Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-27
IL SENATE
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The report of the committee Of claims umfa vora =
Bic the petition of Rccson kawns &: JOIN, Locke
was read for consideration, and agreed to.
Mr. Ea,on presented the petition of John A. Web
scr, praying compensation for horse, lost in the
service oi the government during the late war. Re-
fnrred To the committee of claims.
SURVEYS FOR ROADS AND CANALS.
The Senots taen resumed the unfinished business
OF yesterday, being the consideration, in committee
OF the wlnic of the bill from the House of Represent
tatvns, "so procure the necessary surveys for roads
and canals, together with i;cw bill, proposed by
MIR. Benton, "a substitute for that bill MIR. Bar
6enr was called to the chair.
Mr. Hol'nes, of Maine, again took the floor, and
concluded the speech which he commenced yester-
day, against both the bill and the proposed amend
rrnt.
Mr. Chandler then moved to amond the amend
mcnt, by Inserting provision requiring the assent
ct threeiourtis ut the states, previous the
mencemcmt of the contemplated surveys. This was
not agreed To.
Fir. Tqlbutoppo the amen dncnt, on the ground
that bill, Of the extent proposed by Mr. Ben
ton, could not possibly be m,,tused at the present
sesson of Consfess
Mr.. Smith comidcre,i the original bill, it came
f5o,n the ttop sc of Representatives, merely
tk5rixn, the Pic iient To take typographical view
of the United States, and did not consider il
ro.ins the question of the constitutiulity OF :iak
ing roads and canals
I, t.ivi ion Of IN. question was called for. Ths
question then declared to be upon striking o;t
The original bill
Mr.. Taylor. Of Virginia, was in favor of striking
ont the bill. He proceeded TO remark upon the un-
constl.icaalty of this measures and tie danger of
adopting it.
Mi. johnson, Of Ky. made n few remarks in favor
ol the bill He contened for the power, the part
OF Congress, to make roads and canals. Indepcn-
dent of the constitutional question. he thought this
appropriation ought to be made, for the purpose of
ootti.ng ropogra piiical information.
.lF. Taylor briefly replied to Mr.. Johnson.
The question on striking Ott tie original bill was
then PIT, and decided in the negative by the
ing vo;c of the chair. The Yeas and Nays were as
fellows:
TEAS--Mcs5ri. Barbour, Bell, Benton, Branch,
Chandler, Clayton, DWolf, Edwards, Elliott, Gail
ltrd, Holmes, of Maine, II. Johnson, of La, ]. S.
johnson. u L., King, Of n. Y, Knight, Taylor, of
Va, Thomas Van Buren,, Williams--2l.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Barton, Brown, Dickerson, Ea-
ton, Fndlay, Haync, Holmes of Miss, Jackson,
Johnson, Of Ky, King, of Alab., Lloyd of Md,
I.owrie, Mcivuine, Noble, Palmer Ruggles, Smith,
Talbot, Taylor, of Indiana, Van Dyke, Ware-21
The Senate having thus refused to strike out the
original bill, the question REQUIRED upon that bill
lily. Iaync moved that the further consideration CT
the subJsct be postponed to Monday next. This mo-
ton gave rise a short desultory debate, between
EIcssrs. Findlay, Noble, and Brown 1t super
coded, howcvcr, by motion to adjourn, which was
carried by the casting vote of the chair; and
The Senate adjourned till Tomorrow.