Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-14
TrespAr. FnanuAnY no. loe4.
% mu,ion of Mr.. Brent. II was

dieucy "f niakius pro, isio,r, by law, rnr the
continuation at the land claims Recommended
far continuation by the repnrt Of the Com
misSiDners tar the Western Land District uf
Louisiana, made upon the S0lh Of December,
1919, in virtue of the several acts of Congress,
passed upon the 10th March. 1912, s7th Fe-
bruary, ais. and the 18th April, 1914 also,
ReS0sCed, That the Committee on the Pub
lic LANDS hr Instructed To inquire into the ex-
pediencv of empowering The Register of the
Land Office 1t Opeiousas, Louisiana, tn make
and complete the report of certain land claims
which were entered under the act of llth
May, 1890, and which the late Register had
neglected To do, and that reasonable COM
pensaliDn be allowed 10 the present Register
Tor doing the same.
On motion ofMr. Wicklillr, it was
ReSoire9, That the Message "f the President,
of the ed January, | 893, with The accom- pany-
Ing documents, relative to the navigation Of the
rivers Ohio aud Mississippi, be referred 10 !,
select committee, with leave 10 report by bill
OF otherwise.
On motion ef Mr.. JOS. Johnson, of Va.
ReSotc'd, That the Com miltee on the Post
Office aad Post Roads be instructed To in
qure into the eXpedieucy or establishing
post route from lIaZen's Store in the County
of Preston, in Virginia, To Smithfeld, Oh the
Cumberland Road-and, also, OF discontinue
ng the present route from the abovemen-
tuned store 10 MorgaB,uvn, in the County of
Monongaa.
INTERNAL IMPROVE ENT
= The House then resumed the consideration
of the report ofthe Committee of the Whole,
on the bill to obtain the necessary plans, esti-
mates, Sc in relation III Roads aud Canals.
Mr.. Floyd moved 10 strike out the enactug
clause ofthe hill--hut, al the suggestion of Mr.
Randolph, Withdrew the motion and
Mr.. Randolph moved that the consideration
"f the bill hr indefinitely postponed, and, on his
motion, the ayes and noes were ordered 10 be
taken npOn it.
| Seizure the question was taken, however,
! Mr.. Saunders moved that the bill he recon-
mi,ed In the Committee on Roads and Ca
nails, with Instructions " 10 designate such
Roads aud Canals of national importance in
e commercial or military pain, of view, or ne
ressary for the transportation Of the public
mail, or may be- deemed proper and expcdient
10 have surveyed and reported upon"
Mr.. Forsyth suggested 20 the mover Of the
instructions to strike out that clause OF them
! which relates Ia Post Roads.
| Mr.. $. did not accept the modification.
Mr. Rich then moved the previous question
which motion was not sustained by the
House
And, the question being on reeommiiment-
hlr. Cook made a few observations.
The question was then put on the motion
of MIR. Saunders 10 recomH,it The bill, with in
sructUns ncgGtirea-Yeas 35. Noes l16
The question recurring on Mr.. Randoiph's
nrniion for Indefinite pOstponement, Mr. Foot
of Cam. made few ohserv alions IN favor of
ndefniIe postp"nement
The question was tiIen taken on ind,fnite
PoSiPOntment, and decided by Yeas and Nays,
as follows:
YEAsMe'srs Alexander of Va. Allen of Mass. Archer,
Barber of Conn p r. BARBOUR Bartlett Baseii Bradley
Huc", Brcrh. Burton, Cady Cambreeng Campbell of 5.
CCary Clark, Cobb, Collins Conner, Crafts Craig, Gull
Floyd, Foot VI Conn Fooe Of n Y Frost, Gnrnet Gain
isi HALL Harvey, terrick, Hobart, Hogehoom, Hooks
Jenkins bidder Iathrop, Lrhwitch, Lincoln, Liclfed,
LVeinore, Long, Longellcw, McCoy, Mangum, Maiary,
Markey Ma'son hl"rean, oBrieu pumer Of n. IL. Ran
o"iph Reed Richards, RiVes, Saunders Sharpe, Sibey,
Arthur smith Alex Smyt, Spaight, Sterling A. Steven
nson Tray Tucker of s. o. Tyson Van Rensselaer,, Van
WICK, Whirple, Whitman, Williams of ~ Y Williams OF
Va Williams OF n. - Wilson of 5. q. and Wood-s6
HAYSMesss. Abbot Alexander Tenn. Alien of Tenn.
Allison Bailey, Bnylies, j. $. Barbour. Barley Beecher
>edy, CoDk. Crnwnnshied, Cusbman Culhberi purfee
Dwight Eddy Ellis, Farrey Forsyth Forward Fuller Gar
iemphi, Henry, IIerkmer, noIcombe, Houston nghau,
saok Jennings, johnson of Va j. T. Johnson, F. Johnson,
Kent, kemer, LAWRENCE, Lee Lecher, Little Livngso
Locke, MeArIhur, McDufie, McKean Mckee, McKm,
lack, Mercer Necn sIIer ebs Sf psn ar' McI
ot Nd Moore u Ken Moore Of Allah. Neale Neson New
ton Owen Patterson of Penn. Patterson Of Ohio, Plumer
of Penn Poinse,i, Prince Rankin Reynolds Rich Rogers
Ross, Snndord Scott Sloan, VIM Smith Spence siande,
fer, scphensou Stewart, Storrs, Strong, Swan, Test
Thompson of Ken Tod, Trimble, Udree Vance OF N G.
Vance of Ohio, Vinton, Warfcd, Wayne, Webster, Whit
lcsey. White WicklGe James Wilson, Henry Wilson, and
| Wilson Of Ohio-II9.
! So the House refused 10 postpone the hill
| MIR. Foot moved the following amendment
tn The bill 10 strike out all that follows the
enao Ting clause, and insert The following:
| That, on application of the legislature of
any State or Territory, the President of the
| u States Is hereby authorised To employ such
officers OF the corps of engineers as he may
think proper, tn make the necessary surveys,
| plans, and estimates, of such roads and ca
uas as he may deem of national importance
10 military point of view, or necessary for
the transportation Of the public mail within
such State or territory and cause a copy of
such surveys, plans and estimates, when com
/ plrtrd, To be laid before Congress, and like
copy 10 hr laid before the Legislature Of such
! State or Territory"
=" See. p .4ud be ii FURTHER enacted, That
thrre shall be allowed and paid to each officer
of the corps of engineers in addition To- the
pay now allowed by law, --- per day for
each dry snch officers shall be employed, un-
der the pro, isiou of this act, as full com
peusatl0n for such ser' ices, and extra expcn
SIS attending the same, To be paid out Of any
moneys IN tie Treasury, not otherwise APP
/ proptiated"
| The question being taken, without debate,
| the amendment was mol agreed TO.
| Mr. ynolds then moved to strike ont the
word Marty (in The appropriating clause) and
insert hceHiy. The question being taken the
| omPudmrni Was negatived.
| The question was then pot on engrossng the
! bill for third readng-and the yeas and
NAYS being called for by hlr. M'COy, stood as
/ tnl"ws - yeas 10, nays Sc.