Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-02

TWENTIETH CONGRESS, lsr SESSION.
Wednesday, .fprISO, 1873.
~ SENATE.
NJ. Bcrrirn, from the Committee appointed
10 inin = Comn irree from The uthe" House for
the Purpose OF fixing upon lime Tor the adj
ioulnmtn, of The two Houses, reported the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved by Tie Senate Gnd Huse o. Represen
iafires of The United Siaies.of america in Congress
assembled / hal The President Of the Senate, and
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives, do
adjourn lhrir respective Houses on Monday,
,he 26h May next.
Mr. Dickerscn, from tt" Committee of Man
ufa,rures, 10 which was referred the hill IN al
teiarion Of the several acts imposing duties oa
Imports, reported The same, with some amend
mtnts.
On motion Of Mr.. Marks, the bill for the
preservation and repair Of the Cumbrr'an"
Road, TO erect turnpike gates on the road was
taken up, and the amendments reported by the
Committee on Roads and Canals, having been
agreed 10, it was explained by Mr.. Marks.
Mr.. Johnson, of Ky supported the bill, and
read letter from the Postmaster Gcner al, en-
closing letter from d nail contractor, detail
ing tie bad state Of repair Of some sections Of
the road.
Mr.. Marks further supported the bill, and
argued that the road would be ruined il suffer-
ed long to remain IN us present condition. II
would be little better than 20 allow the road to
return 10 It's wilderness state,to neglect repair
ing il through another Winter like the last. =,
There were three courses that might be take II.
There was no gentleman present, he believed,
who would not be couvinc ed Of the necessity OF
doing something to prevent the road from go>
ing to obstruction. He knew tina: il had been
argued, that Congress had MOI the power TO do
lhls, but, he considered, thar, as it had bee dc.
cidcd by repeated votes. that Congress had The
right 10 make the road, il could hardly be
maintained, that Congress had not the right TO
repair il.
Mr.. Branch objected, tina, the Senate had
no power to originate bill for the levying of
taxes
Mr.. Marks replied, that it was not the de.
sign Of the bill TO bring any thing into the pub
lie Golfers, as all the money collected from toll,
would be expended In repairs upon the road.
Mr. Benton essc1S t@h 10 ,dkhs fn 'aas nEaos saa
he held in his hand set Of resolutions, which
he thought would meet the views Of the friends
Of the bill. He, therefore, moved TO lay the
bill upon the table until 10 morrow, when his
resolutions would come up for consideration.
49,, r'soiu'ions were '''er"ara'' on motion ot
VII. Denton, ora'red % oe printed: Our Ke-
Por.cr o"uiu not learn precisely their import.
richardson objected TO the resolutions, and
considered that the tendency Of their ntroduo-
ton would be to retard the bill, and probably 10
postpone il until next session.
nt o"'i.'' o' wa y'ahd' saia ne wished 'h's
~, "i'u VI" Us 'he'iS' because u II was re-
Jected, the Senate would virtually say, that
they would vote money Tor the repair Of the
road lie mad no choice as 10 the manner In
which the object was effected. One way Or
another the road would doubtless be repaired,
as II coula hc' Dr. supposed tina, they would al
low all the expense which The road had cost to
Dc lost Tor want OF repair.
Mr. Macon thought the senate was going
rather TOO last. He rose to ask the Pres.
dent whether 1t was competent 10 the Senate to
frame and act upon bill of this kind, whether
l, was not bill which ought 20 originate in
;hc other House!
he char observed, thai 1t was a question