The Washington union., 1858-03-16


mbulsed the tnsuy the amount invested, but aso
amounted 10 sach a had enabled the government
10 purchase the entire amount OF stock The original
stock of the company only amounted 10 one million of
dollars and yet there had been eAacted from the com
ot that river three millions Of dollars III the
shape of tolls and they found upon examination of the
record that Ia the year 1855 AT which time the gov
ernDent became the of ali the stock, the tolls
amounted TO $3.50 900 The average Of tolls received
per annu since 1880 would amount 10 about 800 900
per year, The government of the United States pur
chased the stock owned 10y private individuals and in
instances paid much three dollars for one dol
lar The government had owned the entire canal for
the last three years. and the object he had in view by
the resolution was to ascertain what had become OF the
| tholsands OF dollars which had been collected, and
which lac informed had not gone into the treas
ury of the United States, where it belonged On the
contrary. the company claimed the right not only 10 col
- appropriate the tolls to such purposes as they
! ecf nus "ithout consulting Congress Ills
deemed eNpedent. To the wants of COM
| object was 90 make the canal ras-- .--an it.
/ nere, ad TO relieve il Of the enotiu,is as s,-
Mr.. MARSHALL, Of Kentucky, replied That e gens,v
man had made sonic yet eide tnistakes Tie siiafes Of
stock ofthe company ten tbouidh at f,0u apiece
aud OF these shares the Une, States subscribed tweij
three hundred, and private individuals seventy seven
hundred About this time gentlemen the Indiana
side of the commenced peonpg Congress ~ make
u free canal on their side 10 accommodate theu the
| legislature Of Kentucky passed an ad amending The
charter Of the company, whereby 1t provided that
they might take the whole proceeds, and thereby make
fund which should be appropriated to the purchase and
absorption OF the private stock They we're To take this
upon condition that when the whole stock had been
taken out of private hands it should first lie offered to the
United States upon the condition that they should make
the S@al equal 10 the wants OF commerce IL the United
Sttcs did not take it, then il To be offered rst 10
the State of Kentucky and last TO the city of Louisville
| upon the condition The government still holds
the twenty ythree hundred shares and tou'd hold
another until they had performed the condition OF trust
declared in the Kentucky statute Year in and year out
the from the city of Louisville ask ed that
appropriation might be made TO make this canal equal TO the
wants OF eolineit whereby the United States would be-
the Ioprieors the work and year by year gen
tlemen from Indiana had proposed to accompany il with
an addition that the government OF the United States
should at the time appropriate money to build
other canal the Indiana side Of the river He had
been urged to accept this sort Of compromise but had
rejected it, and told the House that there
sy for canal there, and that it could not be made
yiceaLe. If they wanted to do anything they should
raise committee to examine the books and If they did
so he had doubt they would fnd a satisfactory exhibit
for every dollar He wanted the books examined They
|! should be brought here if they desired it,
| Mr. C0voDE, of Pennsylvania, remarked that the
commerce of the Ohio river had been suffering for want
Of accommodation. SoIoDg the question occupied it's
present position there probability that this canal
would bc sufficiently enlarged to allow boats 10 pass
| interrupted TO Pittsnrg There probability of
accomplishing the great work except by building dam
below Louisville and thus accommodate both sides Of
| the river, and the entire trade of the Ohio
| Mr. RITCHIE, of Pennsy| |yaDa. had objection to
permit the persons who had the canal to collect the
tolls and enlarge it until it adequate to the purposes
| required
| MIR HUGHES, of Indiana did not that the
luton struck any blow at the canal but simply called
for information He should not support it, if he thought
it did
| Mr. BURNETT, of Kentucky did not sec that the
resolution deprived Kentucky OF any rights at all He
could for his life why there should be any olec
ton to calling for the information proposed 10y the
luton 1t simply resolution of inquiry as TO the
management of the canal II it had been fairly managed
and there nothing wrong, they would sustain no n
| Jury ly le He pI uIest
The previous question sustained and the resolu-
| ton adopted
THE PENSION
The SPEAKER stated the business first in order to lie
the consideration OF the bill granting pensions to the oi
and soldiers Of the Of 1872 and those engaged
| in the Indian during that period
On motion of MIR. SAVAGE of Tennessee, the bill
made the special order in Committee OF the Whole the
state of the Union for the I'D, 23d and Gath days OF
April next
The following bills introduced, seveally read
| twice, and appropriately referred
| By Mr. WiNSIOW, of North Carolina joint
luton in relation 10 the distribution of certain docu
mcnts.
| BY Mr.. GIIMER, OF North Carolina A bill to prevent
the accumulation of unnecessary surplus in the
ury and to cquaize the grants of land in the several
States.
BY Mr. KETrr, of South Carolina A bill asking an
appropriation for the completion of the Fort Rdgcy and
South Pass wagon road
I,y Mr. WRIGHT Of Georgia A bill 10 give to cti-
of the Uutcd States above the of twenty
years male and female, who will settle the same and
make improvements thereon, square plat of one hun
dred and sixty of the public lands free from all in
! cumbrances past present, and future.
BY Mr. CURRY, of Alabama A bill 10 constitute the
city of Eufiee port of delivery.
by Mir HARLAN, of Ohio a bill to repeal the TWEEN
ty-fourh section of the Judiciary act of September "a
l7s9 and the seventh section Of act for the collection
of Duties approved March l. 1888.
| Also, joint resolution directing the payment Of
tain Mexican volunteers.
BY Mr. LETTER of Ohio A bill to provide for the
election Of pnstmasers by the people.
| BY Mr. GROESBICK, of Ohio A resolution for the
purchase and distribution of a certain number Of the
ports of the Supreme Court with Notes and Digest by
b. II. Curtis.
BY Mr. BURNETT, of Kentucky bill TO provide for
the erection Of post office and custom house at Paucah
| in the State OF Kentucky.
Ily Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky A bill to provide
for the erection post office iu Covington Kentucky
| BY Mr. AVERY, of Tennessee bill to provide for
The construction post Office court house and pension
office at the city of Jackson, Tcnnesoe Also, bill
increase the appropriation for pubic building in the
city of Memphis and that the be used for custom
house and post Office Also, bill TO provide for the
truciion of marine hospital at Memphis, Tennessee
4 Hy Mr.. SMITH, of Tennessee: bill To establish a
communication by railroad and Telegraph between the At
lanc States and California and for other purposes Also
certain joint resolutions Of the legislature Of that State
in relation TO postal laws. and nsting their senators
and representatives in Congress to vote for the admission
Of Kansas into the Union under the LecoDpton consu
| ton, and in reference to Jouy IEIl.
/ BY Mr.. MAYNARD, of Tennessee A bill to extend
the provisions of certain granting bounty land TO
81,