Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-01
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Mr. NaTrum, from tue COMMITTEE on the
District OF Columbia, to which was referred
the Till from he Senate, "to authorize the con-
>truc ion of rail road within the District
of Culumbia;" reported The same without
amendment, and the bill was then ordered 10
third reading to-morrow.
The said bill is as follows:
CA Bill tn authorize rail road within the District OF
Columbia.
"Bs II enacted, &c. That the assent OF Con
yress to the constituting rail road, by com
pany inc orporated BY the Legislature of Mary
land. from Baltimore TO thu City of W ashing>
ton, be, and the same is hereby, given, 10 the
extent that Congress n. jurisdiction Of the soil
over which l. NAV pass, CONF ed!ng 10 SAID
company 20 exact such tolls, and 10 enjoy such
benrn $ and privilege, as The act Of inco pora-
ton Of the State OF Maryland gives 20 said cor
poration, within the limits Of the STATE Of Ma
:vland: Proridea In the location OF The road, ii
shall not be lawful for said company to pass
through any of The reserved squares or onen
sparrs If the City, without the ,onscnl OF Con-
gress.
The resolution Yesterday offered by Mr..
Coulter, respet ting the affairs between the Y.
States and Brazil, taken up for consideration
was,
Resolred, That tive Presidcn, be requested t"
communicate TO This II ouse (nn!ess IN his o2ln-
ion the exigencies of The government shall re-
ouirr the same to be kept secre',) copy OF the
correspondence between our lae Charge dcs
AAsire,. at the Court Of Bruzil, aud The Brazil
IAN Government, in relation TO the ALLEGED
block 5de by the naval force of the said govern
meut of any par, Of the coast Of the Burnos
Ayrean Republic; aud copy ofthe correspond
eecp between the said Charges DIES Attaires and
his own government, an the same su"ect. And,
also, copy Of the correspondence between 7
sand Charge des Ahaires and the government
Of Brazil in relation to the Imprisonment oi
American citizens by the SAME government.
And COPY Of INV correspondence, now OH hlr,
in relation 10 the said Charges DIES Ahaires, de-
manding his passports iro" the SAID govern
mrn,, aud he cause Thereof, except SO lar as
the same may have been heretofore c"mmuhi-
Gated.
And also, that the Preside mt be requested to
communicate TO this House any Information
,h., NAV have been recently received by the
government concerning paper blockade ol
the whole coast Of the Buenos hyrean kepuo
lie by the government Of Brazil; and the con
srnurnt embarrassment to American cons
~, rec. And also 10 communicate to this House
ment, since he late Charges DIES AffaireS LETT
,br Cour, Of Brazil, 10 countervsil the Illegal
system of blockade attempted 10 be enforced;
aud TO redress the suffering and losses OF Amer
lean citizens, who were navigating the Ocean
under the protection Of the Law OF Nations and
The guardian care Of this government
Some discussion took place on this resolu-
ZION, Which lasted ill the usual hour had eiapso
ed
The Committee on the Judiciary, who were,
nm motion Of MIR. Bailey, directed TO enquire
into the ex ,,ediency Of providing that the an
nua sessions of Congress shall commence on
toe Cd Monday of November, and terminate on
the last Wednesday of March, unless where the
Constitution otherwise provides, were, on mo-
ZION of Mr.. p Barbour, CHAIRMAN OF lna'
Committee, discharged from the CONSIDERATION
Of the subject