Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-22

from the President of the United States, which
appears in this days proceedings Of the Senat O.
was read.
The message was ordered to lie on the table,
| ard be printed.
Mr.. FILLS OF Pen. moved that 5000 copies
be printed OF IT. but while this question was
pending, the House adjourned
Tuesday, Feb. 10.
IN SENATE
| The Senate resumed, as ia Committee of the
whole, Mr.. King, of Alabama, in the chair. J
the bill to amend the judicial system of the Uni
ted States, and to provide for three additional
( lrcult Courts; the question being on recon-
uniting The bill with Instructions.
| MIR. Tazewcll, of Virginia, a,lvcrted to the
Importance of the measure, and the impossible
tx of lis receiving the consideration which il
merted and passing through both Houses of
! Congress the present session. He then moved
! that the bill and resolution he indefinitely post
poned, and pledged himself should the postpone
mem take p are, 90 coo ,cratc with the honor
able mover of the BILL in producing a plan which
should ensure the attainment of the object he
! had IN view, by the best means that could be en-
| ploycd.
On the motion 10 postpone the bill indefinitely
4 long debate took place, which consumed the
remainder of tae days sitting.
The motion was zealnusl, opposed By Mr.
| Talbot, Mr.. IL. VI. JoIuson, Mr.. Eaton, and Mr.
Kelly: ana it was supported by MIR. Barbour
and Mr.. Van Buren,, generally the same
grounds as those taken by the mover, bu; touch
ng Incl ien'alll theme~if OF the different schemes
which had been offered ON the suoect.) Fira |, :,
The question being taken on the indefinite
postpnnement of the bill, it was decided in the
negative, by yeas AMI nays, as follows:
YEAs.-- Niessrs. Darhour. carton, Branch,
Clayton, Cobb, Edwards, Eliot. Findlay, King,
of y. Y. Lowric, Macon, Mills, Taylor, Taze-
well, Van Buren,, Van Dylsc---IG
NAYs.--lIcssrs. Bell, Benton, Bouligny.
Brown, Chandler. Dickcrson, Eaton. Gailasd,
Holmes, of Maine, Holmes, of Mississippi, j Jack
son. Johnson, of kentucky, Johnson, Louisiana,
| Kelly, King, of Alabama. Knight Lanman,
Lloyd, of Mass. Mcbane, Noble, Palmer. Par.
'ott iiugges, Seymour, Smith, Talbot, Thomas,
Williams--28.
The question then recurring on the motion to
re-commit the bill with instructions.
The Senate adjourned
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Hemph, from the Committee on Roads
ond Canals, reported a bill declaring the assent
ot congress TO an act of the General Assembly
ot Virginia, therein mentioned; which was twice
read, and ordered to be cngrossed and read a
third time to- morrow.
Jcct of the bill, and novel That it be ordered to
be engYosscd for third reading.
Mr.. Cooke asked for the reading of the bill
1T was read accordingly.) He then wished TO
know WY the assent Of Congress was required
at all. This canal surely did not run through
The District of Columbia. He objected to the.
oil, rs proceeding on the principle that the Uni
ted States have power to make what improve
men's they please III the several states-a prin-
cIple to winch he could never consent, as If in
tcrtered with the rights OF the states, and had
never been conhded to Congress by the peo-
pie.
MIR. Archer, of Virginia, explained the ma
ture OF the BILL and protested against entertain
ing the opinion respecting the rights of Con
gress winch was supposed by the gentleman
nom tennessee To be involved in the bill The
reason WHY congress was called upon TO give IFS
consent TO this bill was, that the CONTEMPLATED
improvements on the Appomattox River, were
or the tide waters, and so might be held 10 he
within the Admiralty jurisdiction of the general
government The bill did not ask the aid of
congress, nor did II settle any question of pow
or, but was merclr meant to meet and remove
the ohleciionS OF those who doubted the mower
OF the state Virginia TO Interfere with the wa
tiers within the limits of the admiralty iur;s,l;cti-
on OF the Gcncral Government If the ;ur;s
dlction OF state did extend (which he was moi
prepared to deny,) over the tide waters of IFS
rivers, then the act would ouly be superooatorv
and could do no harm. But the community
would never spend lis money in improving that
stream unless it had some security that the Gen
erai Government would not afterwards intcrG,ce
on the ground Of jurisdiction.
Ire bill was then ordered 10 be enmrossed for
a third reading TO morrow.
UNCLAIMED STOCK DIvIDENDs.
The resolution Yesterday offered by MIR. Ii
yinSstj', was again read, requiring the name,
o. pcisons holding unclaimed dividends of II. &.
stock.
in support oftbjs resolution, Mr. Livingston
! observed, that the House had, some time since
on resolution offered BY him, directed he Sc
creiary OF the Treasury to make, in substance.
the communication now required. That officer
had complied with the call, but had presented TO
the House merely the aggregate amount of diyi
bends unclaimed. There was certainly strono.
| call upon the justice OF the House TO Obtain =
more detailed statement. Thereport informs us
/ That there Is, IN the Treasury, the amount of
/ S326,OOO In dividends of this description WHY
was this amount suffered to remain there Itnust
I De owing 10 ignorance or mistake on the part of
| those entitled to receive it, This question was
whether the United States could honestly av.;i
itself OF either the or the other to retain the
! amount The money does the United States no
g2ol. Iti noninaliy, to be sure in the Treasu-
/ ry, but IT Is actually i'll the Bank of the United
! STATES. The Bank has long been tradinp p,on
''' ana "'Ii no Doubt continue to trade uDon it..
until the names of the holders of these divideods
snail De published He had heard, an objection
urged by an officer of the Bank, that the srno,,t
was made up ofsnall items, the interest Of which
wond IN many cases, be only few cents a wear
/ lie considered fhis nIiect;or -. -. -