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report Of the saperin.endant Of Ae cOsst
Survey.
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to consider the proprietor q priadpg I0.oeo.
copies Of the above report
Mr.. Hendricks rose 70 pFsept tbe proceed
ings, and memorial o. large rneeliag held At
Indianapolis, relative TO distractions TO travel
and commerce by ciuzsns OF Erir Tie said be
had Eol 6lsd The paper with The Cietk Of the
Hoese. because Of the Distinguished character
Of The persons who took part in the proceed
ipgs, and The Importance Of the subject. lie
wished the subject to be brought direetly be-
forr he House. This is not question si To-
cal interest nor question between the citizens
, OF Erie and the Rsili Dad Company. New York,
and all the West. have an interest n it. For
many DAYS companies Of armed men. by
threats, violence aud blOodshed have hsld and
obstrpeted one Of the great cbannelsoi eon-
merce and trade between the East and West.
II company Of six. seven or eight hundred
men had invaded our borders and had inter-
rupled our commerce, stopped our mails ard
ihindered the inier-commnnication Of the people
lhe attention Of the whole country would have
At once been arrested, and the power OF the
whole country been commanded. 10 the same
section OF the consultation which eoafess she
power on this government 10 repel invasion,
There is cc-relAtive obligation to suppress in
lsurreclioH. lie would not say. however,
whether this movement vas Of tbe character
4 that comes within the provision Of the eOnsti-
tuition, but he would say that bis sectlsn OF
=
free on tie routes Of traffic. He moved that
the memorial be referred 10 the Committee 90
J Military Affairs
, Mr.. NeNair remarked that the Legislature
Of Penn's was about to assemble, and would
doubtless take the matter into consideration so
far as Erie is concerned. No action is there
fore necessary here. He had no doubt the
Governor would make mention oft in his mes
sage, and was satisfied that Penn'S would set.
lie the question rs relates to Erie. 9Hl e
Mr. Richie, Of Penn's, said that this iub-
? iect should not have been brought here at all.
a. Il wasnsW before the Supreme Court for the
! Western District OF that State. These Courts
have ample Jurisdiction. The gentleman from
Indiana was entirely in error. The facts were
simply these. The road passed through the
: country OF Ere; company was authorized by
: law to build road st gauge Of four feet eight
!. irchos: in defiance Of this law the company
\ laid down a six feet gauge and theroiors war
the agressOr aa
: He understood that the people Of Erie ar'
0 acting under legal advice and there will not b.
g the slightest difiulty in enforcing the decre'
Of the Court,
The proceedings Of the Indiana mceetiug
we're based on an entire mIsapprshension.
4: Mr.. Boyce said il is one Of those sccident
IS to which you are subject, because you hav'
!. net the institution Of slavery there. It is only
the beginning Of the end; il we can do anything
y for you we will, for we OF the South are con
= aervatlve; we can only offer you our sympathy
y 1t Is one Of the msfortunes to you which are ex
Il posed by having your whole population made
! up Of Free.men. Laughter'
Mr.. Dick begged to presenta history Of th'
J difficulty, but the question OF order was raised
J. and he was denied the privilege.
Il The memorial was referred, under the rule
TO the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Houston, of the committee OF ways ant
= means moved that the estimates OF rivers anC
e harbors be transferred to the committee OF
% commerce.
r Mr.. Ewing moved the committee on road
and canals rs an amendment That commit
tee was composed of a majority Of member
: living in the Mississippi Valley, and it was due
p to the west that such reference should be made
e Nine,tenLhs of the appropriations heretofOr
q have been divided as spoils among The Allan
: tic States. Our President has never lived Il
!" the west. and therefore ands il impos ible t
symraihize with the people Of Mississippi Val
D, lev, and Mr Ewing claimed as right that tn
. subject should be referred TO committee IA
vorsble to an appropriation for that section Q
country. ft
n The further consideration Of the subject va
IS postponed until Friday next,
After other business of minor importance
;. the House adjourned until Thursday.
= SESArE.--Itw was ordered that when the Sen
- ate adjourn il will adjourn uutil Tuesday.
70 Mr.. Fish gave notice OF bill authorizin
Q. the business Of Banking in the District of Cc
n. lumbi4 and regulating the issuing and circals
ton Of notes as currency. The Senate adjourn
ed.
nj The House Of Representatives was not in sol