Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-05
TWEMTrErR CONGRESS-.
I1OUnE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FIRST SESSION.
INTERNAL. iNPRoyEitFNT

L.
me loioWlng resolution, offered some DAYS since
~ MI maxwell, was taken up and read:
RcS0'oed, That the Secretary of War he di
rected 70 communicate to this House the r,nort -.
the engineers employed to examine and asaot,i
INC Pf3cucabllity OF uniting by Canal the waters
OF James and the Great kenayyha rivers
ana inc question being OH its adoption
mcut: "'5 "liAchd-
! nat the President of the United States bc IN
quested TO cause to be laid before this House. the
Instructions given to the Engineers who have been
ordered to examine the passages thro,, rb H. -
talnS of Virginia, with a view 70 tjs , o,s iiio'
turnpike roads, railroads, and canals. Also con-,
liiuilica'e what progress has been made in the va
.tous "olAs' no" many surveys have been com
pieted-how much has been done NJ ,los -;
ished, and how many uns,lrvevcd o riin
Wilch Il Is contemplated to examine H. $50
engineers have been employed i'm that ser,,;co
tler rank and pay: likewise, how many men
nave Deen employed by these En0ineers !; ~
service; and ii not finished at what fine /, i 10
! sulncu ms work will be Completed
Mr; Maxwell said, it was not his desire 70 On
I 20. Tie inquiry proposed by his colleague -oppo
10y ~ ioyJ) That gentleman was at full Ii
10y 50 lar is ne was concerned to obtain any in
formation ne might wish but, ne was unIyiIIing
i''at9uch cali should be substituted for fbn ~
luton De mir. Nd had offered The survev
winch ne wished 10 have laid bef,ra ~ 49,
was ne understood, prepared and ready N h., -
i'li'seu' ms objection 20 the gcntlelnans amend
IlIHt was chiefly grounded on its extent and tb,
"ii-tt must necessarily be occasioaed bv the
me question was then put On The ap,enJrocn,
| and II was rejected ''ch''
/ ed i'll It's original form -, 49, OPP
I After the presentation Of ,.t;,;o, 80. J|t':
were reported b. the Committees ,.y;at , Di'iS
'eId iiTst and second time, en.srossel and o.,oI
! 20 be read third time tomorrow. Auon,s -
Va o',i '9r makinS an appropriation TO The Nay,
! Hospital Fund. On the s3ootion or, - -
! of Inv
! GTeat NenhaWa, which had been offered L,. NJ
N'ercer ata former day, and laid on the table tim !,
was brought uPaccording TO the rule of the Uo,sc.
short debate sprung up, in which Mr. EIo,,I y,
Virginia, MIR Mercer and Mr. Rr,I't. , iosu' oi
Wi. loya offered an amendment TO tb. resoI,i;o
winch was negadved, ana the original rceoi,,,;,r
men Pa5Sca' HE House adjourned at little has,
''O>N [ 'Vash Tel.
/ "AsHINGToS ,JAN.;;.-It win be seq, Ia, ,I,,
oc'o'!ht OF Proceedings in the House of Ronrc-
sen'.uFeS' Yesterday, that the Committee of R6,Js
ana canals has opened It's hnd ref t,, -;
upon several subjects Of Internal fnnr,e,a, =
the tFst importance Amongst the bills rcpor,.J
/ - O''o duu4uii@hS subscription OF million of
uoii5rs' "i' uie part OF the UnitcI States. 4, lie
5'ocf OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Csn,I VII
we iondiy hope q sec passed into law
The first day OF tlic year was excacdin,,.,
t'uou5 ioF me enjoyment OF the promenade. ard
! me exchange oi tiis cOmpiifncnts Of t,-. 80 ~
AS usual, the doors OF the parar,,r,.r. It
Is
i were thrown open 90 receive che yis;ts ,,,J 80
tiuoas OF his friends aud lcllow-ctizens A,ro,,olt
VIZ Fi7ilClS OF Inc Gag were seen the = fcr 81, a.
I ;! DE' T. and most oil the Senators and Reoroe.n
'"''e5 uie accretaties of the several Denart
mcnts thc officers Of The Army AMI NAVY rcsi.iino
! az 'he seat OF Government, and lalrc assofnil,,
/ oil respectable citizens and stranoers ,,iu, nj ~
/ ties or Families. The FOREIGN Ministers and
gentlemen attached TO tie several locations v.cr
BShcfaiiy present perhaps al without eS .,uti,,,
NC ""y pissed Of vury agreeabIy. cnlivc1. "a h,.
( INC music IRON tns>Hi mine BanI aud by rcfrfaL
menis h5crsiiy aisui5u,cI I'M
! MhREfEDl I'm ne qah INIT. b, the Mt i s
~ fsffsi 81 Inhtvs to Hiss 5f1fred a. Y,sre lii.
''u-'.,eI o. '..1 Jone, ~ al oi Hanover county.
\ Ir J,erf Arl.7vriu of pp,gllitn cYnofy a. III. ~
! Jgmrt-s, Of hug WIN - ~ '-'
biLui -on ihc f7h int. ~ OIL, rcisnes iY pss.,.
hs ase. The writer " u.s stiicle e. aware ,,t G t,,
.' "t,s iat1 in' i"rermc rln theig pi,t et su,,
H .s ur w th'c'r& Fi1us Example ot tht eesse
70" tuc iniiiiien ~ fle ring generation who Lnl,v lin
h c2"'se ,hfg ie ommanit tho respect IT b ,rsy,;
~ lfrilhif iniu.iry and economy. he ,r,f- 10y.
cont of,itie prsvrios for nnfncfor. fs1riy s, '5
Guy isa Wn m,y earthly tnipym.n be fee,,c ,oti
,h1 Ihi wf. Htt hff ftt sud 5yusit better i IL ,i,
faith 80 che Redeeuer. ffc was Or sevs,,i We t9o
81 ihe bF'' 'hnrrh Twas lined thro,, ,,-. i'
sy ~ be- Ffoe'sei, ard died 10 tbe ho. f i
- o1 15ih Dec ta17, a. a fe,iierr, 81, f,,t.,t,.
CT 80 'ni 'i'tnf e4nd yfsr of hsaae. ffr Ca,fey
no ,s, = l'iginl and psoi'dctei ilac.a %, hr fos
10y !tf'' hn 1ie been devoted 20 n istou land fr ,
eii Of tsisf'ou spicset h be- death there CHI h. ~,
" .iiiitffi 10 .n1'ti ul7 in tic Bofam &c f God /
@ On Wcdnesiay me iqih i1,f. ~ hft resl4a,e ST.,
i'v'df 90 tn snrha1 county Col jain Her.f d., a.
mnfnns &c haf day. appsrtny ptrfctf hfsf e Ia, ,
wfn sf.s' rfon. ifs de'f lsni Ifc,vs, son o. rr ~
~ fhe river hank 1fthe psfg aud .c e. mon
--' Sss' XIV 1A it iii- aou., ~ rise,r -s3 90