Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-05

ard maid | consider the subject as placed beyond
the reach of recall either by the President or Con
gress Ii would be extremely unjust, and cruel,
were i, otherwise. An allowance is regularly ,
made 10 a Foreign Minister, on the express ground
of its being necessary to the additional expenses
which lie must encounter in his new mission. lie
accepts the mission, and encounters the expense
on the faith of the allowance made, and paid 10
him by the President and when the business Is sii
over and the expenses have been incurred and
paid he is told that he must refund one hall OF me
adj vance. | am persuaded that no court OF justice
would tolerate this and will barely suggest, in
nclusion that if you think otherwise, pract-
cable to make the experiment, by ordering suit
against Mr.. Adams, for the alleged balance in his
| hands to which dare say, he would make no OBJ
lection; but, you will not understand me as advls-
Ing this course, for am thoroughly persuaded that
| the suit would fail.
| have the honor to remain, Sir, your respectful
| and obedient servant, WIN. WIKI.
| The President of the u States
| The Message was ordered to be laid on the table
and printed.
The Speaker also laid before the House com
munication from the War Department, transmitting
the information called for the 2Sth inst. relative
TO the state of the Cumberland Road between Cum
berland and Wheeling, and the repairs necessary
for its preservation; which was ordered TO lie upon
the table.
. neer, enclosed in that of the Secretary
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT,
Fl April 20, 1926.
i, SIR: have the honour 20 report 10 you, tha
REPRESENTATIONS have been made to this Depart
ment, b. very respectable persons acquainted wit
the facts that the Cumberland road is much out o
f repair and is deteriorating daily, for the want
a some system for keeping it in order, The suffice
y is one that is beyond the control of this Depart
ment and will require some enactment, OF the Ma
). tonal Legislature, 10 establish system TOR keep
Il ing the road in repair, annual appropriation
I for that purpose The enclosed letters, which hav
been referred to, and received at this Department
q and numbered from to s, point out the injure
which the load has sustained, and, also, propose
. the means TO be resorted 10 for making the neces
sary repairs, and suggesting measures proper 10 b
:, adopted for putting the road in complete order
!, and, also, for keeping it in order when repair
: ed. Respectfully submitted.
. ALEX. MACOMB,
. Maj. Gen. Chief Eng
= To the Hon. JAMES BARBOUR,
Secretary Of Var.
= The Speaker also laid before the Rouse-a CON
municaton from the same Department, transmit
q ting report of the Engineer recently einploye
=. in exploring the country, and running levels be
tN cen the Deep Creek and Casileman's submits o
e the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, with view TO a:
certain the practcability of transferring, by fee
der, the water supply from one summit 10 ii
# other.
~ The communication referred TO the Con
;, ulittee on Roads and Canals.
Mr.. Stewart moved the printing OF 5000 copie
- but, before the question was taken, the House al
journed. Phenir GG%,