Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-13
TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
"WEDNESDAY, March II, 1876.
SENATE.
The galleries were crowded 10 excess 4

Hc SdIicI icS Wcle CIOWutu 10 excess n
ing by persons who expected that The rep.c rs.
editor OF The Times 10 The speech Of NJ a..
would be- noticed, bur they were ii>ap9nin,e.
After the disposal OF petition. Is. s.,,"...
the construction OF Michigan ..dt ..ro,,
came up. 1t was stienuonsly oppo,e by l..
and advocated by MIR. CasS
MI. Niles commended that The bill was ;,.,.
topay the debts ol Michigan. He aeAry,.. -.
was no power in The Constitution 10 10 m, +.
he wished Senator'S 10 understand NJ
that The Public Lands belonged no more i,
States where they were located than 10 others.
MI. fuIee proposed substitute 10 Ike bilI
here the subject was postponed for the day
The Senate proceeded TO The consldela,ior
The special order OF The say.
MIR. Johnson Of Md. addressed the Senate ).
said he was among those who rtloic- ;,
change in The aspect OF the Oregon iii,
The positions assumed BY Mc>>s ca, i
ard flanagan, he argued had lee The c,ur.-..
The conclusion that war was inevitable; 81.
pacific speeches OF Messrs. Dix, Bfr:on All. l.
wood, the aucr The Chairman Of he Comm
on Commerce, and, therefore, havirg char.e
the commercial interests Of the COUNT. h.s ).
more pleasing aspect Of this question Il,
Senator from North Carolina, he had D. Il
had spoken the views oil the Executive in r..,
respect; and Mr.. j., in the couiS> = Us argQn..
held that the President was bounc hv eye-rr !.
ciple othonor and compromise IL stl.. J. -.
ton upon the basis of 40 degrees. Scm, ads.
was also made by Mr.. Johnson 10 the >i-Gs. i.
The Senators from Ohio and Indiana, aa, s
denied that the Executive had authU!1ei
compromise Of The question.
Mr.. flanagan alluded TO the oiiicia. c.ssr ).
sustaining his former opinion.
Mr. Johnson quoled the official pap- 10 9-.,.
that Mr.. flanagan had misrepresenei 4. ge1
of the President, and it. he remarked, lie olf...
paper does speak The opinions OF The p,sr.r
then the Senators from Ohio and Indiana 49,
"lhe leaders OF forlorn hope
Mr.. flanagan said tororn hoTe l.; 4 /.
tory.
MIR. Johnson. And the victory OF he S,r. .
will be over his own Chief Aiagi>ttale.
MIR. Johnson then went into an eyersts =.
view OF the whole question OF onr TILE ms IL.
OF England. He promised that We were d..
in honor 10 the settlement which had T.
ously offered by our government ?. cprt-.
times. Alter doing this be placed il n3.5,
ton the remarks Of Messrs. Allen, Cas- r..
gan and Breeze, the frs, setting forth i,2.r.
land dare no, 90 10 war with this couLtr. j..
Gle handed; the second that war was luc::
lei war come, ETC After some explana;io,,
said these gentlemen were all Tor 81 ~ + IS.
fight. They were The hotspnrs OF the cont.-Y
though he could not say which hest merit
appelation. Towards the close OF his sec /;
ntinaled that he should vote Tor the aoes
the form Of Mr.. Critienden's amendment NJ
however, a stipulation that The nn;ice .ta
be given before The Isl Of June, and hen al a.,
time The President may deem expecierl.
Mr. BreaSr, By way oil rejolnder, &. 20 x;
poetry from Shalcpcarc's ,lo;>;ur
Mr.. Johnson said he was ve'y cl3' Ia, !.
81 30 men had such poetic aulAo!ly lor nj
claims.
On motion Of Mr.. A'chisun OF No ,he S-i- ,
went into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The House met al IL o'clock. and wen 2
Committee Of the Whole, (Mf Thomas
in the Chair and resumed The considerable
the River and HaIbor Bill.
Mr.. Gentry Of Tennessee, addressed The cen
miltee for an hour upon The merits OF the bill
in support ofthe amendment which his colleaG.
MIR. Crozicrl had Offered, for The imprcvemci
OF The Tennessee river al Muscle Shoals II
believed the General Government had the pow,
TO make internal Improvements, ard !ea'
clause in the Constitution fortiIying his po>ia.!
He compared the present with The pas course
the Government on This subject, ami REYES
each Administration course since le2l.
He was not wholly partial 10 this sys.em q !.
lernal improvements, he confessed, because rs.
calculated 10 enlarge and extend E1ccu
power and patronage. He approved OF Jacks
Veto OF The Maysvile Road Bill becauss b.
was local matter But the cleaning nj o. i
channel Of the great Tennessee River was
ieient matter. He showed II there WAS no ?
press grant in The Constitution 10 maxi !hese i
provements, there was none tor building ~
and erecting Light Houses.
He reviewed the Demo cracy OF The Soria s.
roIna School IN contrast with Thai .. i,,f' Limo
and Pennsylvania School on ihis subject an &
the figure OF the iron bed oil Picc.u>,
Tor The measurement OF Democratic onhotoA,
The different kinds Of Democrats that Pr,
themselves upon This subject He said il wol
not do 10 bring them all 10 the same STAT.
They, therefore, had Two OF these PrCc'isles =
10 suit different regions.
During his speech, he was interrupted twt +
three times with Undergraduates by n. j.
Payne, Mcconnell and A. Johnson, oui @a'
al all disconnected. He spoke his hour q,
MIR Jones Of Tennessee next addie>>t1 =
Committee in a strong speech agahs lie ~
but he expressed the hope, that thUse VINO coo
support the bill, would, in justice, atol, h
a amendment, making an appropriation 10: .N
proving The channel OF the Ter nessee :iv"r
MIR Cobb of Georgia followed Se@td I.
BILL and against any constructive doctrine 4
those, BY which he was sorry 10 iiEd some q 7.
political friends were bringing themselves 10 Z
advocacy OF the bill under discussion.
MIR. Root OF Ohio next addressed the CORN
ice for an hour in supper, OF The bill, Ut cor
planning that the interests of Ohio weFe nc y
cared for in the making up OF the bill. De -
culed the idea of going to the expense oi p'acd
upon The Western Lakes and Rive,
and said that harbors and channels Were W.
were wanted. tIe created great deal o! anu,
ment by describing one 0i the war vessels, tie
leyi, which the Government had been ,'fuceo
mi up for the Western waters Mr.. Thomps
and Mr.. Ewing, Of Pennsylvania dissed e 2.
plain. but Mr.. Root had not Time within hls !
10 allow them 10 do 50. Ii was his maitci 81" {
and he acquitted himself in a highly creciia.
manner.
MIR. Yancey Of A Alabama next obtained ~" {,
he turned 10 the bill under consideration ;Ec .
a very rapid manner argued against u i~h ~.
stitutional grounds, and replied 10 ihe POI q
taken by several oilhe speakers who hal u. e
ed him. He denied that Democracy II Iltmo
cratic principles would allow member. q -,
" 10 vote for this bill. He said that oy - ter
they departed from Democracy. lie aifa;s
Gen. Jackson and MIR. Polk against N, at . :
this naluIe-complimened The latter io' h'i.'
done more for free trade doctrines lhau ans re
sident before him-said that Mr. Polk wa
know how 10 act. should this bill be unfortunate
before him for his signature. |, cona no' +
otherwise. He complimenied John Tyler'f.
veto OF that other bill similar 10 this one-ar'
closed in an eloquent denuncialion OF l.g.foi' {.
and an appeal 10 The South 10 preserve ne u
riers of the Constitution.
Mr.. Constable obtained the lloor when,
On motion, the committee rose and me fios.
adjourned until Tomorrow morning.