Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-12
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IN SENATE.


IN SENATE.
INTERNAL LHpHOT E,GfE.NT
Nr Benton asked and obtained leave - bring mite following
jarcolno, FIR care md grsc.ya,or " To- Crnhcr
land Road, anI otohcr Reads made, made In the
lcdernI GovrInrcM wimh lie limits OF the different States
Etsoicc5. That the Fc,cral Government acquired no
rch OF jurisdiction, OF soil, tie ground which tie
tuocand Road runs, either by tho fact OF making that road
Cr hy the tc,S spirit incninn o legislative act, Of
have il made
That not cxpcdicn for tho Federal Government, TO
charge itself with the and preservation Of the roads made
o. 4" 10 MAIZE by IT. wthn The limits ofthc dacrcn; States.
3 That tn and preservation OF the Cumberland Road
venot within III" rs OF the different States ought To he
' and is hcrv declared ~ d 60 tine States respectively
IN which the said roads may hc.
j. That tho rrrirlr istcc TIC harro,v ~ tho Union
and ic spirit the Federal tonpnct (Which congmpl,cs m
equal diffusion Of 6crs rs wei rs Of h"rtcn among lc
members of III" ool''f"ncv) require that expenditures made
Federal Treasure objects OF Internal Irrroyr-
mint, OUGHT to ne e''ndcd to all inc states and apporoncd
among them IN far and Just proportions, according 10
oTGl, equitable, and permanent rule 81 apporonncnt
That tire relative of the different S,a:cs Gurs,c-
nc 'St rue OF apr2ronmc'h Tor such expenditures and iu
eer State IN proportion s relative s7r. Justly
entitled ~ have much OF the Federal revenue Cxpf, ted
within Ms limits, for purposes ct internal Improvement, has
been expended may be expended wn any other state,
hat sr cvPcd,cnt for the Federal Ccvcr,mcn, to
hold stock, for the purpose OF drawing dividends canal
road COMPANY, and that all such stock owned own
Cd by the Federal government orht to be sold individuals
states companies as the WORKS II aid of which
subscribed, shall have been completed
The resolution read first time passed second read
irc, and ordered 10 bC printed.
A Benton submitted the following resolution for c1nsidca
zion; which lies the table til to-moroy;
}or'f hat the President of the T. States 30 requested
ca detailed atcsnt of the amount expended by the Fcic
raj ,."urucnt works Of internal Improvement, within
tie limits OF the different states hc laid before Senate
TO slow how much has been expended in state uron
such works from the adoption Of the Federal Constitution
first lag Of Oct last with estimate othc necessary
to conpnie any work which is begun and yet completed
( W,suryGvo1, WEDNESDAY, December, 10.
! ia tie Scrdie yesterday Mr.. HAySE attended Yhc
election OF the Standing Committees continued
and completed viz:
! Comsajhec or Military .Qfare.-Meszrs F,nton,
(Chair'na7 Johnson Of Ken. Barnard, Chandler and
Hcndricl;;.
Co,p,n,htcc on nc .uUaia.-Messrs Chandler,
(Chairman) Marks. Tyler, II Kinley, and Branch.
(chlirmar,) Robbins, Seymour, WOODBURY., and Tazc-
well.
Com,oWc" on Pubhe Lands.-Nossrs. Barton
(Choi7man) King, Eaton, Ellis and Kane.
Comn'iHre Pirate Land Ciaime.-NoSg-s
Smith, s. G. (Chairrnan) MKinl-y, Thomas, Kane
aud Barton.
Ca,,~ ice on Hdirn qGajy,.--l!ossrs, White.
(Choirmqn) Foot, King Prince, and Benton.
MANI Bell, Chase Rowan Webster.
C,wa,jlfce on he .Judicia,y.-Mrssrs. Bcrrcn,
(Charml1) Seymour, Webster. Rowan and Ilavne.
ComnjHee oa tie Post q1icce and Pot Roaas-I
Ncsyrs. Johnson of Ken. (Chairman) Ellis, Tvlcr.
Johnston OF Lou. and Slsbec.
C,7,uiHee on Pensjons--Mcyss. Noble, (Clmir.
ma1) Marks. Chase, loot md Prince.
Ca1pD,ijce on The District of Co.uhbja-NTcsgry.
Eaton, (Chlirlnan) Bouigay, Chambers. Noble and
Comminee on ne C31G7rcri E,Jc,,cq nj ne SIM
qfe.-AIcssrs. Kane, (Chairman.) Hendricks and
Chambers.
Cqnmjqee on Eagr.osaed Bvs.-8Icsgrs. MARKS.
(CLoirrnan,) WILEY and Ba;em1n.
hIr. SIIsurE submitted n Resolution ins'nctjnr
the Committee on Commerce Ia enquire into tho OK
pcdoncy Establishing tho existing difference Of two
and half PER cent between tho dntios on imported
II .bu.t. bill .f.rT1
tcn, md also 20 enquire whether some Of the Custom
House charges TO which Importers and Exporters of
merchandise md owners Of vessels, are nov subec-
TOD, ought not 20 bc discontinued.
IN Ec Uovee ~ Representatives. Yesterday the Va
rious resolutions laid on The table IN the preceding
day, calling 0rnfOrmntion vnroua subjects, were
tai:cn mp. md agreed 90. resolution was offered
requiring The Committee Oh Manufactures 10 enquire
into the cxpedicncy ot reducing the duty Salt.
When this resolution was read Nr. WooDcocK do
m1ndcd the our lion Of consideration, and asked for
,ho Ayes md Noes on On" question, which were or
dcrcd. The question was tlcn taken bv ayes and
uo,s, whent. House r. fused 60 consider the rosou-
tiuu-Avcs -. Noes 90. Tho annual Treasury Re
port communicated 10 the House nv the Speaker,
and 5000 copies were ordered TO be printed. a re-
port from the Secretary Of War on the subject ofthc
civilization Of the Indians. communicated TO tho
House, and ordered Nv br printed.
After the morning business had been Disposed Of
The Speaker Caod ihc Orders Of the Day; whom, on
unton Of Mr. Srro, the House resolved itsclf into
Committee Of thc whole ON the state Of the Union
GfoOk up the Bill OHuihorlLo the establishment Of tho
territorial government OF Huron. Mr.. Strong moved
several amendments ~ he bill, ard having hlcd up
the blanks the Committee rose, and reported the bill
~ amended The bin and amendments were then laid
hc table and ordered TO printed Tor The of the
House. Tho Ilou.c thcn adjOrncd.--JoVr.
1He t,H> "A Philadelphia paper STATE. at many ofthc cit
z ofChcscr County cugaecd m laIdahc efforts 20 iso
cyarls Of clr and ihus supply their tables with
plr11ut and vOcpno beverage u place 81 the poisonous and
@ ms liquor. which arr annually destroying hundreds 81 lives
throughout tic Union.
Dj'ts,iDg Hiyaor,rd The brig Packet, Tyler from Cron
-iudt Tor Providence v valuable totally lost
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