Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-26

Geneva, was struck bv lightning and ronside
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size the chimney. shivrred two Of the rafr,rs,
and descended INTO the cellar. tearing off in lis
progr SIS he clap boards, breaking windows,
Sc Fui tunately none Of The family were IN
jured. Com. .7dV
From the National Intelligcncer
TWEEN rIE III CONGRES ,lsr SESSION
Saturday, February IS, 1873.
Senate did not SIT To-day
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
Mr.. Alexander, fom III c ,m.nlt;,e Of The
Disiric' OF Columbia. ~ which was referred
lhesbil from thu S.nate, entitled "An ac' for
the re lie, Of the Columbian College il the Dis
tlict of Columbia" reported the same without
! amendment, anl 1t as hen laid IN the table
The resolution offered by M Chiffon, for
aninquiry into h rxpediency reducing the
rumDer of Cadet, al West Point, was aga,n
,Aken ~, and Mr.. Chilton conliu.ed his re-.
marks in su4, port Of il, WHICH had yest I'd v
been cur short by he expiration # tne hour ,.l>
loited to he consideration al Re ports AID re.o-
| luiions.
| MIR. Stew art, after aludine 20 tie great mum
Der Of b: Is upon the doc kej, IT, small progress
which had vet been m ,de IN discussing then
and the importance Of sror;ly reaching and
considt ring The tariff bill, no'c 10 lay me re-
solution upon the table.
! Mr. Back conlenIed lha, such motion was
not IN order, but The Speaker pronounce It to
| be periec Nv III ord,r, aud put he question o.,
! itAac ordingv whenthc motion was armed Nv
ge majority.
| Nj Tue kcr moved the consideration of
| res ulu ion oil. red BY BIN some days since, for
| fixing ne hour Tor h" meeting 81 ne House
atll stead f II o, lock, anC: IN This gu s,on
| Mr.. Kce.e demanded he Yea, and Nays, bul
tn House reIus d 10 ord'r item. Ayes -
| Noes ll2. he question # Consideration was
then pu, and urgalived, So The H use refused
| 1t Ibis time, to consiIer Mr. Fuckers resolu>
| ton.
NJ. Isacks moved the following resolution
which wa, al, and Ia d IN the table, VIZ.
Resolved, Ina the nlnc,eenh rule of this
House ne amended, so as 10 insert, af.rr the
word private, in III" second line, tie words
'and o al * the m" words 4fler the wo'd
"pr,vate," in The same linz, SO As 10 mak' that
rule read thu:
"Friday and Saturday, in each wrrk, shs'l
| be SCI apart los tie ConslltratI OF private and
loo 81 bilis and private aud los al 70 slne,s, II
preference To any other, u',lcss othcrwis" de er-
/ iHiHSu " d hSJo!ib VI 'hC Illus"
Mr. Ererei moved III the House now go
into Committee Of me y hole on thr bill Tor
the re!i,f of Richard w. Meade ~hp Claim,
nearly hat IN iiion Of dollars, beng iar a
mount OF his demand upontne Spanish Gov
eminent, acknowledged and liquldated ny lhSt
Go rrnmrnt, bur nol allowed ny the .imriic an
board Of Com,n,s SION T., under the FLORIDA trea-
" for wan, Of The ori anal documentary tests
monv alt which Sas ~ Sbaln. The Bill pro>
p.s empower she4A tor"ey General Ct the
| Uni e STATES, aud any wo OF ne Auhltor ),
10 ,xamine ard ,!so fde upon this claim urd' I
the same rules, ana according 10 the SAM
! pr0ciplrs a, were observed by he CommlN-
>ioncr, under lhs FL r.da Treaty, IN rxtmIn.
ing AID ieciding upon ot"er GAINS The
MOTION rre,nil ti-Alts 90. Noes 27-and tie
House went in Go nnit,ee nt the Whole ups
on that bill, Mr Condic IN the Char.
Mr. Ecu, C,armaa Of the Com nittre
oil Foreign Relations, who hal report the
OIL. wen, eng,n inlo in "Xplana,ion t the
clam, and tvpca ed the propriety OF appoln
tiog tibu al o examine II.
Mr. Polk denied thar The American Govern
ment was IN any wisr liable 10 pay this claim.
having already paid Ire full amoint OF ii t
millions of dollars, which i agreed by ,rea
10 pay, in satisfaction Of ,hr demand, OF our
own citizens. He placed 10 co"h fence in he
iiqniIaion and acknowledgment OF thr CLAIM
Of the Governm mt II Srs'n, because II was
made wnen 5. am did mol expect herself 20 pay
i, bat tina, he amount she should acknowiedse
would ul isa,c'y have TO be paid by The GOV
rrumrn, Of lhr Cni,rd States.
Mr.. p. Barbnur, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, wished tor fur'her
time 10 exami the r'pbri and documents II
tn,s case-snd after stating tn grounds Of d
doubt winch Ia rrrd in rs mind, IN rotation t.
tie construction Of the Florida treaty, as ap'
picab,e Is The claim of Mr.. NJ ad,, he mo- ed
that the Com n,tt-e rise, tht moio' ptevall' q
aud The Committee rose accordingly, rep"rttt
progrt s., and had leave 10 SIT agal": here
upon, the Housr adjourned.