Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-01

discussed at considerable length, and he believed Inc
House prepared 10 vote upon it, So believing, and
in order to its sense he moved The previous question:
but Withdrew it al the request Of
Mr.. Mercer who renewed il, after making a few re-
marks, and after Mr. Adams had briefly supported his
amendment.
The previous question then seconded, 50 TO Sc
and ordering the main question,
Mr.. Petrkn called for the yeas and nays, hut they
refused, and the main question was ordered With
out division.
Mr.. Montgomery then asked for the yeas and nays
The main question: being the passage Of the BILL and,
being ordered, they were-yeas 1870, nays 46.
So the bill was passed.
NORTHEAST BOUNDARY.
The message OF the President Of the u. S. in relation
to the claims of The State Of Maine for aggressions &c,
committed on her boundary, was then taken up on its
reference.
Mr. Evans, who was entitled to the floor wen, on 10
say that the question of great interest and i'm
purtance and If the Government of the U. 5. did not
in the matter 10 settle the boundary question,
the Government Of the State of Maine bound by
act Of their Legislature to take decided steps The
message referred 10 claims of the State Of Maine for the
reimbursement Of penses incurred by them in relation
the boundary but that he considered the least import
ant question for reconsideration. He referred TO The
correspondence communicated and commented upon
the proposition for convention upon the basis oil The
original American proposition, as modified by the British
Government.
Maine he said was averse 10 the original proposition,
which made on The Both Of April, 1888; and there
had been controversy between the General and Stale
Governments since, and they could never agree;
but the original proposition has been coupled with a
highly objectionable principle of surveying and exPora.
ton. II went to limit and restrict the commission, and,
instead Of allowing them 10 examine and run the line
according to The treaty. they would be compelled to run
line different to that heretofore contended for They
would be allowed to depart from the true north ne and
run line westward which would be in fleet aban
Comment Of all the claims made our part. The Bri.
tsh Government would not agree 10 the proposition,
cep with preliminary arrangements that the highlands
should be sought south instead OF north of the rve
tended for and Also that certain rivers Allan
tic r:ers. Our Government refused 10 clog the com
mission with such limitations and therefore the commits
sion had been instituted. Maine insisted that the
commission should not be restricted by any thing bu,
the terms Of the treaty, because it apparent that
tie restrictions proposed would all operate for the benefit
| Of Great Britain.
The British Government proposed That the commission
should ascertain pon, in the highlands, which divide
the waters and it would inevitably give Them the whole
Territory in dispute, for the commissioners would
tany stop at the only point where they could agree and
that would undoubtedly be point south Of Mars Hill
where they had always been willing the line should run