Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-26
From The National Journal, Nay "a.

.NUlOtut
In the Senate yesterday, the Bill 10 eala,ge
the mowers OF the several Co,por4tiuns OF the
D strict of Columbia and for other purposes,
was passed. The Bill Tor alb ishing the Office
o. Major Gen IA! was con sidcred, .nd amended
by , or. vision for the abolition oil Brevet Rank
i'm n. army lhr bill as amended, was REJECT
ed bvayo, If % 10 20, the Vice President no
being present AT 4 O'Clock, the Senate took
recess Ill SIX AZ SIX, tae President pro tenn
pore took n Chair, and a quorum not appear
ing, the Sc ra'e adjourned.
I'm the iiouss OF Representatives, MIR M"
Duiiir gave roriCe that he should I" day ask
the II use 20 take up the report OF the Select
Committee on ,he subject OF tie rccent assault.
Mr.. Gorham, as one OF the minority OF That
Committee, offered proposition, which be IN"
tended TO move as an amendmenIto tie rcsolu-
non amended to the report OF he Select Com
mi,,er Tive Substitute resolves that the Ser
cean, at Arms take Russell Jarvis into custody,
and bring HIM 70 the bar OF the House, TO res
crivc repritnahd, and that then he De dis
charged; and further, that the Speaker wiVH-
hula Il ON him the privilege OF admission to
the floor, usually allowed to Ed OBS. Some
objections was made o he receiving and PRINT
ing the proposition, but il was hnA!ly earned
in the ahi NATIVE. Tie House concurred ~
the amendment made by the Senate IN the BIZ
to enlarge the powers of he several Corpora
tons of the District. Various other Senate
! b l., were actt0 on, an! the house adjourned
about half pas, five o'clock, after rejecting sew
eral propositions TO take recess.
The bill to embryo the powers Of the several
CORPORA. ion, in the Disui;t Of Columbia pass
ed the Senate yesterday, with an HmendmenI
Il. ri
pro, ides for the taxing Of articles which may
mas, down the Canal, and is considered oil MI
n.r importance. The House concurrcd IN the
amendment, So that the bill has now hnaliy
passed. i0"'
\ fnal and fruitless effort was yesterday
made by MIR. Barney, in the House Of Repre-
sentati,es, 10 obtain the consideration oil the
bill, which ha, passed the Senate, for rem't'ihg
the duties on iron imported Tor the use oil rail-
roads. Il any thing could have conquered the
fepuguance Of the House to consider II, The
rood humored earuestuess Of Mr.. Barney
| " ould have effected the OBJECT. we DO not
believe, however, that the bill could easily have
pass, the House OF Representatives,, against
| he strong representations of the iron masters
| and ,hci, friends We believe, however, that
| he projected rail road from Baltimore ~ the
Ohio is AN object of such great interest that II
can hardly fail, al future session, 10 obtain the
aid of Congress, in the same manner (by
subscription to its stock as Congress has al
forced did 10 the projected canal Tor uniting the
waters of the Atlantic. and the Mississippi.
Nat. Int.
The Senate yesterday rejected the bill from
thr House of Representatives to abolish the
ofhce of Major General. We are glad to md
{ in ,his instance, that sounder discretion, ana
more liberal views, exist IN the Senate ina" we
fnund in the House whenthat que Suon was SUD
mi,,eJ TO il. We are glad to perceive that the