Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-03-05


from The Committee on Ways and Means, will
Tie amendments Of The Scnar; and further
amendments 10 some of these by the committee
| anu win recommendation that some OF the ST.
hales amendments be agreed to, and others dis.
agreed TO. The bill and amendments were again
considered IN Committee OF The Whole; and the
report Sol The Committee of Ways ara Means
agreed 10 in part, and disagreed 10 in ran.
Among The amendments agreedlo were all the
amendments for the new Custom Houses pre-
posed IN The Senate and agreed 10. Appropria.
TONS are made Tor Custom Houses, in one form
or another, at New Orleans, Charleston Savan-
nan, Easlporl, Casino, Boston and other points
The Senate having agreed to an appropriation
Tor painting for The vacant panne Of the Ro-
undo, The House moved To strike out. As an
amendment 10 This, Mr.. Chapman Of Maryland
proposed that the suffice, 81 this nexl painting
shall be The landing VI the Pilgrims in Maryland.
Rejected
MIR. ]. K. lngersol moved thai the subject
should be LETT open, and this was rejected, and
also various subjects proposed by members.
The amendment Of the Senate, after varions
motions 10 deiea il, and change il, was agreed 10,
and VIM Powell Of Ohio has the contract by o.
der 81 Congress, and will receive six thousand
dollars ior The service.
The appropriation OF the Senate Of ily hou-
sand dollars 10 be paid BY The Government 10 The
owners nt The Spanish schooner l. A nistad, gave
Use 10 debate.
Mr. Giddngs gave the lacis and spoke in oppu-
si,on TO The appropriation, coulendiug that the
claim was most unlu st one, aud that facts
showed that Ruiz ami Monez had no Just claims
upon The Government
Mir. Holmes replied 10 his, and thought The
claim mos, just and equitable one.
The debate ended here by Resolution
Later in The day, when Inc amendment was
before The Committee and no discussion allowed,
Mr.. Adams asked permission Of the Commit
Ice IL say lew woris upon the amendment.-
Leave was unanimously granted, hui Mr.. A.
spoke in so low lone OF voice thai huI lew could
understand him al all. All the members crowd
ed around him.
Mr.. A. said, had the Secretary oi Stale ex-
amined The Amsiad case, lie would never have
written The letter read during The debate by Mr..
Holmes.
The indemnify asked was Tor properly, bul
there was no property. The persons claimed as
such were freemen, discharged ffeemrn-ireemen
sent home 10 Aiica-men declared 10 he free by
our Courts. The Spanish Government had
made no demand Tor these men as property, tn!
demanded them as a>sassiIs, and not as slaves.
II assassins, they conid not be property, having
forfeited their lives by their crimes, and had they
been delivered up, they would have been sent to
Cuba 10 be executed. Mr. A said that The letter
of the Secretary before Congress This morning
was very extraordinary, and seemed 10 suppose
that Congress could not Judge Of the pfopriely Of
such an appropriation. The Secretary had even
gone beyond the Spanish Government His lei
ter was total perveIsiun oi the hole CASE
There never had been more sroundless claim
God forbid that such demand should ever he al
lowed. Mr. Adams was emphatic in the dcca.
ration that there was no foundation for these
claims, and very earnest in his hope that the ap-
preparation would not be made. Teers were
called and the vote stood, yeas % nays 95
The Senate amendmen giving compensation
to Richie and Heiss, for reduction OF prices.
was agreed 10 by vote OF 81 10 "a, aud The bill
reported 10 The House
An amendment by The Senate approprialing
80, 600 Tor repairs 10 the bridge over the wesi
branch OF The Potomac, in the District Of Co.um.
bia, gave rise to spirited debate. The co,n.
nitlee OF Ways and Means had recommended lha,
The House should disagree 10 the amendment.
Mr. Chapman Of Maryland, insisted that The
appropriation ought 10 be made, and pointed out
The importance q The bridge 10 The District and
10 the government.
Mr.. McGaushey, Of Indiana, was willing 10
make the appropriations tor Virginia when her
MES oP .,rees raotme ~,i,. e,,us 10
while the government, were not disposed 10 make
appropriations for The Cumberland road. He
was mol opposed TO appropriations BY The general
government He trusted Virginia would send |
who would he willing 10 act with /
some literally towards other sections OF the
Union
MIR. PendIe,on, OF Virginia, said that The gen
Ileman from Indiana appeared 10 have no dill
fculy about the right 10 make appropriations,
bu, took the high ground that he wonld not vote
for The appropriation because Congress would
moi make appropriations for others. he then
briefly stalled his reasons why the amendment
should be adopted.
MIR. Schepck, of Ohio, should vote Tor The APP
because lie believed 10 be right
Il is proper also, in point OF expediency, for The
bridge is the connecting link between the great
mail rou,es from North 10 South, and from South
10 North.
Mr.. Ficklin said that BY The ACT Of rproces-
sion, one half the bridge now belonged 10 Virgin
ia. and the other halt 10 me District Of Coum-
bla. Il was proper for Virginia, therefore, 10
make an appropriation for her part Of The bridge,
al least.
Mr.. Sims, OF South Carolina, insisted that bv
the act OF retrocesson, the limits ct Alexandra
extended only 10 high wafer mark, on The west
side Of The river and that the entire bridge was
MIR. Roberts, OF Mississippi, said, if The bridge
y as not Of sufficient importance to The people Of
Virginia, who brought their produce over il TO
market, 10 induce them 10 keep il in repair, he
could see no reason why Congress should do so.
He was opposed 10 The appropriation on The
oround Of both right and expectancy.
MIR. George w. Jones' oi Tennessee, spoke al
length in opposition 10 The amendment It's Oh
ieci. he said, was 10 second Inc luther amend
meni recommended by The Senate Tor the pnr-
chase I the bridge over The East Branch Of The
Potomac, and thus 10 connect Maryland on one
side, and Virginia On The other. ~ Tree bridges,
with The district Of Columbia. For The latter 90.
iect an appropriation ol S3O, 1000 was Inciuoed
in the bill, Tor the benefit, Of individuals, and Tor
property not worth 20 Geo, some SAID not nan
that.
Mr.. Payne was against all appropriations lof
such objects, and spoke very earnestly IN oppose
lion 10 this in particular.
The amendment was agreed 10, 81 10 ~. The
appropriation Of $4,000, above referred To, for
the purchase Of the bridge or bridges over The
east branch uf the Potomac tu be made Tree ul
tolls, was rejected
The amendments having been gene drought
with. The bill was reported 10 The House.
The clerk projected 10 read the amendments,
which are very numerous and in The considera-
lion of which The committee oil The whole had
been engaged nearly The entire morning, but
before the reading was completed, al hall past
2o'clock, the House again took recess until 5,
P. M.
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