Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Ir,Gty .Narcis :, i&2
PUBLIC DEBT

fr'dty, iaTcs 7, 1875
PUBLIC DEBT
Mr.. Stewart moved the foor,,- resolution wi,ici,
read ard lad OH tho table VIZ:
ReSotced, Tnat the Secretary OF the Tr6cury lie
instructed To iniorm this House,
LIST. What average amount vii! be apruaI$
Gr'rcd 10 dssCaIgr the whole ~ the national debt
1855, when the last portion Oft becomes receinabe,
oxcepin: the per cents aud the sub scr ptOn the
u. States Bank.
2d What anouot VIII he so required to redeem
HIe whole of the debt ., that tnle r per cents -nly
excep,od.
Sd. Whatwill ne The surplus of the present appro-
piia,ion o leu 'i'ii"ns remaining annually, after dis
charging thc wLoe OF tie red, enable deb: accord
ing To the principle of calculations first a5oyei,.uu
toned.
]th. What will be the surplus of the present sink
whole OF the national debt except tie ; ter cents
EXTERNAL. lMrEOVEiiENT
The SP' akcr then announced tie orders OF the day
which according Ia the rules lne House consisted
Ct pri'a;e bills. THE bill which would have come
up, was The bill orthc relief of !cha "a ". Meade
Air McDn'lic, chairman Of tie committee oi WAYS
and Ncans r'oved 10 p"S'poue H. orders of the day
wth view to ie consio ei ai6h oil the bill aku,- an
propria ions ic. internal nircyCmcnt
The motion prevailed a.. The orders of the cJay bov
! ing been pos pnnci accordingly,
MR. mcllI1ie moved that tho House 10 now Z, mn
tina; bill Il
This motion having been agreed = ;i.a bin was "a
ken UP, and The question berg on the y;iowino provs
ion, moved by Mr. Oakley of New York "A, an amend
'hen 70 come IN after The words thiy thousand dollars
which reported by q committee Of Ito :, hclo
20 he inserted tie blank in ti,a item of tho hill
which provides for tie cont,nuatinn of examinations
and surveys uder tho DIRECTION OF tie President Of The
u. States. VIZ:
"prorjicJ, That cUIy SO much of the o,oronr;at,,
crehy made, as shall be lr the ccnpietion
'of such surveys Sna exarna,-ns as have been aIc,
'dv cttrTRenCed, sh;li he oXpenfcd1
Mr.. Lite asked hat tie question be takea BY
yeas and nays, and WAS ordered by the House
! IL tho
INTO discussion OF the constitutional question of the
p'"cr OF Tue United states To carry works of inter
,Hai Improvement, " ich he dcne,. in t2f1
lie was Fn'lnwei the o;p1sc SIDE by MIR Win
PIE. ~ -hoit sper,h.
Mr.. Wiie also r.plieJ 10 lIr. Gtner though not a,
grea; length.
A'r Htcpull2 noy rose, &c ''.bate the question:
but 10 demonstrate against farther clIsc.u.si,n ,pic
pnbiic service, he sad. was suffering fer want of -,
other appropriations in this bill, and he had rather ll,,.
em Should be DISPENSED with a!'cgetlc:, tan that
- passage should ba longer DELAYED
/ The question nuly about tn be nut whom
Mr. Marvin mah short speech in favor nj tic
appr9p'Guon and particularly reference 10 the road
from Washington 10 Buffalo.
Mr. hre'neT then made snort speech in favor o.
the amendment. rs did also Ms * eeIns on ;.,. sa,rr
sila.
Mr. Randolph then in favor or the an,ert,nen,
ana auu' essed lie foue On grta; vaiIety of log
10 speech OF more thar two hours, par, OF whcl
ne particularly opposed lac crime HAT the iIcus,
was bound by prevQus decisions on ,.e ground Of rn
ceaent. M. Il conciola; little before !, o,circ,,
I "hcn
ME' Wright, Of Ohm, rose end inquired o!lhe Speak
or WA as tlie question be1fe the lioi-e
The Speaker having stated HE qres,ir;l.
hT. Wright sad, have listened ~ the remarks =
!he gentleman from virginia. who Is no,v ratreat;no
iron the House, Mr.. Itantdp for the last .,ou- -,
a'ten9e'y ~ could and being una'.Ie 10 conisc,ur.
iTom the course ct HeGn what e question, really was
supposed tie fucstnn ulisl have unlerr,,,, s,,r,
cnaFge IN my absca.e from Tie iIuuse and therefore
In. h. IN. if..
teuan from F'tS'n'a has, in the course OF hi, las
hour aescanation made mott extraordinary at,a,,,
IS understand y, Two o. lie Judicial -,
u the communicable Of F!Igs,ia-such an attack A.
: J never before beard n Legislative Hall Ir rev
a'n'y not my Place 20 reply such attack il rrpl
ra necessary. Mr.. w said gauli he ,l.crrIr cr,
With gr"aser rrcpi;eiy from crneu1an nom tia
! Comm0n"eaiih-lfa thOsgh i; might be prorer IN
ne iHu7e 10 hear the reply before proceeded to lc
eide the question: and in Uder 10 aod :, o,uc,tr,;l
! for il, he rIoved'thaj The House adjourn
ne motion 10 ADJOURN vas legaliye!, yes 50; Zoe
Yeas r., Nays IOf.
SO he ameriment rejected.
The Question t!!en recurring concurring wal t,,
Committee Of the Whoic tic State OF the mon :,
ihc amendment, which proposes D 81! The h. nix vii
$4,000
Mr. itaynss demanded that The question be taken by
yeas sGd nays
" '' " D" ''"". ~ me iihuse, aud TIC
yeas ard nays being ahou 10 be taken,
Hr. Garter moved that the Elom,e f,i;osrn
Tie motion was nsgafiyct wrttoiI; a djvieion. .ri
the question then recurring decided b. yeas ana
nays as fol'7ws--Yeas III, Nays 60
Mn AicDnIic now moved hat lie bIi he ordered 8,
IFS third reading; when,
Mr. Jennings made hor' fecci, the object Of which
was 10 demonstrate against hc application of what :,
called the two per cent lni, derived from i3,e nj
ceCds o! the public lands, beng included in the gene
iai nhd Tor Internal lmPrcyGre MS :nasmu.i a. Il .
been pledged for special oh cc': viz: de ,..u.i.ti
OF the Cumberland Road.
The question was loudly dc,nsr1ad. ,7d hay;,q
per Pot 0y TIE Omar Tie 5d. o,aered Ca s tn
RIDING !amofro'g: = ye-cDpau
TIC House Adjourned.
.|nretgu %elns.