Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-16

ing a survey Of Canal from the mouth OF Con
iwaga in York County Pennsylvania, to inter
sect the Ohio & Chesapeake Canal, at or near
the Cennoeheague River in Frederick County
Maryland.
On motion of Mr.. Bassett OF Virginia, the
Committee on Commerce was instructed to en-
quire into the expediency OF increasing the sa-
larry of the Collector at Folly Landing, Va.
Mr.. Miner of Pennsylvania, submitted the
following resolution, which, after some debate,
tending to show the inutility of it, was laid up
on the table:
Resolyed. That the Committee on the Public
Buildings be instructed to enquire and report
a statement to this House, showing the time at
which the public buildings were commenced
in this city;the amount Of monies that has been
expended on them in each year, designating
the expenditures on each building separately,
and what sums have been paid for improving
the grounds adjoining the Presidents House,
and the sums for improvingIihe grounds adj
Joining the Capital; and, alSosthat the Com
mit,ee procure and lay before the House a
statement and estimates OF the work sontem-
Mated TO be done to finish the public buildings,
and complete the improvement OF the ground
adjoining the same; and, with as much prec-
sion as possible, the time when the whole will
he eompleted: and that the Committee enquire
into the expedency Of accelerating the work
by the employment of additional laboarers, or
by such measures as they may judge proper.
The House then took up the Bill for the re-
lief of the surviving Officers and Soldiers of the
Revolutionary Army, the question being on
Mr.. Wickliffe's motion TO amend by including
the heirs and legal representatives OF deceas-
ed officers. Mr. Everett Of Massachusetts,, and
MIR. Livingston Of Louisiana, spoke against the
amendment and in favor of the original BILL
The question was then taken on the amend
ment by ayes and noes, as follows:
YEAs..--Addams, Pa. Alexander, Va. Alexan-
der. Tenn. Allen, Tenn. Aston, Archer, Arm
strong, Ashley. BARLEY, Barber, Con. Barring
er, Bassett, Beecher. Blair, Boon, Bnckner,
CampbelI. Carson, Cary, Claiborne, Clarke,
Cooke, Conner, Davenport, Deitz, Findlay, IA.
Findlay, Ohio; Forsyth, Forward Fosdick, Gar
nett, Garrison, Gist, Govan, Halle, Harris,
HAYNES, Hines, Houston, lsacks, Jennings, Ind.
Johnson, Va. Johnson, Ky Krebs, Kremer,
Lawrence, Lecompte, Letcher, Little, Long,
Malary, Marable, Markell, Mccoy, McDuffie,
Nc Hatton. Mckee, Mcneil, Merriwelner,
Metcalfe, Miner, James S. Mitchell. John Nit
chel, Mitchell, S C. Mitchell, Ten Moore, Ky.
Moore, Alab. Newton, Orr, Owen, Phelps,
Plumer, Polk, Powell, Rives, Saunders, Sawyer,
Shannon, Sloane, Smith, Stevenson, Pa. Stewart,
rayor, Va. Test, Thompson, Geo. Thompson,
Ohio, Trezvant, Trimble. Tucker S. c Vance,
vinion, Whittlesey, Wickliffe, Williams, Will
son. S. C Wilson, Ohio; Woods, Ohio; Wor-
thington, Wright, Young---loo.
NAYs-Allen, Mas. Anderson, Angel, Bailey,
Badger, Baldwin, Bartlett, Barney, Baylies,
Brown, Bryan, Buchanan, Burleigh, Burgess,
Cambreleng, Cassidy, Condict, Cook, Crown
nshield, Davis, dorsey, Dwight, Eastman, Edo
wards, Pa Edwards, N. c. Everett, Garnsey,
Gurey, Harvey, Hasbrouck, Hayden, Healey,
Herrick, Hobart, HoIcombe, Holmes, Hugunin
Humphrey, lngersoll, Johnson, N Y. Kidder,
Ki,tera, Lathrop, Livingston, Locke, Markley,
Martindale, Marvin, N. Y Ma,tocks, Mexican,
Mclean, Ohio; McManus, Mercer, Miller, NY.
Miller, Pa. Mitchell, Md. O'Brien, Pearce,
Porter, Reed, Sands, Scott, Sill, Sprague, S,orrs,
Strong, Swan, Taliaferro, Tomlinson, Tucker,
N. ]. Van Horn, Varnum, Verplanck, Ward,
Webster, Weems, Whipple, White, White
more, James Wilson, Wolf, Wood, N. Y.
Wurtz-83.
The House then adjourned.