Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-13
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y, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY g.
Inc Senate did not sit TO day.

| Tue SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
! The Senate did not sit 10 day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MT. bartlett, from the committee on Naval Affairs
reported bill for the reliefof Abigail Appleton of In
"s"' III inc STATE OF Massachusetts, which was twice
'eao' anu made the order of the day for Monday
CANALS IN FLORIDA
MT. Mercer, from the committee on Roads and Ca
nals made report;
"A Bill for improving the inland navigation between
INC 81 marl's iper and tic entrance THE river ST
Johns in Florida.
SEC I. BE IL enacted IN the SsnDfe, gnd yJoyso y,
Representatives. IF The United Sssss of q,nerica IN @
erSs assembled, That the sum of ten ttousan h
o 'he sames hereby, appropriated, of any money
IN inc treasury, not otherwise appropriated 10 be an
phed under the direction OF the President Of the Uni
ted States for deepening the channel of inland navpa
uon, leading from the st. Mary river between Anne.
liza is!aud and the continent TO the ST. Iobn1s ,;y.r j.;
The territory of Florida
SEC 9 Ind be IL furfer enact5a That This act s,I,
MOI go INTO effect, until the U. States Board of Enri
hees snail examine the soal between the island fp,e
said and the main l,s,d, and have made ronor, in wv,
,ng 70 the Secretary of War, that, in their orinon
me SAID soai can be permanently deepened for The
so as o open an inland steam boat
between the aforesaid rivers of FloriIa.n
The bill was twice read aud committed IN a Conn
mittee ofthe Whole House 10 morrow.
PRINTERS or TIE Laws
The Restitution, offered BY Mr. Saunders. was again
taken up. TheresoInsian. as modified is in the xolds
following:
H.
nicate To this House list of such of the pewspapers in
each OF tue States, in which the laws Of Congress were
drecAl 10 be published in the years 1925, and IS26
Also list OF suchin which the laws are directed 20 be
published in 1927 designating the changes which, have
been made and the causes for each csIangc.n
MIR. Buckner addressed the House.
Mr. Wood, of New York, said he had risen not for the
purpose either of opposing defending the adinistra
ton, but from sense of what was due to his nubl;c
duty He in behalf of the suffering soldiers Of tho
Revolution, who were dropping daily into the grave
we the time OF The House occupied in discussions
like the present Before such discussion was farther
protracted must not the question resstibv force Use,
on every member, Gu Bona? To what valuable pur.
pose can il possibly !ed' Whether the Secretary Of
STATE should disclose gnod motives bad 10 re- Is to
this CALL 1t could lead to no legislation was mol
lawyer on that HDor, who would SO far venture his
character as TO say that any Legislation could legitimate
ly grow out OF IT. Is TIC inquiry into the nature Of
ia"! No-It rs an inquiry into the motives of a public
oincer. The totiYes of men not cognzabe at III
tribunal nor at any other earth. Il is prctendc, b,.
the advocates OF the resoln'ion that the motives of the
Secretary oil State, IN exercising certain branch OF
Power con!ded TO him By law nave been perScuaI a,I
poitca--hnt wLat has this House TO do with his mo
tvcs' And suppose them disclosed to what resu, can
Il ieac:- 10 none: and why then, urge tie inquiry?
Might not the House as well inquire INTO the motives
for this resolution after all, it is only question OF
opinion against opin:on--tle old dispute whether my
doxy or your dOXy is orthodoxy He hoped the .IoU e
would discharge tie resolution, either by ind. finite
postponenent, by laying : ON the table II j, were
matter, there in the world more competent
than those allcdg"d 10 have been injured 80 them
sevs ample justice. The dispute Iay be safely LEFT be-
tween the Secretary and the printers
Mr. Hamilton now took Tie floor. and was about tc
commence some observations the resolution when
The Speaker suggested 10 him that no more than
five 'ninufes OF the hour allotted 10 resolutions now
remained II, however, the gentleman thought pro
per 10 proceed at this time the Chair wond listen
with pleasure to ans remarks he had 10 offer
Mr. Hamilton Replied tiatjf only FIVE minutes re
manned, he you'll occupy them in making mott n thai
te rule, which would restrict the discussion w,hia
the hour, be for this day dispensed with
The question being put this motion twas decided
in the negative-ayes II, noes -. 1.-TWO thirds are
required for the suspension of any rule Of orders
The Speaker announced the orders of the day which
consisted exc iusivcly of private bills
SALARIES OF CHARGE DES AFFAIRES
The following message received from The Pres
den of lie u S. by the hands of his Private Score
tary;
WASHINGTON, Feb 8. I&l7.