Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-06
TWENTIETH CONGRESS, lsr SESSION
Saturday, Nays, 1923.
lHE SENATE DID NOT SIT TO DAY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr. eSer rom che Joint Committee, az
polneo 10 eo bs ard report What is
and to fix and recommend and Speaker of 'Ae
President Of shall adjourn 'ne pre-,
House re Congress made TURNER repoi',
sent session ", >,r;ed by lis, ofbusiness when
i im pa oinmlIree recommend TO De aCo'u upo"
The report was read and laid on the taoie'
Mr. Chiffon moved the consideration OF
resolution offered by him some DAYS SINCE ior
the meeting Of Congress at ~ .." 49, or
meeting. dec;d.d
IN the Affirmative by yeas and nays, as ioiio"s'
yeas ia, nays 40. o,,-
c. Tho IJouse agreed to consider the resolu'
ton. h x,r,l;og
Mr.. McDufir moved 10 amend IT. oy striki"s
49,, al, .r,.rthe word Resolved and substituting
nro,isior. that il should no. be In oroer ~
move an adjournment, before hive O'CLOCK our
| ing he remainder OF this session.
Ibe Sneaker decided that such an anenc'
men, could not be taken upon the same I'd. !.
yas offered, as it went to alter standing RUE
! or order. which DOW declares motion LOT aa>
! tournament 10 he always in order.
Mr. NcDnfh. then moved 10 lay the reso'u-
,;on and amendment upon the table; when was
agreed tn. o,,,o CANAL
NJ Mercer moved that the Committee o'
The Whole House, TO which is commi''eu ''''
Mills IF this House, CT the following 'i'ies'
A hin TO amend the acts of Virginia ah'
MARYLAND. incorporating the Chesapeake ah'
Ohio Canal Company; :,
hill authorizing subscription TO STOCK
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company an'
~
A bill 10 enlarge the powers o, Tue ee'e'a
coroorations in the District oil Io'uii,o''' ai,'
for other purposes; be alscharseo nun y"
, further consideration thereon, win VIC" ."'
. thew mighl be referred to the Commi'.ee o, !"
: Whole on the state OF the Cnio"' ~ "".r
= case they might be taken mp al any uine s c
House should determine, without wa'''"s =, ~
{ any arrangement, of the docket TO or'"s up =;
I adyer,ed, briefly, TO lhe great interest," 'en
/ this subject by the nation at iarSe, VI. ap.
= WI. WY. aTr..c.c, Of the convention lately assem-
y 80 - ,h;s ,.;,v with respect TO II; The iars
. -, or ,s,;,ioners in its favor, the assent
:, .sa sa;sl.,ures Of two States, and their appi
!. c,t;on sor The sanction Of Congress; the amour
II ~ stock condi,ionally subscribed, and "nie
a ,v,;,sa onI,, the sanction of Congress TO oecon
% sEsc,iyc. the comparatively small aInout 10
N s,,hscr;hsd an the par, of the Government,
). render the compIetiou Of the WORK morally &C
: tain. the long period, during which nearly 10
* million of persons specially interested IN s tn
,e object. had been kept in a state o. anxious 81
= pense, the total disconnexion of the whole su
iect from any political contest, &c &C. a"a ca
Of nestly pressed the moiion.
IN Mr.. Armstrong demanded that the quesn
>. bs ,aken by yeas and nays, and it was SO ord'
at ed. r.:. c.;on,
A, the suggestion of some Of his ir'en'
NJ Mercer now amended his motion so as
include the following hills, viz.
~ A bill for the preservation and repair o'
IN Cumberland Road;
III A hin for LAYING out and making a nation
e ~ from Washington 10 New Orleans
ly S on, Washins ton to the Northwest fro
r. :. , ,Ua' Of New York and Pennsylvania;
The bill from the Senate, tor the eons.ruu''
20 IF the Cumberland Road from br,gepor'
a. ?, ,"s in Ohio; and for completing
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