Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-02
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Duty naHiny been cut snort by the expiration o
the hour allotted 10 petitions and resou Ions, the bill
from the Senate giving the assent OF Congress TO an
act o. the State OF Ohi) for the pfessssrvauon Of so
much of>,h' great na'i'nai road as passes through
that Sae by the erection Of toll gates, and the appli
cation OF toll 10 tie repairs Of the road, being uL-
dr. con idel alton.
Mr.. Duncan moved TO re-eommit tbs bill to IN.
Committee on Internal improvements, with irst,ue-
items 10 insert the amendms offered yesterday BY the
gentleman from Ohio, MIR. Yin,on.
MI. Duncan said that the bli in its present. or ape
wai exceedingly OF etionabe, and no could not CO
cent to passage without entering his solemn p,otes
sgaints IL. He was not altogether satisfied with the
amendment proposed by the gentleman from 10. but
would, IL his opinion, afford protection to the
rights Of his cousuens, and all those residing in the
States west oil Ohio, who must il tits bill passes nav
nearly all the eApen'e OF keeping the 70 I'd Ia repair
a Oho had, by The provisions OF This bill, witch she
had submitted Tor the zcceptancs OF Congress, and
whch had passed the Ssnats and was now on i 9 pas
sage, exempted Ter own chzsn 10 nearly every posi-
bic case from the payment OF o;l, and consequently
taxing the cit OF 9th Sta cot oa!y to keep he
read ia repair but to Fay an officer al every twenty
miles.
Nc. Duncan SAID that ibi, msaslre must drive hi
constituents, and all the people west Of the Ohio
from the road they could not aud woull not az 80
Unjust tax, cia the road ade by con.
pact, and out OF The funds of Illinois. and Missou,i, as
well 80 those o! Ohio He ought the Legislature OF
Ohio was mistaken 10 the advantage it TO gain by
exempng her CT from thi, tax as the 81 ne
picy would be adopei by Penn lvania and MARYLAND
TO make Ohio pay portion Of the tax at Lasts but
be could see no hops for his constituents except to
ces; and then he said, this tax would make il imp ISL
BILE r his ituen drive their sock on this
and would render il OF lille to them. He said,
thai the lt ersl and st views by al. psn,Is
mad from Ohio, (Mr Yinor] met his entire spuroba
tor and he hrmIy believed with him. that the Il.
should i, pass, 10 calculated to destroy the roa; md
wa, in his OPTION blew aimel at the whole
eys,em { iniesnal improvements.
MIR. Mercer supported The m )iio0. Hs dwsIt on
ths acknowledged imporia &c aud value Of this geal
iOnal work, aud in listed that it was incredible that
In Ipav IN
But TIE law enacted by the Legislature of Ohio, CO
tanned such Provons as were calculated rather to m.
jure than TO preserve the rod All that sort Ct use
which went TO destroy II, v1:-The use of wagons
with narrow wheels was TO be by as ing toll
tes; while heavy tax was al ,he time TAI upon
large wagons with broad wheel; the u,s Of which
consolidated the road, and ought TO have b.. NOR
favored than travel OF any o;her kind @. io bad al.
most exempted her own citizen from any toll for the
of the road, snd had left il 10 be paid chic bv ar
citizens of her Siatss.
MIR. Nj REFERRED to several particulars in suppott OF
the representation be had made and ndsd tf A. The
Get ought 10 be otihed before was assented
MI. Irwin oil Ohio, was warmly oppoie1 to the re-
commitment OF the bill, which he insisted would be
tanamouo, 10 its rel ction, add before next session the
road won d beeome useless. G. insm en- seem 10 tor.
get that OHIO bad pail large portion of the money
which hal been already xpenGed this work bu, hi y,
much, he would ask had Illinois coLtibued! Less he
believed than Ohio bad pid ogafds making ,hs cd
this side the river. IL not 10 be expo eted this
Cove nmen, should continue contributing 10 tbs "a
pairs OF The road AID yet unless were repaired
Time 10 ffue, ~ Du 90 10 de'trucon. The OF Iy
that gave any promise OF saving this great ns,ions
work, the exacon Of toll by the STATE, tbron rb
which the road passed.
Mr.. Vance, OF Ohio, advocated the re- commitment
He considered the srrdngemeD,, Of the law a. II nov
stood 10 be palpabIy unjlS. Those persons tbtongb
vi oss p opsry tbs road rap, aud whose es,stes
had thereby BEEN increased 10 value mora a. an 6nv
pei can were allowed 10 use the roai free OF toll be-
they resided upon it, while those Who lived in
di tact paris OF the State, snd whose farms had
the reioFe, enjoJ ed much less OF the benefit ver.
heavily saxed together with ctz,ns OF olber sta,s.
who passed over the road
Mf Wickiihs opposed the re. Commitment The ar
gumeGt Of the gsntensD last up would certainly he
very powerful one addressed The Legislature q MI,
own Slate, but IL must be we'll known TO that gen.
heman That great proportion OF the me mbers Of the
House denied the power Of Congress to interfere on
the subject Of tolls, In any form, For bmtel he wa,
who admitted the power Of Congress TO construct
arosd through State, but he denied their right TO
eject toll gates upon H. II was utterly vaio to bons
for soy BILL 10 that House, WI ieh should r,,uI,ts N,
tolls to be paid in Ohio; and he, therefore was dsr.
Gus that the several States through which tbe na,on
alroad passss, might take charge Of their respective
portions Of H. IL was not probsbIe thai Ohjo ,onId
pesevere 10 aDy system Of taxation that was nal
utjust and II her law should prove unequl 10 i,s
ton, no doubt her own sense Of jusiice would induce
her TO modify Believing that to re-oommit the I'm
would be TO destroy H. and that then the House would
again be called upon Tor farther coD,rbu ions he con.
sasred IL bis duty 10 demand the previous qoeTion.
The question being taken, II appeared that there
was no quorum vo,iDg-wbereOpon Mr.. Mercer NOV
ed 10 lay the bill Oh tbs table. Ga this notion Mr.
Alexander dsmandsd the yeas and nave which being
taken, stood--Yess SO, Nay, II5
SO the motion 70 lay The bill he iablo was ,st
tn. Call for the previous question was now ~ tain.
ed anl the main question being put on ordering the
Dill 70 iis brd reading h wsseaff dsysss9 noes go
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate's amendments to this bill came up for
consideration IN COMMITTEES Of the Whole.