Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-13
AELHN AND81As
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1926.

Session, and when an adjournment may tahe
place; have had several meetings without COM
ing to any conclusion. From the best iniorma-
ron we can obtain, the first Of June will be the
time agreed upon; and even then, many impor-
tant subjects will be left untouched Among
Them, will be the Bankrupt Bill; and, we regret
10 say the Penal Code for the District oil Co
lumbia. All other bills, in which the DISTRICT
is concerned, viii, from present appearances
be disposed of.
Tn the course of Mr. Liviugston's remarks
delivered, yesterday, in the House oil kepreseh'
tatives, on the Panama question, he said that
the idea of".An american System had been re-
probated by some gentlemen, and called In the
course of debate a" cabaiistie term'-he would
give these gentlemen another to carp upon
When Kings and Despots fraternise, lei Re
publicans " SonoriSe '-he had made word, but
he believed it was good one.
This system, he said, had been denounced as
"Mr. Cay's system," and therefore, iorsooth,
!, ought to be condemned-bur he would say,
that if Mr.. Clay was the proposer OF the mea-
sure, he had done more good to his country
than any other man in it.
The report Of the Board of Engineers, who
recently examined the various routes for Ma
,ional Road, between the Seat Of Government
and City of New Orleans, was Yesterday laid
before the House of Representatives.
II voluminous and perspicuous document
embracing the most minute calculations OF the
distance, cost, and advantages of each route;
but abstaining from any positive opinion as TO
the general superiority Of one over the other
There is marked preference, however, given
the Western and Middle, over the Eastern; and,
we think, from the slight examination we were
able 10 make of the papers, that the Western is
preferred by the Engineers to either of the 9th
ers. The probable distance OF the Eastern
route is set down at 1856 miles-that of the
Middle at llO6-and that of the Western a,
ll4o. The extent, through which materials
can generally be procured, is estimated at 24C
miles on the Eastern-75o on the Midde-and
$50 on the Western. Ample details shall BIT
given tomorrow.
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
In THE SENArE-Mr. Randolph gave notice
that tomorrow he would move to reins,ate the
Senate in the possession Of its ancient and &C
cus,omed privileges-viz. the appointment o
-he standing committees. and the supervision
Of the journal. Mr.. II remarked that this DO
DIV exhibited a memorable instance OF the pro
Iii ity of human affairs to servi,ude and abuse
and considering it the duty of the officers o
the Senate to make out and correct the Journal
IL ,key were not capable of doing this, he would
nut nersons in their places VINO we're.
The Judiciary bill was then taken up, when
Mr. Robbins of Rhode Island, concluded his
reS,arks against the bill, and in favor OF tht
r,ot;on to recommit it, so as not To- increase III,
present number OF Judges. The speech OF MIR
p was profound, logical and classical. H'
was succeeded by Judge White Of Tennessee
who commended that the state oil things III TIT
Western Country, imperiously demanded TIT
passage Of the bill, and that the existing grlev
ances loudly called for remedy.
In THE House OF REPREsENTATIvEs-Mr
Newton from the Committee on Commerce, re
nor,ed bill from the Senate, "for removing
the existing obstruction'in the River Savannah
wi,hou, amendment; and the bill was referred
ri a Committee Of the Whole House.
MIR. Ingham from the Committee on the Pos
Offices and Post Roads, reported bill amend
a,ory of the act, regulating the Post Office DE
partment; which bill was twice read and com
United.
MIR. Thompson, Of Ohio, from the Commit
tee on Military Pensions, asked and obtapet
leave to be discharged from the further coasi
deration of the expediency and justice OF plae
ing within the provisions Of the acts of III
18th March, 1918, and LIST May, 1920, all sucl
persons as, in the war Of the revolution, serv
ed against the common enemy, during the tern
of nine months or upwards.
The Speaker laid before the House sundr!
communications from the War Department
lsr A communication accompanied by re
port of the Engineer employed by the Cnitet
States to survey the Connecticut River, iron
Barnett, in the State oil Vermont, to Lake Con
necticut; and also of route for Canal, iron
Lake Memphremagog to Connecticut River
which information was called for oy the House
on the 3Ist ultimo.
Cd A communication, transmitting repor
of the Engineer recently employed In exploring
the country between Bedford in Pennsylvania
and Cumberland in Maryland, with view Il
he ahi1.tx- IF nnlrInCr the In