Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-20
THIRTY-sECoSD CONGRESS-,
MoSoAy, ArGusT Is.
SENATE

MONDAY, AUGUST Is.
SENATE.
The chair presented The memorial Of work =, 49,.
80 On the capitol praying Increase Of their
ton. -"
Dir. Bright moved that The votc by :. hcf was :, ...
bill to pay Marg F.. d. BIeney w,tow %. Mao, -
crest on certain moneys belonging II her hus5ant w
were sriZed By tac 1. 5 and retained for sepcfllys
The pIctercc that MAJOR g. was Indebted Il, the goyn
be rcconsdered
Mr.. Pra, explained the crcur s.ances Of the bin A.,
motion 10 reconsider vas agreed a. and the bill pasrt
Mr. Downs made personal explanation as In ihn A.,
shin Of the ,nird sccpn 0t the supplemental census
Of which rrew difficulty q. ;c chief clerk OF tn
The armv appropriation bill was received from Inc u
and was referred 10 the finance committee.
The bill grating Iaai 70 the State u: Michigan /, nj
the construction Of snip canal around the l4s .. S
Marie taken up.
The bill provides far grants Of land TO the S,,,o
amendment ue.-t sra!ns cut The grants D, lsn-
Inserting direct appropriation =! si5UUUO 10 te eY,
by the War Department, N The construction the en-
Mr. CdSS aGuirssel the :. nate IN support Of II q
irn;cG the icasur. necessary .oc Tie ierncr H.,
;ry by allowing the tra.st ~ the ni. force On a. =
!:clG lake u ltHc.
In inc course ii his remarks. lie said he wont. +.
.,JreciOn the lnneHatyn Of Cnaa,!a nor 10 hr o
vi CuUa he would not 90 - war Tor hat pu,y.
-hnmA, war take place, he would nave 10 Objection
consequences
MIR Underwood followed in support o! the b,f
Nsssrs Butter Mason and Bell oppose. the bill
.ie.sfs. IuG,cy ani Cas- rrjD.sr:d IN support oil,
Mr. A.chisoa said tic would vote Tor lhr Gan, -.
lijchi1an Tor he purpose vi constructing the ~,
cou,! not iur the money appropriation.
Nj Douglas SAID the measure not rcc5s.ra,. .
Aitu ~ Il measure Of dri.nce WI'h Ike prps-e,. -
,nipht be -krd arcunt lh. Falls II NIu.arq !p,,,
war il would r. infinitely cheaper and qgcae. "a AZ
scssi n Of the canals cJast.uc Cd On tng .l.r
ana use them.
For the same reason ha was opposed 10 cons,.e.,.1,
IN tn, northern frontiers because II was Chts.erru
uJ,se..iun OF those erected the British .:r
,yrr no British afrv would ever AGAIN arpca; the -
Of axe SupurIur; out one tEing vas certain, +.
armv ever iiI appear there in martial array, t.a
never appear again N any other part o! The wUT.i Ii,
nucu.Iy orpu*ct the grant Of money, G ainociei d,
oinal bin! lie SAID there lU0 900 600 j" aci,.
lie place where This canal "hs 10 BE, which were
,lIy wurtE!,S. bscaust o! the want ut any commune
Giant his land ana Ihc v.!uc OF The rcsn4tG.,I i :
GnEanCeG
NJ Pratt followed. conlending that i Dir. Da4-lls
,uent were carried out Congress had no power - ma
appropriation .Jr intera, Improvements IN any S'a;-
where there were public lands Il the pablo !int4 y"
c,r,sra in vaIuc where the difference between 'ts
Of money 10 improve the lands and 4 grant .! igg
the land IiSeii.
He pursued the sYhjcct much further, showing ii.
sys trfn .! internal improvements was commenced q
Calhoun when $ccrraryo OF War.
An amendment proposed by Dir. ToGccy, 70 tG'a,
nal over 10 Tie STATE of Michigan, WHEN completed
Ken, in rep,if t:c Dy tolls merely sufficient 10
ryncn.es was Yt,ccGcG-yca- %, nays y.
The amendment 10 tr bill GpTiOrrInunS money y
making oi the Canal was 'tjected; ye"s IS, Gays =
Mr. Walker move! II piI 10 The bli! I'll. r.vrr aTt 4
bill which was !ost-ytAs 20, nays s.. Inc sens
adjourned. ,,,.,,.r,,.,..