Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-05-29

-" give 10y more votes In Jefferson, at the
May Court. q votes we're given FOR the Con
'enu0n. III supposed SO votes more can h.
polled in this county.
me Following is the form Of the Canal RnI
I as u has passed. n''i
IAN Act authorizing q subscription tn the
0'NS> VI Tue chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com.
pany.
ue a.sssur' 6e,And he is hereby author zed and
directed 10 subscribe, in the name a. e. sue
use OF the United States, for ten ,housa,d shasas
OF tne Capital Stock of the Cbesapeaks ga -
mo canal Company, aud to pay for ~. ssr,.,
- such umss, and IN such Proportion. AZ shsl,
DC required OF and paid by the sookb,lJ
sehetAi'y' oy the rules and regulations ne ,be
SoHpAhy, out ct the dlvidends winch nav 80
C'ue ~ tne Y. States upon their Bank stock :,
Tue Bank OF the United STATES: proyidaS n.
not more than one firth part of The sum . la
scriosd Tor the use of the United Sta 49,,
De demanded. in any one year. after The 800;
Eauon o. Tue SAID company. nor shall anv ore,
CT sum Dc pad, on the shares so snhsr,;hs,, g.
'han shaii be proportioned to assessments MAJ.
On INDIVIDUAL or corporate Stockholders Ana
p'oNsueo' moreover, That for the suopiy ~
Wser 10 sucn other Canals as the Siata of Al.
'3'snu. or virginia, or the Congress of the II
".'eu 's'es' may authorize 10 be constructed
~ ''eSioh VITA the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal the section of the said csaaI ,ao.,' -
from the head of the Little Pals of lba pa,Te
mac h'Ver, TO the proposed Basin n ~ aho,,.
neorgetown, In the District OF Colunhi. shst
nave The elevation above the tide of the r,ve,.
~ the hesd OF the SAID Falls, and sbon ~
serve throughout the whole section aforesaid
ofesoth at the surface of the wsteF. M, Iess
Vian sixty feet. and depth, below the SAM ol
no. less than hive feet, with a suitable br. ad,h
at bottom. reauth
"'ec.2. And be it further enacted Thu, ~.
said secretary OF the Treasury shall vote far tha
PRESIDENT and Directors of the said Con-. NO.
according to such number of shares as the III;
.eo states may, at any time, hold in the s,ocL
mercer, and shall receive upon the said s,oclr
we proportion OF the tolls which shall, from
uHe 70 .'Ihe, DC Que to the United States for
"s ena'es HoFesa'ds and shall have and euio,
"a oehsh OF the United States, every other
"s"' "a so'ocKao'der IN the said Company.
rae 1afois oHtrage.- Mr.. M'Dufie. Chair
ma" % ,he Select Committee to whom was re
'erreo 'he Message OF the President of the U.
waves, relative to an assault committed on his
OF Representatives on the 10Th ins,. from With
we make the following extrscts;-
Upon view of all the circumstances tho
oG'.i',''ee are OF OPINION that the assault com
thitteo by Mr.. jarvis, upon the Private Secreta.
ny OF The President, whatever may bav. 80,
the Causes OF provocation, was an act 5ors IN
contempt OF the authority and dignity Of th;s
t'ouse involving not DOLLY violation of it's own
pecoi'af privileges, but of the immunity which
-. ~ % oouhd upon every principle, guaranty to
'"e person selected by the fres dent as the NJ,
gan {, MS Official communications to Congress-
~ ~ OF ols utmost importance that the official
intercourse between the President and ~.
Legislative department should not he liabte 70
interruption The proceedings of Congress
cou'd ho' be more etieotualiy arrested by pre-.
venting the members OF either House from
gong TO the Hail of their del berst,ons. than
'hey night De by preventing the Presidentirom
"ian'"S o'nciai communications essentially con
"e 800 WIN me legislation Of the country"
ton of the House, the following reso,nt;ons
Is proper, however, to remark, by way Of
explanation, that there was but a hare naio.;,.
OF the Committee in favor ofthe 6rst resolution
,ne minority entertaining the belief that the
rouse possesses no power touching the premi
ses' ana that there was but bare majority of
ihe committee IN favor ofthe second resolution
'.e minority oslievng that /, was expedient 70
indicate the dignity OF the House, BY INJECTING
some punishment for the violation OF its priyi
leges:
"aesolved, That the assault committed he
hussri Jarvis on the person of Tohn Adams. the
rrVate secretary OF the President, in the Re.
.unoa OF the Capitol. Immediately after the said
John adams had delivered Message from the
president TO the House of Representatives and
Wh'e he was in the act of retiring from il. was
Vlo'ation OF privilege, which merits The cen.
sure of this House.
Resolved, That it is NOT expedient to have
any further proceedings in this case.''
MI r T.. Barbour, of the same Committee
also made report on the part OF the minority.
concluding with the following resolution.
"Resolsed That it is not competest to the
hsnsc OF Representatives to punish Russell Jar
VS. Tor the assault upon the private Secretary
OIL the PRESIDENT, astE contempt to the House."
Both reports we're ordered TO lie upo the
table. ''
In January, 1918, Col. John Anderson Offer.
cd Lewis Williams, member of the Commit.
tee OF Claims, by letter, the sum u 500 dollars
Tor extra.'rouble in attending to some accounts
winch ne mad tor settlement with tina, Commit.
tee This occurred at tie lodgings of Mr. vii
iiams. he viewed the offer as an attemot 60
bride him, and made complaint to the House Of
Representatives. The House unanimously re.
solved, upon motion of MIR. FORSYTH. Of Geo
"That the Speaker do issue his warrant. direct
cd to the Sergeant misunderstanding the House.