Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-26
GOM @8MS s..
--| inst CONGhtss-sEcoNp SESSION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
FRIDAY, FEp Is
CUMBEklANn Dn,n

=. CUMBERLAND ROAD
Mr.. Finlon, from the Cumuit,r. nm I,,sr,.i IT,,
prove ment, reported bill declaring the ascent
grass to an act Of the General embIy of ,b
ONO aud TO auihoriz> the States OF Virginia. PennsvI
VANS and Maryland to take charge OF the Road within
thsir several States; which bill twice read and com
United. WA
INLAND PORTS OF ENTRY.
Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee OF Commerce
repor'ed bill GLOWING the duties on foreign
use imported into P0sburg, Wbeelny, Cincipna /
Louisville, 81 Louie, Nashville, aud Na,chez 10 b. SCI
cured and paid at hos- places; VIII CHI was twice read
au MT u moved that II be ordered 10 third re aiding
Mr. M.Duffie opposed the motion because Il was a
subject which belonged 10 the revonue and 10
nave been before the Committee OF Ways aud Mesns
- moreover was novel pruciple-one involving a
great expenditure in the number OF cu.tom.bouse off
GERS whs'h woull have to be sppoin,ed-aud n the
proe're were adopted. every large town in tbs Union
situated on river would be entitled to the same priy
ege. He moved the reference of III. hill IN ths n ,m
mittee OF Ways and Means.
Mt Wickihe and Mr.. Petis defended the bill A.
gsiht he objections urged, and argued to show ne.
cessty TO the convenience OF tie large and thriving
commercial places compri.ed in the bill Before the
question wac taken, the hour elapsed.
Ihe several appropriation till hch Yesterday pass.
ed through the Committee oil the Who'll. ware take uD
and The several amendments agreed to by the Fl ouse
Mr. Drayton then renewed the mo.ion made by him
IN Committee OF the Whole, to increase the ia.
ton Of the year for armng tort, cations from on 10 two
hundred thousand dollars; and he insisted on the
dieney OF greater despatch in srming Qualifications
from The probability of war in Europs and tie nossi
6ly OF our being drawn Into il.
MT McDuihe thought there was not the remo,est
danger ofour being involved in any war Of the kind Hi
opinion was mat the contests now going in Europe
10 the name OF liberty such az TO end n our
interference probable.
Messrs. Hoffman. Yancey. Wilde, and Burgess. also
and ait much debate,
Ths amendmen, was los, by Yeas aud Nays--Yeas
60, Nays 80.
INDIAN MEDALS
MIR. McDuliie moved to in.ert an appropria,jon of
$4,000 Tor the purchase OF Medals TO be distributed
mongsi Indian Chiefs
Mr. Vance said the object proper one as it was
wen known that such presenis TO the Indians were
very useful aud had been always customary He coud
not iorbear, howeter from reminding those gentleman
VINO no" saw the exPediency OF the so clear
~ mat an expenditure under the late Administrator
OF on.-'hird OF the sum now proposed filled about
page OF the famous Report of the COMMITTEES Of Rae
renchmen'' in setting forth its enormiy
ne appropriation was agreed to-Ayes So, Noes
not counted.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
ine oi' making appropriations for improving the Da
V'Rauon oil rivers, removing obstfucons from the
mouths OF rivers aud harbors, Sc. next coming uu-
Mr Lea wished 10 know The sense OF The n ouse
on 'Ii' Measure; he wished TO know what was meant,
ny his SORT OF external internal he wish
ed TO know how high up a river it wa, eonsfasr,d
constitutional to GO, without cominS in confllc win
tue objectionable principle aud how far the House
could carry distinction which he himself couIJ
not see or approve He could diferene g between
appropriations for harbors and the mouths OF rivers and
appropriations Tor the improvement OF TIE interior OF
me country. lie therefore asked for the Yeas and
Nays on the engrossme Mt Of This bill
ne had voted with his colleague these sporopria-
nons hereoiore they were Tor objects annu ,y provd-
Ell Ter by Congress; his colleague ha voted for them
ana this wasth first time that he had found ont tina,
put up to sale the liberties OF tho country Thi. was
strange deciaraion-,hat in bill Of the most usual and
customary character-io promote the commerce and
revenue OF the countrywhch had bs re- suia lx
v'ded Tor every year, without any BODY dreamns thai
u was violation OF the Consiution-ro hear il pro-
claimed now that il selling the liberties of the
II e, he akeh On.
lance OF his colleague former occasions when s;I
appropriations had received his The princioIa
MT Is said, had never been denisd thu, where tha
commerce oihe country. could be facilitated or increa
ed, and the revenue derived thereGrom was received
exclusively by the General Government that il wa
within The pTOvnce OF the Government 10 MAKE ,ba
improvements and Ibis was strictly and peculiarly the
case with harbors, and thu months of rivers vShers
INSTRUCTIONS iiopeiied or endangered the Navigation
his was species OF improvement which il had new.
er been commended devolve1 on the States themselves
they had been executed by the General Govern.
ment from the beginning of the Governments; al least
,uch had been the action of Congress ever since h.
bad bsen bere.-and the action, he believed of tboss
who had gone before II wac Tor his colleague 70
sSerciss his own judgment for himself 90 this snbiec,
and all Others; but in mercy, Mr. b. said, he hoped his
colleague would permit him to exercise the same right
without the imputation OF selling the Liberties of his
country.
Mr.. Carson said he felt that the subject of inter
nal Improvement u was psrecly useless 10 saw word
The bill proposed various objects of expenditure for
barbcrs, SC. What evidence there of IN sr nsces
sty-not TO speak OF their constitution ali,v-that ba
would no, menioD-it is scoffsd at-we have no Con.
stiluiiOD-ii is dead and gone. But he knew of mn
evidence that the Improvements we're needeb admit.
ting their legality He went through all the liens 10
show that many Of them unworthy of lie giaJaion
a"d sons OF them contemplate. RE protested against
them and raid that the items for his own State shoId
not seduce him 10 vote for the bill Nothiog however
which he could say, he was aware, would bsvs anv i'm
6uense the House; he therefore called ON hi. rsn
from Kentucky (Mr Yancey) to make a speech aysns,
| ii. Accordingly,
Mr.. Yancey rose, and 10 short ape ecb inye,0bed
in vehement terms against this course of extravsVan
expenditure, and urged the House TO return to Tho
| good old system OF Jo1ersonian economy.
Messrs. Irwin and Whussey defended the apntopri-
alton in reference to the waters of Lake Erie showing
their importance to the commerce If toe West, nc
great extent Of the commerce OF the Lake the def
cheney OF natural harbofs it, aud this necessitv oC
| forming them, &c.
Mr.. Sill also defended at some length the app,oo,ia
ton for the hafbOr OF Erie
Mr.. McDufie gEged the friends Of the bill ma, f.
consume the time OF the HIuse in making ,peecbs.
against opposition unlenats that IL could not
tainy gain thirty votes. The bill embraced M n.a
o. iscs; IL embraced such only former ,in
authorized, or standing laws required and every en
had been examined and approved by a eou,uitse H.
hoped therefore, that the debate would be lei snirs
| to the enemies Of the bill
Mr.. Carson replied, and reiterated his objections 10
the bill, on the score OF eNpsdiency and principle
Mr. Drayion said that most OF the liens were pro.
per, but there were which he dee med unconsti
| tu'ionsl he could not vote Tor the Till.
The qsestion then taken the third reading Of
| the hi !, and carried by the following vote:
YEAS.-Msssrs. Anderson, Armstrong. Bailey, Bar.
bsr, Barnpgsr, Bates, Baylor, Bockee, Boon. Broi.