Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-07
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~ MORNING, FEBRUARY ?, 1928

~. seen, by referring to our Congress
,.dinr., tina, Mr.. Gibbons resolutions
srally passed into Mr.. Hamilton hands,
aS 20 likely to occupy longer ye', the time
he House. ,,,,
\, Chiffon stands at this moment IN posi-
Itch entities him TO the sympathy OF
,.,;,uenrs and all humane and consider
;. ,iiuens. His SITUATION is that OF fond
whose FIRST born Is--we had almost SAID
,.,;o,s,y, we will only say surrepuitiously, Ia
from him, TO make way for the bantling OF
.,,.,a, unlike as Hamlet to Hercules.
;. true, Mr.. Chiffon has consented to The
,.,,, but the consent was elaborated from
-. IN one of those convul,ive rhroes OF good IA
49,, which, Ike paroxysms OF bodily agony,
.,,o.,imes foster away the sef-posses'ion OF
an the Hose is now engaged in the discuss
:, orNr. Hamii,on's resolution, & upon that
49, should have had the Question yesterday,had
no, Mr. Ingham in moment when SehemeHee
%, The mastery over secretion, thrown out
charge against the friends Of the Admnis'ra-
,ioD, Of backing out, because they desired to
.usrd the limits Of the inquiry This reused
Mr.. sa,,let, in reply, and to-day we may ex>
,.,t a, warm a dicussion as ever, the House
having adjourned before nc had time 10 60 in.
70 lis remarks.
On Mr.. Chii.on's resolution for retrench-
men,," Washington correspoI dent remarks
tia, the sum OF four thousand dollars has already
s,en expended in The discussion.
Geo. Calvert, Esq. has been unanimously
elected President Of the Bank Of Washington,
vice S. H. Smith, Esq. resigned.
The New York Commercial Advertiser says,
.ha, private letter Ia, been received at Que.
bee from London, which mentions that Sir Fran
lis Burton, the Lieut.. Governor, was 10 be ap =
,MnJsd Goyernor-in-Chief OF The Province.
Another letter states, that Lord Combermere
would be appointed TO succeed the Earl og Dal.
hoasie.
1t is singular fsct, says The London Lite
:ary Gaz-ttr, that the value of iron annually
produced in England, greatly exceeds the value
Of The silver annually produced in Peru.
The Executive Of Maryland has transmitted
70 the Legislature letter from Judge Brice to
the Governor on some proposed alterations OF
the Cri;nina al Law o. the State. The pTir cipal
topics Of the letter are the imperfrc!uess of
the "PeniIeuliary Law" The i'll Effects Of the
laws of 1925, increasing tie minimum e copfne-
men, to two years; The propriety Of imposing,
f oFeUccs not deser,ing such length Of pun>
as'ment, ei'h"i proportionate fine, or corporal
chS,risemen', 90, (what corresponds better with
our modem humane system ofpunshment,) of
placing the offenders in house of correction; the
abuses from the privilege Of removing trials to
other counties; The defects Of rhr laws relating
10 the colorPd pOpuai ion, and the in condition
OF the population itself aud finally, the neces-
si'y OF legislative provisions respecting hab;,u-
al drunkards, and for arresing this ,icr, if
possible, in IFS commence m-nI. The cxpe.
FTnte and discernme n, Of this able and upright
Judge, give his opinions and Recommendations
peculiar weight.
Mandatory at Chvekaiuck la&-One Of
our Correspondents in the House of D. lees,es,
informs us, by last nights Steam Boat, tia,
The Committee Of Agriculture and Manuftc-
lures in that house have reported forourabi, on
me petition Qfsunary citizens orEsIe Of
"tSht d NanSen'ound counties, 10 incor-
P9raie Manufacturing Company of
n0o'en and Cotton Goods, to be located al
oH 'rn "a af'IIs,tn Nansemound County.
line bi'l was read the first time on Satur-
day, AID i. is the opinion of onr Corrcsnonden,
wat ! WIZ pass Norfolk Beacon.
from the National In,elligeneer,
SUPREME COURT OF THE U. STATES
MONDAY, Feb'y 4, 1928.
he Court met NJ II oI,l.-l