Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-18
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IN SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY IL.
On motion of Mr.. TYLER, Mr.. TaZeweu obtained
leave Of absence for the remainder Of the session.
On motion Of Mr.. Webster, the bill to provide for
the appointment of Solicitor of the Treasury was dis
charged from the special orders Of The day, and laid
OH the table,
Mr.. Burnett from the Committee on Private Land
Claims, reported bill for the relief Of the Mayor Al
dermen, and inhabitants Of New Orleans; which war
read and passed to a second reading.
The bill making appropriations for building light
houses, light loats beacons, and monuments placing
buoysand Tor improving harbors and directing surveys
was taken up in Committee Of the Whole a. anne nded
motion Of Mr. Woodbury.; and that be recomnitted
TO the Committee on Commerce, on Mr.. Grundy's
motion 10 recommt the bill, with instructions to class
the several subjects embraced 10 it, and report bill
on each.
Mr.. Hsyne called for division of the question, and
1t was accordingly taken recommitting the BILL and
negatved by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Benton, Bib. Brown, Ellis,
Forsyth, Grnndy, Hayne, Iredell, King, McKin-
ley. Cowan, Smith of South Carolina, Troup, Tyler,
Wbite-l6.
NAYS-Messrs. Barnard, Barton, Bell, Burnett,
Chambers, Chase. Clayton DickersoD, Dudley, Foot,
FreliDghnyseD, Hendricks Holmes, Johnston, Kane, ,
Knight, Livingston, Marks, Naudain, Noble, Robbins
Rugges, Sanford, Seymour. Ssbee, Smith Of Mary.
land, sPragne, Webster, Wiley, woodbury-ao
This motion was advocated ~ Messs. Grundy
Hsyne, Tyler, Benton, and Smith Of S. Carolina,
the ground, that the subjects embraced in the bill
incongruous their character and ought be consider
ed in separate bills, 10 order that gentlemen might not
be forced either to vote for objects which
they did not approve by such union, to such
tney mlRht approve.
MIR. Woodbury. thought the contrary that II was a
perfect cobgruity in uniting in bill all the subjects
named IN his Lighthouses SIC were necessary to ia
citate and protect commerce.; surveys were necessary
preparatory 10 appropriations for improving the navga-
ton oil rivers, &c; and indispensable 10
merce &c. Mr. w. also thought, that III the motion
prevailed the bill could not be passed during the pre-
cent Session, &c.
Messrs. Webster, Slsbee, Holmes, Sanford, and Foot
also opposed the re-commilment
Mr.. Barnard moved to amend the amendment Of the
Committee Of Commerce, which appropriates 5000 for
surveying Back Creek in Maryland to ascertain the
pense oimproving its navigation by nseriogiD place OF
dollars for the improvement Of the CATION
OF Back Creek"
This motion was supported by MesSrs. Barnard,
Chambers, Marks, Webster and Clayton, and objected
to by Messrs. Woodbury., Smith Of Md. and Hsyne.
Mr. Smith Of Md moved to amend the proposed a.
IneHdmeni, so that the appropriated should be
grant to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company
TO AID them IN improving the navigation Of the Creek
which rejected.
Mr.. Woodbury. then moved 10 strike out $40 600 dol
lars" and insert "25, 900 dollars"
Mr.. Haync called for division; and the auestion 10
strike On, lost by the following vote:
fEAS--Messrs Adams, Benton, Bib, Brown Burnett
Dsdley, Ellis, Grundy, Hayoe, King, Mckinley, Nc.
Lean Rowan, Sanford, Smith Of Md. Smith Of S. G..
Sprague, Troup, Tyler, White, Woodbury-2l.
NAYS-Messrs Barnard Barton, Bell, Chambers
Chase, Clayton, Dickerson Foot Forsyth, Fre lin huy
con, Hendricks, Holmes, Iredell, Johnston, KAne
Knight, Marks, Nsudain, Noble, Rob'D', RnggIeS
seymour, Slsbee, Webster, Wiley-26
The ammendment proposed by Mr. Barnard wa
"en agreed TO by the following vote