Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-04-03

ioi "oulu pe loiioWeu by calls Tor the pre-
vious question, by committees of investl
cation to set during the summer, and thu
there would be no relief given to the COM
munity.
Mr. Mason, of Va. said, 1t appeared from
what had fallen from the member from
Rhode Island, that his opinion was made
up On this subject, and that nothing that
could be adduced would Justify what ha
pleased to term acts of gross usurpation.
But he trusted that the house were not pre-
Judged to the same extent which that hon
orable member had avowed. He thought
1t was most novel proposition, that upon
question OF such grave character, that
there should be desire to precipitate dis
cussion, when information, ordered to be
printed, was within their reach.
MIR. McAENNoN was in favor of the post
ponement. He moved that the consdera-
ton OF the motisu be postponed to Tuesday
next
MIR. BURGes said, he wished 10 move
an amendment to the amendment to the
resolutions reported from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, recommitting the
report and resolutions, with instructions
to report resolution declaring that the
reasons of the Secretary of the Treasu,
ry for lhe removal of the deposites were
insufficient. His object in opposing the
motion to postpone was not to press the
discussion, but 10 put the subject in a
proper condition for discussion. Now
the discussion is TO come up into the
House, when The previous question can
at any time cut off the debate. He
wished to put the simple question to the
House, whether they would keep the
control of the subject in the Committee
of the Whole on the State of the I'm
ion or not? He claimed to be permit
ted to call the President tyrant with
out asking leave, for he was called So BY
thosands who once admired HIN, and be
was felt to be SO throughout the suffer
ing country. The President said. in re.
ply 10 the complaints of the People, 20
home can govern.-I have been &C
cnstomed to gocern all my life.
The question was then taken on mo.
ton eff Mr. McKENNoN, to postpane th..
subject till Tuesday week, and reject
ed.
The motion to postpone till Tuesday
next was agreed to without division.
SURVEYS, ROADS AND RIVERS
MICHIGAN.
Mr.. SLADE, ofIllinois, from the committee
on Roads and Canals, made the follow
ing
REPORT.
The committee on Roads and Canals to
which was referred memorial of the
legislative council of the territory of Mi
chigan, praying an appropriation for lm~
proving the navigation over the flats in
lake St. Clair, and for removing the bar
at the mouth of Clinton river; and sew
eral memorials and petitions from the
inhabitants in different sections of Mi
chlgan, praying appropriations for the
survey Of certain rivers and roads; and
also, the resolution of the delegate from
said territory on the same subject, beg
leave to report:
That they have attentively considered
the prayers, petitions and memorials of
the inhabitants of Michigan, and care
fully examined the geographical and
Typographical condition of the country
in which they call for improvements, and
find, to their full satisfaction, that, from
the relative situation of Michigan Ter
ritory, connected as it is by navigable
waters with near " all the States in the
Union, it must soon become an import
ant sister in the confederacy.
This Territory not only possesses
very extensive lake coast, but is inter-
sected in every part of the interior by
rivers emptying into the
surrounding lakes and the great Mssis
sippi river. Among these rivers, to which
your committee would call the attention
Of Congress, are the following, viz
The St. Joseph, navigable one hundred
and thirty miles; the Kalamazoo, navi-
gable one hundred miles; the Grand
river, navigable one hundred and thirty
miles; all running through fertile
country rapidly filling up with enterpri-
sing farmers, mechanics, &c. and empt-
ying into Lake Michigan. The Shia-
wassee and Saginaw, Goth names Civ
en- to the same stream, navigable one
hundred miles, and running through
country which is destined to send forth
large supplies of produce, empties into