding the sovereignty aud Sc
curing the equal interests of the States, he
presumed there would he little difference of
opinion. He could not hut hope, that those
who think the better construction of the con-
s'itutiou u, that Congress now have the DOW
er, would also consent Ia some amendments
ihey must, at all events, admit. that il is far
from being clear, and certainly not "A settled
matter, and in view of the danger ALWAYS at
tending the exercise of doubtful right by the
federal government against the perse, cring
opposition of several States, they would de-
ciut whether, instead of conteslug this matter
as u mas oren done t"r so many years, il would
MOI DE- more for the lnteres, of the nation, as
the matter on well defined ground There
wsse many strong REASONS why he thought
thiS course ought la he pursued, aad when,
az ihe proper time, he would take tl. liberty
To urge. For the present, he would simply
aun, tlat, independent OF tie collisions of Siair
interests, which this power is mare likely than
any other Ia produce, thr rxrI cis, of il i'm ih,.
present state of the constiiuinn, and with am
Executive whose reading al IL should be differ
cut from that of the present, and the two who
iast preceded him, could not fail Ia he grossly
unequal among the States because il is ell
known that there wef. some states who ia, -
invariably, and who m as long AS they pre-
Ter the invioiabiiiy of the Constitution la
their local interest, continue to oupn.e In !.
exercise of Tins power with them. Without
therefore, the ability to prevent. they would
D. excluded from lIr brnris of lis exercise.
Inc course now proposed had been earnestly
Recommended To iha last Congress by the
present Executive, aud, when The subiecI came
W. for discussion, he would tndra,ur Ia show
mat ITS adoption was called for 10y the best in
triests of the nation.
Leave was then granted, and HIr. Van R.-
ren "H'red the following resolution which
was read. and passed 10 "A second reading:
g ReSoired, sc. That the following amend
ment of the Constitution of IN. Iui,,d STAR.
he proposed 10 the Legislatures of the sever
al states:
Congress shall have power Ia make roads
anu canals nut all money appropriated Tor
inns purpose, shah he apporioued among The
several states according TO The last .numrra-
uun oi their respective NUMBERS and applied
10 the making and repairing Of roads and ca
nails within the several states, as Congress,
may direct but any stale may consent 10
Tie appropriation by Congress of IFS quota
inch -.
pairing ofioads and Canals, without lis own
UNITS no such road ar canal shall, however.
be made within any state, without IN. CON
sent at the Legislature thereof and all such
money shall be SO expended under their d.
rectinn."
Inc J'int resolution reported by a SeL.ct
committee OF THE SenaIr. proposing AN a
mendDen of the Constitution IN regard Ia In.
election of President aud We. President. Was
TAKEN up, and, motion Of MIR. Ba, baur. " Az
POSTPONED, aud made the order oil lhe usy for
Thursday next.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 90 1894
communication WAS rec.i vrd from the
Legislature of The State of Indiana. praying =
donation Vi lands, or n grant, Of a certain Der
centage on the sales uf public lands. for I'm.
purpose ofmaking Canal from Lake Erie ia
me rvrr Wabash. Referred Ia the Commit
tee on Roads and Canals
mr' Dlckrrs"n presented five petitions Of cit
izens OF Pennsylvania and New Jersey. prav
'hg an increase of the duty on impultpd ron ::
anu also a petition praying ~ inrreasr ct dn-
ues 90 certain manufactured articles Referred
10 me Committee on Commerce and Ma,u,-
features
The bill from the Fl ,use of Representative
authorizing road tu he made. from NIpn,nIis
IN Iennessee, To Little Rock, in the Territory
VI Arkansas, was read the third time. aud IN
VI 'h. question oI passing il, Mr.. Chandler
sa'o' thai' as he doubted lhrpower of Congress
'o pass tins act, he requested the mi, ilsp, nf
recording his name against it. He ,hrr'c,r,.
called Ior the yeas and nays on tie. ours,ion :
winch were as follows:
EAS. Messrs. Barbour, Barton. Brow IN.
layton, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwafd.. of Con.
I','"i' Haynr, Holmes, IF Miss. Jacksnn.
Johnson, ur Loulsiana. KoEy. King. of Allah.
I.anm1n, Llnvd, nf Nj. Llpvd. nf Mass. Inv
RE- Noble. Palmer, PARROT, Rugelrs. Sry-
mour, smith, Talbot, Taylor. oG Ind. Thomas.
Van DYKE, and Williams %.
Nays Nlrssrs. Bell, Chandler. D'Wolf.
1"imrs, "I Maine, King, Of ". Y. Knight, Ma
cos. and aIls--8.
y" The bill was PASSED.
Mr.. ldcks"u from the Committee ON Mill
,'"ry Ahdirs' rrpoitrd - hill auilioriz ~ tie
~ 'nH oui hnd making military road from
F"ft ~. PhiHp to New Orleans. and MAKING
appropriation therefor; wh,rb hin was rrad
anh passed To . second rradipg. and The reun,t
aud docunienis were nrdued to be- printed.
The Srnatr then proceeded tn consider. 40 in
committee of The whole. Mr. kug. Of Ala
h"ma, w ihr Chair, The bill auihotzing ihr
'"lding "i AN additional number uf slrnps of
var Tor The Naval service Of the United
States.