Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-11

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Saturday. W NV on oi
=, In the House Of Representatives, on motion of Mr.
Lar, 'ne Dill from the Senate, authorizing the Secretary
OIL ,he treasury 10 settle the between the United
states and the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Indian-
ma was referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary
40 COLLECTOR wIscAssEr.
Ai,er some preliminary discussion between Mr. Irwin
anu MT oade' who was entitled TO the floor this sub
Jeet' upon motion OF Mr. s. postpone the further dis
S9ssioh I'LL tuesday, which eventually withdrawn
Mr. b commenced his speech against the report of be In
uelay Committee, which he continued until the cxpra
'ioh oil NE hour allotted TO morning business.
. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1882
sutherland moved TO suspend the rule appropra,inp
.nE uay TO private bills for the papose taking UP the
OH hahng appropriations for certain Internal Improve
ment Tor 1882, which had been heretofore reporte from
me Committee OF the Whole on the state of the Union
winch was carried Several of the amendments made in
Co'uee having been concurred in, the clause appropr
aS SoooO Tor the purpose of paying certain repairs
nsue 10 The Cumberland Road, by L. W. Stockton was
on up ana, aiter short discussion in which Messrs
crawford, Sutherland, Mercer Archer Stewart and CouI-
.er' TOOK part, was carried The appropriation for Ocra-
cock inlet, discussed by Messs Hail and Snegbt. and
was carried, ayes ITO, noes 45 An amendment, was NOV
ed by Mr. Hall, for the improvement of the harbor of
washington North Carolina, which lost. The clause
aPpropralng oOOO0 Tor the improvcmc of the nayiya
ton OF the Ohio and Mississippi rivers as amended in
COMMITTEE was taken up. Mr.. Sewer moved 10 amend
by aGdng $4,000 for the Improvement of the nayiqa
,ioh oil the Arkansas river, which adopted Mr. Ash
ey moved to amend the clause by extending its provisions
up ne Missouri and Mississippi rivers above their con-
huehce' which was carried. Mr. Denny moved TO in
crease and extend the appropriation up the Monongahela
river TO BROWNSVILLE which, after discussion between
MesSrs Denny, Dewart and Bell, was lost Mr. White
OIL LOUISIANA then moved amendment extending the
provisions OF the act of 1924 for the of TN,
ONO ana mississippi rivers 10 the mouth of the latter
Co. I si Ia remedy the bar which he advocated at
some length, and which adopted. The nmcnd,nsnt
as amended was then carried, ayes 6S, noes 81 Sever
d amendments proposed in Committee Tor the conslrIc
uon oil roads were cOncurred in MIR. Sewer moved.
an appropratng $40 900 for the construction
Vi roads III Arkansas Territory which was agreed
10. MIR Ashley moved amendment for the coniinua
0n OF me Cumberland Road, which, after discussion in
winch Messrs Ashley, Vance, Duncan, McDufie, Mer-
e ana lln took part, was lost, ayes So noes So Mr.
ance lheh moved an amendment appropratng $4,000
or me purchase OF Toll Bridge the Cumberland Road
acIoss 'he ocloa river at Columbus which was lost Mr.
t moved an amendment appropratng $50 900 for
INC Improvement OF Cumberland river, which after dis
gusson' in which Messrs. Letcher Ingersoll Blair of
tennessee Mercer, and Lyon took part was lost ayes 60
noes oo' Mr. Mercer then moved amendment relative
TO me improvement of the navigation of Savannah river
WINCH from The laeness Of the hour the question was NOT
MT GO Johnston, moved consideration of tho
vole OH Iiday rejecting the bill authorizing subscrp-
oh ON me part OF the United States portion of the
stock OF the Alexandria Canal Company which, on motion
Oh MI D. D Barbour, was postponed to Friday next The
House then adjourned Globe