Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-08
Eighteenth Congro IS.
MONDAY, JAN. 8. 1894.
IN SENATE.

of Alexaadris, stating that property
belonging to them was captured by the
French. previous to the year 1900, and
tina, their claim on the French govern
ment was surrendered By the Conven-
ton of 1900, aud praying compensation
for the same. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Lloyd, Of Massachusetts. submit
ted the following resolution for consid.
Grafton:
"Resoirsd, That the Committee on
Roads and Canals be instructed to in.
quire into the expectancy of requesting
the President to cause a survey to be
made by some duly qualified officer or
officers ofthe Engineer Or Topographic
cal Corps, of the best route for opening
a navigable communication between
Buzzard's Bay and Barnstable Bay,
and to report on the prscticability of
constructing through the isthmus which
separates the said Bays, of sufficient
dep b and size to admit vessels of war
to pass the same, on the obstacles there.
TO, and the estimated expense thereof,
and on the benefits that would result to
the publ interests in time of war, and
to the domestic or coasting trade of the
United States, in time of peace, from
the construction of such canal: which,
after the completion Of the Chesapeake
and Delaware, and Rsriton Canals,
would extend an inland water commu-
I'll IN
Massachusetts Bay, passing in it's pro-
gress through the territory or along the
borders Of ten Of the Atlantic States
NJ. Jackson presented tho memorial
Of Josieh Watson and wife: the aged
parents of the late Lieut.. Watson, of
the Navy, stating that they are aged
and infirm, and. from misfortunes, have
beeo reduced to poverty: that their late
deceased son was the only prop Of their
declining years, and part of his pay
their only support, by his death, they
are reduced to want; that they now
throw themselves upon the humanity
of that country, in whose service their
son died, and pray to be provided for,
in the same manner that other persons
have been, whose sons have died in the
m;tsse on Pensions.
The bill from the other House. for
the relief of Jeremiah Manning, of New
Jersey, was read the third time, and
passed.
The amendment made in the other
House, to the bill to relieve certain per.
sons from prison, was agreed to.
The resolution proposed on Friday
by Mr.. Smith, respecting tho expedien.
cy of exploring the country between
the Allegheny and Susquehannah ri-
vers, with view to the connection of
those rivers by canal, was again read,
aud on motion Gf Mr.. Smith, laid on
the table.
The b'l! reported by the Committee
on Fore 60 Relations, for the relief of
F ncis Henderson. jr. was taken up
in committee Of the whole. This bill
provides for the payment, "to Francis
Henderson, jr. the grandson Of the late
Lieur. Col. John Laurens, of South
Carolina, The sum of IS, 800 dollars, in
full for all claims of the legal represen
ta,ive Of Coll .el Laurens, against the
United Sta esq.
Mr. Barbour stated the grounds Of this
claim, and commented feelinglY aud elo-
quenlly upon the distinguished services
witch Col. Laurens had rendered the
country. In the appropriation Of the sum
named in the bill, Mr.. B. said the commit
tee had not estimated the interest on the
moneys which were Justly due long
time since, TO Col. Laurens. He tbosght
this ought, in justice, 10 be added to the
amount TO be granted-and, therefore,
moved that the sum OF 23,5O0 dollars be
stricken out from the bill, and the sum of
GO, 100 dollars inserted in its stead.
The allowance OF intereS, was opposed
by Messrs. LanmaD, Holmes, of Name,
Macon, and Van Buren,, on the ground
that the claim had not been before pre-
scented, aHd that the same principle which
bad been adopted in the settlement of o.
tber claims, OF similar nature, should be
preserved IN this case.
The question having been divided. the
moliOo tor striking out 90. 500 dollars pre-.
vailed; but, before the question was taken
on inserting the sum proposed by MIR.
Barbour, the bill was ordered, on motion
OF Nr. Van Buren,. to lie on the table.
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Webster, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, to whom was recommitted |
bill CONCERNING costs IN cer,din cases, re-
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