Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28

purchase for the United States such fair and equitable price
he shall agree upon, the remains due Of the stock held by
individuals Ia the said canal company and the sum OF three
hundred and ninety thousand out Of any money in tn.
Treasury otherwise appropriated is hereby appropriated
day the expense purchases and share
purchased the collections Of tolls shall Immediately
and the thereof be RENTED in favor OF the boats
which the same accrued.
Sec. .. dnd be further enacted, That Immediately on
completing the purchase for the United States OF the remain
ing stock held by individuals in said the Score
ay OF the Treasury Of the United States shall demand and
receive from the Directors OF said company transfer of all
the shares therein which shall have been purchased in
for the United States under the act Of the Assembly
Kentucky OF February g. 1842 amendat0ry OF the charter Of
said Canal Company and thereafter other higher tolls
shall be sufficient keep the in repair and pay all
cesa superntendence custody and and report
and detailed repot o the for rsOsr. sapern
tendenc custody and expenses and Of the boats passing the
same shall be made annually, the first day Of January
Sec. And be further enacted That if within ninety
days after the OF this act the whole OF the stock in said
cha n trust to hs United States shall not ps
viduas shall be sold the United States then imme
date remission shall be made Of all tolls accrung and much
with the money arising from dividends belonging the Uni
ted States and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall forthwith
cause gu the stock 80 held acquired 70 be fully voted upon
and the tolls to be reduced Necessary for the
pairs, preservation, and management Of the canal.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Mississippi OF course do not propose
TO object the leave asked by the Senator Introduce his
bill nor TO discuss the bill this occasion But or two
remarks which he made require brief reply. Though
connected with the subject Of the bill the Senator has made
argument against the survey He claims that IL
assumpon bare assumption, that the navy 10 not able
70 do the work required for the coast survey no as
sumption. Il b the result Of experience The survey
originally under the control Of the Treasury Department.
Il turned to the Navy Department and broke down
in its hands It has since been restored the Treasury Do
partmen under the administration Of which has become
work honorable this country and admired in Others
Sir, the survey IL not merely Autographed work
Indeed the kind Of work which performs would incline
TO believe that, it to be transferred at ALL should be
to the army and not to the navyhe typographical bsng
important than the photographed part Of the wesk
Nor is for alone that the coast is surveyed.
h essentially necessary for naval defence that should hsve
accurate charts of coast and that should have them
made upon great principles, which will determine future
changes far the wisdom of capable of doing
But werd or two in relation TO this canal Some Ere
years ago. in the House Of Representatives member then
from the State Of Kentucky, made this proposition.
objected to II then upon the ground that could great
difference between that proposition and proposition
struct canal within the limits Of State. objected To it
further because the great proceeds which said
to the United States found invested in stock in the
canal. The dividends which the Federal Government
ceved being invested in stock these processes steadily going
would exhaust the stock in the hands of the ndv
duas and leave the canal in the hands Of the Government Of
the United States.
then proposed that member that all the stock owned by
the United States in that canal should be surrendered to the
company, upon conditions that the tolls Of the canal should
be reduced in proportion the reduction made in the capital
stock by the Federal Government surendeng s shares
He refused to accede to the proposition the United States
can buy canal they certainly build one. Then, with
more force than now il might be argued that the canal
insufficient for the commerce Of the river The Government
would be called upon widen the canal increase the
number Of locks, TO deepen Il, and After all that
should be done would devolve upon the Government
keep establishment of officers within the Stale Of Ken
lucky and keep the canal in repair much prefer that this
work within the limits Of Kentucky should belong TO that
State The officers that canal should be appointed by the
State This bill presents another means Of multiplying Fed
era officers and stretching the influence Of the Federal Gov
eminent still further the Sates object TO II for that
reason.
have doubt also that the work would be econo-
mcaly improved by the company than by the Federal Gov
ernment bold that if the Federal Government to
construct any work avoid the Falls Of the Ohio, should
be constructed upon great national Highways upon the river
ITSELF and not within the jurisdiction Of State seems 70
that the objection entertained from the time this
question was first brought to my notice. good and valid
objection to the bill now proposed.
Leave to introduce the bill then granted II read
first and second tins by ito title, and referred, with
papers in relation TO the NATTER to the Committee Roads
and Canals. IA
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. GWIN. Mr. President in accordance with the notice
gave days ego propose take up Senate bill
No. 346 ascertain and settle the private land claims in
California The subject 10 of great importance 70 my
constituents and to the whole country, and be too
speedily acted Il il well known that there s much
element and evaporation Of feeling the subject of land
claims in California which Only be alayed by The pas
sage Of bill through Congress for tho settlement Of these
claims Az evidence Of the state Of feeling the sub
jec have just received note from gentleman resident
Of California in this city, which will read to the SEN
know nothing Of the facts stated, having heard
Of them until received the note
appears by my last advces from Sacramento that the
parties there claiming under Capt Suffer have only
cesded in obtaining authority from the courts TO settler
from the house which his hands have built upon what he
believes to be public domain but have also got judgment for
co0sdsrabe back and damages for the al
lodged unAw Withholding Of the premises against the right
full owner assignee Of Suffer. s
Butt in addition to all this the parties who became bail
for the settler when he appealed from the city recorders
court to the county court required to pay the full
amount Of said bail say fifteen hundred dolars) indemnity
to the Suffer claimant for alleged depreciation n the value Of
the property occurring during the pendeney Of the trial"
take part in the unfortunate collisions that have
Cured in California They to be dspored BY every good
ctizsn have brought this note before the Senate
take sides in this controversy but show the nessessy Of
immediate action the bill propose take consider
ation.
After some discussion the motion to take up the bill
The PRESIDENT. The Chair will state the condition
Of the BILL There appears to have bean amendment
offered at the last session by the Senator from Ohio (Mr
EwINs,) which will now be considered.
Mr.. GWIN. That amendment 10 the ono which now
propose. Originally offered by the Senator from Ohio
II was ordered to b printed, and now propose II a. sub
situte for the whole bill.