Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-02-06
AiEsWS. 8, 1T-DGs1SAa
TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY e, 1927.


TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY e, 1927.
A Philadelphia paper states that orders have
been received at the Navy Yard near that city,
to launch and fit out all The National vessels or
that station; and ,he-New York Gazette OF Sat.
urday last. saws that similar orders have reached
the Commander Of the Navy Yard at Brooklin.
The Editor Of the Gazette thinks that the re
cent news from Europe has given rise TO this
naval movement. From what we learn in
Washington we are induced to believe that
there is some mistake in the matter.
A bill Yesterday passed the Senate Of the L.
States, decreasing the duty on imported Salt,
10 fifteen cents per bushel of fifty six pounds,
from the first Of December next, to the first OF
December 1923, and 10 ten cents per bushel al
! ter that time The probability is against the
conc urrence Of the House--at least, such is the
opinion Of several intelligent members.
MIR, Saunders's resolution, demanding the
reasons of the Secretary Of State, for taking the
public Printing from certain papers, was again
discussed yesterday as long as the rule would
permit. The gallant Iir,le "Knight Erran,"
took the field agreeably to notice, but was fat
less brilliant in his EXPLOITS, than his friends
were warranted in expecting. He was too life.
less-too cau,ious-too ,imid.-"Ihe poor
worm wallo~ing in its slime" seemed TO haunt
his imagination and paralyse his efforts.-In
fact, "His wit was sick, or gone astray." We
beg leave to recommend to Mr. Saunders the
propriety Of demanding the Knights "reasons,"
for COUGHING his lance so awkwardly, and so
inefficiently. Mr. Carson could have done bel.
ter.
The New-York Times says, cit was the uni.
versal opinion, before the session commenced,
that it would be busy one; YET, although but
four weeks of i, are left, nothing important has
been transacted" How could il be otherwise,
when resolution after resolution have been dai.
ly pressed upon the House to serve the election.
eerng purposes Of the Opposition, by abusing
the Administration and attempting to destroy
the character Of the presses that support it,
No profitable business can be done where such
men as Mitchell and Blair Of Tennessee,
Weems of Maryland, Ingham and Kremer of
Pennsylvania, Hamilton of South Carolina, s.
Saunders and Carson Of North Carolina, are
pushed forward by party 10 embarrass legs.
la,ion, and bring the Administration into disre.
pute with the people.
The reports uf thr proceedings OF the House,
for the present session, will bear US GU, in the
assertion, that more than fourth Of the time,
has been consumed by this little knot Of conspi.
rators against the peace and prosperity of the
country. Weems alone has cost the people
more than his weight in gold, and the',in &C.
cupied by Saunders resolution would have been
sufficient to mature several important mea.
sures.
The people must send better men than these,
or their petitions, and other private business,
had as well be kept at home. There is valu..
bic rule of the House, which sets apart Friday
and Saturday in each week, for ,he Transaction
OF Private Business-tbat is, the peoples midi.
vidual claims upon the justice Of their Coun-
try, Of which there are hundreds now on the
docket that have been fayorably reported on BY
the Standing Committees, and are yet to be
acted on by the House. Notwithstanding this
state of things, Mr.. Hamilton moved on Sa,ur,
day last that the rule be suspended, in order
that he and Others Of his party nigh, spit their
venom al Mr. Clay for taking the public print
ing from Editors who charge him with corrup-
ton in Office. Yes Hamilton moved TO take
the peoples day away from them; but fortunate
ly he was disappointed, and eleven pri,nfe bills
were afterwards passed, and sent 20 the Senate
for conc urrense.
We are aware that we render ourselves Oh.
noxious to the charge Of indeIicacy, by admit,
ling into our columns, the following extract ola
letter from gentleman in Washington, to the
editor Of the New Jersey Patriot; bu, a. the
writer speaks Of certain member. Of Congress.
in manner that we know 10 be inst and tba,