Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-05-10
NGticMat Gonnress.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATivEs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
CEEsA PEAi;E AND OHIO CANAL.
Mr.. Mercer moved that the Comm,ttee OF the Whole
House, Ia WHICH Is committed the bills OF this House.
OF the following titles:
bill to amend the acts CT Virginia and Mary land
Incorporating die chesapeake and Ohio Canal Cum
PAM:
& bi'l an:hor:sn- subscription TO stock in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; and
\ b';l 10 cn!"ge the powers OF the several corpo-
ratias III ih' district OF CCluCo ia and for other puI
pose; be d;sciargrd fom the further consideration
thereof. With TiC'r that ucv might be referred 20
COMMITTEE OF Inc Whole on the state OF the Uniop; in
which case the, might he taken ~, at any time the
hcu'' should "cteT,min" without waiting Tor any
arrangement ni the docket To hlus ~. He al, c.;ed
BREEZY, to the great ntcregi felt this subject to- the
nation at large; the respectable character of the con-
ve1non lately assembled this city respect To it,
Tie fge nrnoor o. petitioners lis favor the assent,
OF INC Legislature of'wo States, aGd hsiT application
10! INC SaG ION ci Congress; the amount u! cen
dition'iy subscribed and wblch waited un!v the action
Io' Congress TO become effective; the comparatively
'naH amount TO bc subscribed the part Of tbe GO
vetnrfeni, 10 render the completion OF the voi Il moral
y certain; the icUs !erod during which uearl> hall
million OF PERSONS specially ed 10 ihis ,,hip
had oceu Kept IN state u anxious suspense; the Total
'HcohhsXrn oi tie Whole subject from any puitica!
contest, &c ana earnestly pressed The ,nutinn
AT The Suggestion OF sone Of his friends Mr. NJ nov
smendsc has motion 20 include The fol!,w:po
bulls, Q
4 b,i Tor 'he preservation ard repair OF the Gum
reriuut Road;
= mi Tar laying 1T and making national road Cro,
Washington 10 \. O.!caus;
"A bi'i to aplhor'se lie making Of 10 .ioual read
roin Washington to =. West frontier ~ Yurl, and
Pennsylvania;
TIE oI from the Senate for the constr,c;,,, AZ o. o
Cumberland Road from Bridgeport to gainesville. IN
Oh'" ara for completing tire SURVEYS OF lhat read C,,
GAINESVILLE to tie scat OF Government, n .Etssouri
by request, tie molten divided, ani the ones,
u1H fiis' pat on d'schar;ins the committee Of The
Whole om tue three bills fist named lin refer
ence TO the Ohio and Chesapeake Isna; oniy.)
N:f taE'or suggested that 1t would be bes; 10 m.
c'"e ~ tie same inoaa The discharge Of h. coUnii
Tee OF the "cie from these bills and their refs,cacc
to TIE committee 81 the Whole The state OF tie u,.un
''' 'e'c Ger 'aaoAeI ham for The suggestion. and ac-
CePicd The modification OF his no ion
ar % !or thc:, regervirg 10 himself IA, har, of
rping "ii these bills he u!'eh l,ne rirI,;.
'so' nat 'iecision upon rhem demanded hy 7
-''"''"n u resp Ct 10 TIC soH'ces from which se-
pi.'a!tons n thc!: bcaii had been niesnn.c to 70,
gees lie vas Firsuaaed, that icGsth or extent OF
DEBATE on3 change sing lie vote 90 i p ,ssr. ,nd h.
hoped the House would go into the coast;:erao, Of
them at orcc, and not rise anti! tie question was Gc
ded IN one %sy t.e OTHER.
MIR. taubre!eDg expressed great surnt;-. -, .,o .
.Ucrce-. " go
'Ir' toward 'rreauoaly urged The prorr,e,v Of NIT,
ing al enc 20 we suspense SD long itii 10 t.e fl Of
tins measure before the House
Mr.. bartlett, copccIvirg that his n,oin-, aro- 5,
some !cea that ;hc Order of business recr:ed bv ,n
JOINT t"iA'1ee (Which proposes 10 give these bills a. .
go %, would OF course, be pursued br ti,e o.,
tested against any such cnncusion and oppos,d any
cnange IN HE order of tie docket a; present stood
'TF' inckeF' OF D c., taYing repelleI the idea that
INC '0'h' to'"''see Lad designated any order Of bu.
snfs' but had Only stated he bills whic, in their f.
f',l!oh' 9"gh 70 be acted upon; tie question on M
''o''oh w as then put and it decided by
yeas and nays az follows: Yeas, 100 NAYS, 6-.
30 lie House agreed 10 discharge The Co,nr,;,,ae on
ihe hole i'o the consideration Of the bils reln,in
10 me CH.9 '"a Ib'sapeak Canal, and gave them in
charge 10 the Committee of the Whole On the s..,e
81 ne mon '"tich By Tie rules of order nav 81 ey
cry day and may take the bills before II in any or
Other a. .or tir,c.} WV ''
he hour allotted foFmorning business having expi-
iT Mercer moved to Tostpone the orders OF the aay
with view TO taking the question On h,s l,,tncr ,o,
ton, with respect TO the bills On the Cumberland r2
but The moIioa negatived
"'F' heTcer then gave ~, tra, he would roove
10 go ''' Committee on the lana! bills on Tuesday