Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. Wright, from the select committee appoint
Ell 10 arrange tho business necessary TO be acted
upon during the remainder OF the session, made a
report, accompanied by the following resolution:
RcSoired, That the orders of the day, in COM
mittee OF the whole fIouse, be arranged in the
manner recommended by the select committee APP
pointed TO arrange and class the business neces-
sary 20 be acted on during the remainder of the
session.
Mr.. Livingston, Of Louisiana, moved to lay the
resolution and report the table, and to print
;hem; WHICH was agreed 10.
Mr.. Hemphill, from the Committee on Roads
and Canals, reported bill " TO regulate the laying
ogt and making OF road from the Seat of Govern
ment in the Ciy of Washington, 10 the City of
New Orleans, for the safe and expeditions trans
pnrtaion OF the United States mail, and other
national purposes" which was twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, offe ell the fol-
losing:
.Rts0lrel. That the Secretary of War be in
s'fueied 10 communicate 10 this House the report
OF the Engineer recently employed in exploring the
country and running levels between the Deep
C-eeli and Caseman SUBMITS, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, with view to ascertain the prac-
fioabi.iiy Of transferring. by feeder, the water
supply from the one summit TO The other.
This resolution lies one day by rule.
Mr.. Livingston, OF Louisiana, submitted the
following:
be instructed TO enquire into the xpedency OF es-
tabilshng some node by which all demands against
me United States for services for articles, fur
n'sacd, or moneys advanced for their USE not al
lowed by the proper Accounting Officers, should
he submitted to Court OF Justice for Investigate
on and provisional decision, reservingto Congress
the right OF finally deciding whether such decisions
small be carried into effect and also under the like
reservation, investigating the title OF individuals or
nodles corporate TO lands claimed by the United
States.
The resolution was laid on the table, and ordered
20 be printed.
Mr.. Wickiife, of Ken. observed, that upon last
saturday, he had risen in his place to submit re-
solution. and in accordance with that courtesy,
which had been practised by tie House, he was a.
Uolt 10 state, very succinctly, the which
had him then present it. and the course
which he designed it should take. He did not
then desire the House to vote upon il, as there
were many members absent BY very rigid APP
piication of the rules of the House, by the Speak er,
he was not then permitted to explain his obiec',
but was desired 10 send the resolution TO the Clerk
that il might be read. He did 30 and contrary
to his expectation, upon question so important,
the Speaker demanded Of the House to say Yhe-
Their they would consider the proposition2 This
preciuded explanation, and the question was pro-
pounded 10 a thin House. lie had then withdrawn
the resolution aud announced his determination to
presen; it TO day sbe would avail himself Of the
present OCCASION snder the indulgence Of the House.
20 state the reasons which influenced him then TO
present the resolution.
The Panama question had been met and ts ma
tire and character tested by the vote upon the
amendment, offered by the gentleman from Della
waie, Mr.. McLane. That amendment after
II and elaborate discussion, had been adopted, by
a vote SO TO 81.
The Constitutional Power Of this House to ex-
press its opinion, and The expediency Of express
ING IL IN reference TO the question under considera-
ton, was denied, upon the one hand, and asserted
upon the other, by the result Of the vote / have
vs., stated. The opinion Of this House was ex-
Vessel in language too strong to be misunderstood,
aA too powerful 10 be disregarded. The friends
ONE measure then moved to lay the resolution
anAmeDdments upon the table; and before taking
He We, the House adjourned.
OiNbe next morning, by a counter march upon
he r'sI 0ing, eighty-three members, who were
Tor the Mission in Us unrestricted sense wen. over
10 the enmy's camp, asd united with sixty-t,vo
VINO wereppposed TO the Mission as wholly mex
Ieuieht: am thus the two extremes uniting Tor diff.
ierent reasos, produced the result of IIs votes
against the eAVediency Of tie Mission leaving S.
who were 10 fyor Of it, restricted as twas by the
vote Of The Hose
The House tAn took up the bill appropria,inp
ne money 70 deAy the expenses Of the mission,
end 1t passed 70 a Nlird reading, by a vote Of I3i
70 C2. The eshtymembers who had just voted
ne VI sian 'nsxpelNE,, gt.,ed Nth the fi;5-fg1r