Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-21

TO land in ives, Florida, founied on habitation
and cultivation between the 2ad February.
1919, and 18th july, 1921. which was laid ON
the table aud ordered to he printed.
On motion of Mr.. VAN RENSSELAER,, it was
Resotred, That the committee on Military
Aiiars be instructed To inquire into the cxpe
d'cncy OF authorizing and directing the Secreta-
nv oil War To cause 10 be prepared, for the use
ot the militia of the United States. "A compendi-
nm OF tue discipline and drill Of the army OF the
| United States.
On motion Of Mr.. REYNOLDS, il was
Resoired, That committee be appointed 10
inquire into the expediency of a2propriating :.
sum Of money, not exceeding - dollars, for
the purpose of improving the navigation o!
Cumberland River, in the State of Tennessee.
Mr.. CAMBRELENC; Offered the following re-
| solution, which lies one day on the table:
| Resoiced, That the Secretary of the Treasury
| he directed to furnish this House with such
statements may lave been received from the
Bank of the United states, embracing its trans
actions for the year 1924.
The Speaker laid before the House commu-
nication from the Post Office Department, cob
! tanning a statement of the extent of each post
! route in the United States, the number of miles
the mail is transported annually Oh each route,
with the annual expense of transportation under
existing contracts, which was referred to the
Committee on the Post Offices aud Post Roads,
and ordered to be printed.
MIR. BEEcHER moved that the House take
up the following resolution, which had been on
the table for Some time, waiting for a report
from the Secretary of War, which was promised
in few days. but hal never vet been presented:
Resoired, That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to this
| House what progress the Engineers have made
an carrying into effect the Act OF Congress OF
the 81 of March, 1923, entitled An Act to cs-
tab!ish National Arn1ry OH the Western
Waters.
Mr.. REYNOLDS moved To molly the resou
tion. He hoped the HUlse would adopt i, in
its present shape. lie complained OF the delays
which hal taken place in carrying into effect
the act which had passed. Congress OH the sub.
ject.
! The resolution was then agreed to.
! The following resolution offered yesterday BY
Mr.. Narficld, was taken up:
| Rcso!ccd That the President of the United
states he requested to cause to be submitted TO
this House a statement Of the several purchases
OF real estate, in behalf OF the United States,
within the territorial limits of any state, since
the 4th day of July, 1915, for public purposes,
IN pursuance OF any act OF Congress, or BY any
Department or officer of the General Govern
| inent, denoting, in each case, the particular Al,
thcrtv under which each purchase was made;
Its date; AMI the enl or use for which il was
eff ctei; the nature OF the estate thereby nc.
CURED, and the person persons by whom, or
10 whom such estate was conveyed; together
with the fact whether such purchase was, or
was not. accompanied with the express con-
sent of the state of whose territory such real
estate constituted part and IN the former case,
Syhpflnr 1nU nd, II WHO
| ton accompanied the cession or convcy ance.
Mr.. WEn'rER suggested that, as many re-
ports on this subject had been made and that
| the present cal! would impose great labour or
the department, some explanation OF the object
! OF the mover would be desirable.
Mr.. MERCER thought the information very
| important, as the government had acquired
some important tracts, from time to time sucil,
for instance, as the tract 1T West Point, which
was obtained by an act of the last session Oh
Congress. He did not think that the labnnr
imposed by the resolution could at all weigh
against the value of the information when OBJ.
tanned.
MIR. WOOD moved that the resolution be laid
On the table, as ne thought the information al
ready before the House. Ayes 72-Nacs 30.
The resolution was therefore laid on the table.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On the unfinished business being called I'D,
Mr.. WEBSTER stated that the Committee
rose yesterday, on the motion Of the honorable
Speaker, who was, of course entitled To the
iioor That gentleman unfortunately pre-
vented by indisposition from taking the floor TO-
day, and he therefore hoped the bill relative to
the Cumberland Road would be allowed to stand
over till Monday.
Dciaware and Chesapeake Canal Stock.
The House then went into committee on the
bill 'authori>ing the subscription of stock in
the Delaware and Cbcsap cnlsc Canal Company, y
by vote OF 81 Mr.. To nlinson in the Chair.
The bill, which authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury TO subscribe, liz the name of the
United States, for 1880 shares in this stock, was
then read
MIR. liEMPutIL stated that the amount of
these loo shares, would be 100000. He con
sdered the bill OF sufficient Importance TO justify
few remarks survey had been made of the
route of this canal, before the revolution. The
first legislative step on the subject was taken
by the Legislature Of MARYLAND, which proposed
to cooperate with Delaware and PENNSYLVANIA.
In consequence Of the law which was subse-
Puently passed, two companies were formed
The subject came before Congress in 1906; and
favourable reports were made in the Senate at
various tirses. from 1906 to 1919. Several bills
also passed ti'c Senate. The House of Repre-
sentatlves had also had the subject before them
from 1906 to 1894, and several reports in favor
Of the canal were ma1e-Several bills were also
reported i'll the House, to create stock The
state Of Mary land, had passed a conditional act
on the subject III 1873, and the state of Penn
syiyand "d a-o "V,o4: hut no law paSeod which
was effective IN its character, until 132J.-'The
report subsequently, made by the Engineer, was
fully approved of bv thc President. Tho canal
is TO be 60 fpt,t ,vS,. ~ Gacf door, 1
IN length, Contracts have been made the lands
purchased and the workmcn commenced in
April, lG2i-In ono part of this canal, called
tho Dam Z -LlL 81 III