Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-01-26

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/ Fhe house took up for consideration
the unfinished business of Saturday the
loan bill.
| Mr. Minor renewed his motion to
amend the bill by inserting in the sth
line cat rate of interest not exceeding
per cent per annum.''
| The question was decided by ayes and
noes and were yeas 81 Nays IS.
Mr.. Minor then moved to insert in
the sth line " at rate of interest not
exceeding per cent per annum, paya-
bic quarter yearly" Negatived-Ysas
s. Nays 60.
Mr.. TaImadge renewed his motion
to add to the end of the first section the
following provisor-" proved that no
such stock shall be sold under par"
Nenatived BY ayes and nses-ysas A.
nays 81.
Mr. Pi,kin moved to amend the bill
by inserting the following as new sec.
ton, as the Sd section.
And be it further enacted, That the
President Of the United States shall
cause to be laid before Congress- within
30 days after the commencement OF their
next session, an account of all the mo-
MES obtained by the sale of the certi6-
Gates of stock by virtue of the power
| given him by the preceding section, to.
| gether with statement of the rate at
which the same may have been sold.
Mr.. Stow moved to amend the amend
nent by inserting after the words suithn1
tzoenty days" after the lst Monday in
February 1914" The question was
decided by Ayes and Noes, and we're
Yeas IS, Nays 81.
| The question was then taken on agree
ing to Mr.. Pitkin's amendment "a a.
mended, and decided in the Affirmative
Yeas 100, Nayss.
Mr.. Sheffey moved to amend the bill
by adding to the end of the FIRST section,
{" Provided that no part Of such stock
shall be sold at more than 10 per cent.
below par"
The question on agreeing to this mo-
ton was decided by Ayes and Noes, as
follows-Yeas 81, Nays -.
Mr.. Randolph noved to strike out OF
the I'd section, one fourth fer cent.
which is to be allowed as a commission
to brokers for selling stock.
! This amendment was under discussion
when our letter came away.
"The following is the remonstrance a.
eainst the petition for toll on foot pas
seneers who travel the road from Alex
andria to the Potomac bridge, which will
be put in circulation for the signatures
of those who approve of it."
| To the honorable the Senate s, House
OF Representatives of the United States
in Congress assembled: the Memorial
and Remonstrance of the subscribers,
inhabitants within the town and county
of Acknowledgements respectfully shew-
eth,
| That they have this day been inform
cd, by the means of the newspapers,
that Petition has been presented to
Congress by the Washington and Alex
andra Turnpike Company, praying that
they may be authorised to receive Toll
from ALL foot passengers who shall travel
the road and cross the Four-mile Greek
Bridge. Its with regret your memo,
rialists have heard of such petition
and it is with reluctance that they feel 1t
their duty to demonstrate against II,
knowing full we'll that more important
matters are occupying the legislature.
To have been silent might be deemed
acquiescence, if not appreciation and
therefore, your memorialists have been
urged to state their objections. They
are as follows:
lst In April sos, the Corporation
was created I" for the purpose of open
ing, grsvelling and improving road
not exceeding one hundred, nor less than
thirty feet wide, between the Town OF
| Alexandria and Bridgeport on Alexan-
der's Island opposite the City OF Wash
ington, and of erecting bridge over
| Four-mile Creek in the County of Alex
andria, and of making such other Incl
dental works, and defraying such other
| incidental expenses, as may be deemed
necessary and expedient by the Compa-
nv, &C." But the corporation was re-
CURED to gravel only thirty feet, and to
build over Four-mile Greek a good
and sufficient bridge of sound & suit'
| able materials, and in all respects ade'
ouate for the purpose oftravellers, horses
and carriages, sc. with a Convenient way
| for foot passengers on one side setarate
from the carriage zuay by good e suf-
feisnt railing al least four feet high"
The tolls we're fixed eoeval with the
creation of the corporation, and none
were then imposed on foot passengers:
they have therefore right to claim an
exemption, as one of the fundamental
| :,.d;e,,e Of the CORPORATION. And the