Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-25

wouiu give according to their means. He novel
District of Columbia. w
MIR. Holmes hoped the bill would be referfe,S.
Inc injury done had not been ascertained. nor thn
ex'eo, OF the fire. As to the claim of Alexandria
upon Congress, he Mas not prepared 10 express ~
opinion. 1t was true Alexandra bad been ceieii
10 TINS Dstrict but if the inhabitants desirei th,e
the city should be rec eded, he had no. obiec,ion'
Indeed he thought that the possession of any mofa
reuerai territory than was necessary, was raihsr
oorihen than otherwise. For his own mart il both
Alexandria and Georgetown were -:slsd. hs
the bill would be referred.
ihe question being taken, the bill wss referraa
10 me Committee on the District of Columbia
On motion of Mr.. Benton the Senate n ent into
.nc consideration of Executive busnes,; and, ,fer
three hours spent therein, Tx
Adjournedto Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"a message was received from the Pre.idsne
lei the United States, by his Private Secs.,s,.
as follows: ~S>t''e'ys
~ me House of Representatives of the u.
States
FdshmSfOn, lsth January, 1927.
IN compliance with a resolution of The Houxa
OF Representatives of the 9Th instant. I ,ran.mit
herewith, Report from the Secretary of State.
.osetnef with copies of the Correspondence with
me government of the Netherlands. relatino tn
discriminating duties.
'ShiN MUMMY ADAMS.
SUFFERERS BY THE FIRE AT ALEX.
ANDRIA.
df. foweii moved that all the orders of the dav
wcn the bill for the relief of the da,r esee
inhabitants of Alexandra, be pos,poned. and Ina,
that bill be now considered.
The motion prevailed; and the House went into
Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Eindlay of Ohio in
The Chair, upon that bill
Mr. POWELL seat to the -Clerk's table a Late,
from William Siahler, an inhabitant of Alexandra
(!"r whose rsspectablity aud truth, Mr. p plexieed
himself 10 the House.) giving succinct Statement
OF the extent Of less suffered from the copflarra
lion, and the amour. that would be REQUIRED to
relieve The suierinss Of those who had lost their
io"!eF. MS letter stated the number of Houssn
destroyed at between sixty and seventy. and tho
sum heeaed oy the INDECENT portion of the sufferers
at 20 600 dollars ''' "o'
Mr. P; sand hat he had been an eye witness Of
'ne awiai desoiation, but would not attemut,s
description, to which he fell Inadequate One ,bint
was evident 10 all who knew the circumstances -
Tue case tie loss had fallen principally upon tAas
class oil PERSONS whose little all consisted In ih.
implements OF their trades. and in their personai
Industry. The object of the bill WA mn, 70 -
up TO any the losses they had sustained. but me,.S
y 10 feiieye personal distress and suffering. He
'h-n moved 10 iii ths tioH. in The bill Hi.koO .OOo
dollars.
iae motion was ar-eed 10.
go '"' &c. S'io' mar, In order 10 render il EVIL
dent To all, iha' tins appropriation wa. mad. o,J,
because the city distressed lay within the D;.,,;c
he would move 20 prefix TO the bill the fo,io,vin,;
preamble:
Whereas by TIE original provisions Of the
Io"-i.uiion OF the United States, and by the ces-
so" % the Di-,riet oil Columbia. TO chem, n viz
iae thereof. this Congress is vested with The :ni
anh en:'ie legislative power in and over said Dis
u:ci aac whereas u IS competent to- and thu ,iusv
u al sovereign states, holding and exercising such
power In all cases OF sudden, great, and unsvoid.
o. '"''n,.'ies' 10 believe by legislative acts thu
soPle suffering such calamiiies; and whereas. on
'ie l3Ih day OF January instant, great and exten
s'Ve IRE od break out in the city Of Alex.ndri,. .
wiiti" said District, and destroyed a greet ns,,
'nefeo': thereby devastating the property of ths
oPueh', consuming the means of the less wealthy.
anJ si--.eniy, N his ;nclement season of ia. yea,
dep'iving many OF sbelIer and Subsistence: Tbere:
lore, BE IL enacted, SEE
Mr.. Powell Oh erved that it was. il in orJs, =,
least ve;y unusual TO admit preamble to anu ia,
Passed " This House; and, in the present case. he
'ou'' see no Necessity Tor il, because the bill ;Seif
expressly stated that for the relief of ci,izsn,
81 Aiex'ndfia, :" in the District of Columbia ),
ihrse last words had been Introduced for The verv
e:ia o'ed by the gentemaa's preamble. IT.,
p'ii conii no., III hs form, he urged as preceJsnt
Tor grants out Of the DISTRICT, and he therefor,
pressed. -"o' w
Some dissent being eypre.-d Mr.. Rur,g.
Withdrew his motion, and the Committee rose All
reported the bill. ~'u
Mr.. He!rick Of Maine, said as he in, .nd., o.,
occupy The floor h. few minutes. he sunnn..t
that, ia accordance with common practice r. mn,
consume aHtie tins ia announcing 10 the House.
" do not rise TO mske Speech
Certainly (sa!d he) have a high respect for ,b,.
phisn'hTophic motive- on which THE BILLS found
eu' aud nave not come TO a determination to vo..
sSd!nS' ~. My sympaihics are strongly excited
Bdt while this bill was under the consisjera,ioo 81
The COMMITTEE OF The Whole, which supposed -
DC the usage, thought beheld The haure of =
Inan' whom have never seen, but OF whom I
iaye heard considerable, and said somethios. ami
letinS constituent, by the meme of Isaac pod.
when addressed me, IN voice probably no, s,fi;
eieH'Iy audible to be heard by other gentlemen ~,
beng 'pec''iiy directed TO me, I distiiciIy heard
Inn lis speech was follows:
was some few years since, wbiie in ,,,,
pursuit oil my usual ayoc alton, that of A sb;, +, a,
cf' cap urea, with The vessel AMI crew, then ,o.Nrr
NY command. y ~ ize crew was put on board
lew days afterwards, succeeded in recap,,rio,,
the vessel, aud making prisoners Of the p;rs,es
a"d Drought the'u INTO port of tie UniteI S;a,es
anu ceii'eTed Them to The proper authorities -
/ was recognized, in heavy sum, 10 appear A.
Sainst them as witness, and kept under iecogn;
q nee los two year,, Whereby | was deprived 90
the p''Iicge OF pursuing my usual svocaiion. thu,
on VII Gu Iis'd, aud NY family reduced to 4.
gfea' di,'res ~ those, for Whose relief this bin
intended. applied 10 Congress for relief. lrf
Instead oi bTe'd a., 1 received a siobe. Nv e,sa
was admitted to be hard one, but il was said nc,
to be haiGer th'n Others had 10 submit TO. and
hat TO grant me relief, wsud be opening door.
NffI raf al ltICa