Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-18

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an adjournment; till the midi, i,iual referred to
should either have arrived, or IL should be ascer-
| tanned t'iat he would not come
| Mr. w custer replied, that the objection to
that course was, that no farther information was
To be expected, with any probability, as TO the
coming oil Mr.. T.. before The Esd or 2Ith of this
month, and, from this time TO that, that the
House would be lii precisely the SAME situation
that il is now.
Mr.. Stewart, of Penn. was opposed to fixing
on any day at present. Information might, by
some accident, arrive before the TIME mention.
| cd, winch would enable t:,cin to do it. But
| fixed on the day NOW would also have tsJ,;lcl-
cy to PrUi.aCt the discussion OF the Tariff in the
other House, and was calculated 10 defeat tina,
measure.
| Mr. Tracy, OF =. Y, moved to lay the rcsolu-
ton and amendment on She table.
| Mr. Allen, of Mass. callcdfor the Yeas and
Nays on this motion, which were ordered; and,
the question OF laying it on the table was deci-
dcd as follows Yeas 90, Nays 81.
So the resolution ordered to lie on the
| ta6ie.
The engrosscd bill making an appropriation
for improving the navigation of the Ohio and
| Mississippi Rivers, WAS read third time.
| Mr.. Williams, of N. Y. demanded the Yeas
and Nays Oh the question of its passage and
| they stood as follows Yeas l15, NAYS 60.
After the call was concluded, Mr.. Burton
aud Mr. Buchanan, both accidentally absent
when the Yeas and Nays were called, wished to
be allowed to record their notes.-the former a.
gainst the bill, the latter in favor oft but the
! leave was moi granted, and, according To the
| rules OF the House, could not be, without an u
unanimous consent.
SO the bill was passed and sent TO the Senate
Tor concurrence.
message was received from the President
OF the United States, transmitting a report Of the
War Department, containing Il list Of all bro
voted officers, their ienial rank and brcvei
! rank; when they were brcvcttcd ard The a.
mount paid 10 each and when raid winch was
laid on the table.
| The Speaker laid before the. House a report
of the Secretary Of the Navy on the memorials
OF merchants * others from Baltimore, for far
| ther compensation for damage sustained by the
! sinking OF their vessels n the entrance OF the
harbor ofthat city i'll the late war which report
was laid on the table.
! MIR. Livingston, from the Committee of IN
vestgation in the case of Ninian Edwards, STA
ted that that committee had rcccii cd from the
Secretarysof the Treasury 4 communications IL
reply to the memorial OF Mr.. Edwards, and ASKED
that 1t might be printed which was ordered ac-
cordi!gly.
| BEAUMARCHAIS' CLAIM.
The House thcu went into committee Of The
whole, MIR. Campbell, of Ohio, in the chair, on
the unfinished business OF yesterday, winch was
the report of the committee 10 whom was re-
ferred the claim of the representatives OF III. dc
Beaumarchais.
! Mir. Livingston, of Louisiana, (sho W as by
custom entitled TO the door, having ycseria Y
moved for the committees rising then rose, aud
delivered at great length his views III favor OF
| the claim.
Mr.. Randolph, of Virginia, delivered his views
| in opposition 10 the claim; AMI concluded hi.
I a.,l,l r.,
port progress, and ask leave 10 sit again, with Il
view that leave be refused.
The question Oh the committees rising, being
then taken, was decided in the Affirmative
Ayes los, Nays 10.
The question on granting leave to sit again,
was decided lii the negdtive-Ayes co, Nays
81.
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, the report of the
committee was then ordered IN lie on tie LtJ!c.
MIR. Mclean, of Ohio, moved to postpone all
the previous orders Of the day TO take up the bill
{: for extending the National Road from Wheel
ing 10 the Missouri The House refused To take
it up.
CANAL IN INDIANA.
Tho House went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Marvin III the chair, on the bill " authorI-
sing tie construction of Canal through the
public lands, i'll the state of Indiana between
the " abash and Miami of Lake Erie"
The question recurring, from Saturday, on
MIR. Calls motion 90 strike out "nncty fcct,n s
insert * one mile" for the extent The rescrva-
ton on each side Of the Canal
Mr.. Alexander Of Va. objected 10 TIC amend
men; trenciIing oil tho terms of the Ccssion Of
the Northwestern Territory by Virginia to the
United States, which declare that the whole Of
that ccssion shall BIC a fund for the payment of
the common expenditures of the United States.
Mr.. Rankin took thc same ground---thc pro-
posed canal was local work, and not one of the
60 common expenditures" of the United States,
and thought IL WAS better 10 give money than
land in aid OF it.
Mr.. Fest contcndel that giving mile on
each side the Canal did not violate the terms OF
the cession more than so feet, it was in the sri-
ut of tliat cess0n, because it enhanced the va
luc of ali the rest Of the lands ceded. Unless
this land was given Indiana would be unable TO
effect the object. This was the only opportuui-
ty at once, of giving timely aid to tie canal, anu
of enhancing the value OF the public Lands.
Mr.. Stewart, OF Pa. denied that tins canal wa,
Il local measure and lac stated IFS effects on the
Union at large. He advocated the amend
mcnt---ani read an extract from the writings OF
Mr.. Fulton Oh the benefits OF Canals. lie re-
piled, also, TO the objection, OF Mr.. Alexander,
sc.
Mr. Brown, Of Pa. Thought that, The Cana!
would so greatly onliance the value OF Ike pub
clands, it gopI! Jc better for tie United states
to make the canal ihan TO give all tle benefits
of the work 10 Indiana. Tie calculation was
that The canal wOuii cost only 35U3,GJ0, aaJ
they asked land TO tn value OF > 100000. Hri
for ono ,yOud never consent to give il.
Mr. Csdl, Delegate from .'lod ID, spoke inI
reply, and urged taa present low value o! t:e
public lands in that quarter - a.. argument III
favor Of the bill. All that was proposed 10 be
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