Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-25
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HcOSE VI REPRESENT Els.
CONCERNING CANAL BOATS.
! An eng ossed oll entitled '.An act concern
! ing Canal vessels aud boats," was read third
time.
| hlr. hlartiuci;le, of New York, moved that
the bill be re-comrittcd, for the purpo. e of being
| tnoditled. Ia It's present form, ile contendcd II
granted none OF that relief for which IT had been
introduced into the iloUSe, out on the cuntrar,
II Imposed additional burthens. In support OF
tins proposition. Nh. vi. went, at CONSIDERABLE
lehSli, INTO Il statcHleDi OF facts, especially as
related To the boais on the Chanplain Canal.
Mr.. Storrs replied 10 lis objections, and insist
ed thai the clause of the blli from winch il was
apprei'ended that new burdens would be laid
Oh The Canal boats, did not Justify that appre-
hension.
Mr.. Webster believed both the Till and the
aiIeliuHlent tobeuunecessaTy, as the laws laying
tonnage duties did not nowaPpy TO Canal boats,
and could not be enforced WITH respect to them
MD. MaIiary was in favor of the bill but op-
posed to the amendment, which he considered as
defeating lis object.
Mr.. hartindaeinsIstcdo on the danger to which
these boats would be cxposed-of Ina, Ing ton
mage dulles exacted from their owners, unless
some law was passed 10 prevent it. These du
Ties had already, IN some cases, been both de-
maldcd and paid.
Mir. McLane preferred the bill to the amend
mcnt. He thought the apprehensior.s which had
bee: expressed were without solid founha;ion-
nc duties could be demanded ON a boat till the
boat passed from one district into another and
the bill provided FOR that case.
Mr. Newton repeated and enforced the OBJ
jections he had yesterday brought forward against
the amendment, and insisted that Congress
ought to retain It's power to lay duties on Canal
boats. whenever circumstances
proper. The question: Oh rccommitlncnt was
then put and negatiyed.
Nc W ebscr opposed the amendment as too
broad aud extensive III lis terms.
vi. Foot o! Connecticut, was in favor of the
OBJECT Ut the bill, but opposed TO the amendment
as TOO narrow an some respects, and two wide In
others.
Mir. Martindale expressed his reluctant deter
mutation 10 vote against the bill, if the amend
meat were retained when
MIR. " costcr, III order 10 give time for fur
ther reflection, AID some interchange oi views
which might lead to modification OF the LlIi,
more acceptable 10 all parties, moved that ii lie
on ihe table. The motion prevailed, aud the bill
was ordered to lie on the table.
Gums IF suites for Interest, SC
Ga motion OF Mi. Webster, The House then
went INTO committee of the whole, MI Condict
III tie cuar, on tue bill for the relief of Elisha
SNOW, Jr. and the bill 10 authorize the payment
OF interest due 10 the Stale VI Virginia
The former Of these bills was read bv sections.
aud ordered, without debate, to Bird reading on
MONDAY.
The latter bill gave rise to an animated and
int resting debate, which occupied the House
TIL pest ! O'Clock
Use DEBATE turned chiefly on an amendment
offered 10y MIR. Sharpe, Of New York, which
went TO strike outline words ''stntc Of ptginin. y
aud To insert, III lieu thereof, tine SeUerui sfrLes
making the provisions Of tic bill to extend with
Jui Distinction, 20 all the States who had borrow
cd money for the service of the United States,
aud paid interest thereon, and whose demand for
thc principal Of their debt had been recognized
and paid by the General Government. This
amendment was advocated by Mcssts Sharpe,
Mercer, p. T. Barbour, Ste, enson, Kent, Neaic,
Wood, Webster, Marvin, Fuller, Malllr,.
Cook, and Livingston: and opposed by Mes srs
Williams vi y. Z. NmtIcsey, Mccoy, Fio,d.
Foot Of Con. Tucker, Varied, Wide. Bart
lett, aud Clay.
The question was then put on Mr.. Sharpe,s
amendment, and decided 10 the negative. ayes
10, noes 90
fac bill was lhcn read throughout by sections
aud reported 20 the House.
Mr.. Sharpe now renewed hisnotion to amend
inc bbj' and required that when the question
wac taken, It should be taken by Yeas aud NAYS.
which "crc ordered accordingly:
But, before the question was taken,
The House adjourned.
pNomtay, February p.
IL SENATE.
On motion of NJ. Smith. the Senate pro. !
;ccded, as in committee Of the whole. Mr. |
Wins IN Tie chair 10 tie consideration Of the |
al
'ih from the other House, making an a2propri- |
ZION Tor cer'an Qualifications in the l.. states |
or 1875.
Tae amendments reported b. the Commit
ce on Finance were read
The first was al appropriation of $4,000.
D. The erection OF Fort at Beaufort IN North
'aroIina. and $4,000 for Forts at Cape Fear,
the same stale
A long discussion cnsued on this amendment,