Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-10

ward the Engineer who surveyed so much of the I.e
Rock and Memphis Road as lies between the St Francis
On motion of MIR. Lea, OF Tenn it was
HeSo'eed, That the Committee the Post Office and
noeus DC instructed to inquire into the expedcncy
OF estaohSnnS post route from Campbclls station by
the way of Lows Ferry lolston river TO Marvsv,l
Blount county, Tennessee.
Mr.. Beatty offered the following rcsolntion which
under the rule, lies day:
Heso'rcd That the Secretary of War be requested to
report TO this House, whether the whole amount or
what part of the 30 900 dollars appropriated AT the o,
session OF Congress for the continuation of the improve
men OF the navigation OF the Cumberland river has beer
applied to that object, and whether its application was
made under the direction OF the said Secretary or the
President OF the u s., whether the whole amount or
what part OF the said 10000 dollars directed to be-
aid out upon said river below Nashville; and anv mart
OF sad sum be left will il be laid in continuation of
the Improvement of the river above Nashville. IL no, d.
reasons for wthholdngit
ne House resumed the consideration of the following
resolution, offered on Monday by MIR. Chiffon:
HeSotcod That the Committee Roads and Canals bc
instructed TO inquire into the subject report their
opinion 10 this House, of tho equal and lust mode
OF applying the revenues of the country TO sncb ,vorl
OF public Improvement within the respective States of
TINS Union, as may be necessary for the facilitating of
commerce with foreign Nations and among the several
9teS And that they moreover report their opinion of
Tie best and most practicable of ascertanine and
determining the nationality and Importance of such i'm
States.
Mr.. Chiffon resumed the speech which he commenc-
cd yesterday on the subject of the resolutions and
OUT concluding, gave way to motion for the orders of
the day.
PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE NAVY
Inc House resumed the consideration of the bill regu
tng and equalizing the pay of the officers of the Navy
The question being the motion of Mr.. Allen of Vir
ginin, To rccommit the bill to the Committee ON Naval
Affairs, to which MIR. Mann had moved to add 0wth
instructions to report bill for equalizng the pay of the
officers OF the army and navy"
Mr. Mann rose, and spoke at great length i'm onnos;
hon to the bill, and in favor of the motion TO rc-commt
with the instructions moved by him.
MT rope, after some remarks explained the reason
why he had heretofore abstancd from taking any mart i'm
,e debate protested against the House being deferred
" cries OF economy from doing what lit and be-
coming towards men, who had borne the national FLAG
with honor into every sea- and who were ready still To-
nc3rnadne It's waves with their hearts blood in defence
OF uef country lie then requested oil Mr.. Allen to
withdraw his motion, in order to render il in order for
HIM to offer some amendments the bill in parts where
ne deehed itJnsy exceptonabe; and which he pointed
Mr. Wise seconded the request and
Mr. Allen consented
MIR. Watmough then expressed his hone that tho
OF inc pill would give their support the propo-
Dill IN the sd to the Both lines inclusive by striking ont
that portion of it, and substituting provision i'm the fol-
sand dollars" ~
And also to strike the whole of the latter mart of
,ne oii respecting allowances and proposing the esta
pshhen oi fund for the surviving relations of officers
Mr. Jarvis denied this motion to be in order and ask
ed the decision of the Chair.
before any decision given,
Mr. jones' Of Georgia moved TO re-comnit the Hill
TO the Committee of the Whole the state ofhe Union
with instructions TO report in lien I'm 49,,
draft OF which he sent to the clerk table
The Chair having decided that Mr. Popes motion was
not in order and also that il was ,,nar.T,oJ - al,
ton 10 roconmit, ~ nv
MIR. Mason demanded division of the motion of Nh
jones' SO that the question should first be taken on the
re-commitment alone.
The bill proposed in Mr. Jones' instructions b,v;n
been read, s
mr. Jones moved that the be printed, together
with the original BILL had been altered by the
raj amendments heretofore agreed upon.
IN TINS motion the Ayes were 66, the Noes So
mo quorum having voted
llc House, motion of Mr.. Wise adiournad
Wednesday, JdRuary7
IN SENATE.
MI Tyler presented petition from citizens of Ieoroo
ao, praying rcei from Congress from the pccunary
IN which that city is involved Referred
TO the Committee on the District of Columbia
Mr Clay submitted the proceedings of the Joint Com
tuec appointed IN consequence ofthe death of General
Layiaycue together with the correspondence between
tlc Chairman OF the Committee and MIR J. @ Adams on
the subject OF the Grafton delivered by that gentleman
upon le HE and character of Lafayette by which it ap
peared that Mr. Adams asscnted To- the reonest 10
copy Of the Grafton for publication
MIR. = SAID if he was guided by the c,pnion which
nc au formed OF the Oraton of its extraordinary me-
W ne could scarcely name any nLSber of copies To be
printed which would be too gScat The House however
Lad Siaered $4,000 copies, and therefore not SO many
would be necessary TO be ordered by the Senate <
number proportioned TO that would be ten thousand
winch ne thought sufficient He therefore moved thai
rn thousand copies OF the Grafton be ordered TO be
printed, which was agreed to.
ne Dill making an appropriation TO improve the ma
VACATION OF the river Wabash up Oh its third read
Mr.. Clay said he desired to make some observations
upon that part Of the Presidents Message out of which
this bill had grown.
lie would vote with pleasure for the bill and no hon
ca II would pass the Senate and with kinder fate
IN ic House than xperenccd last session. The Presi
dent IN ms Message had stated principle i'm relation 10
inc Powcroi Congress over Internal improvements which
was so novel and extraordinary in its character that he
uough IL ought not to pass without some observation
wv nat was That principle? IL this That the limit gi,
en- by the Constitution TO the power of Congress over In
terna improvements, that limit which was furnished
ny tide water and that sGch Improvement could not no
authorized by Congress which should extend beyond
port OF entry, and they generally confined 10
tide wafer by this construction of the CONSTITUTION
he exercise OF the power did depend upon .c grants
IN at instrument, but altogether collateral crc,m
stances Ii this Interpretation were correct fbe Con
silulon did not depend upon its own provisions 10 ,
VcrD but entirely upon the discretion Of Congress and
DC also complained Of the effect of such an nternreto
uon what was II! 1t 10 repudatc and entirely
to cut oil from the benefits of Internal lnprovonen
made under the authority of the General Government
the whole interior of the country which Law above Tide
wafer Whatever might be the fate of this construco
u was impossible that the country should be contencd
with this limited extent of power lie had risen ON s
occasion solely for the purpose Of entering his protest
against such an Interpretation of the power of Compress
over Internal improvements, was held by the Prcs
dent in his message.
The question being ON the final passape of the LII
Mr. King OF Alabama, demanded the yeas and nays.
winch We're ordered, and are follows, to wit;
IeaS-Messrs. Benton, Clay, CLAYTON EWING Fro
linghuysen Hendricks, Kane. Kent, knight Linn Nc
kcan, Naudain, Porter, PreDtss. Robbins Robin ,on
SSgils5ce, smith, Southland, Swift, Upton, Tonlinson
.Nays-Messrs. Bbb Black Brown. Bucbon,p Cal
houn Grundy, HILL King Of Ala, King of en- ic;rb
Mangnm, Moore, Morris, Preston, Slcpley, ramadSe
Tyler. White--1S. - . >