Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-28
HOUSE OF pEpn g-slJ,yT, Ar;vI,s

'Fhc resolution offered by Air. Wright, OF Ohio.
calling the President Of Tie Unitel States for
information as 10 The progress Of the cx;,ensils
tor the improy cment OF ;!c navigation OF TIE Ohio
, River, was taken u2, and adopted
Dir. Tucker, Of 5. Z. moved the consideration Of
Tie resolution, fang Ike Day q the adjournment oil
Co5,Tcss.
On The question CT consideration, the ayes were
90, the Eoes 62; so it was agreed to Consider the
rescu;oa.
Oa this resolution an animated deoa.e arose.
IIr. Dwight oi Mass. move! 10 Gil the blank
with The ist Afond1y uay next. Mr.. Henpiiiii,
Of Pa. inorc1! the 18Th day ii May rext. nl- Ed
wards OF y. c. moved tie q iioaday in May next
T.e debate turned mainly the point qyLstacr It
exrc,leat, al this i.no, to fy any DAY of adj
iou.nmcat. Mr. hIa,lsry OF Vermont, having
maintained the neApescncy of doing 70, moved to
refer the resolution 10 the special connit,cc which
Ind been are,dy appointed Tor the purpose Of fix
arg a day d adjournment, and day OF earlier
nfee,ias atsthe next session, and who had not yet
1epcr;cl. THIS motion opposed By MIR.
dwight OF Miss. when Mr. La'hfop Chairman of
me Select Committee referred to- stated ths rca-
sons WHY that committee delayed its report
Mr.. Sawyer OF y. G. then moved 10 lay the re-.
solution on the table; wllicA cariiel-Ayes 81
Noes ~.
Mr. MeI.sne OF Delaware, then moved 20 dis
charge the Select Committee from the duty as
Signed tliem--and went into the argument for FIX
ing day Of adjournment, in TIE course OF which
Ire observed that he opposed to the considers
Of tire Bankrupt Bill, at this session; because
question was pending before the Suine.ne
Court, the decision OF which the necessity of
any such las would. ~ great measure, Depend /;
and he was fn favor OF waiting Until this decision
should be given.
The debate was now esamei, under the form of
" discussion Of the propiety Of discharging the
Select Committee; and it coniinGed till the first
hour Of the sitting expired, when the Speaker
arrested It's progress, and called the orders of the
day.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of South Carolina, then movsL
TO postpone the orders Of the day, for the purpose
OF discussing the motion Of Mr.. McLane. This
motion prevailed, ayes SO, noes 69-when the de-
hate was again renewed, and; on motion of Mr..
Tucker OF SJnh CaroliDo, tie ayes and noes were
ordered on It's ffHal decision.
The sounds on which the proprety Of fixing, at
az this time, dag OF adjournment, was supported,
were, in substance. tic following That, until
some day fixed; the members tYould not feel
any pressure as 20 time, and would indulge a great
Latitude Of debate; but, soon as a day was fixed
at which the session must end, they would become
gens1ble of the value Of their time, and hay
sng much b1-iGess TO do, in defnre space you'd
foduge less in debate, and would ret through no.e
Of Ire pubic business. Much time had already been
consumed in meie discussion, and little, compare
1Ye3y, hal yet been done. NesrbeTs bad private as
vel public duties and, it is 80 alimes quite as
important 10 the cocntry, that they should be en-
gagged in dalie5 within their Own dsifcts as in his
House. Experience was appealed to as a proof
o!tbs poitiou, that m1ch more Business was got
through with after day Of adjournment was KEEL,
and much done in the shore session as ia .iie
longer ore.
Tb0ss who advocated this yirw Of ilie matter.
were, Nessr. Dwight. Tucker, 1fcLane, Bacfa-
mr., Hamilton, nud irinJlo
Il was eontendol, on the other side, that it was
Impossible, in The natafe Of the =, 20 tell a. sci
what subjects wouJ cop,c Up for decision, or what
tlme groper consideration and discussion of thea
vol consume. Many important subject must 8,
c'w-i!crej The amendments proposed - 81,
CJcsiputiontI tie appropriation Tor a mission e
Panama the whole subject Of our relations WIZ
tie Indian tTibes-the provision 10. tie surviviu,
oiliee1s ofthe Revolutionary Army; he Massachu
sets claims FOR militia services, in addi;ion t.
Viich the Bania lpicy Bill wosid probably b,