Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24

@uI"P'He ROAD Company ID
Cn motion of Mr.. johnson of Va il WAS
hfsofoed, That the COMMITTEE on Roads an,
<ansis be instructed TO inquire into The xpedienc,
oil su'horzing snbscripi ion in behalf of the Uni
ied States, OF portion Of the capital stock in III,
"'nchester and Ohio river Turnpike Road Com.
pany.
! On motion Of Mr.. Peter, ,oyas
! Resotced, That the Committee ON Roads and
CanaIs inquire into the expetiency of authorizing
the appointment of Commissioners to locate =
ROAD from the City Of Washington to Buffalo, in
the State Of New York.
! On molten of Mir. CARNEY, il was
| L. Resoired, That The Committee ON Roads
and Ianals be Instructed to Inquire into the expe-
diency o. authorizing the President oi the United
States TO cause 10 be surveyed the Alr-any river,
rom the city Of PiitsbuTs 10 the town of Warren
In pennsylvania, ahd isom thence to the Chau-
'au9"e aud Cs-dega lskes, along and by the way
OF their outlets, that the said survey y,h Ike
estimates for i.,,pros ing those streams in ueh
naanef as 10 niass them aYglble for small steam
boats, o, 6oioas tafshcn, be laid before Congress.
ut The next session
= Resoived, That The Committee on Roads
ana C'itis be Instructed inqsire ir,o the expe-
Cheney OF causing a'surYey TO be made TO the Cone
wihso river. from the town of Warren, in the
Stale OF Pennsyva nia, up along, or near the said
stream 10 the centre of the town of Villanova in
we state OF New York and from thence to Buff
ia!o by tie most practicable rou G. so that the said
survey, With The estimates for improving the said
river, or making Canal, be laid before Co,o,e..
al their next session.
On motion of MIR Scott II was
Aeso!oea, That the Committee on Tie Public
lands Ia whom has bee, referred the charge fled
~ 'oha ,Fi'son against Geores Graham, Commits
sioDer osthe General Land Office, have leave to
"a; d'finS the sitting Of the House, and no ;ver IN
send Tor persons and papers.
Mr.. Moore Of 4slaba,la submitted The fellow.
lag:
Resosoed, Tha, the Committee on Roads and
Csnalsoe instructed TO inquire in'o the expe,.ien-
ey OF authorizing survey and examination OF the
MUSCLE Shoals. in the Tennessee river win
view 10 the location Of Canal
Mr. Moore said, in Offering this RESOLUTION. IL
""uid ask the indulgence Of The House for a sin
s'e moWsnt only, Wills: he attempted 10 recon-
mend the s"hjrct al this resolution to their favor
aoie constellation. The improvement, OF the ma
vigaiion oil the Tennessee river AT TIE no;ni
contemplated, (said Ae,) will be deemed an OBJ
lect of tie very last importance, not only 20 the
STATE oil alabama, but Hxewise 10 those of Ten
hesee, kentucky, Ohio, Mssis> fpri I-oaisiaua
and tie Western part of Virginia f,urned.a,sly
ai'sr the passage OF the law OF 1921 an,ho-
FizaS tiie Ptrsicnt T., procure the NECESSARY Mas
a".' estimates upon the sus-c, of Rca l. and Ca
MS, The delegations of the S!.'e of Tsnua,s 4.
a'ssi-s'rpi, and A!sba,ns, addressed Joint c.,
inhnica'ion To MIR. Monyoe, reiaiiye -, ,Le Inn
p.''s'''e OF this i:nr oy eient ~ national paint
o. view. ihcy received reply from Mr. Cal
noun, the then Secretary If War stain, H..
President was f.ly m,rrs*ed Win -. -,
lance. and that he viewed 'his a j.tIy helonpip.s
To 'ae hfst class OF o.ec,s 80 which his atenfiom
"ohid De directed, IN tile eX>c-ion of the law TO
which have referred. y, e.ci, subs.c teot .,s
7on OF Congress, hive urged Ike Consideration
oi tiis sn'isci ujo,, the em,iou az The ,,,..,,
secretary cI War. j presume thu, o:.iecs or
greater magnitude have heretofore r;airned his
eohsi'iea alton, but we hope The time he's now ar.
'Nsu, wien TINS si!jeci i'll engage the aitention
OF That Dtpirnieni. The STATE OF Aiab .na. j,
Is rnr, an ons lie youngest sisters received into
the Federal iam. but we hope none the les. res
prrtaoit, nor L her leg iliaie ela;rrs ,prn the
crher" al Government To be po-ipon e or altogether
ue'er' eu upon this account; and ! would fndiy
nope 'ha', as from this circumsianca, her own
resources must be more Iimte,l, shat her claim
u?on this GovefnIu-nt. for her Ia. eaI aaii benign
ala In tie rio-erulion Of Ihis wo.k would b.
strengthened add supp riei. THIS may jisily be
said 10 lie an osyeci purely National in is che
Tactsr and within Tie Contemplation cr The ,,v
which iia- been The ~i- OF I'll. sysem OF Internal
improvement, whch IN BEEN prosecuted. From
iniormaiol hch be ye'ie uron, am .utbo.
zei 70 state thai i'on Sly to fifty five thousand
baies OF cotton descend lie Tennessee fi.ouol,
The Muscle Shoal. aEnu.lly, and lila, The cost oil
;ranspoi aioD, the dissnce U from tw.nty-tiye 10
inT'J mlirs only, Is freq ienIy fry ccn,s rcf
o"ie. fiHs, u seems that the ciz-n. OF this seq
ION oi country pay the enormous lax Of none thar
twenty seven Thousand dollars for The tra,. nor.
ION oiibeir product the n fling distance OF
twenty-five or thirty miles, TO say nothing Of tie
RISK }" damage and total lyss which f,tosen;Iy
occurs by boat being .;0ve, &c.
! Asih- woud no; lie deemed a pgoper occasion
TO go more fully into the di-cu. sion of the merit;
oi'b'- proposition, viii oalJ add MY wishes.
tba, Tie resolution insiating the Inq.i,y ,nay h.
adopted, and thai lie COMMITTEE will kesro.v uoon
he sui.jeci fiat full and deliberate invest cstion
winch HS importance demands.
Inc resolution was thea agreed to-
alter The adoption oil iLe resolution Mr. NJ
Iemarkch that he ha,i received fiom AZ int.jIoprt
friend, HE report of the Commissioners api ot cd
In Turrusnce of law uf Tennessee and a i,ba,,..
VINO nave examined ib- shoals with view IN tli-
"t"t wtIk, whirh wouli lie found TO contain
much valuable inforina ion on ilis subject
"a moloI ot str. Moore, trs papsf was recertcd
! TO tie same COMMITTEES
! PUBLISHERS OF THE Laws.
HE House then passed 10 the unfn.be,i business
OF Saturday morning, being the con-iders,on o. lie
resolution moved 10y MIR. Saunders.
| nIf. T. J1h"sOn resumed and continueJ the
course OF his fem4fks ns the resolution, and hay
ing proceeded therein, again interrupted by
the expiration of tie hour.
! The Speaker laid before lhe House tlrfol;owjs
| letter
/ Treasury DEpARTMENT,
Washington February "a, 1927.
Sir The Genial Accounts oil th,s Once
from the LIT Apu, 1895. to the 1st Ai,.d, 1926
having been reeder,d To the Accoun ing Oficaf-
have The honor OF Transmitting 10 you copies
| thereof. with then reports.
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