Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-20
Congress---2d sess
IN SENATE
IMesday, Deeember I6, 183l.


The Committee appointed on the part of the Senate to
carry into effect the resolution of Congress passed ON
the occasion of the death of General Lafayette consists
Of Messrs. Clay, White, Calhoun, Webster and DucE-
Petitions and memorials presented by Messrs
PTentss Naudain, Clayton, Leigh, Ssbee Tyler Kane
Kent, King of Alabama, Frelinghuysen, Upton, and
Preston.
MIR Porter on leave given introduced bill to provide
for the legal adjudication of claims to lands certain
cases therein mentioned which read twice and re-
ierred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr. Shepcy, on leave given introduced a bill in adj
dtion TO the act granting drawback certain goods
wares, and merchandise, passed January, 1905 Read
twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce
MIR Benton on leave given, presented statement from
the Treasurer Of the imports and exports of specie for
the past year up to 18th December which was ordered
Mr. Waggaman submitted the following resolution:
ReSotced, That thirty copies of the documents i'm re-
laon to the public lands printing by order of the
Senate, be distributed by the Secretary follows: ten
copies to the Library of Congress; copies to the of
fee of the Secretary Of the Senate copies to the
office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Mr. Southland, on leave given, introduced bill rela-
tive TO certain improvements in Florda which was read
twice, and referred to the Committee Naval Affairs.
Mr. Upton brought forward a resolution as to the ex
Pediency of improving the navigation of the Wabash
River which he supported in speech of considerable
length in the of which he gave the following sta
stca statement of varons appropriations by the United
States, for the improvement Of Rivers:
Appropriations for improving rivers, made in 1892
Laws LIST September, 22d Congress, 1882, p. 1874
kenncbcck River, Maine, So 800
Pascagoua River, J50OO
Red River, Louisiana and Arkansas, s s2,GSS
Berwick branch Of the Pscataqua River $50
Entrance of the Gennessce river, 10000
Cape Fear river below Wilmington N Corolna % 600
Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, 10000
Inc Arkansas river, $4,000
The mouth Of Conncaut creek Ohio 800
Removing distinctions at mouth Of tho Ashtabula
creek, Ohio, 39OO
Do do. Grand river, Ohio, 2GO0
Removing sand bar, mouth Of Black river 5000
Mouth Of Huron river, 500
Cumberland river, 10000
Savannah river, o. 0O0
Appropriations for improving rivers made in 1871
Laws ist Sept, 23d Cong p. o..
Cape Fear river, below Wilmington North Caro-
lima, r 0od
Ohio. Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, 10000
ST Marks river Florida, 1000
Red river, 10 600
Savannah river, in removing distractions from
the city Of Savannah TO It's mouth, 10000
Gennessec river, for completing the works there
Grand river, Ohio, for repairing and securing the
works. 1OOOO
Black river, for securing The works, 5000
Huron river, Ohio, Goo
Ashtabua creek Ohio, 5000
Cumberland river, 10000
See D. IO3-Iludso river 10 600
Mr. Webster said, he did not understand whether the
subject matter o the present resolution for appro-
pfaton to improve the Wabash whether was the re-.
solution submitted some days ago by the Hon member
lMr Iipton) which directed inquiry by a Committee
INTO the expectancy Of making port ofentry high up the
Wabash
fThe resolution again read at Mr.. websters re.
quesi.l
Mr. Webster resumed. That resolution, as he under.