Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-25

injury, he would vote az ainst IT,
Mr. Chambers remarked that the Directors OF the
Company were able aud men, had fully cal
cnlaed in pounds shilliogs and nee what they were
to gain or lose by the measure and they were as well
or better calculated TO judge what would rebound
to their own, and the advantages of the city In which
they lived than any gentlemen the floor Of the Sen.
ate On the score Of justice, they certainly emit
tied to the charter they Asked they had contributed
| an immense sum to the Chesapeake and O,io Canal,
from which they would derive no benefit nnlrs, thew
could cut canal to Aexandris; for canal boats could
net navigate the river from to Alex andria
and the goods be ranshped on reaching
the Potomac, or be sold in Washington or
thus giving to those two places tho sole benefits the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the exclusion of Alex.
andrla The gentleman from Georgia seemed to think
that the scheIe Of crong the river by of an a
queduci, wasan absurd one. Perhaps he thought the
great Chesapeake and Ohio canal an absurd scheme!
he did 20, the gentleman. he trusted, would live to
6nd himself mistaken.
Mr.. Forsyth said, the gentleman from Maryland was
partially right He did think that the scheme of cross
the Aileghanys by rail road, and the scheme Of
| cutting canal through them was absurd. He denied
the necessity Of transhipping at Georgetown goods
coming down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and in.
tended for Alexandra; that there any danger
| navigating the Potomac with canal boats. He had
seen great many canal boats, and venured to assert
that there were none incapable Of sncoun,erng the
navigation Of seven miles between Alexandria and
Gsorgetown but this subject famila every gen.
'eman, and each could judge for himself 1t was true
that the directors Of the Canal Company were best
qualified judge Of what was most conducive their
oWu m'c'csp' was squdUy uu6 mat the ciZens OF
Alexandria would be greatly comfored by the money.
spent there by the officers and laborers employed on
the canal. and that the money would most probably
come from the treasury of the United States: for
would be applied tor with arguments mething like
these: tho city Of Alexandra has been hardly dealt
with; che has expended immense amount Of money
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; and for tho want
OF aeanal from Georgetown, which she 10 unable to
make from her own inadequate resources, she 10 pre-
vented from participating in the benefits enjoyed by her
sister eitisS.
Mr. Cb.mhers Ia mir "A h,~ a. u. 49,, L..,. -, 4
navgatsd from Georgetown to Alexandra! They
would be towed down the line Of the canal George
town by horses, and when they got there what were
they to do with their horse.?
Mr. Forsyt tn replied, that the boats could be lowed
to Alexandria by steam boats; that they could be pro-
pced there by other boats End that they could
ie ave their horses this eide the Potomac at an ex
pc nse, not greater they were obliged to support
their horses at all events than they would have to in
cur for the toll. Of the additional canal Mr. F. asked
in his turn, how the boats which were tow ed nv horse,
down the great New York canal, managed to get down
| the North river to the city Of New York; There
were canal boats at the whsrves OF the city of New
York every day, and they found difficulty in coming
| down the North river, or going back again.
Aher a few additional remarks from Mes.rs BE- on
Tyler, Hayns, Saith Of S. c. and Chambers the ques-
ton taken, and the bill was ordered 10 third read
| ing. yeas rs, nays II. as follows:
fEAS.-Adsms, Bernard, B,rton, Bell, Burnett,
Cna%9er,, Cha'e Clayton. Dudley, Foot, Frelnghuy-
sen, Hendricks Holiness Irede johnston. Living son,
Naudan, Robbins, Rusges Seymour, Silsbec,
| Tyler, Web'ter, wiIley-25
| NAYS-Me.srs. Benton, Bibb, Brown, Disker.on,
Ellis, Forsyth. Grundy, Hayne, Kane, King, Knight,
Mckinley, Sanford, Smith, OF s. C. Troup, White,
WOodbury-l7.
On motion Of Mr.. Woodbury.
The Senate took up the bill for the more effec tual
collection Of the du,iAa imports; and the am end
| nents reported by the COMMITTEE on Commerce havn.
been agreed TO,
Mr.. Chambers moved TO amend the bill, in the Sd
section, 9th line by inserting the words 'of tho same
price as that in the invoice:" the object of which was
to do away with that provision OF the b which allows
me appraiser TO select particular piece of goods in
the package, as sample by which 10 appraise all the
others.
This motion advocated by Messr. Chambers,
Tyler King, Forsyth, and Hayne and opposed by
Me.srs Woodbury.. Silsbee, Dickerson Johnston, and
Webster; after which,
MIR. King moved to lay the hill ON The table: which
was negatived, ayes IL, noes a.
| The question was then taken on Mr. Chambers mo-
on and decided in the negative; yeas Is, nays "a as
| follows:
YEAS-Messrs Adams, Benton. Bibb, Brown,
Kane, King, Mckinley, Smith of S. C. Spragus
Troup Tyler. WHEELS.
NAYS-Mossrs. Barnard. Barton. Bell. Burnett.
Chase, Clayton, Dckerson Dudley, Foot, Freiinphuy.
sen. Hendricks. Holmes, Johnston, Knight. Namdain,
Noble, Robbins, RuggIes, Sanford, Seymour, Ssbee,
Webster, Wiley, Woodbury-24.
Alter being further amended, the bill was or.
dered to third reading-yeas %, n,ys-l4, as fol-
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Barnard. Barton, Bell, Burnet,
Chase, Clayton, Dickerson, Dudley Foot Frelipebuy.
sen, Grundy, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnston, Kane,
Knight Livingston, Naudain, Noble Robbins, Rugx les,
Sanford, Seymour Silsbee, Sprague Webster Wiley,
Woodbnry-2S.
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Benton, Bibb Brown,
Ellis, Forsyth, Hayne, Iredeli, King. Mckinley
Smith of South Carolina, Troup, Tyler Whi,e-I4.
On molten Of Mr.. Woodbury.,
The Senate went into the consideration OF Execu.
i've business; and when the doors, were opened,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
AT 10 o'clock he House was called to order.
LIGHT HOUSES AND HARBORS
MIR. Canbreleng, from the Committee on Commerce.
reported the agreement of the committee to the amend
Light Boats, Bsacons, and Monum .n,s placing Buoys
Improving Harbors and directing Surveys.
:. DUTIES ON SALT.
Mr. McDufhe, from the Committee of ways and
Means, reported hill to reduce the duty on salt 10 IS
cents per bushe Of Sc lbs after the 3I.t Of december
1881 Ii was read a first time.
Upon the question Of its being read second Time
Mr.. Earll objected.
Mr.. Davis, of South Carolina then moved A cal,
OF the House, and the motion prevailing, the call wa.
made. o.
The doors being clo,ed,
Mr.. Clay, after the lists had been called over,
moved to.u'psnd further proceedings upon the call.
The motion was carried.
The bill being assn read by request,
Mr.. Miller said that he was much srati6ed 10 see
this subjeeth last pre'ent.d in shape which would en-
able him to give il his decided support He had, here
ofore, been compelled by OF duty In oppose IN
reduction OF the duty upon salt Of its connex
ion with other subjects being submitted in such form
~ did not meet his appreciation. The subject now .tood
alone, resting upon s merits and II permitted to
remain unincumbered with propositions affecting the
duties upon other articles of importaion ne had no
doubt would receive the sanction of majority Of this
House. From statements which he had