Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-28
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 90.
IN SENATE

FRIDAY, FEBaUARY 90.
In SENATE
Mr. Talbot presented the memorial of the
Legislature of Kentucky, praying chang. in
me Judiciary system of thu United States. su
as I" require the opinion of more than ma
J"rity OF the Judges of the Suprem. Court,
upon any question touching the c,nstitutivunli
~ VI any law of AN individual Stale Re-
'e'1eu 10 the Committee on the Judiciary.
communication was recei, ed frnn the
treasury Department, Transmitting statements
Of the amounts paid, I'm certain ,.on,r,crs G,r
light houses, for pensions, &c.
Oh motion of Mr.. Talbot. the bill for III,
reifrf OF James Johnson. of Kentucky. WAS
taken up Tor consideration, III commiit,. uf
me Whole, DIR. Lanman la the chair. I'l,is
o"' proposes 10 allow Mr. johnson, who was
ID Payrhaster iI d regiment Of volunteers. dur
.nS me late war. credit in the settlement of
MS accounts with The government for monpys
pa'd Tor ratIons, mure than was allowed nv
the law living the price of rations. Alter a few
remarks by MRS. Talhni, Chandler. Smith.
Williams and Jacksnn, the bill was rrpo,trd
10 the Senate, Without amendment. and
PASSED to be ensrOssrd and read The third
time.
The bill from the other Honsr, ,u authorize
me laying out ETA road in the ,.rri,nrx ,r
Florida, was taken up In Commute. nf ,ha
whole. The hill proposes an ap,rnpria,i,n If
100000 for the purpose of making :, road
rom Pensacoia, to ST. Augusiilmr, and SO 0O0
LOT the purpose Of surveying routes for twd
DINER roads, inttrscctIng said territory AT diff
ferent points
or. BKowN stated that the distance. over
wiich The road was proposed Ia be made
was about 500 miles; aud The ,list,or. IN H..
surveyed Tor the two other roads couIJ h
about 600 miles. 1t was of great inpnrt,n,.
10 nave communicated opsu-d alnn., ,h,.
coast or that territory. The inhabitants.
"'ioS uhurr ihe same government, were " idclv
sePa'ateu rom each other. The propnsed
ioau WIN pass. through a very fine and fertile.
u"un'ry, mostly belonging 10 the government
OF the United States IL appeared To tb.. com-
nitiee to he necessary that sou5.tbing sh,,,,,J
nr Done 10 increase the value of this pr.prrtv
The frontiers of that territory REQUIRE. prot.r-
fo,i from the government, and this measure
WIN accelerate lis settlement. As the s,,,., an,
!'rnpr'a'ed was not very great, he hoped ,h,
bill would pass '''
hir. JACKSON said this road was OF great i'm
p"rlance, from two consi,irratinns-iI frs,
as II related IN the defeHcr and HE s.cn,,d
IN regard {" the population of that part 9TH,
country. II gentlemen would rerur 10 th..
map ofthat part Of the Territory, they wouId
perceive that II would he absolutely imn,ss;
Wv, r,e I'D succour 81 Augustine, except by water.
nc '"du e"uih be made al Il small expense
anu would furnish the means of immediate,
defence. He tho"ght the United States ought
10 Keep an eye on that part of the counirv
II Is very weak, and defencelrss. Witbunt
inns road, people could not be Induced so
speedily 10 enigrate to that territory, aud its
settlement would be retarded.
Mr. lIOwRIE said there were two obiects
specified IN this bill, which the gentleman had
net touched upOn-the surveys of two other
routes, besides the one where the mad ,vao
te be made. He wished information nm ,h,ss
points as three thousand dollars was annrn
priated Tor the surveys, y lille only twenty
thousand dollars was to be granted for MAXIM
the other road .
nir. Brown, IN explanation, remarked. thar
the contemplated routes, which were 10 h.,
sIr.fyfu, embraced AN extent Of 600 miles ::
WI, m,"e me ROAD 10 be made was only 800
n"se routes winch were To b. traced out
ieuch az different parts of the territory IN q
communication with which is higbiv ~,
portant. "
MI LowRfE inquired Of the chairman of
the Committee on Roads aud Canals. what
ud'a me COMMITTEES had adopted, in estima-
unS tue expenditures for these PURPOSES
mr. bKowN said the Committee had b.f,r.
thrm The statements furnished by the Delegate
VINO represented that territory in. The oibur
mouse. From these, and such information
AS could he gained from the Map OF that conn
Try, the estimates were made
or. JACKSON did not doubt that the ammo
pr'ation provided in this bill, with the labor or
Tue milfaIy force stationed in that part orthe
country, would be adequate to- the proposrd
oDJec,s--he said, that, by this means. a tovo-
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~ Il. "p'"'g' we" OF tho country through which
tne roads were tO run, would he obt,;r,.d
and the President would no, ,nnIy n,,,r,
money 10 the purpose than should be found
necessary.
Mr.. CHANDLER thoue1, that must he !,
very extraordinary country lnderd, If fwenty
thousand dollars would make three hundred
n'es OF road ipit. We have been told thai
s WI soldiers could not work in that country.
VIZ y. believed, that iftweGty fhnnsand dol
'''s were appropriated now, It would not be +,
s'e"' "nIe before Congress weuld be- called
upon 10 vote more money for this object.
Hr' HOLMES, of Maine, could hardly bsliev,
'hat % or 60 dollars Il mile, which WAS ,ll the
sum mentioned IN the bill would amount te
wnulu he sufficient tn make This road. He
'eH w FAVOR OF making road from PensaroL,
10 ot' Augustine but wished 10 know what
ne rra' cost hi such road would be- How
""o" u "",ln cost ~ money, aud how much
,"""r me soldiers could perfurm. lie wished
10 Know u the committee bad estimated ihe
cost when appropriations are to be made.
an estimate IS generally required When =
"En'-h"'Se or pier is tn be built, the Com
,nn'er y called up0n for an estimate. He
u"ugh' thr government were going too far in
','s business" marking out these two roads.
"' tnrrs hundred miles each. The distance,
considering The siunosiiies vt the road, might
Ve great deal more than was calculated. II