The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-17
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iOLs ~ OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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I1sYDgJID II AVIS

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or may he. charged with The confederation of
bill LON the senate. which relates Ia the Com
mission ereaied under the Convention with
Great Bfltalr, on the subject Vt TIE refugee
slaves. lee ms racIed 10 Obtain, aud 10 report TO
this House ~ eonnekion with tie sand bill. the
resolution o. petition ~ the case NAV be- in pun
.nancr of which the .aid bull WAS introduced INTO
the senate.
>. Rrsoirtd That the same Cor mifter be in.
Itructed Ia obtain. aud 20 report 10 the House
IL oouncainn with The snid bill explicit nfar,na.
ton on the following points. VIZ ;-Ha, the rx-
tension OF the term beyond the period prescribed
by the existing law been asked for. o. suggested
10 lac necessary. by the Commissioners nov tn
gagged Ia the execution of the said Convention
Is thr extension of the term. proposed III the
said bill Designed TO afford the claimants more
time 10 procure evidence in support Of their
clanns II nos IT calculated to operate as an
injunction or stay OF proceeding a. TO nunrf-
"us is' OF claims SCI Tor hearing, and now cOrdBl
judieti lfyea-fof whose benefit Is tins meas.
ure proposed l. IL TO enable a class OF claim
ants, Whose cases have been admdicated and
VITO have received seventy five per cruium ON
then claims, / spccycly, 10 collect .r p1rfe ey.
ldence, Ia "A foreign country. TO defeat claims OF
another class 81 Claimants their fellow suficTeTs
Who altera delay al thirteen years. are nov
here, anxousIy asking, and prepared TO have
then CASES decided Has any new question n
r1srn IA the execution II the said COM cnfion or
has any feccnt testimony been filed before the
1 Commissioners, such ~ To Justify the extension
ot thr term as contemplated IN the said bill with
a view 10 collect testimony adversary to claims
no" set Tor hearing' Whether the fund now
remaining I" he distributed by the Commissions
ers. be sufficient 10 satisfy the principal sum
claimed Tor refugee slaves. and other property,
cute ed On the dehnti,e Isl
| .. ResOtIed, / bar the Committee ia order TO
| obtain correct intorn,r OH on any or all The A
b"Ve topics, shall have power 10 send ior persons
and papers.
| Bti"1e The question was taken on conSideI,ng
the resolutions the hoar allotted for that purpose
expired.
The amendments Of the Senate to the bill ma
king app opralions or the Navy for ls2s. were
read. aud reierrrd 10 the Committee of WAYS
aud Mean.
internal IMPROVEMENTS.
The cngrossed bill making appropriations for
Internal improvements was read "A thrd time
AID the question being, Shall the bill pass
MIR. Hamilton demanded thai the question be
taken by yeas and nays.
Mr.. $. Uo0d. of New York, then delivered his
views IN opposition to the constitutional power oil
me General Government to make suIvc,S tot
works OF laternal Improvements. lie Was in
! ldior OF some OF the items OF Tie bill for clear
ing out the mouths of rivers. kc. bnt oliec,cd IN
having those included in the same bill with tn
surveys, aud thought the title OF the b was m
proper.
lr. McDpfjc made brier ,e,Iy d.,,;n;,n
thr discu,slrn at.the constitutional o,es,;on AZ,
1u.Etass waste of time sinc. nj r,nr. ,h,n si,,
m Ibers agreed in drnv,n., tIc 80 iv,orca If rho
power. lie yind,catrJ he ti,le rho h,lI,s,rn
! ' EXPRESSING tho n,,u,c az II. o,,;,.,s a,,.I =,
ed il cIe,fin, out the r,a,,,lx
! be called i, work of Iute,n,l In,a,a,n,,.,,t H.,
whnt ,itIs II was to he r,o,.s..I }
| .fr. Hamilton now c,n,cs>r,I HE uilI;nr,oss
with a v,e,v n1.axi,,, ~. 80, IL
Withdraw his all for the vens md ,.,.s and ~,
withdrew il acc,,dinrl,
renewed l., Al, RAJ, and a,'',,,,,l..,'
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